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Title: Recommendation for Larry Potterfield's Concealed Carry segment
Post by: Pemi on February 05, 2009, 03:07:02 PM

Purely selfish of me, I know, but I'd take it as a kindness were he to evaluate the Glock 33.  I'm considering a 357SIG for CC & I'm gathering all the data & opinions I may.  Deep in the heart of Texas summers grow a mite warm for the obligatory second shirt necessary to conceal my 5" full frame XD45 so I've been thinking something pocket sized might be the way to go.

Title: Re: Recommendation for Larry Potterfield's Concealed Carry segment
Post by: Texas_Bryan on February 05, 2009, 03:50:14 PM

357SIGs a good round, its the one that our state police use.  The DPS carries them in Sig P226 with DAK action, don't know much about Glocks, but the 357's a flat shooter and moves quick.

I'll admit though I was confused about why they switched.  Ten years ago my old man carried a Sig P220 in .45 ACP, God's Caliber, but switched to .357SIG.  Turns out they were more concerned about the long shots +50 yards, and the higher velocity which makes shooting tires more effective.  Also, Sig cut them a hella good deal.  The .357 round was new at the time and there's no marketing spokesperson better than the Texas Highway Patrol.

Title: Re: Recommendation for Larry Potterfield's Concealed Carry segment
Post by: Overload on February 06, 2009, 01:21:44 AM

I've been doing a slow-mo with the PVR on the ammo table.  It has, for example, 185gr .45ACP is better 230gr .45ACP (I can't remember bullet style).  It lists two different 9mm ammo too.  I've seen them score using a lower ammo in a caliber.  So, why not pick the best 'scoring' ammo of each caliber and use that for any weapon in that caliber?

  And that's just one category.

Size and weight aren't factors.  Ammo capacity isn't a factor.  This, for a carry gun?

Title: Re: Recommendation for Larry Potterfield's Concealed Carry segment
Post by: CurrieS103 on February 06, 2009, 10:32:33 AM

I'd like to see how what I carry fares.  Glock 30 with 165 gr Hydra-shocks

Title: Re: Recommendation for Larry Potterfield's Concealed Carry segment
Post by: HBMan on February 08, 2009, 02:38:44 AM

Don't know if this thread was for just CC handguns but I would like a segment on holsters. Particularly IWB and pocket holsters.



HBMan

Title: Re: Recommendation for Larry Potterfield's Concealed Carry segment
Post by: RTFM on February 11, 2009, 04:31:40 PM

Pre SHOT show '09 Michael B said he was having dinner with Larry P, and he vowed on everything holy (well maybe no quite vowed...) that he was going to try to get Larry's criteria on how he rates them in his commercials.


Mike?