Which can be shot faster?
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JDR
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:36 pm |
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Gees…You mean that the extra magazine I’m carrying around for my Kimber isn’t needed?
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lastgunshop
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:07 pm |
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Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:50 am Posts: 544 Location: minneapolis
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JDR wrote: Gees…You mean that the extra magazine I’m carrying around for my Kimber isn’t needed? NO ONE SHOT ONE KILL !
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lance22
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Post subject: Extra Mag Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:43 am |
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I've heard people say that carrying the extra mag is so that if the first mag fails or causes a jam, you can eject and insert your spare and still have recourse to save your life.
And if the extra mag prepares you for a prolonged fire fight then that is a secondary benefit.
Like I said, I don't usually carry an extra mag though I think I should ... and perhaps I'll correct that some day.
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JDR
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:42 pm |
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I throw it in my front pocket when wearing jeans. It’s hardly noticeable.
Assume it would be a nice “extra” if needed.
Since I’m going to all the trouble to lug around approximately 30 ounces all day long, might just as well add a little more for the additional “protection” it offers.
_________________ "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." George Mason
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dcwn.45
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:20 am |
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My primary carry guns are Kahr P-9 and HKusp.45.I always have a spare mag in the car at least,usually on my belt.I think Jeff Cooper said the main reason to carry a spare mag was so that you don't have to walk home after a gunfight with an empty gun.This seems like a good enough reason!
Someone else made a comment that you should keep count of your shots fired,good luck!Maybe some can but I think the overwhelming majority will have no idea of the round count of a gunfight.If I ever hear the really loud CLICK when I expect a bang,I hope I have a reload.
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mobocracy
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:08 am |
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dcwn.45 wrote: My primary carry guns are Kahr P-9 and HKusp.45.I always have a spare mag in the car at least,usually on my belt.I think Jeff Cooper said the main reason to carry a spare mag was so that you don't have to walk home after a gunfight with an empty gun.This seems like a good enough reason!
At least in Minneapolis I'd count being able to go home unloaded lucky. I'd personally expect a manditory trip downtown.
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dcwn.45
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:52 pm |
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Oh, there is no doubt that one should expect to get a ride in a squad car and probably a night in the klink,but I still feel it prudent to have a reload close by.At the very least,I would want a loaded gun while I wait for the cops to come,who knows, maybe the thug is a gang member who's friends are on the way , or some thugs come and start a turf war,I think there are many possibilities,after all, isn't that why we carry in the first place?
_________________ David ,Molon Labe!
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." --Col. Jeff Cooper
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mobocracy
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:33 pm |
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dcwn.45 wrote: Oh, there is no doubt that one should expect to get a ride in a squad car and probably a night in the klink,but I still feel it prudent to have a reload close by.At the very least,I would want a loaded gun while I wait for the cops to come,who knows, maybe the thug is a gang member who's friends are on the way , or some thugs come and start a turf war,I think there are many possibilities,after all, isn't that why we carry in the first place?
Alright, I'm convinced. I have the spare mag carrier that I'll start using.
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keith
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:47 am |
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dcwn.45 wrote: Oh, there is no doubt that one should expect to get a ride in a squad car and probably a night in the klink,but I still feel it prudent to have a reload close by.At the very least,I would want a loaded gun while I wait for the cops to come,who knows, maybe the thug is a gang member who's friends are on the way , or some thugs come and start a turf war,I think there are many possibilities,after all, isn't that why we carry in the first place?
Absolutely!
I carry a handgun "just in case". And have carried one for about 13 years, with a MN permit. I never had to draw it to defend myself, let alone reload it during or after a gunfight. Obviously, I hope I never have to. Even after all these years I still carry extra mags, "just in case". Both on my body and I also keep some in my car.
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