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    M1 Garand Military Training Film

    The M1 Garand Rifle (1942) - YouTube
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    Heck no, they just have to buy their shoes like everyone else. :D
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    Fat Old Guy, I keep coming back to this idea that guns are just part of the job of being a police officer. And like most of us who work, the last thing we want is our jobs to encroach on our free time. Unless a police officer has an extreme passion for firearms, to go the range in his off time...
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    Yes, the police have a tough job, no doubt about it, and after reading your post I think I was amiss by saying that they just work for a paycheck. There are, afterall, easier ways to earn a paycheck. And yes it easy to armchair quarterback but we could never know what it was like to be in that...
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    I've been thinking about this too, trying to come up with a theory. The training idea is a compelling argument, but how come among equally trained athletes, on a football field for example, some players perform better than others, or certain players seem to rise to the occasion when the game is...
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    Wow, great deal on the Mossberg, congrats! Here's the 590 at 200 yards with 2 3/4" slugs: Shotgun Slugs at 200 Yards - YouTube
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    Not really, the Big 3 all offer V8 engines. :D
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    There's a 10 round mag limit in Massachusetts too. Along with the 10 round limit, you presented some compelling evidence for going with the bigger caliber. An M&P40 is on my short list so I'd be interested in hearing your observations. My first purchase is going to be a Remington 870. Is...
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    So which caliber would? :D I wanna be prepared. :D
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    Absolutely StatesRightist, training is a requirement for a license; in fact, it's the first step I need to take. If the connect rate is less than 50% is it possible that it's not so much a training deficiency but maybe how a person reacts under pressure and stress? I could imagine that someone...
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    The way I look at it is that I've gone through my entire life unarmed and I'm still alive to talk about it, and I've been in some tough neighborhoods/ situations as well. It seems to me that just having a weapon on my person and being able to adequately operate it would be all gravy to me. Maybe...
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    Okay, this raises another question I have. When I was a kid I used to shoot BB guns and .22s and I was always a good shot, better than anyone I ever shot with. I also seemed to have a knack for estimating how high to aim to compensate for gravity. I remember knocking a small bird off a power...
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    I'm so glad I posted. I went from skeptical about the .40S&W to 100% sure which caliber I want to concentrate on; the .40S&W of course. I've taken to heart the greater importance of putting the bullets where you want them so I want to become an absolute ace marksman with the .40S&W. This post...
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    Probably not when the bullets are flying, but as a general rule, yes. :D
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    Why all the 40 caliber bashing?

    I have heard the 9mm called the NATO round. I'm pretty much resigned to the sad reality that my second amendment constitutional rights aren't enough to secure a license to carry concealed in my city. And the powers that be would rather have out-of-control crime, like in my city, than to, god...
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