Choosing gun

[Lulletje Rozewater]

I refuse to own a 9mm.

Reason is??????

[Ulf]

Reason is??????

Lack of stopping power, also over penetration in many loads. A 9mm hollow-point might mushroom but a .45 will never shrink.

http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/9mm%20vs%2045.htm

[HawkR]

Now well excuse me, how can it be I haven't seen a picture or anything of the most bad-ass motherfucking ass kicking gun ever? Well, let me show it off



Oh yeah! It's the Desert Eagle, you don't need to shot with it, the sight would terrifie people to death

[Ulf]

Smith & Wesson 500 is better.

[HawkR]

If we talk revolvers, I prefer the Dan Wesson 41 mag.

[Ulf]

Desert Eagle .50? [YOUTUBE]lTi6GGywBAM[/YOUTUBE]

[The Lawspeaker]

Yap.. now I want a f.cking Desert Eagle

[Lulletje Rozewater]

Lack of stopping power, also over penetration in many loads. A 9mm hollow-point might mushroom but a .45 will never shrink.

http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/9mm%20vs%2045.htm

Ever tried the Hydro shock-it destroys all bones in its way,the nice thing about it is the stopping power without killing the person behind the aggressor.

[Rudy]

(9mm)Lack of stopping power, also over penetration in many loads.

Perhaps get a laser sight for the handgun. Start at the chest level, and zip your way up towards the head. Empty your magazine. It should work.

Many people overestimate how big of a difference 1-2 millimeter makes. It is easier to conceal many of the 9mm handguns. For some people, capacity is also an issue.(8-10 rounds versus say 15-19)

[Piparskeggr]

2 points to the original question: limitations on calibers suitable for use in the police-civilian security field, and constraints on the sort of ammunition allowable under community rules of engagement.

The first is most likely in the 9 MM (.357/.38) - 11 MM (.45) range.

The second is likely in an approved hollow point, soft point, round nose, truncated cone or full metal jacket projectile design.

That being said, if I could afford (and find) one, I'd get a Para Ordnance 14-45. Its a high capacity .45 ACP variant of the M-1911 design, which is just a couple of mm thicker than a single stack 1911.