We all know the advantages of having pistols and carbine/rifles able to shoot the same ammo - this goes back to the cowboy days. Which combination of the following two firearms do you think is the most effective and/or practical for today's potential real-world defensive situations?
1) Ruger GP-100 with 4" barrel and the Marlin 1894CS lever action- each shooting .357 Magnum and the .38 Special?
or
2) Beretta 92FS and the Beretta Cx4 Storm carbine - each shooting 9mm with interchangeable magazines?
The first group has the advantage of far more powerful and versatile cartridges in both the .38 and the .357, and it can be argued that they are both more reliable. The second, semi-automatic group, however, has the advantage of firepower with their use of interchangeable, hi-cap magazines.
Let's focus on the manual vs. semi-auto concepts rather than the choice of firearms. Which two would you rather have if you can have only one group or the other?
1) Ruger GP-100 with 4" barrel and the Marlin 1894CS lever action- each shooting .357 Magnum and the .38 Special?
or
2) Beretta 92FS and the Beretta Cx4 Storm carbine - each shooting 9mm with interchangeable magazines?
The first group has the advantage of far more powerful and versatile cartridges in both the .38 and the .357, and it can be argued that they are both more reliable. The second, semi-automatic group, however, has the advantage of firepower with their use of interchangeable, hi-cap magazines.
Let's focus on the manual vs. semi-auto concepts rather than the choice of firearms. Which two would you rather have if you can have only one group or the other?