swells08 128 Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 I went 9mm because it was easier to have follow up shots (since according to the caliber guys I will need all 16), it is more suited for my budget, and I inherited a pt92 in 9mm so ammo compatibility. But for my first purchase I looked at at least 50 handguns in varying calibers I also did a lot of internet research to dispell all the haters who had little or no actual experience to find one that: A. Fit my hand, it had to feel good and comfy. B. Was a good pointer, taking the gun and drawing it into position and the sights naturally aligned with little/no adjustments. C. Had an action I was comfortable with operating. (This is important in high stress situations) I would recommend hitting a range that rents different pistols in the varying calibers and going out for a fun day of experience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
22_Shooter 1,560 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 I just ordered some 147gr Winchester Ranger T's in 9mm for carry ammo. Great ballistic results, and it's recommended on pretty much every "What's a good 9mm carry ammo?" list I could find. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildcatkit52 3 Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 All of you are idiots... Pistols are worthless! ANYWAY... I don't know why people insist in reading on " this gun is better than that gun", or "this caliber is better than that caliber". I personally carry for the occasion. All three calibers have their good and bad points. The trick is finding the right round in each caliber for you. Get about 10 handguns for each caliber and sit back and watch all the blather on "why my gun is the best" while you laugh! On the Glock issue... I don't own one. Do I think they are junk? Nope. It goes to one reason only. I don't like a pistol that is uncomfortable in my hand. The Glock has too much breakover in the wrist for me. I would only want a gun I am comfortable with in a situation that required action yesternow... I could fix that issue with some range time with a few Glocks but have yet to find the need. I didn't vote. If there was a choice for "own them all!" I would have selected that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wtjosaas 72 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I voted 9mm. This is my home protection. Taurus P92 with rail. If I don't blind them I'll have to shoot them. 17+1 cap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TARE 47 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 I voted 9mm. This is my home protection. Taurus P92 with rail. If I don't blind them I'll have to shoot them. 17+1 cap. Do you sell drugs or women? I'm guessing drugs cause no respectable pimp would have that much clutter around their fax machine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wtjosaas 72 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I voted 9mm. This is my home protection. Taurus P92 with rail. If I don't blind them I'll have to shoot them. 17+1 cap. Do you sell drugs or women? I'm guessing drugs cause no respectable pimp would have that much clutter around their fax machine It does need a little straightening up. LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swells08 128 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 I voted 9mm. This is my home protection. Taurus P92 with rail. If I don't blind them I'll have to shoot them. 17+1 cap. I have a PT92AF LOVE IT! But I also own that exact gun case and printer....crazy....lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony1 5 Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 With modern ammo all the listed pistol calibers perform similarly in flesh. The only real benefit of a 40 or 45 is its better at holding up after penetrating auto glass with certain loads. Glock 19, sw mp9, HK are my recommendations. Not one major combat pistol instructor in the USA recommends carrying a XD for serious use, surely every instructor in the USA couldn't be wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaddis 1,689 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Heh, I don't know what automatically made me think of this thread when I saw this posted over on the 1911 forum. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Those who think that's true should stand in front of them and be corrected. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaddis 1,689 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 You got to admit that the .40 S&W "deconstructing" itself (blowing up) is kind of funny though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battosaii 99 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 I voted 9mm. This is my home protection. Taurus P92 with rail. If I don't blind them I'll have to shoot them. 17+1 cap. my friend has one of those and the rifling is so worn out you couldnt hit the side of a bard from 5 yards.....well thats a bit much but at 25yards im lucky if i hit paper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 since we want to argue between the three, say fuck it and get one of these if your unsure about stopping power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Kenny 144 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Yeah, if the muzzle flash doesn't blind them, the blast will deafen them and give them a concussion. Shot one, great way to turn dollars into noise. Can't hit shit with it, because I'm ducking from the blast! Gimme a 10mm or a .44 mag for horsepower. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 i shoot mine good. i didnt though, until i put some night sights on it. the plain black factory sights made it hard to distinguish the front sight against darker targets. i can now average around 3" at 25 yds. and before it was much worse. and ammo actually has come down some. at least from a few years back. i now can get some hornady 300gr. ammo for 27 bucks a box plus shipping. thats much better than it was at 39.99 + for a box of 20. def. a fun handgun to shoot. and is very noisy and shoots 2ft flames from the muzzle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
