5.7 for Self Defense

[Rastus]

Kid, Rastus and others,

Go ahead and chant, rant and rave for your 10mm's.  I've had one, and I have .40's.  However, I think I'll keep bangin away with my 11.5 mm 

Send me a picture  ....like you did of your current 4 wheeled lust.  Talk about take the wind out of the sails on a guy.  Geez...I didn't expect that...I expected something along those lines..but that one took me off guard and flattened me out.  It was morbid...but hey, you are in that bidness and bidness can only be picking up over time, right?

I think I'll find that Charger/Challenger/Whatever post that the Pincus lusts over and post those pics you sent.  If I don't, you should.

[Hazcat]

Not to be too cold in light of the shooting at Ft Hood but....

I think it shows the lack of killing power in this round.  Yes the BG did a lot of damage but frankly I think if he had used a larger caliber the death toll would be much higher.

JMHO

[seeker_two]

On the contrary, Haz.....I think the Ft. Hood attack shows how effective the 5.7 is in a close-range situation...esp. when the shooter was engaging other shooters shooting at him. I doubt any pistol short of a Magnum-class caliber could have done any better....


I wonder if one of the unintended consequences of this event will be that more gunmakers will make 5.7 pistols.....say, a Glock 41 or Springfield XDm in 5.7?.....

[Hazcat]

I'll take a 7.62 x 25 over this any time. (I am excluding mags per your post.)

[Rob Pincus]

I was sitting at dinner last night and said : "I wonder which one of the internet guys will use this an example of how "ineffective" the 5.7 is... Completely missing the issues of capacity and recoil management that likely contributed to the high hit percentage and large number of wounded and dead in a short time."

You win, Haz.

I'm sure if he had a 1911 and (had to do 10 reloads) and manage recoil all 40 would be dead....  


-RJP

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[seeker_two]

I'll take a 7.62 x 25 over this any time. (I am excluding mags per your post.)

Granted.....however, I'm not sure the 7.62 tumbles like the 5.7 is designed to do....but I wish there were some modern, double-stack 7.62 pistols, too.....

[Michael Bane]

Agree with Rob...my call would be that the gun was chosen for lower recoil and larger capacity (which, BTW, augers for long premeditation on the part of the shooter)...he brought along the .357 revolver to hurry himself along to his waiting virgins if the police response didn't do the trick.

mb

[Hazcat]

In which case Rob, I guess we should all be carrying hiCap .22s for self defense. 

[Michael Bane]

Haz...hi-cap .22 MAGNUMS!

mb

[Hazcat]

Haz...hi-cap .22 MAGNUMS!

mb

OK, I guess I'll trade in my larger caliber guns and get me the ultimate self defense weapon....

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