Sound Shooting advice & Words of Wisdom

['73 H1 Triple]

Originally Posted by derf

If i can find 9mm ammo, its less than $15/50, 45ACP is closer to $50/50

Practice makes perfect, and i can fire a ton more 9mm instead of 45, and I'm also able to reaquire targets shot after shot with a 9mm than with a 45

Pfffft. I reload

[derf]

Originally Posted by '73 H1 Triple

Pfffft. I reload

So do I

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by derf

Imagine that.

Imagine my 230 Gr. Speer Gold Dot punching a big ass hole through your spleen.

Pansy.

Here's one I dug out of the ground behind a picture of rabid ferrets.

JC

['73 H1 Triple]

Originally Posted by derf

So do I

You shoot copper clad/copper wash pistol bullets? ( lead bullets with thin copper plating. You can shoot them fast without lead build up in the barrel )

I was stocked up pretty good but my .357 158 grain stash only lasted 10 years. I need to find another brand since C P went out of business.

[Captain Morgan]

Originally Posted by derf

If i can find 9mm ammo, its less than $15/50, 45ACP is closer to $50/50

Practice makes perfect, and i can fire a ton more 9mm instead of 45, and I'm also able to reaquire targets shot after shot with a 9mm than with a 45

Which is why I plan to try many different guns at the rental range.

[fnfalman]

.45 ACP is for pussies that can't handle a real man's gun and caliber.

BTW, Thunder Ranch was in Tejas but long moved to Oregon.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

.45 ACP is for pussies that can't handle a real man's gun and caliber.

It was good enough for John Wayne, so it's good enough for me.

Casulls are nice for bears and ex-wives though.

JC

[No Worries]

The .45 reminds me of my Armor training at Fort Knox. We had to run along a sprawling rifle range. At the first station, we had to field strip a .45 pistol and then fire it at a target. Then we'd run to the next station which had a .45 caliber Grease Gun. Had to field strip and fire it. The next station was a .50 caliber machine gun, and the last stage was an M48 tank with 90mm gun. What fun. Of course, there were DI's yelling at you the whole time.

I also remember during training, that when I first saw the grease gun, it looked so toy-like and cheap, that it couldn't hurt a rabbit. The instructor placed the metal wire stock against his face and fired the whole clip at a wooden target 25 feet away. The target was demolished, and he didn't have a scratch on his face.

[Rider]

I keep saying the .357 SIG round is a fantastic caliber. A 357 magnum in a semi auto package. Ballistics show it can penetrate and engine block better than a 9mm, 40 S&W and even the mighty 45 ACP.

The Virginia State Police have had several documented officer-related shootings involving the .357 SIG, and in every case, not only were the suspects stopped instantly with one shot (except one who was shot several times while attempting to murder an officer), the bullet either did not exit the suspect, or was stopped in the clothing upon exiting, proving that even at such high velocities, the round when used with adequate expanding hollowpoints will not over penetrate soft tissue.

[smileyman]

I only have a couple things to add:

Breath proper, aim small, and squeeeeeeze.

I would rather hit once in 9 MM than miss 3 times in any caliber. But i prefer the 45 for nostalgia. I have had some sweet shooting guns too. S&W 357 King Cobra magnum was one, Had a good shooting 9 mm luger, but is good to be proficient with whatever you carry.