Boots on the ground...

wakey wakey, come on folks some one coment, ask a question or something! This forum has potential but it will die a slow death with out activity!

 

So....I have been doing some reset. Self defense rounds for a 9mm.... Seems ammo quest has found a winner...and it may not be what some would think....

 

Interesting... I can kill a man just as easy with a .22 LR at 50 yards as you can with a 45... It's all about shot placement...one shot one kill....just saying....

 

Ohh...

357 mares leg or carbine? Or do you have a full sized barrel with a scout on pistol?...yes I'm a gun nut...we need to have a range day!

 

The differences is what makes the board a success, where as Stateside we may have a wider range of firearms to discuss, placing yourself in a situation abroad where improvised weapons may be needed to defend or hunt is a great topic for non-US folks to lead. Personally I lived in England myself or a little over 6 years so I know what you mean first hand.

 

Self defence with a pistol!
Pistol/revolver MUST function first time every time!
You must be accurate with it!
and
You will not have slept for a few days, you may be sick and hungry/thirsty, you could be cold!
this is when you will need that pistol to save your life!
Under the above conditions can you accurately shoot your chosen handgun???

For many years I used a .44m revolver and a colt.45 I shot excellently with them when I was well rested, fed and watered!
but if I was sick or tired/cold! my shooting went to sheeeet!
By backing down to .38 and 9mm even when sick and tired my shooting was not too bad at all!
Yes less power but yes better shot placement!
I sold off the 44m and .45colt as they are too fairweather guns for me!

Ended up with a Colt king cobra stainless 6in barrel in .357m and a Beretta 92 in 9mm
both have never failed me! the ammo has failed me (reloads) but never the guns!

 

I do not have problems with reloads any more!
Errors were on my part and basic laziness!
I have not had a reload malfunction in over 60,000rds now in rifles or pistol rounds.

Just discovered 300 of the 700 12g I was going to reload wont hold the primer tight!
So I have just reloaded 400 with slugs! and tossed the 300!

 

As to all round shooting!
Stoppong power is useless if you can not accurately place your shots under all conditions!

What you can achieve on the range while well fed and rested means squat !
How well you can place your shots under the worst of conditions is what counts!
And only use as much gun as you can actually achieve that!
My personal limit under testing conditions is in the 9mm/38special range!
Love the 1911 colt45 and I shot it just fine at the range but it is strictly a range gun!
The .45 was my survival gun for several years but excess recoil means it is just a range gun or a fair weather gun!
Shame really as I really liked that gun, fit my hand better than most!

 

Here's the thing that firearms instructors know about pistols: All pistols, no matter what caliber they are, are weak sisters. There it is. I said it. It is out in the open. GASP!!! Sacrilege! I know I'm going to be damned to firearms hell for being so open and bold but it will be worth it IF I can get my message across to YOU.

Handguns originally started out as "close range, personal defense, final option protection devices used by royal blood people in Europe." In the days of melee fighting, swords clashing and battle axes, the first pistols were used by dukes, earls, kings and so on as a last ditch means of protection to keep their bodies safe from when the peasants got too close and would try to pull them off of their royal mounts. Over the years, the role of the pistol has changed because technology has changed and America has come along. Ben Franklin once called America, "a land of tinkerers." He was 100% right. We will tinker and improve ANYTHING, one way or another, if we can lay our hands on it. That brings us right back to handguns.

About 70% of all people who get shot with handguns normally survive. With rifles, about 70% of all people shot with rifles die. Hmm. So what gives here? Where American tinkering has come into play with handguns involves SWAT and tactical teams. What we've done is learn that by using more precise shooting patterns, multiple bullet strikes and by getting close to the target to deliver quick or double tap hits, we can now make our weak sister handguns MUCH more effective. By using the RIGHT TACTICS with handguns we now make handguns much more effective - in about the 90% range for lethality - so that handguns become more effective.

This has led tactical officers to rethink how they also use their rifles, sub-machineguns and shotguns as well. This is why Navy SEALs, Special Forces Hostage Rescue, Army Rangers, Airborne Recon and Strike Force personnel all practice close range engagements with every weapon that they have. Even long range snipers also get into the act of close range encounters as well.

So no matter what weapon you have, a part of your effectiveness is the firearm and another part is HOW you use your firearms or the tactics behind using your guns. Keep that in mind. Practice for every condition that you may end up operating in. Cold weather, rain, hot weather and so on. Plan ahead now because, if or when trouble hits it will be too late to wish you had done it.

 

The most important thing is to practice, practice, practice. Know your weapon, and be familiar with your surroundings. Most usually, those who aren't prepared for possible scenarios in which they would be using a weapon, are those who make the most mistakes. If you don't know how, or can't learn, or don't do well in practice, leave that task to someone who can protect you well.

 

I really need to get to a gun range. You can always improve. I've had a little experience, but not as much as I would like.

 

The most important thing is to practice, practice, practice. Know your weapon, and be familiar with your surroundings. Most usually, those who aren't prepared for possible scenarios in which they would be using a weapon, are those who make the most mistakes.