On 9/29/09 10:44 PM, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:13:58 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Sep 29, 5:58 pm, H the wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frMqj..._embedded#t=53

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LOL! That vid cracks me up!

flashlights? laser sights in smoke/fog?

Those maroons wouldn't know what hit them.

Nothing like having lights say "HEAR I AM! WHACK ME!"

besides. unlike the paper targets, I really dont' know of anyone, who
would stick their head out around a corner for a good 2-3 seconds
while the "good guys" took stance-aim -fire.

but it looks cool in a gun ad.

dolts!

Nice weapon, but behind the times. A lot of American police agencies
are replacing their 9mm weapons with the Glock 45 and the mini-45 as a
backup weapon.

And for stopping power, nothing beats the .357 Mag revolver I have.
The only problem is the six shots. :) Hey, that's why they make
speed loaders. :)



Well, there may be some PDs going for GLOCK pistols in .45 ACP or
..45GAP, but I doubt there are many of them. GLOCKs are fine pistols, but
they have the usual faults of pistols with polymer lowers (lots of
muzzle flip, "rough" accuracy, etc.) I suspect a larger number of PDs
are moving away from GLOCKs entirely because of the lack of thumb
safeties, which, despite the PR from GLOCK, remains a serious issue.

While there is no question a .45 has more "stopping power" than a 9mm,
the real problem with PDs is that they don't insist their cops spend
more time on the range. Cops, generally, are notoriously bad shots
because of their lack of practice. One of the indoor ranges I visit in
the late fall and early spring attracts a lot of cops and I'm just
astounded at the inability of many of them to hit precisely even at
really close "combat" ranges, like seven yards. Hell, the gang-bangers
at the same range easily outshoot them.

Considering their inability to shoot straight, I'm sure the preferred
weapon of some cops would be a revolver in .500 S&W. It is the inability
of cops to hit the important areas of body mass with their existing
9mm's that is driving whatever impetus there is for
.45's.

As for your .357 magnum, it's not much of a stopper, compared to either
a .45 or a 10mm. The typical .357 mag FMJ 158 grain cartridge only gets
a 32.7 Hatcher Rating. You'd have to go up to wadcutter bullets to raise
that appreciably. Hell, a 9mm FMJ 147 grain cartridge has a Hatcher
Rating of 32.3.



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