Handguns: Not just for Self-Defense

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 7/10/2018 | N Perna

[Larry Lucido]

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[OKSooner]

Gee, I suppose I’ve got to go throw my 1911 in the trash now.

I mean, American Shooting Journal says it had severe limitations...

Oh, the despair... I’m an anachronism, stuck in the last century.

[satan]

Keep it. Not an “Assault Pistol.”

[G Larry]

Perfect!

I CCW my Full Size Sig P320 RX, IWB @ 5 o'clock. 17 rds. w 2 mags for back up.

So it is both Offensive/Defensive

unholstered while driving

[OKSooner]

Fixed sights, even...

I’m just crestfallen... In fact I don’t think I’m feeling well...

[Lagmeister]

My opinion: the best handgun is the one you can shoot accurately - foregoing that, they're all worthless.

I prefer 45 caliber - slower and heavier round. Love SIG and XDM.

Pick your own poison and practice with the exact ammo you intend to use. Hammer guns like the SIG tend to fire everything, while striker fire handguns like the XDM may have certain types of ammo they don't like.

[Simon Green]

[Lagmeister]

Note: my SIG P220 Elite-Extreme is a hammer fire in .45.

[exnavy]

I am in deep stuff, my prefered carry gun is a ruger bisley blackhawk, .44 special, .44mag handloads. Follow up shots are not required. I hate wasting ammo.

[Lagmeister]

I would need a backpack (or a Sancho Panza) to carry that around.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Do laser installs account for range and gravity?

[BitWielder1]

Full bore combat and personal civilian defense are very different situations. Or so I hope.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***I suppose I’ve got to go throw my 1911 in the trash now.***
The ..45ACP was designed to romp and stomp crazed moslem Juramentados. If you toss yours NOW, you will need it tomorrow when the only Juramentado within 100 miles will come for you.

[Bulwyf]

A pistol is good to fight to your rifle.

[Jeff Chandler]

Well there goes my snubnose .38.

[OftheOhio]

Yet another if you ain’t a Glockster you ain’t **it thread. Elmer Keith would have some choice words for this bunch, lol.

[backwoods-engineer]

Range and gravity? Unless you’re shooting out beyond about 40 yards, they’re irrelevant on 9mm at least.

[OftheOhio]

My .38 special with Buffalo Bore 158gr. soft cast LSWHP-GC (850fps standard pressure/ low flash) is now my all time favorite gun for home defense.

[OftheOhio]

I don’t think anyone would suggests a 1911 has severe limitations after seeing me use a series 70 combat commander. This guy can go pound sand.