Been wondering who would point this out first...I'm thinking the OP needs to be updated
Been wondering who would point this out first...I'm thinking the OP needs to be updatedI love how everyone is still giving schneiderguy advice on which gun to buy thirty posts after he tells us he bought the M&P semi.
I hope none of us are ever placed in that situation, but I don't think anyone can reliably state that they will put half their shots on target in a high adrenaline situation, most likely spurred by someone waking you up in the middle of the night.
Consider the statistical studies (unreliable as they may be) of police shootings over the past few decades. Generally speaking, most police officers have better training than the vast majority of us. Notwithstanding this, the "hit ratio" associated with police officers pulling the trigger is usually somewhere between 10% - 30%, and that sometimes includes officers committing suicide (pretty much 100% hit ratio there) and snipers taking someone out with a scope, both of which will drive that number up.
For example: http://www.theppsc.org/Staff_Views/Aveni/OIS.pdf
Adrenaline and anxiety will do things to your body that even the best training can rarely counter. I've got 17 rounds in my M&P9 and 8 in my shotgun - I hope I never have to fire a single one in defense of my family. But I definitely would not count on putting half of those on target in the dark at 3am.
Go with the revolver as it is less maintenance and is more trouble free than a semi automatic. Semis, need to be cleaned and lubed often and they can jam, something a revolver will not do. Only thing, I would get a 5 or 6 inch barrel version. They are more accurate, easier to shoot than the short barreled models. I have a Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 Magnum with a 6 inch barrel and while it is noisy, the recoil is very manageable.
Also available in chrome with an easy to see red front sight.
Been wondering who would point this out first...I'm thinking the OP needs to be updated
Ended up going with the M&P 9mm. Turned 21 yesterday :awe:
DROS'd it today, 10 day wait expires on the 24th at 1:11pm.
Been wondering who would point this out first...I'm thinking the OP needs to be updated
Nothing wrong with that I guess, though I'm pretty sure we all know the merits of both platforms pretty wellYa, I guess now it's turned into a revolver vs semi in general, not just directed at the OP. Just a general discussion
Just an old reference...for the longest time they all did hold 6 rounds...just like some people call them wheel guns, though that fits regardless of capacityI don't get why people call revolvers "six guns." Not all of them chamber six rounds.
I love how everyone is still giving schneiderguy advice on which gun to buy thirty posts after he tells us he bought the M&P semi.
^^I'm all for inaccurate nicknames falling into disuse.
Got no problem calling a revolver a six-gun, so long as it actually holds that number. :whiste: Only revolver that I see regularly holds nine rounds, the H&R I mentioned.
A 9mm is for manlets. He should have gotten a 10mm or a .44 Magnum.Because he made a mistake? lol
A 9mm is for manlets. He should have gotten a 10mm or a .44 Magnum.
Ended up going with the M&P 9mm. Turned 21 yesterday :awe:
DROS'd it today, 10 day wait expires on the 24th at 1:11pm.
Congrats! I feel safer knowing Schneiderguy guy is armed with more than that just an AR-15. While I prefer a semi-auto, I do think it is worthwhile to become proficient with a revolver. I bet you can pick up a used .38 or similar dirt cheap sometime.
A 9mm is for manlets. He should have gotten a 10mm or a .44 Magnum.
Flick it with what? An automatic center punch?Pffft. .50 AE, .50 GI or .500 Magnum. And that's for teenagers. Real men hold a .50 BMG round in one hand and flick the primer.
Flick it with what? An automatic center punch?