Hey all,
I am thinking through what my next semi will be. I would like to get something that has a little more outdoorsy bandwidth to it, but still a semi. Let me disqualify two categories... I literally couldn't shoot within 10 - 20 feet of a target 25 feet away from me with a large caliber revolver... .44 Magnum. I mean, I literally through lead almost straight up in the air. 9mm I am shot fine. My SR45, I can consistently put two to the chest and third head shot in rapid fire. But if there is too much recoil, I truly couldn't defend myself against a raccoon! So, I am thinking the .50 cal and 10mm are probably out for me. No, I actually have not shot those calibers... But my friends who have (and those on this forum) have all discussed the big kick from them. I am the reason .40SW was invented. I know it... Move on.
I am however, very good with a .357 magnum (got nothing as to why) and have heard many feel that that is the .380 of the outdoors... The lowest that one should go to defend, but still acceptable most often. I can live with that right now... Since shot placement is King and I beyond suck with large calibers... And have for years!
Shot a GPH in .357 magnum and was tapping bullseye repeatedly from yards and yards away. I was very surprised how well I was shooting with that. Soooo... As I have been reading, I am leaning to the .357 sig as it was designed to be the .357mag of the semi world. But, I have never shot it, and don't know anyone who has it (including the range here)... So please don't tell me to go shoot it... Not yet anyway. So, any of you who have shot 9mm or .45ACP or .357 magnum, AND then also .357 sig... Will you talk with me about your perceptions of the cartridge and how it handled?
One last thing... I have never shot +P+. But I notice that +P+ 9MM will yield similar ballistics as the .357 sig (since the .357 sig is basically a super charged 9mm, and +P+ is also a supercharged 9mm). So, anyone shot +P+ 9mm (not out of your 1st gen LC9) and .357 magnum... Will you talk with me about your perceptions of the two and how they handled?
Thanks everyone!
I am thinking through what my next semi will be. I would like to get something that has a little more outdoorsy bandwidth to it, but still a semi. Let me disqualify two categories... I literally couldn't shoot within 10 - 20 feet of a target 25 feet away from me with a large caliber revolver... .44 Magnum. I mean, I literally through lead almost straight up in the air. 9mm I am shot fine. My SR45, I can consistently put two to the chest and third head shot in rapid fire. But if there is too much recoil, I truly couldn't defend myself against a raccoon! So, I am thinking the .50 cal and 10mm are probably out for me. No, I actually have not shot those calibers... But my friends who have (and those on this forum) have all discussed the big kick from them. I am the reason .40SW was invented. I know it... Move on.
I am however, very good with a .357 magnum (got nothing as to why) and have heard many feel that that is the .380 of the outdoors... The lowest that one should go to defend, but still acceptable most often. I can live with that right now... Since shot placement is King and I beyond suck with large calibers... And have for years!
Shot a GPH in .357 magnum and was tapping bullseye repeatedly from yards and yards away. I was very surprised how well I was shooting with that. Soooo... As I have been reading, I am leaning to the .357 sig as it was designed to be the .357mag of the semi world. But, I have never shot it, and don't know anyone who has it (including the range here)... So please don't tell me to go shoot it... Not yet anyway. So, any of you who have shot 9mm or .45ACP or .357 magnum, AND then also .357 sig... Will you talk with me about your perceptions of the cartridge and how it handled?
One last thing... I have never shot +P+. But I notice that +P+ 9MM will yield similar ballistics as the .357 sig (since the .357 sig is basically a super charged 9mm, and +P+ is also a supercharged 9mm). So, anyone shot +P+ 9mm (not out of your 1st gen LC9) and .357 magnum... Will you talk with me about your perceptions of the two and how they handled?
Thanks everyone!