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Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 42
| Do you know that 90% of the time, u wont have to hit
anybody, in justifiable self defense? Do you know that the odds are at least 20 to 1 that you wont have to hit anyone beyond 10 ft? If you can't control an alloy compact 1911 well enough to stay on the chest at 10 ft, at full speed, with plus P ammo, you need lots of training, not a wimpier load.
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Gilly, the merits of different calibers and different handguns is a topic for another day. I carry a POS, Bersa Thunder 45, Monday to Friday, because it is lightweight, accurate, reliable, and it didn't cost me an arm or a leg. On the weekend I carry what I want as I am in a tamer neighborhood. Lately, I have been carrying a Bersa Thunder 380 or one of my Makarovs. I am here to tell you I do not feel unarmed when I carry either the Bersa 380 or Mak. Regards, Richard ![]() |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 42
| Lots "feel well armed" with a .25, or a knife.
Most feel no need of a weapon at all. For what most guys can accomplish with a pistol, I can do a lot faster with a walking stick. :-) Few can react, draw and hit a 10" chest circle, 5 try average, from realistic concealment (not bs about an UNFASTENED coat) in less than 2 seconds. In 2 seconds, I can charge 20 ft and take your head off with a walking stick, or break your arm or leg if I'm feeling generous at the time. Since 90+ % of attacks are made at 10 ft or less. 20 ft covers about 99 out of 100 justifiable defense shootings by civilians. So the gun is just a joke, for nearly everybody. A blowback 380 might as well be a .22, dude. If you'd shot as many animals as I have with both .22 and 380, you'd know that. I either carry a M21 Beretta .22, mostly for plinking, or I carry a 600+ ft lb load, for real likelihood of putting the man on his face, before he can do squat to me.
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Gilly, I am sorry I didn't recognize you prior to this. In case anyone other than me didn't know it Gilly is really "Harden" and I knew of him at the old Shooters site. I am surprised you haven't been banned here but I guess it is only a matter of time. Without regard, Richard ![]() |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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You also seem to be saying that an attacker would attack you at the same moment that you see him. The assumption being that both of you have the same time to react. I'm not sure it would happen that way. If the criminal hears me coming and has the drop on me, then I'll have no chance at all to respond. He will get the first shot. If he breaks into my home, then I may hear him coming first and get the drop on him. Then his reaction time won't matter because I will have the first shot. If he shoots me, I won't be charging him with any stick. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you can safely put some distance between you and someone else shooting at you, then they will have a tougher time hitting you at any longer distances with their handgun. I'm not out to win in a shooting incident...just survive. Surviving means the guy is out of the house and I'm still alive. If they have to carry him out, that's okay. If he turns around and runs out of the house, that's okay too. Quote:
I don't plink at animals so I'm not really worried about how an animal is going to respond to being shot. I'm more worried about how a man will react. I've read many stories where a .380 was used to kill people. Some terrorist climbed a tower in New York and killed five people with one several years ago. A .380 will kill someone. That's really all the information I need. ![]() ![]() All joking aside, why is 600 ft pounds an acceptable amount, but 200 or 300ft lbs not? As I mentioned already, there are plenty of stories about people being killed with a .380. The 9x18mm ammunition has less data on it because it's not originally American, but they seem to run at about the same speeds as a hot loaded .380 or a low end 9x19mm. Really not too bad for the short barrel that a Makarov has. It's hard to get really high foot pounds without lengthening the barrel (less concealable) or increasing the bullet size (wider barrel...so less concealable) or loading tons of powder into the bullet (needs a big chamber to contain the blast...so less concealable). Also, I'm not sure what gun you are recommending as a good defensive carry weapon. I did a quick search for 9x19mm and .45ACP foot pounds of energy and I read the article at this webpage. http://www.greent.com/40Page/general/defammo.htm According to the author of this page, the 9x19mm has an average of 465 ft lbs and the .45ACP has 369 ft pounds. I consider both of these to be fine defensive choices for calibers. To get to the 600 ft pounds you've recommended sounds like it might be more handgun than I can handle. I think it would have to be a very large and unconcealable handgun as well. This webpage also has recommendations and descriptions of defensive calibers. .380, 38 special, 9x19mm, .45ACP. I thought it was worth reading also. | |||||
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Mr. Camp, sometimes you make me disgusted.....with my bad habits and poor discipline when shooting. You prove the point that hits in the center of mass area count more than gunrag rants, internet posts or gunshowcommando commentary about caliber, "knockdown power",single hit knockdown probabilites using questionable scientific methodology, or foot pound of energy. Thank you for sharing the results of your excellent marksmanship and commonsense observations. Keep up the good work. |
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Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Southwest
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Hello, sir, and thank you. I'm glad the post was of interest. Best. |
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Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SW Ohio
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Since this thread's alive again, let me chime in that I've recently become a Makarovnik too. Like mine well enough to have: 1) Made a pilgrimage to "Makarov.com" in West Virginia to pick up parts, holster, etc. 2) Had my FLG install a set of night sights on the little blaster. Gads, I'm only a small step or two away from turning into a Buckeye version of Richard or Stephen! ![]() Always said that while the Mak may not be the most size efficient little pistola out there, the economics of the thing would eventually drive me into buying one. Kinda sorry it took this long.. |
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Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ
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That's a nice little Mak Richard!
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