[autoresponder]

Too avoid the dreaded 10 round magazine (not "clip") problemo:

Carry at least two (2) handguns

More fun, less brass dodging:

My circa 1898 Colt 44-40 Frontier Six Shooter

legal at only 7½" barrel with my ultra rare circa 1876 (bad year for George Armstrong!) original Colt Model-1876 nickle plated brass detachable skeleton shoulder stock (BATF Antique legal)

Slow to load and unload

Saleable for megabucks yesterday

great for deer, buffalo with shoulder stock attached

Plastic framed pistols not my meat

Watch your finger with that Glock trigger on draws; many LEOs fire by accident with Glocks

S&W & SIGs are safer

Enjoy yer toy

Step up to a .45 if you really want self defense knockdown power

Tap two .45s and you live

The extra recoil is handled well by many small women

BIGGER IS BETTER

"You can never have too much gun!"

--- George Armstrong Cus.....

[FateAmenableToChange]

Too avoid the dreaded 10 round magazine (not "clip") problemo:

You probably wanted this to go to rudy24 who is the guy with the G19. I'm just a troublemaker.

[Cagey]

Watch your finger with that Glock trigger on draws; many LEOs fire by accident with Glocks

Negligent Discharge

[jake hoyt]

What the? 9mm and .45 cal have been proven by the FBI to have "virtually " the same effectiveness in shootings -both are 70-75% stoppers.The .45 has the "hype" because it was the only gun used by the military for 90 yrs!With the exception of ball ammo, the 45 cal is pitiful and doesn't deliver the fabled "one shot" stopping power(better look at 38 long, the 357 mag, 41 mag, or 44mag for that type of damage.) The problem with 9mm is over penetration( ball ammo or FMJ rds)- best most effective rd for home defense is still the old .38 cal semi jkt'ed hollow point or safety slug at close range, and the more effective .40 cal(which is why MORE police Depts ,Sheriffs Depts, and State Police agencies are tossing their 9mms AND 45s for the .40!), I have personally seen a .45 jhp rd (230 grs Win.850+ fps) "peel apart" upon striking a carwindshield at LESS than 10yds, then barely penetrate a car door of a nissan maxima -susp gave up only cause he feared a rd would hit him sooner or later) That knock down power? what good is it against armored targets! 45s won't even penetrate 6 layers of a level 2A vest!Its good in that it can deliver a larger bullet to a soft a target and cause trauma,(big holes cause more bleeding, and hopefully shock to the bad guy, which is why Spec Ops units slow them down EVEN more with suppressors/silencers).Its the same argument with the .308 vs .223 crowd. For utility and home defense, i'd suggest a .38/357 revolver in 4 bbl(easy to clean, and store away) then a 9mm with 124 gr jhp or 115 gr jhp "silvertip"- .higher expansion,low recoil,easy to bring on target for smaller statured males/females that aren't very familiar with handguns, then the .45 cal for the homes of us "neanderthal" types- as for a duty weapon -the .40 Sig (226) or the glock-it'll bring you home and can do what the 9mm and .45 can't (big bullet hole, better penetration)