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September 19th, 2018, 05:16 PM #41
Re: "Anything more than five rounds and you are a problem"
I wonder if he's ever had to hit a moving target that shoots back. i certainly wouldn't bet my life on 5 rounds.
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September 19th, 2018, 05:46 PM #42
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September 20th, 2018, 02:13 AM #43
Re: "Anything more than five rounds and you are a problem"
Should reference the Miami-Dade shoot out, that's a good one to explain why more rounds are needed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout
"Sometimes reasonable men must do unreasonable things."- Marvin Heemeyer
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September 20th, 2018, 04:24 AM #44
Re: "Anything more than five rounds and you are a problem"
Originally Posted by Gunlawyer001
overkill for a deer, but certainly not overkill for bipedal assailants.
Originally Posted by Parrisk
with you.
Originally Posted by MattMPA
Originally Posted by Bang
Originally Posted by MT1
There's a lot that I have gathered from the thread. There were also quite a few laughs. Comments were on the mark with my opinion- you don't know the venue sometimes, you don't know the situation and you don't know how many assailants will be coming for you. Based upon credible information provided by unclejumbo, it seems that the esteemed gun owner I encountered has not had the unfortunate displeasure to engage a moving target. Furthermore, I think the gun owner misunderstands exactly how much the human body can take under duress and with the correct motivation. If I had offered the story as evidence in support of carrying additional ammo- it would have been dismissed based upon the fact that civilians are not law enforcement officers. I fail to see the logic he is presenting as that is a red herring. Who BETTER than to study a profession that gets shot at?
Gunlawyer001 is absolutely correct- self-defense is not another facet of hunting. I do not think you can apply some concepts in hunting to self-defense, although I am sure that there are some. The concept of limiting rounds in a fire fight based on the attitude that a hunter or marksman does not need many shots is grossly irritating, borderline disingenuous, ignorant, unwise, stupid and sometimes arrogant.The position of 'needing less rounds', to me does not come from a rational position and has (in my opinion) a lot to do with machoism and misapplying hunting fundamentals of an animal that cannot fight back to a two legged one that can. 'Humans shoot back, deer do not' would be a valid statement. I would be afraid for our species a bit if deer could operate a firearm. Not likely- given their appendages. shoulda taken the shot fatass!
If someone is arguing that they only need five rounds, and that there is no need for 30 round semi-automatics, it is likely (but not impossible) that they do not own the weapon in question, they do not practice with the weapon in question, and they have not a) been in a firefight or b) studied or spoken to individuals who were in a firefight. But I am assuming that the gun owner came to all of his conclusions based on sound evidence and upon the assumption that he thought about any of this. I doubt that he did- but I do not doubt that my opinion would be dismissed out of purposeful ignorance.
Parrisk echoes exactly how I feel about the situation of having more ammo... 'I don't want to be standing there holding an unloaded handgun as the threat continues'.
Hawk also brought up interesting points. Exactly WHAT was the gun owner taught, and by whom? If he carries, which he did confirm, was he taught to shoot until the threat is no longer a threat? Did he gain valuable insight from people that were in a shootout with bipedal animals? Without a doubt every hit is not guaranteed to stop an attack, as evidenced in Jumbo's link and many police reports that I have read in the past. I certainly would not want to hear a clicking sound on an empty revolver, regardless of whether I recognized that it was empty or not.
In the case of self defense against bipedal animals (assailants) I do not think anything is wrong with an abundance of caution in the quantities of ammo I regularly carry. I carry light- a fully loaded weapon with an additional magazine. Sometimes two. It's there if I need it. If the argument, at that point were to evolve to an argument that guns should be banned... then you are dealing with an individual whose mindset and potential future actions for our rights could be considered dangerous. Then again- you would probably root out the basis for his claims.
I am a man of facts and hard data. It makes sense to me to carry extra ammunition (it isn't heavy to me, and if it was, it is reassuring!) and it makes even more sense when people who regularly get shot at (law enforcement or military) confirm exactly why it is a good idea. I would imagine someone who is capable of some critical thinking would reach a similar opinion, but that is giving society too much credit to assume that [capability of critical thinking]. I think he is a fool. At that time I could have relayed to him why I thought he was a fool without calling him one, but the venue was not appropriate.
All of this is good food for thought.
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September 20th, 2018, 01:07 PM #45Super Member
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Re: "Anything more than five rounds and you are a problem"
I once had 4 pairs of "yute" eyes staring out at me from the inside of a hoopty, as they considered stealing my parked car. I had a 380 in my pocket with 8 rounds of hyrdoshock in it and started considering if that would be anywhere near enough if things went south. Figuring the possibility of a miss or two if they all emptied out of the car and spread out, along with the stopping power of the 380, I did not feel at all comfortable with either 380 caliber or 8 rounds.
Fortunately, the yutes decided to pick on another old man that night and no firearms were needed. Since then, I rarely carry less than my G26 or Sig 365 - 11 rounds of 9mm! When I am heading where crime is higher than usual, I up it to a G19 or G23 and maybe a spare round or two. The 380 sits in my safe.
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September 20th, 2018, 04:03 PM #46
Re: "Anything more than five rounds and you are a problem"
Remember, if you should fall into a deadly force situation, you will automatically default to your level
of training. So Practice and join a club that has competent instructors to hone your skill with firearms.FUNDAMENTALS
"All that is needed for Evil to Prevail is for Good Men to
do Nothing"
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September 20th, 2018, 04:08 PM #47
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September 20th, 2018, 04:23 PM #48
Re: "Anything more than five rounds and you are a problem"
Thank you for the fix.
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Re: "Anything more than five rounds and you are a problem"
An asshole with that mentality would probably even advocate firing a warning shot..
I have so many toys because my wife wont let me have a girlfriend.......
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