tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post6783986055084149213..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Reply: Weapon of choice.FerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-90504217058898829252009-07-04T15:53:14.045-07:002009-07-04T15:53:14.045-07:00Clint Smith agrees with FerFAL too. A fighting han...Clint Smith agrees with FerFAL too. A fighting handgun should be comforting, not comfortable. Too many folks want a teeny, tiny gun so they carry it in their pocket without making a bulge. My friend is like that, carrying a .22 Mag mini revolver and thinking that is good protection. I've tried to get him to see the error of his ways. He's in his 60's and if 2 or 3 thugs attacks him, he'll be lucky to get one shot off. <br />Thats why the smallest gun I carry is a .38 snubbie (and that's usually a BUG). I'm looking hard at the Glock 34 Practical/Tactical. 9mm power, 17rds, 5in barrel (for longer sight radius) and its big, so the badguys will know, I'm not kidding when I point it at them.Pittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-78879024361819921632009-02-16T19:22:00.000-08:002009-02-16T19:22:00.000-08:00FerFal,"They aren't looking for a fair fi...FerFal,"They aren't looking for a fair fight. 3 is pretty normal..."<BR/>Exactly the reason my M37 S&W has been replaces by a Tarus PT111 12 shot. Not to mention my older vision and slower reflexes may cause a miss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-15623351233354213982009-02-15T14:40:00.000-08:002009-02-15T14:40:00.000-08:00Thanks Ryan, I have my moments…The rest of the tim...Thanks Ryan, I have my moments…<BR/>The rest of the time I’m just a mean bastard with no sense of humor.<BR/>Just kidding :)<BR/>I like snubbies a lot. I have a Smith and Wesson model 12, Colt Detective and a 2,5” modified Colt Police Positive.<BR/>But for pretty much the same size you can have a compact Glock, like your 19, which is a much more capable fighting tool.<BR/><BR/>Just take a self defense shooting class with each and tell me which one you prefer.<BR/><BR/>Before the old farts nag me to death, there’s nothing wrong with a nice snubby, it’s just that compared to a Glock 19 there’s more capacity and at least for most of us, Glocks are much easier to shoot accurately and fast.<BR/><BR/>Do replace that 5-shot with the Glock. Criminals are cowards and attack in numbers, they aren't looking for a fair fight.<BR/>3 guys is pretty normal around here. Sometimes more.<BR/><BR/><BR/>FerFALFerFALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-43274215946985558942009-02-15T14:20:00.000-08:002009-02-15T14:20:00.000-08:00I liked your funny comment about the panties a lot...I liked your funny comment about the panties a lot. It was my quote of the day and I linked to you. A 5 shot .38 is the gun that finds itself on me 90% of the time. It is compact enough to carry and powerful enough to do the job. When the Glock 19 comes (darn back order)it might replace the .38 as the carry gun.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612373437033635765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-60551764625955046732009-02-15T11:18:00.000-08:002009-02-15T11:18:00.000-08:00Even a .22 will go though an unarmored car door. ...Even a .22 will go though an unarmored car door. Anything bigger will go though most light cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-81812088918590151632009-02-14T20:32:00.000-08:002009-02-14T20:32:00.000-08:00I would note that the Secret Service and US Air Ma...I would note that the Secret Service and US Air Marshalls (guard airliners --most highly trained shooters in federal government) agree with FerFal -- they use 357 Sig.<BR/><BR/>I wondered why -- probably because 357 Sig will go through Class II body armor and if someone is wearing Class III armor, it is bulky enough for you to see so you know to shoot for head anyway. <BR/><BR/>Whereas with 9mm and 45 ACP you may lose a lot of valuable time by firing several shots at center of mass --to no avail --before realizing guy has thin class II body armor and you need to aim for head. By which time, bad guy has you. <BR/><BR/>Plus 357 Sig turns cover like car doors and thin walls into mere concealment.(Surprise!)<BR/><BR/> Finally, it shoots flat enough to make life interesting for a rifleman if the rifleman is shooting at you at urban ranges (100 yards or less.)<BR/><BR/>Doesn't quite have the magazine capacity of the 9mm, however. And greater recoil would make head shots harder with 357 Sig unless you are a pretty good markman who's shot the round enough to handle it. Plus 9mm is available around the world --even Russians and Chinese are using it.<BR/><BR/>Factory 357 Sig comes with FMJ in flat-nosed semiwad cutter shape.<BR/>Interesting enough, semiwad cutter rounds sometimes penetrate deeper than pointed FMJ because they don't tumble/roll. (Army doctor who does studies with ballistic Gelatin.) Handgun hunters like flatnosed semiwad cutter bullets for same reason.<BR/><BR/>What do you think, FerFal? Any other advantages to add or corrections?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-62777005802631067042009-02-14T20:18:00.000-08:002009-02-14T20:18:00.000-08:00Here in the US, 9mm is usually spoken badly of. As...Here in the US, 9mm is usually spoken badly of. As in, it is not very good as a man stopper. I think this comes from the time when many police departments carried "wondernine" pistols...police in the US are often terrible shots. They sometimes could shoot off a full magazine and hit a criminal maybe 2 or three times. <BR/>To me, it's all about shot placement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-20591932254291194882009-02-14T19:10:00.000-08:002009-02-14T19:10:00.000-08:00No, just trying to make a point.:^)FerFALNo, just trying to make a point.:^)<BR/><BR/>FerFALFerFALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-67733239100719720882009-02-14T11:28:00.000-08:002009-02-14T11:28:00.000-08:00"I know its more comfortable, but it's not a pair ..."I know its more comfortable, but it's not a pair of panties, it's a gun for life and death situations."<BR/><BR/>LOL! You sure you never coached football in the U.S.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com