Smaller Calibers - Page 2

gregarat · #16 07-26-2006, 04:05 AM

Im on the side of carry the largest gun you can handle .

I could shoot a box of .44 rounds and have it not hurt me. That doesn’t mean I can control it in a defective situation. Honestly, most handgun cartridges are poor man stoppers.
I agree that shot placement is the most important factor, but why handicap yourself with a marginal cartridge when it isn’t needed? I would at least try something larger, you may be pleasantly supprissed! I prefer the push of a .45 over the the snap of a .40.

Dont get me wrong. If I was in a bad way, and all I had avalible is a .22. It would be used. Cause anything is better than nothing at all

! I would still prefer a FAL, or a M14.... At work Im limited to a 9mm, and I dont feel undergunned, but off duty I carry a .45 and a .38 as a BUG.

gumpokc · #17 07-26-2006, 05:45 PM

I never said i advocate the .32acp as a CCW weapon, simply that it is all i own at this time, that i would consider usign for a CCW, since the rest of what i own it not exactly "slim and trim".

Mickey Rat · #18 09-18-2006, 02:45 AM

I carry a Kel-Tec 32 or 380 FIRST. Then I load on anything else. I like my Taurus TI 445 44 spl. I like light ccw pieces. If I have room, I carry a heavier piece. Having the 32 or 380 in my pocket makes me feel better. An extra 44 spl or 45 acp makes me plumb warm & cuddly.

I would still rather beg and run.

skeet · #19 09-18-2006, 09:51 AM

A lotta years ago I bought a nice new Charter Arms Target bulldog in 44 Spec for a carry gun(in fact on the day I got my CCW for Pa). It's still in the box unfired..cause there really ain't anything better, for me, than one of my 45 auto's. I just acquired a Wilson Combat 45 and that sucker does shoot. Killed a yote from my front porch with it the other day. Bout 50 yds. Y'all can have the pop guns. JMO ..no disrespect for anyones decision on what they want to carry

TD you are definitely a trip. Did ol Adolph still have his mustache??

Andy L · #20 09-18-2006, 06:13 PM

I carried a 44spl Bulldog Pug for a long time. Still do some. Now, I usually carry a Taurus PT145 in 45ACP. Carries nice and gives me 11 rounds ready to go. But, sometimes its just not practical, if not almost impossible to carry a larger gun. So, I do have a Beretta Bobcat 22lr I can always put in my pocket. I catch alot of flack everytime I post something about this, but I would rather feed someone 8 of the little pills as to bring a pocket knife to a gunfight.

Its not a perfect world....

Andy

skeet · #21 09-18-2006, 08:08 PM

Was just talking to a friend today. He has a Para Ordnance LDA 7 shot 45. The price is right(350) so I think I'll buy the darn thing. I have shot it and it is no way as accurate as my other 45s but it is a neat little carry gun...and not too big.