Comments on: Para Poll

By: Joe Huffman

Joe Huffman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:56:43 +0000

I have lots of clever quotes on the topic of caliber selection for a carry gun. All have some truth to them even if they don’t arrive at the same conclusion. Here is a sample:

9mm may expand, but .45 NEVER shrinks.

A hit from a .22 beats a miss by a .45.

You can’t miss fast enought to win.

Q: Do you know how to double the effectiveness of any bullet?
A: Put another round through your target.

The best self-defense gun is the one you have with you when you need it.

By: saj

saj — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:42:25 +0000

neither. i vote for single action 1911.

By: Dr. Strangegun

Dr. Strangegun — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:53:50 +0000

The only difference between 9mm, .40, and .45 is as the smaller the round gets, the pickier you have to be about your carry ammo. Get the penetration and expansion and there’s no difference.

By: mariner

mariner — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:39:12 +0000

You forgot to add “Cowboy Neal” as one of the choices.

I vote for none of the above. I have no doubt that Paras are nice firearms, but I choose Glock.

In .40.

By: Ravenwood

Ravenwood — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:10:23 +0000

Heh.. had a conversation today about 9mm. A guy said he just bought a 9mm Glock. I asked him why he didn’t get a mans gun and he said he was too inaccurate with a .40 or higher.

“I can shoot three 9mm rounds and hit an area the size of a quarter,” he said.

“You’re gonna need ‘em,” I replied.

By: HardCorps

HardCorps — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:37:18 +0000

Why don’t you be a man and take a .45?

By: 454 cassull

454 cassull — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:59:07 +0000

I will cast my vote for Para Ord sucks as well.

By: Letalis Maximus, Esq.

Letalis Maximus, Esq. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:20:31 +0000

Neither. Because Para Ord sucks, in my opinion.

By: USCitizen

USCitizen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:51:58 +0000

I recorded my vote for the .45ACP – because, aren’t millimeters European or something?

By: Rustmeister

Rustmeister — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:28:10 +0000

I’d choose the nine, if I were going.

*sniff*

By: Don Gwinn

Don Gwinn — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:40:29 +0000

“Why not the PXT P18? More rounds and full size SA 1911 style.”

Excellent question. The answer is that the nice folks who are buying all my ammo and loaning me their gun that weekend gave me a choice between two pistols. I’m not really interested in the equipment or the position; right now, I’m just glad to be on the team.

By: Don Gwinn

Don Gwinn — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:38:07 +0000

I don’t know what a Tac-S is, but I picked a .45. Both choices came with the LDA trigger, right? Well, I “carry” a .45 and that’s what I use. I don’t own a 9mm, and somebody else is buying the ammo, so for me, it was pretty clear.

I have no idea what my split times are. You people are going to humiliate me, and I’m OK with that. I’ve never fired a stage of action pistol anything in my life.

I “carry” a P220 in a fashion that is legal in Illinois–that is to say, unloaded and enclosed in a pack. I haven’t fired a round double-action in years, since I always shoot from that starting point. It means part of my “draw” is always loading and charging the weapon, which means I have to rack the slide anyway. Why add another step by decocking? I just shoot it like a single-action with no safety. It’ll be interesting to see what the LDA feels like.

By: Weer'd Beard

Weer'd Beard — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:32:26 +0000

I don’t like the LDA (Either a DAO trigger OR a manual Safety…not both is how I like them) and I carry a more traditional 1911 (S&W1911Sc) I’d say what I learn with the 9mm would be more valuble then the .45.

By: DirtCrashr

DirtCrashr — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:20:08 +0000

If you get teh Nine be sure to shoot sideways!

By: Cactus Jack

Cactus Jack — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:04:11 +0000

Para TAC-S in 45ACP. Because when it comes to auto pistols there’s no other round, period!

By: Phenicks

Phenicks — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:53:56 +0000

Why not the PXT P18? More rounds and full size SA 1911 style.

By: Ahab

Ahab — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:27:44 +0000

9mm, but then again imagirl.

By: JR

JR — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:15:28 +0000

I have opted for the .45 as that is the caliber that I carry. If you are worried about the round count, a shooting glove may be in order.

I’m thinking that if I can achieve good splits with an LDA trigger, just think how fast I will be when I get back to my single action.

By: Tam

Tam — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:37:01 +0000

Stop and think about what it says on my feelings toward the LDA trigger when I’m happier with an aluminum 4.25″ 9mm than a steel 5″ .45ACP…