Carry Gun Paradigm Shift

[doc540]

cliffs:
XDS in .45 ACP sold after getting it back from the recall (serious trigger issues)

carried the custom Colt CCO for two months - 8 rounds of .45 ACP

One of my firearm mentors convinced me that shot placement trumps caliber. (And I've been a .45 ACP guy.)

Now I am carrying an ugly, sunrise-dependable Gen3, Glock 19.

16 rounds of Barnes all-copper 9mm.

25 cent trigger job = smooth, 5 lb trigger

finis

[muggsy]

Not a bad choice Doc. I'd carry a Glock 19 Gen-4 if it didn't feel like a 2X4 in my little girl hands. They are butt ugly, but they do work when you call on them. The 9MM is adequate for self defense and a bit more controllable that the .40 and .45.

[doc540]

forgot to mention my CM9 bug

[chrish]

Nothin' wrong w/ that. If I wasn't carrying a Kahr that I trusted 110%, I'd have to add a Glock to my collection, painful as it is to say that, and it'd be a G19. Nothing else thin enough out there to be comfortable for me. For me, it's not hiding the grip, or even the barrel length. I carry a TP9 almost exclusively now. It's the thickness. The Glock would be next in line for that.

[CJB]

I still love my pm 45s...which i happen to have in my pocket as I speak...or type as the case may be

[JERRY]

I thought I had a posting here....

[Bill K]

Nice to have such choices (e.g. 15 round mags.)... Written from Connecticut where "common sense" gun laws now prevail.

[Bawanna]

I thought I had a posting here....

I recall your post over where the guys dad was buying one for 525 with a bunch of mags.
I don't recall seeing a post from you here.

My memory ain't too good though. Also my memory ain't too good.

[OldLincoln]

When in CA, you can carry a .22 with a 10rd mag or a .45 with a 10rd mag. Just one reason I went to a .45.

[jocko]

butt ugly

Not a bad choice Doc. I'd carry a Glock 19 Gen-4 if it didn't feel like a 2X4 in my little girl hands. They are butt ugly, but they do work when you call on them. The 9MM is adequate for self defense and a bit more controllable that the .40 and .45.

yu have not looked in a mirror lately have you???? Just sayin

My G19 3rd g is the best gun I have ever owner for accuracy. My PMJ9 is the best gun I have ever carried..

[warbird1]

cliffs:
XDS in .45 ACP sold after getting it back from the recall (serious trigger issues)

carried the custom Colt CCO for two months - 8 rounds of .45 ACP

One of my firearm mentors convinced me that shot placement trumps caliber. (And I've been a .45 ACP guy.)

Now I am carrying an ugly, sunrise-dependable Gen3, Glock 19.

16 rounds of Barnes all-copper 9mm.

25 cent trigger job = smooth, 5 lb trigger

finis

My condolences .

[doc540]

My condolences .

then this should make you want to send flowers and a sympathy card

[berettabone]

then this should make you want to send flowers and a sympathy card

I would carry that before a Block any day...........If 8 rds. of .45 isn't enough, you might as well kiss your arse goodbye...............

[doc540]

I would carry that before a Block any day...........If 8 rds. of .45 isn't enough, you might as well kiss your arse goodbye...............

Just how badly would you want to carry it?

[Barth]

cliffs:
XDS in .45 ACP sold after getting it back from the recall (serious trigger issues)

carried the custom Colt CCO for two months - 8 rounds of .45 ACP

One of my firearm mentors convinced me that shot placement trumps caliber. (And I've been a .45 ACP guy.)

Now I am carrying an ugly, sunrise-dependable Gen3, Glock 19.

16 rounds of Barnes all-copper 9mm.

25 cent trigger job = smooth, 5 lb trigger

finis

Years ago my friends and I, yes I had two fiends, would debate light fast vs slow heavy self defense ammo.
My solution, and first carry gun,
was a S&W 629 Mountain Gun loaded with Federal 240 gr 44 Mag Hydra-Shoks - the best of both worlds.
Later I switched to a Sig P220 45.
And then went through a variety of other makes and calibers.

The another popular debate was caliber vs capacity.
And my solution is a HK USP Tactical 45.
12+1 230 gr +P @ ~940 fps - the best of both worlds.
That along with my trusty titanium J-frame bug are what I carry on weekends.

Full Disclosure
Weekdays, in business attire, when only a pocket pistol will do.
My sub-compact HK P2000SK 357 Sig gets the call (9+1 125 gr @ ~1300 fps).