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@Patrickstar26 many people who are 21 are trying to get their CCCP. So I would say you are doing better than most.
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G17 all day. Er day.My carry gun has gone the full gamut. I've landed with full sized guns, a 4" 1911 or the 92G compact, both are the size of a G19, with the Beretta pushing the G17 for slide length. Get a good belt & holster and carry on.
The original and also the best IMO. G17 can do it all.G17 all day. Er day.
I see what you did there, comrade!@Patrickstar26 many people who are 21 are trying to get their CCCP. So I would say you are doing better than most.
What kinds of handguns do your friends shoot? Sometimes that's a good place to start. The other thing is What is your budget like? No reason to look at Shadow System guns if your budget is a used S&W. DRNot much time. But ive been watching a lot of youtube videos on technique and stuff like that. I can watch videos all i want, but figured asking the common folk would be a good source of information. Ill definitely try and get to a gun range more often
Good info! Can you share the source article? Should make for an interesting read.I get that .380 ain't as powerful etc but according to statistics they have higher 1 shot kill rates than 9mm. In fact 40cal and .380 have the higher 1 shot kill stats according to fbi data. I can't seem to find the article that had fbi data but here is another chart from Buckeye firearm association.
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Good info! Can you share the source article? Should make for an interesting read.
And I suggest you buy them one size larger than normal to avoid 'printing'For summer carry, do a search on "untucked casual shirts"
A darker pattern will conceal better.
Chart is meaningless because it does not show actual numbers of shootings. I don't have a ref either. But I do recall one or more reports of this sort with the real numbers, including those for 44mag. Basically, there were very few shootings for everything except .38sp, .357 mag, and 9mm. The numbers were down there at single digits for most calibers. Fewer than 5 for some. So few that I considered all results meaningless except for .38sp, .357 mag, and 9mm, for which there were serious numberS. More like 50 up. As I recall the chart also included .44 mag, but there were only two shootings. From that people said .357 mag was more effective than .44mag. Ridiculous. In addition, such reports I've seen never report the thing that actually matters, instant incapacitation. They are only reporting whether the shooting victim ultimately dies. W.huch could be the next day. With a lung shot with a .22 the victim will likely bleed out and die later without medical attention but has plenty of time to shoot you or carve you up first. Also, the charts include no info on bullet type. And date back to when effective JHP bullets in calibers under 9mm didn't exist yet, and 9mm JHP bullets were not nearly as effective as they are now. As I recall most or all of the shootings were cop involved, and date back to when cops mostly carried .357s and small .38s for backup and a few had transitioned to 9mm. And only .357mag and .38sp jhps actually opened up with any certainty. Everything else behaved more like round nose ball.I get that .380 ain't as powerful etc but according to statistics they have higher 1 shot kill rates than 9mm. In fact 40cal and .380 have the higher 1 shot kill stats according to fbi data. I can't seem to find the article that had fbi data but here is another chart from Buckeye firearm association.
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I didn't read the whole thing so I don't know if it is your source saying this or you but it makes no sense at all. It is not in the slightest bit impossible and I have done it for years....
Conversely a weapon that is easy to carry and conceal may be near impossible to train with
This is incorrect. They are not as easy to control as a larger gun but they can be controlled and the more training you do the more proficient you become., not have nearly enough grip area for control,
A tiny p365 has significantly more capacity than a full sized 1911. Again incorrect.and be capacity limited.
Anything that identifies as a "micro nine" falls into this category....
This is exactly what ellifriz's exhaustive study showed. Pistol vs rifle/shotgun there is no comparison and shot placement is by far the most critical factor in pistol usage. I would suggest not using one study only as a source but look at all the studies you can and make your own judgement, ellifritz is just one of them.I took a tac med class several years ago. The instructor was a ER Doctor and prior Green Beret medic in the Middle East. He showed some pretty interesting data on wound channels in regards to 9mm, 40 SW and 45acp. It boiled down to none of them were significantly different. So I've never really been concerned about one caliber or the other I would just assume have more bullets to fight my way to a rifle. Rifle being a considerable better man stopper than any pistol caliber.