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Some pie (chart) for everyone...

By policing the thread? Sure you are... :rolleyes:

Wow ... surprising that he 'fessed up and without prompting!

Keep repeating?? Aside from explaining my reasoning to you in the last two posts, I only mentioned it twice, once in passing agreement with katokahn99's comment and once detailing what I consider prudent precautions as counterpoint to MICHAEL T's assertion that we *should* be able to trust a gun...

Uh, yeah, I got that... the first time you said it. I was merely explaining _why_ I felt it important to qualify the discussion in the first place - because not everyone reading this would necessarily frame the responses in that context. Really, there is no need to get all stirred up over...

... and yours was about the only scenario where it would be advisable behavior. LOL The admonition to make sure a firearm is proven before trusting your life to it IS a valid one... not so much for us gun enthusiasts (because we should know already) but for those new to firearms that just might...

If that were the situation (which the OP did NOT specify) then the answer is simple... the first one I could grab. ... unless it was a Hi-Point, then the *second* one I could grab... :-)

From what I have heard, service 1911s were not manufactured to the same tolerances that a lot of today's models are. Their lower tolerances allowed the guns to be more reliable at the cost of some accuracy... Well... I won't speak to the amount of trouble one could expect out of a Glock (I've...

Perhaps this is what he was referring to?? I'm not sure I see the benefit to it, myself, though...

Georgia Arms is hardly a fly by night company. You'd know that if you did your homework... but no, it is easier for you to stake out a narrow range of conditions that make your position defensible.

Ok, then: Georgia Arms 180gr GD @ 1150f/s (medium-hot) => 528.47 f/lbs with expansion to almost 1" currently selling for $490/1000 shipped... 180gr FMJ sells for $400/1000. Hardly a long, expensive .40cal load... and it rivals .45acp for expansion! Anyhow, the real advantage with 10mm is...

It *is* a bit uncomfortable to think someone may look at such a tragedy and come away with the impression that the particular weapon in question is quite effective and, perhaps, more desirable... :-/

I would have gone with either .40cal or (more likely) .45acp were it not for the fact that I wanted something for woods carry as well. 10mm is really the minimum there, as I see it. I certainly may end up rethinking my caliber preference once I have opportunity to pick up more firearms. Perhaps...

:-D I am reminded of something Clint Smith said regarding hands, roughly paraphrased: "every one the same, every one different..." The important thing is not so much what works for anyone else, but what works for you. One should take some time before rushing into buying something based on...

THAT would be quite cool, especially if they offered a USG variant with safety and decocker :-)