So I’m a chubby little wanna be operator. My pudgy belly pushes the grip of the gun forward in appendix carry and this digs the barrel end of the gun into my pelvis. I carry a G27.
A) I know loosing 30 lbs would help
But can this be reduced with a longer gun like a 19 or 23 or even a 17...
I’m part of the 99%
You are doing way better and more than I am. Good for you!
I’d recommend attending a class or two with @cmshoot - worth every penny.
Also- i hope you are practicing your draws from concealment. The closest I came to a gunfight was a block away. I heard the gunfire...
Have ya tried similar tests with pistol calibers? I assume the same principle of bonded heavier pistol caliber bullets would perform better than lighter faster bullets.
I think I read somewhere that 357 sig bonded ammo performed better through car doors and glass than 9mm rounds of the same...
Reminds me of my dear sweet elderly mother. One night while at my brothers home, my brother and his wife were out and his kids were sleeping. She heard “someone in the house” and called the police. She was sure she heard a noise from inside the house. After the police cleared the house...
Great read @cmshoot you could be be the next Elmer Keith or Jeff Cooper. You have talent there. I especially enjoyed the Wyatt Earp quote that you slid in there.
Yes, recent events over the past few years have made me re-think what I carry. I don't carry at work ever. But when I am not...
This is complicated - and I have a long answer
We don't have training, testing or licensing requirements to excercise our first amendment rights, our right to vote, or our ability to reproduce etc. etc.
We do require some training, testing and licensing requirements to drive a car, practice...
In for answer also... Heck I'd be willing to pay a yearly fee to find a quiet place I could go relatively close, not crowded. Not a fan of indoor ranges
Full power 10mm necked down to 125 Gr. 357 Sig bullet. That would be screaming. Put 15 rounds of that in a Glock and that would be some serious firepower.
Thanks for sharing your story nd your post-incident thought process. Many of us may have reacted exactly like you did, but now hopefully we can all learn from this. Seriously, thanks for sharing. Good man!