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Hi papa, I've never felt slighted carrying standard pressure 230 grain ball ammo.

The Springfield Armory M1A could turn me in to a competition target shooter. I would buy an M1A with an 18.5" barrel chambered for .308 Win and a 5-round mag if it came in at under 7 pounds. Based upon my experiences chasing big game up-and-down high ridges of the Rockies while carrying heavy...

I took my college freshman daughter to Southern Utah so she could ride her brand new ATV. She knows I'll always bring a handgun when I take her to remote locations. However, we weren't in bear country, so I brought my Springfield Armory EMP 3 9MM. I brought 6 boxes of factory 124 grain ball ammo...

A few decades ago, I routinely carried 230 grain W-W White Box ball ammo for self-defense. To this day, I have zero problems carrying ball ammo is my TRP for bipedal self-defense.

Hi David, I have sincere empathy for you. I've had more than a few rotator cuff surgeries. The intent is to survive. A threat with a destroyed heart has 8 seconds of life remaining, more than too long to take his intended prey with him. However, with a destroyed strong side shoulder, the...

Hi Mike, Excellent article. Annihilator and I recently discussed necessity of weak hand free at contact distance, which is the same as bad breath distance. At arm's reach distance, the probability of taking rounds is greatest, which is why weak hand free is crucial. A survivor should practice...

Good Morning Simon, What gun is that? It's centerfold material. I know better than to open this thread. I see a gun like yours and commence to thinking thoughts I ought not. "Now, SA, if you don't eat for 6 months, you'll be able to pull off purchase of one..."

Good Morning Annihilator, Excellent topic. An unattended gun could be used against its owner.

BTW terdog, this is the range ammo I use (I get it free): https://www.speer.com/ammunition/handgun/lawman_handgun_cleanfire_training/19-53826.html in my EMP 3. Besides flawless function, it's a breeze to control. In my opinion based upon actual experience, the "grip issue" is a nonissue...

Good Morning terdog, The EMP 3 is a concealed carry, self-defense handgun. It's grips are perfect size. I have large hand and zero difficulty controlling it. Larger grips might make it more difficult to conceal. I had my EMP 3 in my front pants pocket a lot of the day today in a remote area...

Good Morning to You, I'm not an ambi safety fan either. One of these days I'll order a RH single safety for it. Annihilator, if you're good with a .40 S&W, I'd definitely agree with your decision to go with one. The 9MM is a decent self-defense cartridge. The. 40S&W is a very good self-defense...

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You're right. I remember the movie but not the title.

Good Morning Annihilator, The .40 S&W is an extremely powerful cartridge. I like it a lot. I like the Sig P239 a lot. I've fired a Sig P239 chambered for .40 S&W. Even with the additional weight of the Sig P239, recoil was substantial. It was difficult to keep its muzzle on a silhouette target...

I'm sure your Hellcat will serve you extremely well. I fell in love with the EMP 3 because it's a 1911-A1 design. Hence, there's fluid muscle memory transfer.

Heavy rifles become a burden after scaling too many high Rocky Mountain ridges. Now I primarily use the lightest rifle I own: a Model 700 .270 Win that'll print .25" groups. Too many Rocky Mountain hunts have exposed me to wisdom of lighter is better as long as it's high-quality and fires a...

I can tell you that the EMP 3, by a massively huge margin, is the easiest-to-conceal handgun I've carried, and I've carried quite a few.

BTW, When I was much younger and carried a 1911-A1 off-duty, it was loaded with W-W White Box 230 grain ball ammo. I never felt slighted. 230 grains grains of ball ammo has most desirable skeletal smashing ability. Killing a bad guy wasn't the intent. Stopping a bad guy from putting rounds on me...

Self defense weapons are very personal choices. Survivors will have to decide whether they want to rest their survival on the .380 ACP. But for its weight, I'd use only my Springfield Armory TRP .45 ACP for all self-defense applications. Hence, I've compromised: for urban self-defense, I used a...

What would you consider bigger?