You might be right.Not being well versed in both is a personal problem that should be addressed.
And given that choice, and you select the 5 round 38, Im going to hazard a guess, that your skill levels probably arent going to be up for whats about to come next.
Yea that is a bit rough! I am sure there are some that are new to CC and were advised that a J Frame or similar is the perfect choice. Then only to find out it kicks hard and fails to practice as needed. I bet there are just as many Sub Compact 9mm shooters that cannot clear a malfunction or hit squat with it. However, there are some that chose a handgun because of their training and ability, muscle memory and proficiency with it.Not being well versed in both is a personal problem that should be addressed.
And given that choice, and you select the 5 round 38, Im going to hazard a guess, that your skill levels probably arent going to be up for whats about to come next.
Actually, its not an easy thing, unless youre one to just take the easy way out and do and/or go with what others tell you, and call it good with no effort beyond that.
As long as you continue to learn and dont stagnate. Ive learned a lot since the 90's. A LOT of changes in the past 20-30 years.
I get what you’re saying now. I would like to mention though that what we are seeing now is not new! It is the 70’s and 80’s all over again! The crime ridden days of those eras was bad and probably for most here not experienced! It was for the most part stopped, controlled and now we are on a trend that has forfeited all those gains from effective crime fighting. I get this is alarming to some but for me it’s deja vous (sp?). The difference this time is that the good guys are much better armed. Very few carried CC in those days. Not until recently have things like “Must Issue” and “Constitutional Carry” become a reality. I am really big on mindset, training and preparation. I would not recommend what I carry to new shooters, there are better choices for a new shooter who is a blank slate and can learn any system. However, for someone trained and comfortable in a revolver I would not question that choice. I think the S&W 642/442 was the number one selling pistol for quite a few years. I can picture in my mind someone with a virtual new one they bought ten years ago, was given a box of ammo, went to the range once and still uses it to carry with the other half of that box of ammo. It happens but that is also the same person that would do the same thing with a different gun. Also probably not the person paying attention to this thread!
What was the crime rate in the 70's and 80's and what is it now? Not a trick question. I really want to know.
Risk management has nothing to do with having to fight once it starts. This isnt about risk management, its about having the skills to hopefully come out on the right side of the fight, should you be unfortunate enough to need to.Risk management?
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I'm more than prepared for what's likely, probable, and has happened in the past instead of in imaginations. If you feel like you need to be prepared to take on a drug cartel, more power to you. If you feel that that it's probable that you'll be in a prolonged gun fight to the death with multiple armed attackers intent on killing you, by all means be prepared. I don't understand the need to try and convince others that what they choose to carry isn't good enough especially when you have no facts or data to back that up.Risk management has nothing to do with having to fight once it starts. This isnt about risk management, its about having the skills to hopefully come out on the right side of the fight, should you be unfortunate enough to need to.
That is what most seem to be lost on here. You arent preparing for the easy stuff you think youre prepared for or likely to get, you do your best to prepare for the hard stuff, so you're at least somewhat prepared for anything you might get. At least youll have probably done some of it before in practice so youre somewhat familiar and comfortable with it and its not the first time youre having to wing something at the worst possible moment.
Risk management simply assumes you will be able to avoid the bad things, which is basically fantasy. I hate to tell you, but bad things happen everywhere, and all it takes, is for you to be unlucky enough for it to be your turn in the barrel.
I can speak to what I know. The Homicide rate in NYC is 1/8th that of 1993 which was the peak of the crack days. At that time I worked in East New York Brooklyn which was for that year the homicide capital of the US. That was the peak year, it started to decline after that as did associated crime. Less drugs, less killing, less theft and robbery. It is always related. The so called “Broken Windows Theory of Policing” did in fact work. Anyone who has ever visited Times Square 42nd Street from 1970 to around 1995 vs today can speak to the difference. I know from visits and conferences as I was part of a Harvard School of Criminal Justice Study in mid to late 90’s that similar situations existed in Seattle, Chicago and and in some level San Diego and Little Rock. I don’t know about every city in the US. It was a specific Community Policing Project that involved all these places. Would meet and compare notes with representatives from these places periodically. The study compared our efforts and progress. It was a tiny part of the policing effort going on in my city but I was able to gain insight as to other places.
Look, Im either not getting my point across, or some of you are just being obtuse. The capacity is simply a side issue here, and one that becomes an obvious issue, if youre really trying to stay ahead of the curve and learning things in regular practice.
