tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post170408454571598098..comments2023-08-07T07:27:43.540-04:00Comments on Vox Michaeli: Pet Peeve #1:elmo iscariothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-80465735381777969012009-12-18T18:40:13.575-05:002009-12-18T18:40:13.575-05:00Jack Weaver was a friend of one of my now deceased...Jack Weaver was a friend of one of my now deceased friends who was party to the argument on the side of .38Sp not being worthy of major power factor, but Weaver had been shooting .38s and other revolvers of similar ballistics since he started shooting handguns and was quite good with them, as you know. He though of anything past a .38Sp as "noisy overkill". But he practiced a LOT.<br /><br />Of course, if somebody doesn't practice a lot, I prefer them to carry a lesser round so they don't kill me. Last week I "attempted to instruct" a Uni of Tex college professor who kept pointing a 1911 places other than down range at the public range. guy is smart in some ways but sure doesn't take direction well. I suggested that if I were to instruct him again, he would only be allowed an airsoft. ;-)tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230665595988628546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-1268567306902570112009-12-18T17:50:35.178-05:002009-12-18T17:50:35.178-05:00Heh. :)
I get the concern over power, and yeah...Heh. :) <br /><br />I get the concern over power, and yeah, "caliber doesn't matter" is oversimplifying. Of _course_ a more powerful gun will have a better chance on average of stopping the bad guy fast. But personal factors--whether the gun fits your carry needs, how it feels in your hands, whether you can naturally operate any controls, whether you're comfortable with the recoil--matter so much more that caliber seems pretty trivial once you get up past the .38sp range. If you put the round where it belongs, any decend cartridge will do the job. If you don't, it won't. <br /><br />So I actually agree with the folks who don't take caliber too seriously. I just think "lots of people have been killed with .25s" is a weak argument.elmo iscariothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-12611100265389023122009-12-18T17:37:23.443-05:002009-12-18T17:37:23.443-05:00OTOH, outside of the land of buffoons, Jack Weav...OTOH, outside of the land of buffoons, Jack Weaver had a point when IPSC was sorting out major and minor power factors. Wuote: "It doesn't matter if I use a .45ACP or my favored .38s if I'm going to shoot the man in the eye..."tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230665595988628546noreply@blogger.com