Extra mags really

[trickendicular]

So true, but i'd like to know I had another mag than just a .45 acp hammer in my hand .lol

 

[Firefighterchen]

I saw on youtube, a LEO shot a pitbull 11 times, missed 5 and the pit almost killed the him. Another LEO had to use a shotgun to bring the dog down.Thats why I carry extra mags.

Please post the video link, if you don't have it go find it. I reject your assumption it was a pitbull, as the majority of society now uses that name synonymously for poorly trained dogs, without ever actually studying the American K9 icon, or being able to correctly identify them.

 

[Firefighterchen]

Of course once a pitbull is on you it might be hard to change mags. :dirol:

Don't know how anyone can own a gun with less than 2 mags? Always carry a spare loaded mag.

Pitbulls usually are a medium sized dog, averaging around 55lbs, give or take some. A poorly trained GSD, Labrador, retriever, would be much harder to deal with. I understand the point you were trying to get across, but I ask of you to stop using the pitbull name carelessly. It's unfair to the mass majority of pits and their owners to use pitbull and poorly trained dogs synonymously.

 

[Kenai]

I'm so good of a shot I don't even carry a full magazine...just the one round in the chamber and rely on my Ninja skills beyond that...Chuck Norris asks me for my autograph.

On a serious note, to each his/her own, carry what you feel best suits your particular situation. Normally I carry the 10+1 in my .45 and have an extra available but not always on my person. I will quantify that I have carried as many as 1 primary and 7 extra magazines, but that was due to the resources I was protecting at the time (30rd magazines)...and I wasn't alone.

 

[trickendicular]

Please post the video link, if you don't have it go find it. I reject your assumption it was a pitbull, as the majority of society now uses that name synonymously for poorly trained dogs, without ever actually studying the American K9 icon, or being able to correctly identify them.

Ok, well, first of all, I don't take orders from you!, If you want to see it , go to youtube and find it for yourself. It has been almost a year since I saw it. The video title had" pitbull" in it, I took it as the LEO knew what he was shooting at, I was not there.Being there were two LEO involved I took it they knew, but then again maybe they don't know dogs from tigers, don't know,like I said, I was not there.

 

[Firefighterchen]

Ok, well, first of all, I don't take orders from you!, If you want to see it , go to youtube and find it for yourself. It has been almost a year since I saw it. The video title had" pitbull" in it, I took it as the LEO knew what he was shooting at, I was not there.Being there were two LEO involved I took it they knew, but then again maybe they don't know dogs from tigers, don't know,like I said, I was not there.

I wasn't giving you orders, my sentenced started with a "please", but sorry of it sounded like that. The NCRC (National Canine Research Council) has done their own research on dog attacks, and they concluded nearly all dog attacks that were recorded as pitbull attacks, actually were not pitbull attacks or could not be verified. From my research which is supported by the NCRC's research, 9 out of 10 times the LEO's got it wrong, but it makes a good report and a good story when they throw in the "pitbull."

Just like the media calling all rifles in their stories assault weapons/rifles, or standard magazines that hold more than 10 rounds as high capacity, to dazzle it up, we all know it's BS. But whenever we call them out on it, they don't really care, they aren't going to back up their claims or provide any further details...I was just hoping you would actually back up your post...

 

[Deanimator]

I also use a revolver, and avoid 'magazine failure issues'. The M&P is great for shooting at the range, but I prefer the revolver's reliability for when it counts.

My most frequently carried firearm is a Smith 36 "no-dash".

That having been said, don't be overconfident about the reliability of a revolver. IN THEORY, revolvers are more reliable than semi-autos. On the other hand, if you have a failure with a revolver, it's going to be FAR more serious than one with a semi-auto, and one NOT likely to be remediable through immediate action drill.

Every spring our club has a double-action revolver league. The first year I shot in it, fully 20% of the first relay of the night had their revolvers tie up, mostly from ejector rods unwinding. That's NOT a "tap, rack, bang" fix.

I bought a 3" Smith 65 as a carry gun. It was a used police gun in excellent condition, purchased from CDNN. The gun looked and operated fine... until I started shooting it with live ammunition. I got repeated but intermittent failures to fire. There was no obvious cause of the problem, and the guy who worked on the gun and I puzzled over it for days. Both of us checked the strain screw and it was screwed in completely. Then I suggested that the strain screw be compared dimensionally with a known good one. Turns out that the cop who'd had the gun previously had "improved" the trigger pull by SHORTENING the strain screw, so that it would bear less heavily on the mainspring while still being screwed in all the way. Replacing the strain screw fixed the problem. I'd wager that 99% of people who bought guns from that sale didn't even IMAGINE that problem could exist.

I had a similar issue with a Smith 25-2. Turns out that the mainspring was one with a strengthening rib up the back. The strain screw was the right length, but the tip was too narrow and periodically slid off that strengthening rib, causing light hits. Again, replacing the screw fixed the problem.

With a semi-auto, you can clear a failure to fire or failure to feed, or swap magazines during a deadly force incident. If you're carrying a revolver, can you change the strain screw or the mainspring? Do you carry a padded pair of pliers to screw the ejector rod back in?

 

[jhon]

Please post the video link, if you don't have it go find it. I reject your assumption it was a pitbull, as the majority of society now uses that name synonymously for poorly trained dogs, without ever actually studying the American K9 icon, or being able to correctly identify them.

