What if you need high capacity but worry about 9mm?

[bubbygator]

I'm quite satisfied with my bedside BHP with 2 17-round mags.




But I also have a compact 1911 with 5 7-round mags.




And a shotgun..... and a rifle......




I agree with others - make any choice & become competent with that choice.

 

[dpesec]

Colonel Klink

I have to agree with you. I never got into a fight in my entire life, but knowing I can defend myself and loved ones gives me a sense of peace when I walk away from trouble. Before, I always wondered what would I do if trouble followed me.

I hope and pray I never have to use any of my protection tools, but knowing they're there is a nice feeling.

 

[Chargar]

Jeeze..what a thread. I depend on and carry:

S&W Model 59 - 9mm
Colt Govt. Model - 45 ACP
Browning High-Power - 9mm
Colt Detective Special - 38 Special
Smith and Wesson Chief's Special - 38 Special
Smith and Wesson Model 64 - 38 Special
Walther PPK - 380

I have number of other handgun, but these are the ones I keep for social purposes and carry. I feel safe and well arms with any of them.

For to many folks spend far to much time worrying about and searching for the magic amulet that will defeat evil. Evil is defeated by a good man with A gun and knows when and how to use it.

 

[shield20]

Hmmm...I would love to know REALLY if the "The 9mm has killed Millions in wars all over the earth for the last 90 years."

Now I'm not talking about executing civlians/captives by shooting them in the back of the head (where a .22 would be just as effective), I mean as a combat weapon - proven in battle. "Millions" seems like SOO many. The 30-06 was our PRIMARY caliber for around 60years, as it was for other countries - did it "kill millions" during all that time and all those years and all those wars? Is there any way to know? We do know for sure the .45 has been battle proven over the years - in the Colt, and in the Thompson.

Are the any real numbers or facts (even anecdotal) for the success of the 9mm and other calibers?

 

[Brian Williams]

Why worry? Use good ammo and lots of practice.

 

[PX15]

Just a thought....

High Capacity your choice?

Bersa Thunder "9" (high cap) - 17+1 = 18 (high enough?)

Price: Approximately $315.00 + tax. (Suggested retail approx. $445.00)

Reputation: Excellent for accuracy, 100% reliability. Lifetime warranty.

You might still want the Mk23, but at $2200? you might be a bit better off buying 5 Bersa Thunder 9 hicaps, and with the leftover buy a CAT Laser and Avenger holster. Should come out about the same. At the very least you wind up with 5 hicap mags, plus a laser and a holster.

Some people knock Bersa's, but not folks who own one.
Check out: www.BersaTalk.com

Just a thought.

Best Wishes.
JP

 

[revolvergeek]

If you are on a budget and need literally lots of bang for your buck, get either a Glock 20 (15rnd 10mm) or a Glock 21 (13rnd 45).

Either one will let you blast the attacking Zombie hoardes like Miculek running steel plates!

 

[BioDemon]

MMMM, Get a high cap 45acp or 40 S&W. Or you might be happy with a 10mm or a 357sig. The 357sig is sort of a 9mm mag. I prefer the 40S&W and 45acp. The 10mm is great but they don't make one in a Sig. A note on the Bursa; My sister has one that jammed with any HP bullets that she tried. She traded it in for another one a Bursa Thunder 380 Auto, It must be heavey gr HP bullets or it too will jam. She dousn't have one in 9mm But I will never ever buy one! My Sig has never ever had one jam!

 

[lesjones]

To paraphrase <a href="http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/2326">George Carlin</a>, have you ever noticed that anyone with a lower capacity gun than you is dangerously underarmed, and anyone with a higher capacity gun than you is dangerously paranoid?

 

[NineseveN]

Good one Lesjones!

 

[GunAdmirer]

What are the zombie references about? I must be missing something. I've seen them on several threads on a few different forums. Just curious.

 

[GunGoBoom]

yeah, get a Witness Steel or Glock 20 in 10mm, then you've got 15 rounds of ammo with some real wallop - more rounds than a .45, and each round more powerful as well. Or as mentioned, a Para P14 with 14+1 of .45 acp. Or for the ultimate, a Para or other double stack shooting .45 super, or maybe an HK USP Elite with .45 super - now that's firepower my friends!

zombie reference - what gun for the hypothetical attacking hordes of zombies - poking a wee bit of fun by implying it's overkill for what you'd need to stop a *homo sapiens* in a realistic scenario, both power and capacity.

 

[mikewilczynski]

9mm ok

with quality bullets I do not worry about a 9. for instance a Speer 124g GD in +p has approx 400 ft/lbs of KE at the muzzle. That is almost twice what a 38 sp has.

 

[BioDemon]

mmmmm, Ya, I still prefer 500ft lbs or better.