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And it it sucks Ive seen one in person
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Not MA compliant as of Dec 2010, not sure if this has changed
Well This has been discussed over many times I guess.
A local gun dealer and friend once told me..." first rule of a gun fight...Bring a Gun"
If the caliber would limit what you carry, at least bring something . Even a .22LR Derringer is better than
not having that .45 Cal. 1911 stashed in your safe!!
Better yet get the new Bond Arms 410/45 Derringer!!!
http://www.bondarms.com/
added POLL, thanks ChrisG67 for the thought!
No 10mm, I cant vote.
What is shinola anyway?
Doesn't know shit from Shinola
Meaning
Possessing poor judgment or knowledge.
Origin
Shinola was a brand of shoe polish previously manufactured in the USA. The alliteration and the fact that the two commodities in the phrase could possibly be confused is the derivation. The distinction is well made; only one of them would be good to apply to your shoes and only particularly dim people could be expected to muddle them up. Of course, outside America, most people don't know Shinola from anything at all, as they've never heard of it. Even in America it would probably not be widely remembered but for this phrase.
The 'ola' suffix is popular in the USA as part of trade names, e.g. Crayola, Granola etc. This leads to the pronunciation of Shinola as shine + ola. That spoils the alliteration a little as it would work better as shin + ola.
This phrase is typical of the barrack room vulgarity of WWII, which is where it originated.
Don't wear spandex?
Now you know shit from shinola
not in ma they dont!Seecamp makes a .380
like the "9mm are for girls" comments. our military carries 9mm pistols. seem to do the trick.
I dunno, it depends on how much stock one puts in the whole energy transfer" BS. The bigger difference to me is that 9mm Luger will penetrate a lot farther (and better through intermediate barriers, for example, I would not want to have to shoot a .380 -through- something) and JHPs in 9mm will open far more reliably.
-Mike
not in ma they dont!
Thanks to Derek for adding 10mm to the poll, and correcting my spelling!
I think that beyond the caliber, it's the hardware needed to hold the caliber that affects what's "comfortable" to carry. I don't know many guys who carry a .45 often during the Summer. At least I haven't seen them or know any. It's just difficult to conceal. During the Summer, I rarely wear much more than shorts and a t-shirt in my shop. Where am I supposed to hide a big hog? If open carry were ok here again, I believe that .40 and .45 would be more prevelant.
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