Wow Steve, you're ready to go fight them nasty Taliban, bad shoulder and all eh? U da' man!
If Barry ever asks me to go on any secret mission, I'd tell him I'll go if he goes..."Don't worry Mr. P, I've got your back, dude".
I just don't want him carrying any hand grenades though...he can barely throw a baseball all the way to home plate.
Haha. I got a good laugh out of that. The handgrenade part is classic.
Steve, your choice of weapons and calibers might change if you read all the internal reports on officer involved shootings with Glock 19. Fewer and fewer departments are using them. I do not know of any department that is going to the 9mm these days and am fairly sure many of those currently using them will be changing to other calibers.
One local area dept has been using the same guns since 1984 and all the officers wanted a change of caliber. Next year they get their new guns and they will be in .40cal. No more deflected bullets when hitting windshields. No more failure to penetrate car door panels. No more multiple hits being required to stop aggression. Yet the fact that there was little problem with the Glock 19 by the dept in 26 years speaks well for the gun.
I feel comfortable with the 9mm. I know it's limitations though. I've done almost all of my training on .40 - but I don't know that I'll buy another .40. It's not a bad cartridge by any means, I've just came to the conclusion that for me personaly - go 9mm or go .45acp.
Given the very fictional situation I listed - I would probably have more discretion at ammo choice.... and it wouldn't be ball. I would probably have something of rifle caliber in my hands too... which overwhelms any handgun caliber.
I recently heard that Delta is using 9mm Glocks, but good luck proving that. I know the Sig M11 is pretty popular with many Spec Ops teams and the M11 or G19 seems to be the unanimous choices for "Contractors". The 1911 is still going strong also.
.45 makes a hell of a sidekick, but we are starting to see our biggest enemy isn't the Taliban or IEDs... its sand. That's where the Glock would shine.
As a CCW, I probably will never have the legal right to shoot through glass or car doors - but I very well may end up in law enforcement soon. I've given it a lot of thought of what caliber I would wish to be issued. From a ballistic standpoint, there's a good case for all of them.
I'd suggest you do some reading of the authors like Massad Ayoob, Jeff Cooper, Rex Applegate, and Charles Karwin, and get some training. It's not about the gun so much as it's the individual! Find something you like, shoot the heck out of it to make sure it's reliable, then get some training on when,& how.
Best Dale
Probably the most important point - training. Shot placement with effecient speed is key. I would rather take on any street thug with a .45acp than Larry Vickers with a .22lr.
For those with an interest in the development and popularity in the cartridges of .45acp, .40sw and 10mm - I would also second the notion to read up on Jeff Cooper.
Thank you for your service Dale. If you are ever interested in providing some feedback on your gear - what works and what didn't - for my company, I'd be all ears. Nothing crazy to break any sort of opsec.
Great posts on here. I really like this forum.
Steve
