Overblown handgun arguments...

[everready73]

"You should stick to one platform/type of gun for carry/HD"

I like variety and carry a czP07, 1911, ruger lcp2, etc..I laso have 92s, revolvers, etc Just because one is striker and the other is SA/DA doesnt mean i will get killed in the streets. I practice and comfortable using both. it doesnt take long to get used to different controls etc.

[1168]

“Xx caliber (usually .380 or 9mm) has zero recoil.”

Yo, someone call Newton, quick.

[ViniVidivici]

"The guy at the gun shop said...."

Indeed, 2/3 of the crap I've heard come across gun store counters is just that.

[26 Inf]

Let's talk about the overblown arguments people make to support their choice of handgun. No need to argue, this is all in good fun/

Actually semi-legit lecture that does make sense:

Those pistols were designed in the era of operator machined, hand-fitted parts. As a result very few parts are plug and play, you need to have files, stones, and skill to fit them. On the other hand, modern pistols are plug and play.......

Others:

It has double-strike capability. And, yet, the time you waste double-striking a dead primer in a gunfight, could have been spent tapping and racking; if it's not a gunfight, does it really matter?

It's made by veterans. Myself, I'd just hire veterans and not get on the soapbox, but then again, I'm pretty devout, and tend to look askance at businesses that use religion in advertising (unless they are Christian/other religion bookstores)

[AndyLate]

Magazine capacity arguments involving just a few rounds. I really don't think a Glock 17 holding two more rounds than a Glock 19 (for example) is significant or should be considered when choosing a handgun.
Capacity debates between say, a Sig p228 and a p225 with 60% lower capacity is different.

Andy

[BrigandTwoFour]

Is "Stopping Power" still a thing people argue over?

[Ned Christiansen]

A matter of degree maybe:

.454 Casull vs .22 short.... pretty sure there's a dif on the receiving end :-)
.44 Mag vs/ .22 LR .... as above but perhaps a little less.....
.41 Mag vs/ .22 Magnum..... a little less......
.357 Mag vs .32 Auto.... less, etc etc.
.38 vs .380......


On down to, of course, 9mm vs/.45. Lots of disparity in specs like diameter, weight, velocity, but less so it seems, in more recent studies, of actual results.

[RKB Armory]

If you shoot someone with that, you'll just make them mad.

[Ned Christiansen]

The other night a large bear (or two) got into our coolers. I had a 9 and a 12 gage with slugs. Hmmm....

[gaijin]

: )

You had complete confidence in your ability with a handgun, so you set the 12 ga. down.