Originally Posted by samnavy (Post 885013)

The "what's the smallest round you would carry" question is more common than "Ford or Chevy".

We all know bottom line is shot placement. Yup, you can take a couple .45's to the chest and walk away fine... or a .25 to the leg and bleed out your femoral in a few minutes.

A guy who takes 3x .357's the chest and still swings a bat at you means you get to shoot him at least 2 more times. It's also falls into the category of "if I'm going to plan for scenarios this far off the curve, I should consider never leaving my bed again."

When you do all the homework on Caliber/Capacity/Brand/Type/Ammo/CarryMethod/Penetration/Expansion/Placement/etc... what you come down to is simply playing the odds.

The odds are if you ever have to draw and fire, it will be against a single perp. If you want to play the odds even further, it will be in low'ish light, he will have a weapon of some kind, and it will be at extremely close (if not point-blank) range.

The next variable is simply what you're willing to put up with carrying. If your ideal carry weapon is small, then a 5-shot .357 snub with a grip-laser is the ultimate CCW.

If you want more ammo, then a single-stack 9mm.
If you can go with a larger gun, then a Glock 30.
If you can go larger, then a Glock 23.

This is open for debate, but the odds are that if you ever have to fire, it will be against one dude, at night, he won't be carrying a gun, he will be within arms reach, and you will fire one, maybe 2 shots. A .357 snub with a Crimson Trace grip can't be beat if you play the odds.

Originally Posted by GeneSplicer (Post 886490)

kicking back, trying to pop a couple coons with my supressed GSG-5, freaking thing is super quiet with sub .22lr... and this in a populated neighborhood, lucky I got woods in my back yard.

Waiting for dead coon pics

Originally Posted by mx5autoxer (Post 886440)

There's nothing wrong with my Kahr, but its hard to hit anything with it. You have to use a lot of KY windage because the sights are not adjustable. I have a Don Hume ITWB holster I wear at 12 o'clock. I either put it between the passenger seat and tunnel or, more often, clip it in the little pouch thing on the driver door since I'm a lefty.

Actually I lied. There is something wrong with my Kahr. I went to the range today and I suspect the firing pin is getting weak. I had a couple primers get hit and not go off the first time with two different brands. That's never happened until the last two times at the range (both within the last month).

Originally Posted by GeneSplicer (Post 886490)

kicking back, trying to pop a couple coons with my supressed GSG-5, freaking thing is super quiet with sub .22lr... and this in a populated neighborhood, lucky I got woods in my back yard.

Waiting for dead coon pics

Originally Posted by Splitime (Post 886613)

Note to self. Either plan a budget or don't tally up after building a new toy.

This new rifle better be awesome...

Originally Posted by pusha (Post 886540)

here is the German army buckle I have:

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1339047485

it's not as cool as a gun buckle but this one was brought back from my grandfather. it was the only "souvenir" he took from anyone and never would say why.

Originally Posted by Splitime (Post 886613)

Note to self. Either plan a budget or don't tally up after building a new toy.

This new rifle better be awesome...

Originally Posted by elesjuan (Post 886505)

Can't remember if I've asked your opinion on that GSG yet... How do you like it? Did you cut down the barrel ditching the fake can and thread it?

Originally Posted by GeneSplicer (Post 887136)

I did cut the barrel and then Form 1 a can for it - I actually used the fake supressor body. It doesn't want lock back the hammer now some times (or something) - probably b/c of the shorten barrel not giving enough backpressure to cycle the action. It will load another round, but when the hammer falls it feels and sounds like more of one of those spring suction-cup pisols - with no indent on the rim of the case. Just haven't had time to look into it, been cycling by hand.

Before can, it worked ok with the right ammo - it was ammo picky.

Originally Posted by pusha (Post 887137)

I really wish someone would start making affordable 9mm MP5 copies.