I think I'll always keep a 45 with 230 grain hollow points. It's good medicine.
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I think I'll always keep a 45 with 230 grain hollow points. It's good medicine.
Great shooting on the CCW's part and the mom did a great job getting herself and her daughter out of harms way.
I carry handloaded 230gr. Gold Dots in mine, the cavity in them is huge! I figure they'll do the job. I need to fire one into some water some time to see how they expand, if I can figure out how to recover the slug.Originally Posted by Colorado Luckydog
he did great. It's a pretty old vid if I remember..
Nice job
Someone m antioning about carrying handloads... You guys think it is allright ?
I also have a 45 and carry 230 grain Golden Sabers, but who knows if a 45 would have had a different outcome. Maybe he wouldn't have gotten off three good shots that fast with a 45. I'm not a 40 short and weak shooter, but I'm sure those 165's don't kick as hard. I'd just say that's one lucky BG that he took three shots and lived. Bet he was bleeding out like a SOB. Probably have to give props to great paramedics for saving this boozo's life.
Or just lay the blame it on being a plastic glock with no safety for the poor performance.Where's the guy who moved to DC that likes to call me an asshat cause he drinks his Glock grape Koolaid. I'm waiting....
Lol I was going to say something about the caliber debate too but decided against haha. It's funny cause I have a hi cap 9mm and a 1911, and I haven't quite decided but I think I'm more comfortable having the 9mm as my go to gun.I also have a 45 and carry 230 grain Golden Sabers, but who knows if a 45 would have had a different outcome. Maybe he wouldn't have gotten off three good shots that fast with a 45. I'm not a 40 short and weak shooter, but I'm sure those 165's don't kick as hard. I'd just say that's one lucky BG that he took three shots and lived. Bet he was bleeding out like a SOB. Probably have to give props to great paramedics for saving this boozo's life.
Or just lay the blame it on being a plastic glock with no safety for the poor performance.
All in all, this guy did great, is a hero, and it is sad the bg lived. maybe we can take the bg around to schools and show him off as a deterrent to kids. (you guys remember that wrecked car they used to take around to the schools before proms or something to show what would happen if you drove drunk? Lol)
This guy looked like he held it together really well considering. from drawing while covered to pushing the other clerk down with his weak side elbow, and then putting three into the guy.
As to the hand gun caliber thing, the only wounds I've ever seen, in real life, that gets you DRT, is a shotgun. Rifles do some damage with good hits, but I never treated a rifle wound patient (that may mean something). Handguns suck, all of them, get the one you can shoot best. I never went on a call of a hand gun wound and found a dead patient, including 2 head wound suicide attempts. On the other hand, I went on 2 shotgun wound calls , and they were both dead before they hit the ground (we got turned around before we hit the door, as in No Exam Needed). I know this is far from scientific, but as far as handgun wounds in people, never been super impressed, they get people out of the fight and on the ground just fine, but rarely dead right there.
If someone has some experience to discredit this throw it out there, an ambulance in Arizona isn't the end all be all of wound data.
Last edited by BigMat; 06-25-2011 at 07:56.
That was me, and it don't bother me none. I've never understood the hand-wringing about carrying ammo you made yourself, unless we're talking about uber-hot loads with drilled out hollowpoints filled with mercury. I handload nearly all the ammo I shoot, except .22's, I just don't like buying factory ammo when I have tons of supplies right here.Nice job
Someone m antioning about carrying handloads... You guys think it is allright ?
From what I've read, your major concern should be whether a s/d shooting was justified, not the source of your ammo.
I load all my other ammo, but not CCW and .22 lr...
I _heard_ about problems in defensive situation because someone had handloaded ammo, but no idea if it is urban legend or fact ?
And this was with typical handloaded .45 ACP JHP (if Iremember right Gold Dot), we should leave mercury etc. tricks we should leave to gangbangers etc. people anyway
Anyway I would love to load all my ammo expect .22 lr, just to make it 120% reliable with oal tweaking etc.
Anyone else have an opinion ? KevDen2005 or other LE officers ?
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