Andrew Homan said:
Usually full of opinion from people who have no experience with them. I love those people who tell me what weapon to use that have never even pointed a gun at another human before. Give me a break most opinion comes from gun gomers not experienced operators. Reading a article in Guns and Ammo does not give you credibility in my world.
This was not directed at you Kennith. Your post just made me think of those types.
Keeping you brain from pooring out your ear during an armed confrontation is the best weapon.
No offense taken. I've been guilty of participating in a few nonsense firearm debates. Sometimes, people just want to know what's out there and what the differences are.
I try to remember to point out opinions in firearm posts when I present them. Some of what I've written here is, and some isn't. I don't always remember to, though. It is a delicate subject, and a subject where not enough fact is presented.
Different situations call for different firearms, and different training calls for different firearms. Likewise, different anatomy can call for different firearms. I cannot effectively employ any pistol with a functional lever on the slide. My right thumb was broken in a bad spot; and I just can't reach the darned things without either releasing my firing grip in order to reach it, or using the thumb of my support hand, which I haven't been able to feel since my shoulder was torn out of socket.
You make a very good point, but a point that nobody ever wants to hear. Most people don't have the mental discipline or natural ability to operate under the stress of a deadly encounter.
Buying a firearm, taking it to the range a few times; keeping it for defense, and even taking aim on an assailant is one thing.
Pulling the trigger, without thought or hesitation, deliberately ending a life without any consideration beyond that which is required of you for the job; moving
forward into battle, that is another thing entirely.
Of course, there is more, enough to fill... well, years of training in the actual field, and experience in said field. As I said, however, nobody ever wants to hear it. As well, there is no way to get that experience into someone's head. That has to happen on it's own, with
real training and passing the test of the actual execution of those actions.
People want to buy a weapon and be captain kick-ass after a carbine course or a few trips to the range. More power to them; it's their ass, not mine. I don't work with them.
I'm sometimes up for a fun firearm debate, but when it comes down to it, the truth of the matter is almost never focused on the firearm itself. Rather, it is focused on the situation and the role one is to play in the operation. From there, you eventually work your way to what firearm you need for the job.
Home defense, beyond the obvious, is about defending the home, not firearm selection.
I'm just in this to point out the 1911 vs everything else nonsense, and about the apparent
need for a shotgun. That crap needs to die.
Of course, that is only my opinion.:rofl:
Cheers,
Kennith