Jonnin

ballistics are very, very complicated. As a starting point... pressure and volume are related: p1v1 = p2v2 (look up boyle's law for the details) so as volume decreases (357 case to 9mm) pressure goes up as a multiple of the difference. so the exact same powder using the exact same bullet (which is possible in these calibers if you wanted to play, use the 9mm bullet in both and it will work out) generates a totally different pressure in the different sized cases. The 9mm has a LOT more due to the much lower volume. So, if you use the exact same bullet, powder chage, and barrel length, and ignore the small diameter issue (9mm in a 357 may let a little gas past unless the charge can seal the bullet to the barrel) the 9mm willl be going at a higher FPS. For them to be equal in FPS, you have to have a multivariable equation where the combination of other factors changes things.

Sigh, just wait for the reaction to this one over in CA. I am betting it does not go like this: "We had up a sign that says no guns and its against the law to shoot people, not sure how this guy could just DO that with all these laws that say he cannot"

on the accuracy question... I have shot a variety of the target 22s in 5 to 8 inches. It makes no real difference unless you are going for extra long ranges. The longer the barrel, the more velocity and the farther it goes and flatter it shoots. Longer barrels can help the shooter (sight radius!) but a red dot removes that issue. 5 inches is plenty of target barrel, 7 is so front heavy the gun becomes more difficult to hold properly and easily. However there are lighteweight barrels out there if you wanted to spend money on that. I would stick to a 5 inch model.

not an lcp but I alternate solid ball ammo and critical defense in my 380. Too many reports of excellent expansion that does not have the energy to penetrate properly, so I strongly recommend the 2 ammo approach just in case.

well color me surprised. A gangsta who died evading authorities has a bunch of gangstas show up as his wake and they have a shootout. Who could possibly have guessed this might happen, and in miami too?

you can probably put together just about any combination of parts to get what you want if you are willing to deal with it.

ok why is a rem 700, a long range bolt gun, for up close zombies? Was this supposed to be a shotgun? My 700 is a 243 (?)

If modified to take out the pretravel, I can manage a glock pretty well. At that point its a half decent platform for target practice.

if you are OK with the heavy trigger stuff, the beretta nano is no bigger than most of these and in 9mm. It pulls about like a kel tec, 6 or 7 pounds over a huge distance. Otherwise a great little gun and very lefty friendly.

Good. There are alternatives, but they are very, very expensive or too light weight to get good performance.

probably the trigger pull. The design isnt it .... some people can shoot such guns and keep them all in the red. It isnt the barrel --- anything over 3 inches is pretty accurate for quite a distance. I struggle with heavy trigger guns too. I don't have to have a 1911; my ruger mark or SA revolvers (or shot in SA) etc all do well. Sloppy stuff like my beretta 92 ... fine a gun as it is .... much harder to keep in the 10 ring at any real distance.

that "effortless" 9 pound trigger really makes me want one. Holy cow. If I could pick up 10 pounds with my finger, I wouldnt need a gun, I would be chuck norris already....

1000 yards, put a video cam off to the side and pipe it back to your laptop or phone.... Takes a pretty powerful scope to see a bullet hole that far off. I can't do it at 60x --- that takes me to like 400, 500?

mine has her own 30-30, 10-22, and the AR is really hers. She won't shoot the heavy concussion/loud stuff or the really, really punishing recoil stuff. The 30-30 is about as much recoil as she wants if doing more than 5 shots. My 223 pistol's concussion wave/noise also aggravates her. She does pretty well with our auto 12 ga shotgun for 3 gun with light ammo, but isnt too keen on full loads with it or any other. To be honest, I don't care for the brutal recoil in long guns either, so I can't fault her for that.

oo, I won the price war even if yours is neater. I think it was like $5 worth of wood, dowel rod, and nails and all. The dowels are like pine or something soft, also won't hurt a barrel. Its about 10 pistols wide.

