Hollow points, how can you afford those things, ammo prices are crazy.

 

I only use hollow points for when I am not shooting at the range, ie when the gun is on the night stand or when carrying for self defense. For practice, I switch to full metal jacket and may consider plated rounds should I ever start reloading. Amazing how much cheaper shooting is when you reuse your shell cases and buy projectiles in bulk, especially plated lead rounds.

You don't like .40S&W? That was the ammo I started with but considering sequeing to 9mm for smaller pocket gun and 10mm full size carry gun. To save money' date=' the 10mm can use a conversion barrel to shoot .40's.[/quote']

 

Hate .40's too many jams and any high pressure round is harder to control. Especially in a smaller gun like the Glock 27, one of the hardest Glock's to fire. The extra pressure also makes the slide move faster which wears out the gun faster. The .40 is a shorter 10mm and most guns don't support it well.

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Hollow points, how can you afford those things, ammo prices are crazy.

I only have about 500 of them, it's what I carry all the time. But I have a lot more of the Federal Champion 115g.

I'm not sure what the FBI is using now

 

FBI Decides On 9mm As Their #1 Choice And Have Tons Of Science Behind Their Decision | Concealed Nation

 

FBI Decides On 9mm As Their #1 Choice And Have Tons Of Science Behind Their Decision | Concealed Nation

 

 

Thanks. It appears they chose the most cost effective caliber. Cheaper rounds, less wear to the firearm, etc. Not that I disagree with that, but unless I skipped over some things they only tested three calibers?

One of the things mentioned in that article is not true. It mentioned pistol rounds do not fire at over 2,000fps. Which is normally true, however, the 5.7x28mm can and does. Generally anything over 2,000fps will introduce hydrostatic shock, which even with such a small caliber, is deadly

 

I have a 5.7 and its my favorite handgun. It's not practical, however it fires a shortened .223 rifle round (m16/ar15) and is the most accurate handgun I've ever shot. Little to no kick, accurate, and even though it is a small projectile it is designed to tumble upon impact, which opens a large wound channel. Not to mention it fires at over 2,000fps. Though not legal for general purchase, the solid steel rounds will penetrate a level 3 vest at 100 meters. I like larger, slower rounds for home defense, but the 5.7 is my favorite all around handgun.

FBI Decides On 9mm As Their #1 Choice And Have Tons Of Science Behind Their Decision | Concealed Nation

 

Correcto

I think I would have just took off the shoes and let him have them, a life over a pair of 100 dollar shoes

Kids were punks but the sorrow of the family is huge.

Pretty big chance to take. They have a gun, you have a gun and you just take for granted that they won't shoot? Good luck with that.

Pretty big chance to take. They have a gun, you have a gun and you just take for granted that they won't shoot? Good luck with that.

 

I think one could argue that your odds are better than 50:50 that you won't get shot but I still don't like those odds and if I felt there was a possibility to draw and defend myself by firing I would. I think I it would be morally, ethically and legally justified to do so. If the armed robber died, I would feel sorry for him and his family but ultimately, fault rests with him.

Hate .40's too many jams and any high pressure round is harder to control. Especially in a smaller gun like the Glock 27, one of the hardest Glock's to fire. The extra pressure also makes the slide move faster which wears out the gun faster. The .40 is a shorter 10mm and most guns don't support it well.

 

I've never had a problem with jams but that may be more a credit to Glock's design than the .40 itself. When I bought my first gun (the Glock 23 I am talking about) back in May of 2013, 9mm was extremely difficult to find and .45 ACP wasn't much easier so I went with .40. The round is high pressure but the recoil doesn't bother me too much but that may be due to my large body frame and large hands able to control the gun, someone smaller may have trouble.

 

10mm caught my attention due to it having the diameter same as a .40 (so therefore would have high capacity in double stack magazines) but better ballistics than a .45 ACP due to its higher velocity. Some describe it as the love child between .45 ACP and .357 Magnum. Many recommend sticking with Glock for 10mm because many 1911's have difficulty with pressure which Glocks seem fine with.

 

While I enjoy shooting .45 ACP, I generally stick with it being a range round rather than self defence in my 1911. While it has a large projectile, its slower speed (relatively speaking) doesn't make it as affective as I thing some believe it to be. Now, if you want to upgrand your gun to .45 Super, THAT will blow away even the hottest +P 9mm, .40 and I would have to guess almost all 10mm.