how many guys carry a spare magazine or a speed loader with extra ammo?
now obviously your choice of weapon will have some effect on this as a 5 -6 shot revolver has a good deal less shots than a auto with a 15-18 shot magazine, but it comes down to how much ammo do you feel comfortable carrying with you, and how do you think you'll be forced to respond to a threat where your lifes on the line!
and the potential threat levels, you might be expected to face?.
obviously only hits on any opponent count, so only an idiot blazes away at random, wasting ammo, and potentially hitting un-intended targets..
any sane person would tend to avoid any confrontation that required firing a firearm to get out of, if they knew in advance that was going to occur, and few people would select a hand gun, as their primary defensive weapon, if they knew they would be forced to fight for there lives,and had time to grab something more effective like a shotgun or assault rifle, and body armor.
but carrying concealed has limitations so how much fire power or ammo do you feel comfortable with?
what caliber? and do you feel confident that what you carry is sufficient?
BTW just a bit of info, the FBI says that most self defense shooting involve less than 5 shots fired, obviously that's an average so its not saying you won,t occasionally need more,in a confrontation, but most people that carry don,t EVER get into shoot outs , so if you carry only a loaded 357 mag revolver or a glock with a 15 shot mag, and several spare mags, its not statistically going to make a great deal of difference, especially if you can hit your target, if circumstances force you to fight, if most gunfights end in less than 5 shots.
Ive always carried a spare magazine, and my S&W 10mm carries 10 shot capacity, my GLOCK 10mm carries a 15 shot capacity but I carry a 10mm because I feel its got a one good center mass hit, 1 shot stop capability, but that being said Id think one of the most helpless feelings imaginable has got to be,your having fired your last cartridge in a life and death gunfight, and you still have not stopped the threat
Ive found that ammo makes a huge difference in a glock 20 accuracy
Ive also found the better aftermarket 6" barrels DO aid accuracy, and BLUE DOT powder and a 180 grain seem to be a sweet combo in my pistol
IF YOU CARY THIS MIGHT INTEREST YOU
http://ccwsafe.com/
http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=942
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/197373 ... box-of-100
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now obviously your choice of weapon will have some effect on this as a 5 -6 shot revolver has a good deal less shots than a auto with a 15-18 shot magazine, but it comes down to how much ammo do you feel comfortable carrying with you, and how do you think you'll be forced to respond to a threat where your lifes on the line!
and the potential threat levels, you might be expected to face?.
obviously only hits on any opponent count, so only an idiot blazes away at random, wasting ammo, and potentially hitting un-intended targets..
any sane person would tend to avoid any confrontation that required firing a firearm to get out of, if they knew in advance that was going to occur, and few people would select a hand gun, as their primary defensive weapon, if they knew they would be forced to fight for there lives,and had time to grab something more effective like a shotgun or assault rifle, and body armor.
but carrying concealed has limitations so how much fire power or ammo do you feel comfortable with?
what caliber? and do you feel confident that what you carry is sufficient?
BTW just a bit of info, the FBI says that most self defense shooting involve less than 5 shots fired, obviously that's an average so its not saying you won,t occasionally need more,in a confrontation, but most people that carry don,t EVER get into shoot outs , so if you carry only a loaded 357 mag revolver or a glock with a 15 shot mag, and several spare mags, its not statistically going to make a great deal of difference, especially if you can hit your target, if circumstances force you to fight, if most gunfights end in less than 5 shots.
Ive always carried a spare magazine, and my S&W 10mm carries 10 shot capacity, my GLOCK 10mm carries a 15 shot capacity but I carry a 10mm because I feel its got a one good center mass hit, 1 shot stop capability, but that being said Id think one of the most helpless feelings imaginable has got to be,your having fired your last cartridge in a life and death gunfight, and you still have not stopped the threat
Ive found that ammo makes a huge difference in a glock 20 accuracy
Ive also found the better aftermarket 6" barrels DO aid accuracy, and BLUE DOT powder and a 180 grain seem to be a sweet combo in my pistol
IF YOU CARY THIS MIGHT INTEREST YOU
http://ccwsafe.com/
http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=942
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/197373 ... box-of-100
viewtopic.php?f=91&t=1128
