I think i was`typing a post when you submitted your long post so i did not get to read it before i posted. My general statement that no one caliber was better than another needed some explanation. I should have listed some calibers i feel are acceptable, 380 acp being the bare minimum. I would elaborate more but i just injured my left hand (drill bit broke and i drilled into my left hand about a 1/4 inch on my palm area below my thumb) and it is hard typing with one hand.The Annoyed Man wrote:mrvmax wrote:I agree but I have different calibers/firearms for different purposes. I normally carry a full size 1911 in 45. But, I may carry my LCR (.357) in an ankle holster, or I may carry my H&K P2000 (9mm) or I may carry my I.O.Inc. 380. It all depends on what I am wearing and where I am going.The Annoyed Man wrote:
That is why I choose .45 over 9mm. That is why I choose a 9mm over .380. That is why I choose a .357 over a .38 Special. IF you believe that the situation has reached the point where you have to go to guns, it makes zero sense at all to arm yourself with a lesser caliber if the means to a more powerful caliber is within your reach. Capacity has really more to do with whether or not your preferred strategy involves sticking around and duking it out in a running gun battle. Me personally, I'm going to beat feet as fast as I can move my fat butt down the road. I own a couple of higher capacity .45s, but my EDC is still a single stack CW45 with one back up magazine. In my world, the real world, that's what makes sense for an overweight and physically limited 60 year old.
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- Sat Sep 01, 2012 3:40 pm
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- Topic: 9mm v. 45 v. Rifle A Doctor's View of Gunshot Wounds
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Re: 9mm v. 45 v. Rifle A Doctor's View of Gunshot Wounds
- Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:33 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: 9mm v. 45 v. Rifle A Doctor's View of Gunshot Wounds
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Re: 9mm v. 45 v. Rifle A Doctor's View of Gunshot Wounds
I agree but I have different calibers/firearms for different purposes. I normally carry a full size 1911 in 45. But, I may carry my LCR (.357) in an ankle holster, or I may carry my H&K P2000 (9mm) or I may carry my I.O.Inc. 380. It all depends on what I am wearing and where I am going.The Annoyed Man wrote:
That is why I choose .45 over 9mm. That is why I choose a 9mm over .380. That is why I choose a .357 over a .38 Special. IF you believe that the situation has reached the point where you have to go to guns, it makes zero sense at all to arm yourself with a lesser caliber if the means to a more powerful caliber is within your reach. Capacity has really more to do with whether or not your preferred strategy involves sticking around and duking it out in a running gun battle. Me personally, I'm going to beat feet as fast as I can move my fat butt down the road. I own a couple of higher capacity .45s, but my EDC is still a single stack CW45 with one back up magazine. In my world, the real world, that's what makes sense for an overweight and physically limited 60 year old.
- Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:08 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: 9mm v. 45 v. Rifle A Doctor's View of Gunshot Wounds
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Re: 9mm v. 45 v. Rifle A Doctor's View of Gunshot Wounds
I am not basing that on just this video, read up on people that have looked at data for years and you will see people shot with .45 ACP that lived to tell about it. No matter the caliber you have to hit a vital area - end of story. Yes, with a larger bullet you have a better chance of hitting a vital area. Yes, with a high velocity round you have a much better chance of stopping the threat. There are too many internet myths perpetuated that people believe just because someone that sounded like they knew what they were talking about stated it.RHenriksen wrote:I don't think that's a fair characterization. I would say that based on the doctor's experiences,mrvmax wrote:More proof of the facts:
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2. There is no one caliber that is better than all the rest.
almost any rifle > .45 > .40 > 9mm > .380 > .32 > .25 > .22
(But don't tell the mouse pistol brigade that... they'll just get cranky)
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:36 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: 9mm v. 45 v. Rifle A Doctor's View of Gunshot Wounds
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Re: 9mm v. 45 v. Rifle A Doctor's View of Gunshot Wounds
More proof of the facts:
1. You need to hit a vital area regardless of caliber.
2. There is no one caliber that is better than all the rest.
3. Use your handgun to fight your way to your long gun.
4. It doesn't quite work like in the movies.
1. You need to hit a vital area regardless of caliber.
2. There is no one caliber that is better than all the rest.
3. Use your handgun to fight your way to your long gun.
4. It doesn't quite work like in the movies.