Here is the video on the officer shooting the pit bull..But as the video shows , did not kill the pit-bull. As you will see at the end the bull is on back moving his/her legs trying to get up...

-http://www.policeone.com/patrol-issues/articles/5990523-Video-Officer-shoots-kills-pit-bill-in-parking-lot/

However, am not sure if this is the one the previous poster was referring to.

 

[Firefighterchen]

Here is the video on the officer shooting the pit bull..But as the video shows , did not kill the pit-bull. As you will see at the end the bull is on back moving his/her legs trying to get up...

-http://www.policeone.com/patrol-issues/articles/5990523-Video-Officer-shoots-kills-pit-bill-in-parking-lot/

However, am not sure if this is the one the previous poster was referring to.

This is not the video he was referring to, as his description was the dog was attacking the officer, who fired 11 rounds, and then a shotgun was used.

To address this video though, it shows a cop kick a dog (which again can't be identified in the video, and I would not take the general public or officers opinion on the breed as the NCRC finds 9 out of 10 police reports/public opinion/news articles wrong) and was then shot once 0.5 seconds after it stumbled away from the other dog. It is amazing though, that after he kicked the dog off, the fight did stop, yet in his quote he stated the kick didn't work...Prime example of trigger happy officers, that video is a complete utter disgrace to law enforcement. The officer knew he was going to shoot a dog once the call was put out. It seems critical thinking is a rarity in LE now days.

What makes this terrible video even worse, is the CDC will use this news article as a pitbull attack, without ever verifying the breed. Hence why, even in the CDC report, it states it's own report is flawed and inaccurate.

BTW, how dangerous could the dog have been if the "victim" dog was roaming around after the shot, seemingly uninjured, even coming back up to the dying dog who's tail was wagging? Why were there 5 people standing around watching, seemingly unafraid of what was going on? My dogs play and it looks exactly like that all the time. I've seen a dog fight, it's scary, it's not something I stick around and bet on. I see one comment below the video saying, "KISS principal, it works." I'm beginning to think, the KISS principal is just a tactical way of saying "dumbed down for the lowest common denominator."

 

[ares338]

Jeez..Guys if you don't want to carry extra ammo...then don't. If it's right for you fine but you don't need to prove everyone else paranoid. I carry an extra mag.....sometimes two extra....does it make me paranoid? No, it makes me prepared. After all fellas, they don't weigh very much now..do they?

 

[eagleeyes]

13+1 should do me ok and hope i don't ever have to use one round

 

[CharlesMorrison]

Just like the media calling all rifles in their stories assault weapons/rifles, or standard magazines that hold more than 10 rounds as high capacity, to dazzle it up, we all know it's BS.

I have provided a simple chart that has been passed out to media outlets on proper firearms terms.
Please see below;

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[CharlesMorrison]

I curently only carry two with my SR40. Not because I want to but it's all I have for that gun at this time.
I will pick up a couple more soon. The main reason for multiple magazines with me is that I have multiple defensive rounds of different purposes.
I like to have different load outs for different situations.

.40 Citical Defense 165grn
.40 Corbon 135grn
.40 Silvertip 155grn
.40 Ranger LE Bonded 180grn

I have too many types and not enough magazines to carry them all... Yet!

 

[Oldgrunt]

I curently only carry two with my SR40. Not because I want to but it's all I have for that gun at this time.
I will pick up a couple more soon. The main reason for multiple magazines with me is that I have multiple defensive rounds of different purposes.
I like to have different load outs for different situations. ��

.40 Citical Defense 165grn
.40 Corbon 135grn
.40 Silvertip 155grn
.40 Ranger LE Bonded 180grn

I have too many types and not enough magazines to carry them all... Yet!

I'm not really that particular when it comes to saving my rear end. I just want it to go BANG and make a gaping hole in the BG.

 

[Ringo]

I'm not really that particular when it comes to saving my rear end. I just want it to go BANG and make a gaping hole in the BG.

Same here OG. It's usually one extra mag when carrying my Colt Commander. But because I was weaned and raised with the Colt SAA Peacemaker, my Ruger New Vaquero is my favorite of all carry guns. My rig holds 20 extra rounds, more than enough for any occasion.

 

[snatale42]

I curently only carry two with my SR40. Not because I want to but it's all I have for that gun at this time.
I will pick up a couple more soon. The main reason for multiple magazines with me is that I have multiple defensive rounds of different purposes.
I like to have different load outs for different situations. 

.40 Citical Defense 165grn
.40 Corbon 135grn
.40 Silvertip 155grn
.40 Ranger LE Bonded 180grn

I have too many types and not enough magazines to carry them all... Yet!

Those are all good rounds, pick 1. You don't get the luxury of choosing what type of situation you'll wind up in, and you certainly wouldn't have time to change to something different. Pick a ammo to stick with, keep 1 in the pipe and hope it gets to stay there.

 

[Theo]

I carry a S&W .38 revolver with a speed strip most days. Sometimes I carry my G27 with an extra magazine. The only reason I carry at all is because of the "what if's?" True, you can make yorself insane trying to cover all eventualities but, this particular one seems easy for me to deal with.

 

[Nightmare45]

Okay, thread still going on, I carry enough.