Interesting study
Posted: Sun, 20 May 2012 22:11:50
Indeed.... I wonder if he has ever been in combat?
There is a reason I carry a .45.
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Interesting study
Posted: Mon, 21 May 2012 05:50:45
There is a reason I carry a .45.
Re: Interesting study
Posted: Mon, 21 May 2012 07:21:41
I carry a .45 as well. However, it seems that the author only collected the data for 10 years and published his findings.Indeed.... I wonder if he has ever been in combat?
There is a reason I carry a .45.
Re: Interesting study
Posted: Mon, 21 May 2012 08:36:31
hmmmm. Cool read. 
Kind of reinforces the idea of being good with what you've got.
Kind of reinforces the idea of being good with what you've got.
Re: Interesting study
Posted: Mon, 21 May 2012 14:10:31
Agreed with palladin. Be good...with what you carry.
A .45 is not conducive to concealed depending on location. A nice .380 that you shoot well, tucked away, like a security blanket you hope you don't need.
A .45 is not conducive to concealed depending on location. A nice .380 that you shoot well, tucked away, like a security blanket you hope you don't need.
Interesting study
Posted: Mon, 21 May 2012 14:29:45
I conceal my Glock model 30 .45 IWB with no problem.Reverenddel wrote:Agreed with palladin. Be good...with what you carry.
A .45 is not conducive to concealed depending on location. A nice .380 that you shoot well, tucked away, like a security blanket you hope you don't need.
Re: Interesting study
Posted: Mon, 21 May 2012 15:08:57
Or bring a long arm.Palladin wrote:Kind of reinforces the idea of being good with what you've got.
The other thing to watch on the data is that some calibers, .32, 44, are represented by very small total #'s of uses and the data may be skewed due to small sample size.
Re: Interesting study
Posted: Mon, 21 May 2012 15:15:50
Interesting the 9mm, 40, and 45 (three very popular sizes) really don't vary more than a single digit percentage wise on killed or incapacitated.
I own a 9 for carry and a 45 for the car, but I really never thought there was much a difference...some of those calibers vary by only a few mm or mg in size and weight.
I own a 9 for carry and a 45 for the car, but I really never thought there was much a difference...some of those calibers vary by only a few mm or mg in size and weight.
Re: Interesting study
Posted: Mon, 21 May 2012 15:24:51
Bullet technology has been vastly improved since the 1980s. That said, I carry a 9mm in my pocket during the summer and IWB a 10mm when it's cold out. The 220gr FP lead I use for SD has more than enough penetration and the flat point won't get plugged full of cloth. I can take down anything under 300 lbs. They didn't include the 10mm since it would skew the results.