20nickels 21 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Since this is still going. As someone who shoots a shitload of .45, .40 and .357, I said 9mm. It does the job, it's very available and cheap. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Caged_Bird 474 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) since we want to argue between the three, say fuck it and get one of these if your unsure about stopping power. Yours is too new, they didn't make the .50AE when the REAL Desert Eagles were made... Edited April 24, 2012 by Caged 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dboberg 25 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 I had a Springfield 1911. Loved it. Then I bought a XD40 3" sucompact. It shoots straight, and fits in so many nooks so easily... went ahead and added a set of TRUGLO sights. Dang! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XD45 7,124 Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Like it has been said, the gun that is marketed as the Springfield XD .... You've been spending time on gloktok, haven't you? I will correct your "misunderstanding" of the XD for the sake of those that might believe you. The XD is indeed Croatian. It is built by HS Produkt. It was originally imported by an American subsidiary company called HS Arms as the HS2000. It did not "rot on the shelves" but in fact flew off the shelves. I have a Generation 1 HS2000 that I wouldn't sell for any sane amount of money. The pistol built such a great reputation in such a short time that Springfield stepped up and made a deal for the import rights. Considering the Springfield name and marketing machine, this was a no-brainer for HS. Sales quickly soared even higher. And obviously it has been Springfield engineering that has led to the XDm and XDs. You prefer the Glock. Good for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 since we want to argue between the three, say fuck it and get one of these if your unsure about stopping power. Yours is too new, they didn't make the .50AE when the REAL Desert Eagles were made... since the creation of the .50, its not a desert eagle unless its a .50. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Caged_Bird 474 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 since we want to argue between the three, say fuck it and get one of these if your unsure about stopping power. Yours is too new, they didn't make the .50AE when the REAL Desert Eagles were made... since the creation of the .50, its not a desert eagle unless its a .50. It's not a Desert Eagle unless it says "Israel Military Industries" on the slide... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 mine has iwi on it. i guess its a fake. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
22_Shooter 1,560 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 mine has iwi on it. i guess its a fake. You probably end up with the knock-off M&M's when you buy those too, huh? Always getting the ones with the W's on them, instead of the M's. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
termite 463 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 What's wrong with the Springfield XD40, I carry mine every day and shoot the hell out of it every chance I get, NEVER so much as one hic-up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long Shot 1,287 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 What's wrong with the Springfield XD40, I carry mine every day and shoot the hell out of it every chance I get, NEVER so much as one hic-up. NOT a fucking thing. I got just over 4000 rounds through my XDM 40, not a single problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 mine has iwi on it. i guess its a fake. You probably end up with the knock-off M&M's when you buy those too, huh? Always getting the ones with the W's on them, instead of the M's. they're still good! but it could be worse. i avoid the green ones.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ImperialArt 29 Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 There will always be "brand fans" of shit like the glock or ars or aks or what ever. I'm no acception to the rule. I favor ruger pistols, been shooting em since I was a kid. I own a glock 22, my only pistol atm. I am happy with it. It handles well, its durable and reliable. I am, however, not a fan of the safety features (or lack there of). I've been debating on changing the barrel out to shoot 9mm instead. I am just more comfortable with 9mm in rapid shooting on point. When it comes down to it, shoot what ever caliber you want as long as you can hit what you need to considering you may need to pop off a few rounds rapidly and be on target. 9mm will take someone, who wants to harm you, out of the game no prob. I don't recommend a glock, but I won't dissmiss it as a good pistol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Poll Closed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lead Poison 2 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Ok now THATS funny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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