Posted on 02/01/2006 3:42:08 PM PST by John Jorsett
LOL!
Is it the M23? That has a rep for some barrel whip. But the real question is: How are you shooting when you make this judgment on recoil? IOW, Are you shooting at static targets on a range....ie "target shooting?" If so, try a course of fire with an IDPA club. IDPA Like the immortal words of the Sundance kid as played by Robert Redford: Can I move? I'm better when I move. Shooting in a simulated combat (as close as is safely possible) situation will tend to take your mind off recoil as you are concentrating on solving the tactical problem. You'll have to draw from concealed, take cover, reload in a tactical manner, shoot on the move and give voice commands appropriate to the scenario. It REALLY makes a difference.
I have the lightweight Commander . . . it does have a little more recoil than the full size 1911A1, but it's perfectly controllable and doesn't affect sights-on-target.
Now my .455 Webley -- THERE's one that kicks like a mule!
OK! I'm saving that one! LOL!
Dad took a long shot at the limit of practical range and it still knocked the guy off his feet. My friend said the only direction any ChiCom went when hit by the .45 was DOWN.
"Big bullets let in a lot of air and let out a lot of blood."
-Elmer Keith
The Desert Eagle: the first crew-served semi-automatic handgun.
I love that thing!
It even has a microwave oven!!!
Hahaha!!!
Beverly Hills Cop 3, right??
Well done. I found that the Claymore was the weapon of choice in such circumstances, but that was just me.
Not only did John Moses Browning design the incomparable M1911, but also the BAR - arguably the finest Squad Automatic Weapon ever designed - and the M1935 "Hi-Power", the first hi-capacity ".380 magnum" handgun ever AND the one that feels better in the hand than most other pistols.
Had he been Catholic instead of Mormon, I'd put him in for sainthood! Heck, the Catholic Church should make an exception for his case.
That would be true in open terrain, but in the cramped hallways of an Iraqi residence the M4 is a little bit too long to bring to bear quickly. That's one reason for the sudden interest in the 45.
I read an account of the TORA BORA campaign of two SpecOps guys clearing a cave complex from one of many directions. This team took the very cramped area and others were handling the other approaches. They rounded a hairpin in the tunnel and it opened out to a larger cavern, lit by a lamp and showing three "tango's" studying a map. One seated, two standing. Ak's were either slung or leaning against an unoccupied chair. The operators get within say thirty feet in the gloom outside the lamp glow before they're detected. All hell breaks loose. One operator has a M9 Beretta and the other an H&K MK21. The guy seated has the closest grab to a weapon, he catches rounds from both operators and slumps over. The guy on the right is taken by the H&K. One shot he goes down. This operator automatically swings his weapon to back up his buddy. THAT tango is still on his feet, the Beretta is still speaking and the H&K has time to join that conversation. That tango had taken three hits by the time the H&K got into the action and he was still in the fight.
I dunno if these were Delta, Rangers, SEALs or what. Because the presence of two different types of weapons and calibers seems to suggest either a "personal weapon of choice" in contravention of the regulations or a loose unit TO&E. That would suggest the D-Boys to me.
The point is, I learned at the Infantry Officer Basic Course that if you have to transition to a sidearm under most circumstances, indeed you did something very wrong! However, there are times when a handgun is the best possible solution. Sometimes you can't just toss in a grenade. Sometimes you've got to round that tight corner and use a handgun to best advantage. If I'm slicing the pie around a corner, I'm wanting a 45 and not a 9mm if I can help it.
bookmk ping
Remember,
Two to the chest,
one to the head,
makes sure they're,
really dead.
Didn't see any pings to you guys. Mid-week gun pr0n.
gun porn thread ,
... I'm thinking about marketing adjustable racks for #50
... prototype made already , [ popsicle sticks ]
Ed Brown
A very good gun if you want to hit what you are aiming for.
Which, at the end of the day, is the most important aspect of shooting.
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