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What are your thoughts?
I have yet to be attacked by a block of ballistic gelatin but.........
Absolutely.
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Depends on who u talk to.
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Yes without a doubt.
Never felt undergunned while carrying one
"A first rate man with a third rate gun is far better than the other way around". The gun is a tool, you are the craftsman that makes it work. There are those who say "if I had to do it, I could" yet they never go out and train to do it. (WETSU)
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Depends,am I trying to stop a Ford Pinto,or an F250
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
Sure it does...
keep shooting until the threat ceases and your "stopping power" will be 100%.
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I'm that matter a .380 shall be just as good seeing the ballistics test comparing the two
I have yet to be attacked by a block of ballistic gelatin but.........
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Seriously, 9mm was enough for Tupac and Biggie.
Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
Richard M Nixon
Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.”
Jeff Cooper
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not worried here about "one shot stops"....just worried about shooting "til the threat stops". Carry heavy bullets for best penetration, and you should be good to go.
Kimbers are the guns you show your friends....Glocks are the ones you show your enemies.
keep shooting until the threat ceases and your "stopping power" will be 100%
This. Ballistic charts are a reference tool. I have seen men drop dead from a .22 and walk to the ambulance after being hit with a load of buckshot. It all depends on shot placement and their own will to live.
I can tell you 9mm FMJ ball ammo will kill a man deader than a door nail when delivered in the right place or in enough volume, are there better options? Hell yes. Does it work the way it is supposed to yep. Like I said I have never felt undergunned when carrying one. My Glock 19 is sitting beside me now as I type and I feel just fine.
"A first rate man with a third rate gun is far better than the other way around". The gun is a tool, you are the craftsman that makes it work. There are those who say "if I had to do it, I could" yet they never go out and train to do it. (WETSU)
I don't know if it true or not, but a .22 can be just a powerful in the right gun...
In a direct answer to the OP..."Why of course!"
"That I cannot do."
"Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks."
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As it turns out, getting shot with any bullet hurts like' the dickens. Personally, I wouldn't hesitate to carry 9mm 147gr and feel completely confident.
“Monsters are real and so are ghosts. They live inside of us, and sometimes they win.”
~ Stephen King
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here we go.......
of course it does, however, there are better options and there are worse options. search for other threads. There is one called "The Official 9mm vs. .40 Debate" from like 3 months back. I think every member replied about 20 times a piece in that one.Lots of good stuff in it.
”A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them..."
-George Washington
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