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XD45X2 · 09-08-2007, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LUVMYSIGP225

Smokey and the Bandit? Maybe?

yep, that was it

MikeinAZ · 09-08-2007, 05:23 PM

Oh yeah, lol.
That scene has always stood out in my memory for some reason.

"There is no way that you can be the seed from my loins."

beitzel15 · 09-08-2007, 05:31 PM

Not sure, size doesnt matter to me in the Self Defense field, well I dont want a .22..

I'd feel safe carrying a .380..... My 9 is good too, a hollow point will lay someone down if it comes out a .45 or a 9mm or a 40 or a .357 and in some cases, a .22

I want a 12 gauge hand gun. :]

aphexafx · 09-08-2007, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by beitzel15

... I want a 12 gauge hand gun. :]

(http://www.defensereview.com/modules...rticle&sid=686)

whitenoise · 09-08-2007, 05:43 PM

^do they have an IWB holster for that

sloopy70 · 09-08-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmyGuy45

i would rather have an ill placed 45 than a placed 9mm...

So you'd rather hit the Bad Guy in the arm with a .45 than in the forhead with a 9mm??

aphexafx · 09-08-2007, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sloopy70

So you'd rather hit the Bad Guy in the arm with a .45 than in the forhead with a 9mm??

Yeah...I was wondering about that. I think that's taking the "creative saying" bit a little too far.

But have at it.

GlockConvert · 09-08-2007, 09:24 PM

I carry a 45. But seriously folks its a handgun. If you are assuming that you are going to get "knock down" power, or that there is going to be a single shot and a ball of destruction is going to roll forth from your barrel and slay your opponent, you are, with all due respect, drinking the coolaid of the gun rags and are living in ballistic lala land.

I may be super sensitive to this issue but I have had cops, military and citizen students that fire twice at a target and then stop and look at their handiwork. This while the target is still up. The "one shot stop" myth of the 45 is dangerous in the extreme and literally affects the way people shoot, train, and fight.

Carry a 45, a 40, a 357 sig or a 9 - whatever. Just shoot em to the ground.

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XD45inAZ · 09-08-2007, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmyGuy45

i would rather have an ill placed 45 than a placed 9mm...

+100000

One .45 placed anywhere on the human body will stop a bad guy in his tracks. Two will make it permanent.

robinsre · 09-08-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by XD45inAZ

+100000

One .45 placed anywhere on the human body will stop a bad guy in his tracks. Two will make it permanent.

Really, because if I had to choose I'd much rather be shot in the arm with a .45 than COM with a 9mm.

Saying that a flesh wound in the leg from a .45 has more stopping power than a sucking chest wound from a 9mm is an inconsistency IMHO.

09-08-2007, 05:43 PM	#25
whitenoise XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 49	^do they have an IWB holster for that __________________ Remington 870 - HD work in progress XD45 Compact or XD(M) - coming soon http://concealedcampus.org/index.htm When firearms go, all goes. We need them every hour. George Washington

09-08-2007, 09:24 PM	#28
GlockConvert XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: PAC NW Posts: 423	I carry a 45. But seriously folks its a handgun. If you are assuming that you are going to get "knock down" power, or that there is going to be a single shot and a ball of destruction is going to roll forth from your barrel and slay your opponent, you are, with all due respect, drinking the coolaid of the gun rags and are living in ballistic lala land. I may be super sensitive to this issue but I have had cops, military and citizen students that fire twice at a target and then stop and look at their handiwork. This while the target is still up. The "one shot stop" myth of the 45 is dangerous in the extreme and literally affects the way people shoot, train, and fight. Carry a 45, a 40, a 357 sig or a 9 - whatever. Just shoot em to the ground. D __________________ Damien in Seattle I don't list my guns - I know glocks, FALs, and AKs but I'm not sure my ability to fill a gunsafe with guns make me an expert on anything. All that you can depend on from a 45 is that it will drill a .45 - .70 inch hole about 14 inches into someone. There will not be "energy dump", people will not fly backwards, and they will not necessarily fall as if they have been struck by lighting.

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09-08-2007, 05:23 PM	#22
MikeinAZ XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 119	Oh yeah, lol. That scene has always stood out in my memory for some reason. "There is no way that you can be the seed from my loins."

09-08-2007, 05:31 PM	#23
beitzel15 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,857	Not sure, size doesnt matter to me in the Self Defense field, well I dont want a .22.. I'd feel safe carrying a .380..... My 9 is good too, a hollow point will lay someone down if it comes out a .45 or a 9mm or a 40 or a .357 and in some cases, a .22 I want a 12 gauge hand gun. :]