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reply posted on 31-8-2007 @ 04:05 PM by Retseh

Thanks for your service, and stay safe out there (wherever "there" is)

reply posted on 13-9-2007 @ 05:04 AM by deadjed

A glock 23 .40 is a great weapon.

reply posted on 15-9-2007 @ 11:11 PM by downtown436

reply to post by PaddyInf

Because the g34 is my ccw, and I think that if you are going to carry a gun, you might as well have something that is better that the average of all handguns. IPSC race guns, are good for ccw. Keep in mind that if you get into a gunfight, you will likely be facing a rifle or a shotgun, so a good hi-cap auto will help you get away much better than a 5-shot .38 or .357. Also with the 34, you get 17 in the magizine, and it is easy to carry 4-5 extra magizines. That is a pretty good amount of firepower even if you face more than one threat.

If you think I'm crazy, go to an IDPA match, which is geared toward CCW and try it with a snub nose revolver, and then try it with a good auto, and see what the difference is, and if you feel like you suck with the snub, don't carry it. A .38 5 shooter with a 2" is worthless after about 15 yards. I can hit beer cans at 50 yards with the g34.

So I'm sticking with my suggestion, carry something that you can shoot accurately, and that has lots of power and or capacity.

reply posted on 16-9-2007 @ 08:19 AM by PaddyInf

Originally posted by downtown436
reply to post by PaddyInf

If you think I'm crazy, go to an IDPA match, which is geared toward CCW and try it with a snub nose revolver, and then try it with a good auto, and see what the difference is, and if you feel like you suck with the snub, don't carry it. A .38 5 shooter with a 2" is worthless after about 15 yards. I can hit beer cans at 50 yards with the g34.

So I'm sticking with my suggestion, carry something that you can shoot accurately, and that has lots of power and or capacity.

That's completely your choice. The G34 is a lovely weapon. However it was engineered as a match pistol that fits into the service pistol category in IPSC competitions. It was not designed to be used as a CCW weapon - It was designed to be the largest possible weapon that can shoot in this class. The G17 is a better choice, the G19 even better.

There is a difference between carrying a pistol concealed for a competition and carrying it day-to-day. Well done if you make it work for you. Unfortunately most people can't make it work for them. I know that I can shoot to a high degree of useable accuracy with any pistol that I have been trained with. I know of a part-time soldier in his 50s who fought off a 4-man IRA ASU (who were armed with AK47s and pistols) while armed with a Walther P5C and 2 mags (16rds in total). If he hadn't been carrying that day he would have been taken prisoner, tortured for information and executed. He used to have a Browning P35 but rarely carried it because of the size. He only started carrying a pistol when we started getting the P5C. I know that I certainly carried more when we changed to the P5C.

If you're going to choose a pistol for concealed carry, choose one you're going to carry. I'd rather have a G19 over a G34 simply because I know that there is more chance of it being on my belt when I need it.

reply posted on 23-9-2007 @ 03:30 PM by Retseh