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Liberty wrote:

PX wrote:
I will agree that if you have a population of "drug-crazed Moro Native's" lurking in your neighborhood having a 1911 Colt 45 would be a plus...

I believe we have some drug crazed Moro's in this area. I'm not all that sure whether they are Moros or not, but they are definatly drug crazed. I'm told that todays modern defencive rounds stops tjhem pretty good.

JMO:

I have been carrying concealed off and on since 1966.. I started out zero knowledge regarding caliber ballistics as you can tell by the pistol I bought as my first firearm.



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Over the ensuing half a century I have owned a pile of pistols and revolvers. I was never able to find a 45cal. pistol that I could actually be comfortable carrying concealed... In a revolver I think the 357mag rd. is super, but again the small S&W (640?) I had was simply no fun to shoot, and I never became accurate with it at all... My wife's nightstand firearm is a (bought new) Ruger Security-Six 357mag.. I think it's a nice "home" gun. (It should hold off the bg's until I get to the High Standard 12ga. pump "Riot" shotgun in the closet.)

So, for me, the largest round that I personally came to appreciate was the 9mm in a pistol, 38 special in a revolver. It is my opinion that in the past couple of decades both rounds have been improved a great deal. Should I carry on the job I would do a great deal of research and carry the absolute best available round possible.

IF I were in law enforcement I might have a different prospective, and therefore might feel the need for a larger projectile in my gun. Whatever the caliber turned out to be I would be very diligent in practice and training, and I WOULD want a Crimson Trace laser product stuck on it someplace.

Everyone's circumstance is different and it's your butt on the line.. What works for me might not work for you.

I will say again tho, the Sig P239 w/CT grips is simply the best pistol I've ever owned.. It is extremely accurate, and ALWAYS reliable... For my personal situation I think my Sig loaded with top quality ammo (I prefer CorBon) I am well armed.. Don't know about your circumstances..

Sorry to ramble.

FWIW, I put 100% reliability at the absolute top of my "list of appreciation" in a firearm. Over a decade my Sig has never let me down, and I have complete faith in it...

Best Wishes,

J. Pomeroy

FWIW:

I think 38spec. or 9mm rounds are both excellent self defense calibers.

Most Americans are into the "bigger is better" line of thinking, and that's certainly their right, but I think for the great majority of American firearm owners a larger round is simply unnecessary.

I will agree that if you have a population of "drug-crazed Moro Native's" lurking in your neighborhood having a 1911 Colt 45 would be a plus...

For me tho, I would consider a change of location.

For the rest of the bad guys or threat situations if you will select a good defense round the 38 spec. or 9mm should be more than adequate.

I think it's more about your ability to put your rounds where you want them than the necessity of having a larger projectile coming out of the barrel.



For my needs I have found that the S&W Airweight Bodyguard or the Sig P239 are more than adequate. I do not feel "undergunned" with either, and especially with the addition of Crimson Trace Lasergrips I have complete confidence that IF I point the red dot at center mass of the threat and pull the trigger then shortly thereafter a round hole will indeed appear at that spot.

I'm not talking about the needs of a professional leo, or someone in a related field where confrontation is a potential on any given day.. I'm referring to the average pistol/revolver carrying citizen..

I firmly believe that if the average person maintains "situational awareness" and uses common sense the potential for a life threatening confrontation is reduced to almost nil..

If indeed "Murphy's Law" catches up to you in a convenience store or potential car jacking then I still feel the smaller J-frames and Sig P239's of the firearms world will be more likely to be available for your personal defense than the larger, heavier firearm you left at home....

I think getting the 38/9 of your choice and practicing until you are competent with that firearm offers you as good a chance at personal defense as any larger caliber firearm.

But, I'm an old semi-senile gentleman and this is just my opinion.. What works for me might not satisfy you.


Best Wishes,

J. Pomeroy