FOR ABOUT 3 DECADES, AFTER MY RETURN FROM VIETNAM, IN 1969, MY EDC WAS A FULL SIZE COLT, MK-IV, SERIES 70, GOLD CUP. I USED CHIP McCORMICK, 10 ROUND MAGS. ONE ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, COCKED AND LOCKED---A FULL MAG IN THE WEAPON, AND TWO FULL MAGS ON MY BELT, GAVE ME A TOTAL OF 31 ROUNDS. AND YES---I WAS JUST IN THE MOOD FOR A GOOD FIREFIGHT ! ! ! IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE A SITUATION WITH 31 ROUNDS OF .45 ACP, HOLLOWPOINT, ITS TIME TO CALL A DUST OFF CHOPPER, TO GET YOUR BUTT OUTTA THERE.......
NOW, IN MY OLD AGE, AND WITH PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS, I HAVE TROUBLE LOADING MAGS, RACKING SLIDES, AND CLEARING JAMS. I HAVE GIVEN UP THE USE OF SEMI-AUTO PISTOLS. MY ATTITUDE HAS MELLOWED, AND MY RANGE OF TRAVEL HAS BEEN CURTAILED, AS WELL......
I NOW FEEL WELL ARMED WITH EITHER MY 2 1/2", M686+, OR MY 642-1. FOR RISKY SITUATIONS, I CARRY THE 2 OF THEM, SIMULTANEOUSLY---THE 686+ IN A CROSS DRAW, ON MY BELT, AND THE 642, IN A MIKA, POCKET HOLSTER. I CARRY 2 BIANCHI, 6 ROUND SPEED STRIPS. THAT GIVES ME 24 ROUNDS IN TOTAL, OF SPEER, GOLD DOT, .38 SPL+P, HOLLOW POINTS, FOR SHORT BARRELS. THAT'S STILL QUITE A BIT OF FIREPOWER, IMHO......
SOOO, AT ONE TIME, I WAS A SINGLE STACK, BOTTOM FEEDER. NOW I CARRY WHEEL GUNS, BUT MY CHOICE OF A 7 SHOT, WAS NOT REFLECTED IN THE OPTIONS. IN VIETNAM, I LEARNED THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HAVING TOO MUCH AMMO---ITS AKIN TO HAVING TOO MUCH MONEY......
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'Nam 1968-69.DAV,VFW,NRA Inst.
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