[Leica] Best place to buy 9mm ammo?

[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

I have never owned a gun but I have more than one Leica.
Frank

On 3 Nov, 2004, at 01:43, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> I have a Hi-Power in .40 SW that is extremely accurate. It is
> unfortunate down here that, if you have to use a gun to defend 
> yourself,
> it is better to kill the guy so he won't sue you. Juries down here tend
> to feel sorry for people who got hurt during the commission of a felony
> like armed robbery.
>
> But if I was on an island with one only gun, it would be a 1911.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walker
> Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 7:24 PM
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Best place to buy 9mm ammo?
>
> While 9mm is OK, the .45 ACP is better IMO. (More often than not, if I
> carry it's a 9mm Makarov which is actually 9.25mm. I'm licensed.)
>
> The 9mm has a very sharp "crack" that works on the nerves but recoil
> shouldn't be a problem in any full-size 9mm pistol. I prefer a 1911 .45
> Auto that's been slightly "tuned". The feed ramp polished and the
> chamber throated to take hollow points reliably. Fixed combat sights
> help. Stay away from extremely light triggers for two reasons; safety
> and should the unthinkable happen and you have to use the pistol in 
> self
>
> defense, a lawyer will use a light trigger against you in court. My .45
> has a GI-issue trigger and won't go off by accident.
>
> While Walther makes a fine pistol. IMO they're too expensive. So are
> Berretta's and SIG's. There are licensed copies of the Browning 
> Hi-Power
>
> coming out of Argentina that should be a fine pistol and reasonably
> priced. They're made by DGFM, I believe, and the Argies have a history
> of making excellent firearms although the Spanish reputation for using
> soft steel has unfairly tainted Argentine guns. The Browning Hi-Power
> has a 13 round magazine which is once more legal now that the
> Assault-weapon's ban has gone "tango-uniform".
>
> Walker
>
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