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Geese Louse those weapon designs are 60, 70 years old now... For god's sake this is the 21st century ... I mean I like antiques too... hang em on the wall to look at... but when it comes to survival ... are you going to go for the old cap and ball or a Sig P320?
originally posted by: smithjustinb
originally posted by: Snarl
• The fewer moving parts … the greater chance the gun will go bang when you pull the trigger.
This too would seem like common sense to most. But, many people consider bullets moving parts, and when you run out of them, well …
• Simplicity is to your advantage/disadvantage for people who aren’t intimately familiar with shooting … and your choice of firearms.
This is why I don't like the Beretta PX4 storm.
originally posted by: smithjustinb
originally posted by: Snarl
• The fewer moving parts … the greater chance the gun will go bang when you pull the trigger.
This too would seem like common sense to most. But, many people consider bullets moving parts, and when you run out of them, well …
• Simplicity is to your advantage/disadvantage for people who aren’t intimately familiar with shooting … and your choice of firearms.
This is why I don't like the Beretta PX4 storm.
I'm gonna give you a chance to talk me into buying a Sig. I've been reading everything I can find on their 229 ... not fully confident yet. -grin-
The Sig on the other hand Natural is the word I use... it just felt natural in the way it fit in my hand and comes easily to sight in a standard weaver ready stance. My choice had nothing to do with the rounds 9 or 40... it was all about feel and I liked the Sig the first time I picked one up.
originally posted by: mrpotatoe27
If I might chime in, my biggest pet peeve is "stopping power"
It's a completely made up term like assault weapons and isn't provable by any means.
9mm, .45, .44, .380, .22lr
These will all kill you equally if you get shot in the heart, brain, or critical artery. They will however, not kill you as quick as a rifle round.
I feel the same with all the other buzzwords like "wound ballistics" or "terminal wound void" or the 1000 other words out there.
When choosing a firearm to use, I only need to know if it's reliable, accurate, and bigger than .17HMR
So when I read about all of these high speed low drag AR builds that are out there, all I can think to myself is
You use your 3,000 dollar AR all you want. A 200 dollar .22 rifle will still kill you just as dead and for a lot less money.
If I might chime in, my biggest pet peeve is "stopping power"
It's a completely made up term like assault weapons and isn't provable by any means.
originally posted by: mrpotatoe27
You use your 3,000 dollar AR all you want. A 200 dollar .22 rifle will still kill you just as dead and for a lot less money.