Apocalypse 31 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hot damn? 3 Times!? Thats crazy, brother. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I carry a .45 as my duty weapon. 9mm is no good for a close up gunfight or when confronting a suspect with a knife at 10 feet. .40 is better, but .45 is the way to go. So many articles have been written in the Marine Corps Gazette about going back to a .45 and the Corps has been making its own .45 MEU SOC pistol for decades. But I guess it all boils down to cost and that NATO straphanger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse 31 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hot damn? 3 Times!? Thats crazy, brother. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I carry a .45 as my duty weapon. 9mm is no good for a close up gunfight or when confronting a suspect with a knife at 10 feet. .40 is better, but .45 is the way to go. So many articles have been written in the Marine Corps Gazette about going back to a .45 and the Corps has been making its own .45 MEU SOC pistol for decades. But I guess it all boils down to cost and that NATO straphanger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse 31 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hot damn? 3 Times!? Thats crazy, brother. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I carry a .45 as my duty weapon. 9mm is no good for a close up gunfight or when confronting a suspect with a knife at 10 feet. .40 is better, but .45 is the way to go. So many articles have been written in the Marine Corps Gazette about going back to a .45 and the Corps has been making its own .45 MEU SOC pistol for decades. But I guess it all boils down to cost and that NATO straphanger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Originally posted by LT Mike: Hot damn? 3 Times!? Thats crazy, brother. Nope, just twice. Maybe a third time...someday. But Marine combat tours are only 7 months in country, not 12+. So its not like I spent 2 years in Iraq. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Originally posted by LT Mike: Hot damn? 3 Times!? Thats crazy, brother. Nope, just twice. Maybe a third time...someday. But Marine combat tours are only 7 months in country, not 12+. So its not like I spent 2 years in Iraq. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Originally posted by LT Mike: Hot damn? 3 Times!? Thats crazy, brother. Nope, just twice. Maybe a third time...someday. But Marine combat tours are only 7 months in country, not 12+. So its not like I spent 2 years in Iraq. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse 31 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Oh Ok! I have a buddy who's done two tours, and have met guys who've done three. Thats just absurd. Really wish the Army would transform to 7 month deployments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse 31 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Oh Ok! I have a buddy who's done two tours, and have met guys who've done three. Thats just absurd. Really wish the Army would transform to 7 month deployments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse 31 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Oh Ok! I have a buddy who's done two tours, and have met guys who've done three. Thats just absurd. Really wish the Army would transform to 7 month deployments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argie Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Imperial Grunt, you have a misquotation in your signature. Don't worry, lot of people thinks it is true that Orwell wrote that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argie Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Imperial Grunt, you have a misquotation in your signature. Don't worry, lot of people thinks it is true that Orwell wrote that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argie Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Imperial Grunt, you have a misquotation in your signature. Don't worry, lot of people thinks it is true that Orwell wrote that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixxkiller Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Only pistol I need is my sig p226-9 with a .40 S&W load. The M9 is a piece of crap... Whoever made the decision to replace the 45 should be shot. I think they did it in like 1991 or something. Hate that POS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixxkiller Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Only pistol I need is my sig p226-9 with a .40 S&W load. The M9 is a piece of crap... Whoever made the decision to replace the 45 should be shot. I think they did it in like 1991 or something. Hate that POS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixxkiller Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Only pistol I need is my sig p226-9 with a .40 S&W load. The M9 is a piece of crap... Whoever made the decision to replace the 45 should be shot. I think they did it in like 1991 or something. Hate that POS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I have a Beretta 96, which is the same as the Beretta 92 (the civilian version of the M9) except .40 S&W. I'm more likely to use it against a bear or a rutting bull moose (you do NOT want to tangle with them when they are in heat) and I've heard stories of 9mm just not being enough. Yet I don't like the weight and feel of .45cal pistols. So, I went for the compromise. Since I don't have to worry about finding ammo for it out on the battlefield, it was a choice without consequences Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I have a Beretta 96, which is the same as the Beretta 92 (the civilian version of the M9) except .40 S&W. I'm more likely to use it against a bear or a rutting bull moose (you do NOT want to tangle with them when they are in heat) and I've heard stories of 9mm just not being enough. Yet I don't like the weight and feel of .45cal pistols. So, I went for the compromise. Since I don't have to worry about finding ammo for it out on the battlefield, it was a choice without consequences Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I have a Beretta 96, which is the same as the Beretta 92 (the civilian version of the M9) except .40 S&W. I'm more likely to use it against a bear or a rutting bull moose (you do NOT want to tangle with them when they are in heat) and I've heard stories of 9mm just not being enough. Yet I don't like the weight and feel of .45cal pistols. So, I went for the compromise. Since I don't have to worry about finding ammo for it out on the battlefield, it was a choice without consequences Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Steve, shooting a bull moose or a bear with a .40 will only piss them off more, and in the case of the bear, will guarantee that it will eat you. Get a good ole .357 or .44 magnum. Works lot better against your primary threat. They also work well against uninvited guests. But for that, I would recommend a Remington 870 .12 gauge. Just cycling the bolt when you pump a shell into the chamber will settle 95% of any possible violent encounters you might have in the defense of your family. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Steve, shooting a bull moose or a bear with a .40 will only piss them off more, and in the case of the bear, will guarantee that it will eat you. Get a good ole .357 or .44 magnum. Works lot better against your primary threat. They also work well against uninvited guests. But for that, I would recommend a Remington 870 .12 gauge. Just cycling the bolt when you pump a shell into the chamber will settle 95% of any possible violent encounters you might have in the defense of your family. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Steve, shooting a bull moose or a bear with a .40 will only piss them off more, and in the case of the bear, will guarantee that it will eat you. Get a good ole .357 or .44 magnum. Works lot better against your primary threat. They also work well against uninvited guests. But for that, I would recommend a Remington 870 .12 gauge. Just cycling the bolt when you pump a shell into the chamber will settle 95% of any possible violent encounters you might have in the defense of your family. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Grunt Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Originally posted by Ariel: Imperial Grunt, you have a misquotation in your signature. Don't worry, lot of people thinks it is true that Orwell wrote that. ****, I just got corrected by the little mermaid! The internet can't be wrong, right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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