Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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----- From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org [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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information