September 21, 2015, 03:39 PM | #26 |
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On some forum they asked if you couldn't carry a 1911 what other .45 would you carry. My answer was a P220, although my next one will most likely be in 10mm.
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September 22, 2015, 09:25 AM | #27 |
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As much as I liked the P220 I used to own, the P227 SAS Gen 2 is essentially a P229 chambered in .45 ACP, and is a new & improved P220 suitable for carry.
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It has been awhile since I looked at the FBI statistics, but I seem to remember that they showed that the average gunfight was over in three shots or so and was shot from a distance of seven yards or less. I think that there has been far too much internet commando thinking put into the whole carry gun thought process. I do practice regularly on reactive targets with a draw from my carry holster and rapidly acquiring the target and pulling the trigger. No, I don't do the stand and shuffle to one side stuff. I do know about adrenaline though as I worked for many years for the prison system. BTW, my standard carry gun is a Shield and in the winter when I primarily go out wearing a coat I take my Sig 226. |
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Mostly because not everybody(most likely very few) has the grand or more a different SIG pistol, that does exactly the same thing, costs.
"...3 shots in 3 seconds at 3 yards..." Suspect that is beyond the skill level of most shooters. In the old days, when we were shooting bowling pins, the really fast, keen, guys were shooting a tick faster at 7 yards(buddy of mine did 5 pins in less than 3 seconds at least once. He practiced a lot. 2500 rounds per week for a few months leading up to Second Chance in '89.), but most of us were a lot slower. "...you don't need a dozen rounds..." Yep, but it's nice to know you can have 12 or more. The whole thing is more about being good enough with what you have vs changing tools just because one lets you carry more ammo. At a thousand bucks plus.
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QUOTE: If you learn how to shoot, you won't need twice as many rounds to do the job.
Apparently you have a crystal ball that can predict the self-defense scenario you might find yourself engaged in. Defending yourself against multiple adversaries is not that far-fetched of a possibility and the heightened adrenaline factor associated with facing incoming bullets is likely to compromise accurate shooting, no matter how good your training regimen has been. As others have noted, relying on a high capacity pistol for carry purposes has absolutely no bearing on your marksmanship skills and might well be indicative of having a better understanding of what it might take to survive a shoot-out. To suggest otherwise is only to condescend. Imo, other than the extra weight and bulk commensurate with pistols having a higher ammunition capacity, there is simply no downside to having extra rounds on board when exchanging bullets with a criminal-and this opinion comes from someone who carries a revolver on occasion.
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With the sheer number of SIGs on the used market I honestly think folks are crazy to pay full retail unless there is a certain model or combination they desperately need. For a standard P220 def go used. While the rule of 3s is a great goal for shooters I don't think I explained it well enough. It is meant as a summary for a confrontation between two individuals involving a gun(s). I'm not sure it includes drawing time and the shot count is likely among both individuals or groups in the confrontation. The other guys can and do shoot back. Taking that into account makes it a little less intimidating. Still the takeaway is that many conflicts are up close and fast and people should try to work on speed. Of course at ranges that close you can trade a little accuracy (you can generally point shoot at 3 yds if you've worked on it and you adapt to the pistol's point of aim). Still my point is if I have ammo left over at the end I don't think I'll be upset about having carried it. |
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And, a point that is overlooked in this discussion is that if you can do "..3 shots in 3 seconds at 3 yards..." well and consistently you can also do other things well, with some additional practice, a bit more slowly and at a slightly greater distance.
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There are people who still carry 6 shot revolvers, myself included. There are also some that carry 5 shot revolvers. I don't know how many rounds the 250 can hold but 8 rounds of 45 ACP are quite enough if the shooter does their part. Also there is the 227 with 10 rounds instead of 8. Either one would be very good for defensive purposes.
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Why do we always seem to define self defense with the opposition being another armed human combatant as the threat?
I often think in terms of a hostile threat being a large dangerous animal, a rabid animal, a snake, wild dogs, wild hogs and etc. Maybe some of the other forum member lives only involves the possibility of a less than civilized environment in some urban living. Some of us see more wild life than other humans, and more often than not it is very civil fellow human. |
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Way back in 1987 I wrapped my hand around a P220 and just went "aaahh". To this day I have never held a handgun that fits my hand better or that I can shoot more accurately than the P220. That's all the reason I need.
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I have long held the belief that the classic P220 is by far the finest shooting, best built double action .45ACP ever put to market. I have seen NO gun in the 20+ years Ive owned mine to make me rethink tat opinion.
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All of them are accurate, out of the box. The P-220, because of its size, is certainly a more suitable gun for concealed carry than the other .45s mentioned. I've owned at least three standard P-220s, along with a P220 Match and a P220 Super Match. (My only SIG now, is a Gray Guns-tuned P228 with the short reset trigger option, which I like better.) |
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