Jerry's Top Smith And Wesson Handgun Picks For Personal Defense
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most of us can,t shoot nearly as well, or practice nearly as often as JERRY,
and while his skill is impressive, if your or my life hangs in the balance ,and is dependent mostly on my ability to stop an aggressive assailant under unpredictable conditions ,
with the pistol I carry, I just can't see my self voluntarily selecting a pocket pistol, with barely visible sights, and of less than adequate power , and potential accuracy too get the job done.
9mm and 38 spc are adequate, in skilled hands, but your at a significant disadvantage if the weapons sights and magazine capacity, are not fully up to the job at hand.
S&W makes some really nice 9mm pistols and 357 mag/38 spc revolvers, but personally given the option I want a 4"-5"barrel and a full size handgun
and gladly accept the larger size and more difficulty in ease of concealment.
Id be happier with a CZ75
https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/products2.cfm/ID/48884
or a 4" 357 mag
and while his skill is impressive, if your or my life hangs in the balance ,and is dependent mostly on my ability to stop an aggressive assailant under unpredictable conditions ,
with the pistol I carry, I just can't see my self voluntarily selecting a pocket pistol, with barely visible sights, and of less than adequate power , and potential accuracy too get the job done.
9mm and 38 spc are adequate, in skilled hands, but your at a significant disadvantage if the weapons sights and magazine capacity, are not fully up to the job at hand.
S&W makes some really nice 9mm pistols and 357 mag/38 spc revolvers, but personally given the option I want a 4"-5"barrel and a full size handgun
and gladly accept the larger size and more difficulty in ease of concealment.
Id be happier with a CZ75
https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/products2.cfm/ID/48884
or a 4" 357 mag
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The CZ 75 is the second best pistol in 9mm you can buy but it only comes in 9mm to my knowledge the best pistol is the Sig 226 it comes in 9mm and 40 S&W both pistols are good guns with the slight advantage to the Sig 226 both have decockers that I like over a safety this is only my opinion and there are lots of good handguns out there and any gun is better than none at all
you generally select a tool to effectively and efficiently complete a job with the least effort, or chance of screwing up the job at hand,
example if your intent was to drive a rail road spike a tack hammer might be easy to swing and carry ,to the job in your belt loop,
but about useless for the intended purpose at hand,
and you certainly would not select a 16 lb sledge to seat tacks in leather upholstery trim
in a similar manor you would generally avoid selecting a handgun cartridge or type of pistol or revolver, for defensive use,
that was unlikely to be able to rapidly and effectively stop an attacker with a single, or at least two center mass hits,
even if its easy to carry in a vest pocket,
and you would not need something like a 44 mag or 500 AE ,
as you would very likely have projectiles pass through the attacker ,
and the wall behind him to potentially injure others, and its unlikely to be easily carried or concealed.
you logically balance options and find a reasonable compromise
thats why cartridges like a 9mm, 38 spc and 38 super, 357 mag 45 acp, 40 S&W and 10MM,
have been used for decades with good results,
they provide a decent level of power in a reasonably sized handgun.
example if your intent was to drive a rail road spike a tack hammer might be easy to swing and carry ,to the job in your belt loop,
but about useless for the intended purpose at hand,
and you certainly would not select a 16 lb sledge to seat tacks in leather upholstery trim
in a similar manor you would generally avoid selecting a handgun cartridge or type of pistol or revolver, for defensive use,
that was unlikely to be able to rapidly and effectively stop an attacker with a single, or at least two center mass hits,
even if its easy to carry in a vest pocket,
and you would not need something like a 44 mag or 500 AE ,
as you would very likely have projectiles pass through the attacker ,
and the wall behind him to potentially injure others, and its unlikely to be easily carried or concealed.
you logically balance options and find a reasonable compromise
thats why cartridges like a 9mm, 38 spc and 38 super, 357 mag 45 acp, 40 S&W and 10MM,
have been used for decades with good results,
they provide a decent level of power in a reasonably sized handgun.
B&R Racing
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Really the way things are going National and Worldwide Everyone should be Armed walking around with AR15S.
They say the 22LR Kills more in Chicago than any other Calibur size.
Chicago is still the Murder Capital of the World #1.
It has been since the 1968 Chicago Race Riots.
They say the 22LR Kills more in Chicago than any other Calibur size.
Chicago is still the Murder Capital of the World #1.
It has been since the 1968 Chicago Race Riots.
B&R Racing
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9mm conceals so nice.
I was in a South Chicago burb none noticed my S&W today
I was in a South Chicago burb none noticed my S&W today
I really like the 10mm and if I went somewhere knowing something bad was going to happen I would no doubt have a 10mm but I carry every minute of every day and my Sig 365 is the best gun that I've found that I can do that with I also carry at work so I can't have a big bulky gun but if I'm going for a bike ride my options are open to carry whatever I want I've carried 9mm, 40 S&W, 45ACP, 357 mag, and 10mm I have owned 2 380 caliber pistols a Sig and an S&W and they weren't worth the energy it took to throw them away there are other guns I own and wont carry a couple 357s a 44 mag and a 50AE but if I wanted to shoot someone and the 5 people behind them then I would carry them
B&R Racing
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Nice. I plan on carrying at work too