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7idl
10-18-2003, 22:00
so which would you prefer given the choice?


magazine capacity should not influence your decision, because as we already know, it's about shot placement! :)
Marlin
10-18-2003, 22:11
You know what I went with :wink: However, given certain realities, I'd have to go with my second choice in a SHTF senerio .45ACP, Just because of avalibility issues.
7idl
10-18-2003, 22:14
hehe, I was going to make this a 9vs45 poll, but remembered our good pal Marlin and his love of the 40s&w.....er 10mm, yeah, 10mm! :D
Marlin
10-18-2003, 22:24
I'm trying to refer to that as the .40BSC {Think about it :wink: }
The1andOnlyKC
10-19-2003, 09:01
.45 Its what I like to carry.
Obiwan
10-20-2003, 15:15
Because shot placement is what counts

9MM
GunDog
10-21-2003, 15:44
45. Due to availablility of ammo and the excellent track record that is 90 plus years old.
Marlin
10-21-2003, 16:06
I'd still like to know who was the second vote for the 10MM 8)
7idl
10-21-2003, 16:16
hmmm, how much did you 'pay' RaeAnn to cast her "vote" :twisted:
Marlin
10-21-2003, 16:18
Believe me, if I could get Her to do it I would :wink:
RogueWolf
10-21-2003, 22:43
That 10mm would have been me, you should have know that, your an evil influnce :wink:
Marlin
10-22-2003, 15:40
So, you snuck in under the radar :wink:


:twisted:
RogueWolf
10-22-2003, 18:05
Yea, I did it when no one was looking. :lol:
beau_safken
10-22-2003, 22:43
9mm.

1. This ammo comes in many configs that make it just as effective as other calibers.

2. Cheaper ammo = more practice

3. More practice = less ammo use if you really need to use it.

Nothing beats placement.
coloradoranger352
01-18-2004, 11:51
9mm for light days....45 ACP for heavy days.

But seriously folks.........several of you nailed it. Shot placement is what it's all about. As they say, a hit with a .22 beats a miss with a 10mm any day.
Colorado Osprey
12-05-2005, 10:35
Nothing impacts a target like a full house 10mm load. Most commercial ammo is waaay short of this.

Get a G20 and you have the best of both worlds. Power that can not be doubled in a carry rig, and spare ammo like a little cartridge.

Rememeber the origins of the FBI and S&W making the 10mm. It was designed from the ground up as the best defense handgun cartridge ever. Some people have small paws and can't handle the recoil, hense was born the .40S&W or 10mm short.