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Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:05 pm
by bigred90gt
03Lightningrocks wrote:
zero4o3 wrote:
zero4o3 wrote:your best chance of survival in my mind, would be with the gun the shooter is MOST accurate with.
I assume you meant most so I changed it to keep others from getting confused.
I could be mistaken, but I believe he was referring to which round YOU would rather be shot with, in which case, which ever the shooter is least accurate with is a valid answer.

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:10 pm
by zero4o3
bigred90gt wrote:
03Lightningrocks wrote:
zero4o3 wrote:
zero4o3 wrote:your best chance of survival in my mind, would be with the gun the shooter is MOST accurate with.
I assume you meant most so I changed it to keep others from getting confused.
I could be mistaken, but I believe he was referring to which round YOU would rather be shot with, in which case, which ever the shooter is least accurate with is a valid answer.
That it was I was goign for, in my mind some one who aims for and hits a vital area with anything .380 or larger is most likely going to kill you

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:07 pm
by Excaliber
zero4o3 wrote:
bigred90gt wrote:
03Lightningrocks wrote:
zero4o3 wrote:
zero4o3 wrote:your best chance of survival in my mind, would be with the gun the shooter is MOST accurate with.
I assume you meant most so I changed it to keep others from getting confused.
I could be mistaken, but I believe he was referring to which round YOU would rather be shot with, in which case, which ever the shooter is least accurate with is a valid answer.
That it was I was goign for, in my mind some one who aims for and hits a vital area with anything .380 or larger is most likely going to kill you
It's true that a solid hit with a .380 or larger round in a vital area will likely result in an end to the threat.
How quickly or slowly that happens will make or break the defender's day.

There's a significant difference between "pretty quick" and "eventually" in that result. The size and power of the round has a pretty big influence on the time it takes to achieve useful effect when the shootee really wants to keep doing what he was doing that made it necessary to shoot him.

When it comes to bullets, little and light doesn't do the same job as big and heavy.

Remember that whatever you choose will be all you have to work with in a moment of need.

Choose carefully.

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:15 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Excaliber wrote:When it comes to bullets, little and light doesn't do the same job as big and heavy.
I would only amend that to say "when it comes to handgun bullets..." because I sure as heck wouldn't want to get shot by someone wielding an AR15.

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:16 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
zero4o3 wrote:
bigred90gt wrote:
03Lightningrocks wrote:
zero4o3 wrote:
zero4o3 wrote:your best chance of survival in my mind, would be with the gun the shooter is MOST accurate with.
I assume you meant most so I changed it to keep others from getting confused.
I could be mistaken, but I believe he was referring to which round YOU would rather be shot with, in which case, which ever the shooter is least accurate with is a valid answer.
That it was I was goign for, in my mind some one who aims for and hits a vital area with anything .380 or larger is most likely going to kill you

LOL... I get it now. So who's on first? :biggrinjester:

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:07 pm
by Oldgringo
The Annoyed Man wrote:
Excaliber wrote:When it comes to bullets, little and light doesn't do the same job as big and heavy.
I would only amend that to say "when it comes to handgun bullets..." because I sure as heck wouldn't want to get shot by someone wielding an AR15.
Given your 'druthers', what would you 'druther' get shot with? :smilelol5:

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:12 pm
by Pawpaw
Oldgringo wrote:
The Annoyed Man wrote:
Excaliber wrote:When it comes to bullets, little and light doesn't do the same job as big and heavy.
I would only amend that to say "when it comes to handgun bullets..." because I sure as heck wouldn't want to get shot by someone wielding an AR15.
Given your 'druthers', what would you 'druther' get shot with? :smilelol5:
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Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:57 pm
by Texas_Tactical
Reeses peanut butter cup gun?

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:10 pm
by Capt Jeff
Just my $.02. I carried a PPK/S for many years before I got my CW9. I'm a fairly small-framed guy, and it was no sweat to conceal. Rarely felt as if I wasn't carrying "enough" gun. Mostly, some gun is better than no gun.

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:28 pm
by J.R.@A&M
bugsbunny45 wrote:I was just on another site and they state they would delete any discussions that promote a Mouse gun or 380 as a CCW choice.
That makes as much sense to me as a car repair website deleting any discussions involving metric wrenches.

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:38 pm
by fulano
J.R.@A&M wrote:
bugsbunny45 wrote:I was just on another site and they state they would delete any discussions that promote a Mouse gun or 380 as a CCW choice.
That makes as much sense to me as a car repair website deleting any discussions involving metric wrenches.
:iagree:

Took my old VW bug to a local garage once for an easy repair and when I got it back I noticed the heads of several bolts were rounded off.

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:23 pm
by flechero
IMO, the only ccw that should be discouraged, is the one that you won't carry.... big or small.

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:51 pm
by Texas_Tactical
can someone PM me the names of these websites? Just want see it for myself

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:50 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
Texas_Tactical wrote:can someone PM me the names of these websites? Just want see it for myself
I wouldn't mind knowing the web sight names. Maybe post em up?

Re: Should the 380 be discouraged as a CCW ?

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:48 am
by Texas_Tactical
Thanks to the ones that sent me it.

I don't see a problem with it. this is not a bashing thread.