Doubts about 9mm

[RJ]

That’s putting it mildly. I’m essentially done with this thread and it’s officially reached pants-on-head retarded levels of WTF.

In that case, I feel like I can repost my favorite piece of cinematic caliber advice...from Sgt Tackleberry.

https://youtu.be/WFUAl0Nly7Y

[RevolverRob]

Unsurprisingly I am stopped happily at Step 10

Tell that to your Beretta fetish...

F'ing Gun Hipster.

[Baldanders]

Tell that to your Beretta fetish...

F'ing Gun Hipster.

Yeah, I read that post and thought "post by Steph, but it says 'Jetfire? ' "

[jetfire]

Up until you bust out that APX RDO with RMR again?

I mean I still have two APXs with red dots on them, and if my work required me to carry a striker fired gun I'd just grab one of those, yeah.

I'm fortunate that I'm in a place where I can carry what I want most of the time. Sometimes I get told what to carry, and sometimes I get offered money to test stuff, and when that happens I carry whatever that is. But when I'm not getting paid or on the job, an LCR finds its way into my holster 99% of the time.

[Baldanders]

I mean I still have two APXs with red dots on them, and if my work required me to carry a striker fired gun I'd just grab one of those, yeah.

I'm fortunate that I'm in a place where I can carry what I want most of the time. Sometimes I get told what to carry, and sometimes I get offered money to test stuff, and when that happens I carry whatever that is. But when I'm not getting paid or on the job, an LCR finds its way into my holster 99% of the time.

Even as a S&W fetishist, I can't fault your decision.

But I had no idea you were "one of us." ☺

[LittleLebowski]

Tech forum. Not romper room.

[Cypher]

Tech forum. Not romper room.

Somebody already said it but I think it would be a really good idea to take some of the best posts from this thread and make them their own sticky.

[spinmove_]

I mean I still have two APXs with red dots on them, and if my work required me to carry a striker fired gun I'd just grab one of those, yeah.

I'm fortunate that I'm in a place where I can carry what I want most of the time. Sometimes I get told what to carry, and sometimes I get offered money to test stuff, and when that happens I carry whatever that is. But when I'm not getting paid or on the job, an LCR finds its way into my holster 99% of the time.

Apparently LOK grips is thinking about diving into the revolver grip market. I told them it would be super neato if they made a proper boot grip for an LCR and they seemed receptive. I’m now tempted to get an LCR just for this eventuality.

[GlorifiedMailman]

So then what reason is there (besides the "legacy" reasons of "department/agency still gives free .40/.45 ammo supply") to pick .40 or .45?

At this point it seems like there is no logical reason to choose any caliber other than 9mm if you're not in a communist state.

[revchuck38]

So then what reason is there (besides the "legacy" reasons of "department/agency still gives free .40/.45 ammo supply") to pick .40 or .45?

At this point it seems like there is no logical reason to choose any caliber other than 9mm if you're not in a communist state.

That assumes that only logic guides our choices.

If you favor the 1911 platform, .45 ACP is a better choice because 1911s are more reliable in the caliber they were designed around.

Until about four years ago, I preferred revolvers, and I still love 'em. Revolvers can be made to work with 9x19, but IMHO it's pretty Rube Goldbergian.

If you need something to defend against larger four-legged predators as well as humans, a magnum revolver or .45 Super might work better.

I'm sure there are other reasons to use something other than 9x19, I just can't think of any right now.