Posted on 05/22/2020 1:04:47 PM PDT by PROCON
Put Your hand
On That Ruger,
at least Before
You decide.
Next they’ll switch to a .22 caliber (Sarc.).
Then something was wrong because that take down lever is real easy to operate. Only the Beretta 96/92 has an easier one.
They did...M16. :)
When I was PFC in the Army in Germany,I had CQ one night and the CQ in charge was the Arms Room Sgt. We were talking about the .45 and he brought one up,gave me a lesson on break down,cleaning and reassemble and I did that for 24 hours. I can still do it in my sleep like the M-16,M-60,M-2 and M-249 which I have all been behind at one time or another. Anyway,I am very partial to the 1911 and the .45 caliber.
Sounds like The End of a Perfect Day (click here)!
Like you said, you can't improve on perfection . . .
What really caused the disaster in Miami was the bad guys kept fighting after they were basically dead. They were also using Ruger Mini-14s.
Autopsy later determined the 9mm bullets had performed as they should have. One I remember was tearing of one perp’s aorta off his heart. He kept fighting for nearly a minute.
Looks rather small, I wonder how much this is for
female soldiers.
I got the .45 in the Marine corps and it’s what I
have now, a Springfield Champion but it is heavy
and is only 7 rounds.
And a copper-jacketed 45 cal. RN needs no excuse in a civil trial when the shooter’s motives are impeached.
The 1911 isn’t perfect tho a great design. Trying to get that barrel link just right while reassembling can be a pain. Also the the safety/slide hold open spring tunnel has a habit of getting loose.
The 1911 is one of the easiest to detail strip, no tools if you can use the magazine to unscrew the grip screws.
Yep, probably for the girls. It's the compact version of the M17.
while also bringing with it new, more effective ammunition...???
Bingo. 9mm +P is more than competent.
As long as I’m carrying ammunition that has passed the FBI protocols for penetration, I feel very comforted. A Glock 26 with 10+1, and a spare Glock 19 15 round magazine, all loaded with Hornaday 124 grain XTP ammunition will do just fine.
Carried a handgun my whole life and don't really hold to that question/comment, but it stuck with me as a spiffy anecdote...
'Course, that reminds me too of being a younger boot even before that when we WERE still carrying the .45 and going to semi-annual qual. I was griping about how loose the my old, issued pistol was...so loose you could shake it and hear it clank. I blamed that for my inability to get a tight group on the target. My moaning caught the ear of a range instructor, who snatched the pistol from my hands, drew down on the target and placed five rounds center mass, handed the .45 back to me and silently walked away. I shut up.
“Everyone finally figured out that the 9mm didn’t really cause the fatalities.”
No, officer Barbie doesn’t like the .40.
Yes. Larger is better.
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