bdickens
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Some people have other things competing for their time and money.
Yes.Waiting on the OP to state what critieria he would use to determine the best gun with empirical results. Otherwise this is just a fanboy conservation,
Waiting on the OP to state what critieria he would use to determine the best gun with empirical results. Otherwise this is just a fanboy conservation, sorry to be snarky again.
Yes.
In selecting any tool, we start by defining the requirements. The only thing mentioned in the OP was thickness.
There is no way to discuss that intelligently without first starting with the requirements.I did not state the requirements of the weapon because the discussion was more of a theoretical discussion of the merits of carrying only one weapon for year-round CCW....
I justify my guns and reloading equipment costs because I don't drink, smoke, chew or go to bars. lol But I still know I spend too much.Not really, after trying all the new great pistols that have been out the last five years I keep coming back to either a G43 or G26. Hate to think of the money I spent looking. Guess it could be worst, could be meth.
I do not buy the one gun argument. It goes against logic. The best gun to carry is the one that best fits that particular need. I carry a gun on duty. Off duty, I want something that does not draw attention and cause problems with either police or people in the places I am going too. If I am driving home late at night, I want a mid size 9m.m. or .40 caliber on my hip. I have in this type of gun, something that is controllable, powerful and comfortable to carry and can be concealed to a degree.
If it is my day off and I am in casual clothes, I want something that is difficult to detect like my SIG 365 or even a GLOCK 42 to be less obvious or maybe even a BERETTA Tomcat. There are a lot of places that have the "NO GUNS ALLOWED" signs and I do not want to flash my credentials just to see if that makes it alright, because sometimes it does not.
Why would I compromise myself by carrying something that is a poor fit for my purpose?
Jim
Just who are these "professional level" shooters? Members of the firearms industry? Competition shooters? SWAT members? Active duty DEVGRU team guys? Of friggin' course there's gonna be decreases in performance with a smaller P365 as compared to a Glock 19 and similar size guns. No one in their right mind would suggest that micro-compacts can even equal the performance of full-size duty pistols (I consider the 19 a full-size gun, but some, I realize, do not). That said, I myself feel adequately armed if packing only a P365, as I'm not gonna be shooting for scores on paper targets or the fastest times against another competitor or type of handgun. I have actually trained with a micro-compact and am well aware of its capabilities and limitations.the professional level users have commented on decreases in performance with the smaller P365 as compared to Glock 19 and similar size guns. These folks run empirical performance accuracy and time tests. These are human factors tests and competition analyses.
The first statement is really a false construct. There just aren't a lot of shooters who train with multiple handgun (not weapons) platforms. First, the serious shooters that do train regularly don't utilize multiple brands/models unless it's a duty gun/back-up gun session. Second, who can afford to train (speaking to those who train in conjunction with their jobs or on their own dime with commercial instructors) with multiple platforms?The issue that I see again and again is that the vast majority of shooters would be far better served by minimizing how many weapons platforms they train with. Those who carry a different gun every day of the week
nd that whole, "Beware of the man with only one gun..." thing? In my experience, the man with only one gun keeps it in the nightstand or his sock drawer, gathering lint and dust, to be taken out every other year or so with a cylinder or single magazine put through it.
I do not buy the one gun argument. It goes against logic. The best gun to carry is the one that best fits that particular need. I carry a gun on duty. Off duty, I want something that does not draw attention and cause problems with either police or people in the places I am going too. If I am driving home late at night, I want a mid size 9m.m. or .40 caliber on my hip. I have in this type of gun, something that is controllable, powerful and comfortable to carry and can be concealed to a degree.
If it is my day off and I am in casual clothes, I want something that is difficult to detect like my SIG 365 or even a GLOCK 42 to be less obvious or maybe even a BERETTA Tomcat. There are a lot of places that have the "NO GUNS ALLOWED" signs and I do not want to flash my credentials just to see if that makes it alright, because sometimes it does not.
Why would I compromise myself by carrying something that is a poor fit for my purpose?
Jim
But when it comes to training, I suspect "the vast majority of shooters" do in fact minimize how many "weapons platforms" they actually train with.