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February 16, 2017, 02:47 AM | #76 |
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Excellent responce Frank
Very well not only thought out but researched. Facts everywhere. Referenced, studies, the works.
I realize you are a retired attorney that represented Blue Cross but your writing ability and logical thought process is absolutely amazing. Add to that your firearms training. WOW. You should open a practice defending or assisting CCW's in need. I spent 33 years on the street and I'd work for you. Absolutely a great post. Back to the OP. If it happens, shoot fast. Doesn't much matter what you have in your hand.
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The problem is you can't count on that. Someone who is enraged enough to attempt to kill another human over a few dollars or some minor argument or some other imagined reason, may not even feel the pain of getting shot. They may not hear the gun shot (auditory exclusion). If you have not incapacitated them immediately, you may not live long enough for them to bleed out and collapse. IMO, this is why HP penetration is the more important factor vs bullet diameter. You want both, but you do not want to give up penetration to get that bigger bullet. You ultimately want a round that will expand nice and fat then penetrate deep to hit something very vital. You also don't want to count on one shot doing the job. You keep shooting until the threat is no longer trying to kill you. So that little 5 round J-frame or 45ACP compact might not be enough, especially with more than one attacker. I'd rather keep rolling that dice as many times as I can with as many rounds as possible. Many holes trumps a few bigger ones. Then again you may pull your gun and everyone runs away. If you want to bet your life on a statistical average.
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February 21, 2017, 06:46 AM | #78 |
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Stabbed with a Skewer? No, but some deranged young man stabbed me with a home made Ice Pick, in Liverpool UK, in the early 60s.
He aimed for center chest, me stepping back, and went in to a crouch! You always settle into a crouch! No idea why, but you do. Now this well made stabbing tool has entered my right wrist, and my fingers are wrapped around his left wrist! He tried to pull back (to try again?) it did not end well for him. But reference deterrent effect to me, as in being stabbed? Nothing, I felt no pain at all. And actually saw the point of entry. My whole focus was in attacking. And because the actual amount of fights I had been in the 5 year period of working on the doors of Clubs in Liverpool I could not count! It was a automatic reflex action. But reference being attacked in down Town USA, by a Criminal, who might be well versed in this type of attack, possibly more practiced than Joe out on the Town CCW carrier? My advise to other old Guys (me aged 81) wear foot wear that grips well, carry always, limit late night excursions. Escort your Lady into her seat, lock passenger door, prior to you mounting up. English. Old School. |
February 21, 2017, 08:29 AM | #79 |
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I think my stance is being mistaken slightly.
A full size steel framed 1911, an SP101, a G19, or an NAA mini revolver one should not be solely dependent on his or her firearm rendering the attacker incapable of continuing the attack. Chances are a competent and determined attacker is going to get to contact distance before being physiologically disabled. Now a handful of holes is likely to render said attacker less capable then he or she was at the beginning of the encounter and should not be entirely dismissed but, in preparation for self defense, one must be prepared for the distinct possibility he or she is going to be forced into fighting at contact distance and that the use of the firearm may be less than the optimal choice - though I will note a full sized 1911 or SP101 probably make wonderful clubs. |
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Want knock down power? Use a 12 ga w/slugs.
In a SD shooting against 2 leggers, I'd want capacity but with more energy than a 22LR. For me, 9mm & 40S&W fits the bill.
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All I can say is thank god it was a Winchester 110 magnum and not a Remington. Bullet construction and velocity make as much and maybe more difference than caliber. I also really dislike the term "Handgun velocity" what is that anyway? It is a hold over from the studies in the 1890 by Kocher in Germany where he compared the would with Pistols and rifles during the black powder era. Pistol velocity was pretty much accepted as below 1000 fps. We really to to stop using that term, expanding bullets @ over 1300 fps really are game changers, provided they penetrate enough. My main carry gun now as a retired fed is my Model 69 Smith loaded with 180 grain JHP's @ 1500 fps (PMC Bronze), backed up by a Charter arms Bulldog 44 special. Having survived working the streets for as long as I did, working up thru my career and seeing hundreds of shootings first hand, investigating them, interviewing those involved and conferring with trusted colleagues has left its impression on me. I do not need 17 chances to make an impression, I want to hit them so hard the first chance I get that they realize they need to be somewhere else, NOW.
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momentum can not. Second BS the differences at the extremes can be quite meaningful. There's a big difference in wound channels between a 700 fps 38 special and a 1450 fps 357 magnum. Ultimately energy is a poor figure to use as a benchmark predictor for terminal performance but it's far from meaningless. As to the OP momentum is what knocks pepper poppers over and 45s and 40s generally have more momentum than a 9mm.
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Ballistic Gelatin... Just a thought. I know a 22 can bounce all around inside you causing death.
Ballistic Gelatin the bullet never bounces..... So how does wound cavity matter when few of us are 11-15" thick? |
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Only the permanent wound cavity matters with a pistol. Pistol rounds rarely get hypersonic.
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Distance from muzzle around 6'. Caliber .38 Special, 158g lead hollow point +P. Both men of similar height and weight. Bullet nicked the heart on it's way to penetrate the body totally. Said bullet found on Gurney, after cloths removed (sliced off) very little damage to bullet. A witness described the shirt reacting, as though hit, hanging on a cloths line, with a stick, a snap. Shirt not penetrated. Which caused me to believe the skin caused rapid slow down of the projectile. Same witness said he stopped advancing, at the sound of the shot. Shocked look on his face, half a step to the rear, collapsed vertically, straight down. Verdict of Jury (Toronto Canada) Self defense. |
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This is a debate that will most likely never end. I'm not going to favor one caliber over the rest butI will say this. Come to my hometown and I'll introduce you to 3 men that have been shot 6,7 and 9 times with a 9mm that are still working heavy construction. No joke!
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what happens in comp does not necessarily translate into real armed conflict. I would use the information gleaned from comp to better prepare for more comp. If you want to make some determination about real combat.. that is a totally separate subject.
If were were talking about 22lr and 45.. I think there would be some ballistics differences worth considering. Between 9mm 40 and 45.. I would select the firearm I was most proficient with and be done with it. As far as knock down power goes, I generally consider the term to be tv and movie hubbub.
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What they are doing now
Is of no concern. What they were doing after hit 6,7, or 9 times is. If the threat can be stopped it really doesn't matter if the threat ultimately lives or dies. Construction worker or not.
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What sits on your belt? Is your choice, me Glock 19, you? What ever floats your boat.
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February 27, 2017, 09:05 AM | #99 |
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Knock down power.
Just my observations.
Sometimes you have to shoot, sometimes you don't. Sometimes they fall down, sometimes they dont. Sometimes they die, sometimes they don't. Sometimes they die right now, sometimes they die later. You don't get shot, you don't fall down, you don't die.... Everything else is pappy. No one wants to get shot, no one wants to get shot again... |
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What happened to...
PLACEMENT!
Does not matter what you're using, where are they going??? |
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