Possumblog

Possibly a dumb question: what is Kim Du Toit referring to as a "9mm Europellet"?

FWIW I have heard nothing but good things about the Colt 1911!

The 9mm Parabellum cartridge, which has an even longer history than the .45 ACP, having been developed in 1902 as a successor to the hot .30 Luger round.

It's really not a bad cartridge with a hollowpoint bullet and a +P charge of powder. In jacketed roundnose bullet configuration, though, it has a tendency (like several other similar rounds such as .38 Super, .38 ACP) to zip right through bad people without unloading any kinetic energy. Being a knuckledragging sort, I still tend to think based on what people say who've had to make use of a weapon and have experience with both it and the .45 that a big slow bullet is much better at delivering a punch.

As for the 1911, there are some drawbacks in that it IS somewhat big and sharp-edged in places, and the tiny blade and notch sight of the original is meaningless, but it's a good, reliable pistol straight out of the box and after it's suffered abuse.

My life and several others are owed to Mr Browning's 1911. I still have my first one, given to me at age 12. It was my fathers WW 2 service pistol. I plan on giving it to one of my Grand Children, hoping they never have to use it's life preserving qualities. Since then the 1911 A1 I've used most is a lightweight Commander in .45 ACP set up by Jim Clark. If I ever again step into harms wat I hope that pistol or one of it's kin is at my side.

Thanks for the information--as you can tell I am woefully undereducated in that area.

I can't remember who sent me the link but The Christian Guide to Small Arms may be a reasonably good resource in this subject, although I haven't made up my mind about the theological orientation.

Stan, I think I would take with a grain of salt any program that proposes using Scripture to do anything--lose weight, manage finances, serve as a primer on firearms, or anything else you can think of--other than providing a guide for spiritual salvation. Jesus came to seek and save the lost, not to correct their stance or help them select the best shotgun load.

Yeah, that was a concern I had about the theological orientation. They do seem to know more about firearms than *I* do, but I do wonder if they somehow are confusing a secular aim with the Kingdom of Heaven.

Heh--"aim."

I guess I am still asleep--did not realize there was an accidental PUN in that sentence!

Well, that's okay. I've never been a fan of pun control.