Trouble with a 44 is you shoud probably not use something ultra hot (case is too empty). So yea, powder is going to be in the 7 to 20 grain range depending on how stout you want it and what powder it is. My current batch, in an attempt to use up some power pistol that I have, is 13.5 grains of pp with a 165 cast boolit. Which has been an aggravating work up load from 10 grains starting, and it finally cycles the gun at 13.5. That took a while to figure out.

The trigger kit for a ruger is $$100-120 and you can do it yourself.

maybe its a militia.... I can't answer that. Likely a small % are armed, of course, with plenty of paper pushers to go with the combat units. But then again, 300 rounds isnt jack to train someone either. If only 1/3 of them are armed, thats still under 1000 rounds each for both training and a stockpile for actual use. I can blow out 1000 rounds in 2 months, 3 if things are slow. And, I would bet on it, some of those .40s may be full auto.

FRom the pdf 1. Approved instructor training courses include, but are not limited to, those instructed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), National Sheriff’s Association (NSA), International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Police Officers Standards of Training (POST), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) and others approved by the Department.

Did the DOS tell you specifically it was an NRA course, and which one? It could be the case. In that case, do what they tell you, they would know. I thought it was a state sponsored class and not at all tied to the NRA (to maximize revenue from the program) but who knows. http://www.tn.gov/safety/handgun/school.shtml is all I found. http://www.tn.gov/sos/rules/1340/1340-02/1340-02-03.pdf has what you need, I think.

that isnt that much really. Its a big country. DHS has, at last count, over 200000 people. If each person shot up 300 rounds, that 450 million rounds would be gone. Training, stockpile for emergencys, practice, and so on could wipe that out in a year or 2.

No. Lets keep it really simple. These 2 things are totally unrelated. Its like getting job training to weld and applying for a job to solder. They both use heated metal to join things, but are not really all that similar in other regards! Unless you know something I do not, there isnt a requirement for the HCP instructor to be NRA certified (right?). He just needs to be state certified.

Looser clothing is all you need. I mostly wear jeans, tan at work as a nod toward looking pro while being comfortable, just straight up levi's for the most part. I can stuff up to about a 6.5 X 5 X 1.25 gun into those. It isnt optimal. I went down that route just to see where it led and it leads to a tight fit that is difficult to draw and can even mean going without a holster --- not recommended at all but I was what-iffing. Dress pants will, in general, take a larger gun than this, slightly. In practice, though, 6 X 5 X 1.0 is about the most that really works well for typical pockets. the thing about pocket carry is, it is not noticably a gun. It could be your phone, or other whatevers. No one notices. It prints, but it does not print "gun" shaped, it prints 'blob' and a blob in a pocket belongs there. A blob at your hip does not.... so you have to be concerned about any lump around the waist for printing but in a pocket, it just has to look un-gun-like and you are good to go, a much easier goal than you might think.

thats a lot of choices... care to narrow it any --- what matters most to you (size, action type, capacity, price, etc?) ? Revolvers in or out? Derringers in or out? Knowing nothing at all about what you have, want, or like, the sig 238 is my default recommendation. Its tiny, its powerful for its size, its reliable, accurate, low recoil, and one of the few with a nice trigger pull.

Good to know. Having had the same ruger for like 20 years, I was not sure what they have been doing to the details. Not *every* mark 2 is set up for a rail. Mark 3 maybe, but I can assure you that my mark 2 had to be drilled out by a smith. the buckmark is not solid steel but the slide and important parts are. Just the lower part of the frame is alum. Its the aluminum and similar slides that I worry about. I doubt they would wear out. Cz kadet is AWESOME but even with the single action conversion, you get a lot of pretravel in the SA pull. Wife loves hers, its as accurate as can be. It does NOT easily take a rail, it took the custom shop a *while* (2, 3 months??) to get it railed for a large ultradot (and the result was great, they balanced the gun using the optic). Because of the trigger slop, its hard to recommend as a "target" gun though.