.455_Hunter
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I primarily view the extra mag for my concealed carry gun as being part of an administrative reload post-event.
I primarily view the extra mag for my concealed carry gun as being part of an administrative reload post-event.
So much of the same discussion. If you carry a semi auto on your belt, it take little effort to carry an extra mag on your other side. The one mugger, economically motivated modal attacker isn't what ALWAYS happens. A more intensive situation can happen, your gun can malfunction. If you engage in competition or training, you see malfunctions do occur.
I had a reliable G19 fail in a high end event, surprise.
The statistical argument is silly as if you really go by that, you need NO ammo as more DGUs are deterrent.
We will do this again.
Yah, this one gets quoted a lot for some reason. I, however, have seen situations where non-LEOs (okay, so most of them were in fact criminals involved in criminal activity) experienced malfunctions with the pistol they were using, and probably wished for more rounds on tap, and would have been able to clear the malfunction had they had a spare mag (and presumably, some training and practice)... and one bad-guy on bad-guy shooting where Bad Guy #1 took 40 shots (from a Glock 19 -- how many times did he have to reload, students?) to kill Bad Guy #2 sitting in his car at an AM/PM Mini-Mart.In more than one video and classroom talk, John Correia has made two points on this topic:
1. He has never seen, in tens of thousands of videos, a non-LEO self defense situation a defender need to reload during the exchange.
WSo why is the 8+1 argument even an issue when comparing the two platforms? To me it is easier to conceal the thin 1911 Commander style 45 with an mag in the pocket than it is to carry a the fatter G19 with a spare 15 rnd in the pocket.
High capacity magazines are for those planning to miss a lot. --Bruce Nelson
There will always be those new to this--and this specific question. So, it will be revisited.We will do this again.
The correct (official) magazine philosophy for a 1911 or a Glock 19/23/32 (holds at least 10 rounds)
Glock + one extra magazine in a mag pouch
1911 + two extra magazines in mag pouch, not a pocket, and two helps balance weight.
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I walk my dog in my pants. How he gets in my pants, I have no idea.
Artistic license, palYou owe an apology to Groucho Marx. It goes :
"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas....."