H&K is a quality manufacturer. Their .40 cal pistols are used by many LE agencies. The .40 cal is a good manstopper round, superior to the 9 mm and not too difficult for the average person to master.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 7:52 AM To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chicago moves up Son just bought an H&K .40 pistol of some sort. Is this good? That is, a .40 H&K pistol. -D > On May 12, 2017, at 9:36 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > .25 is the least effective round out there, but it's better than nothing. > As they say, a .25 in the hand beats a .45 back home in the safe. > And in many cases, producing a firearm makes your attacker change his mind > about his target selection. > > I'm more concerned with the safety of loose pocket carry than with the > potency of your sidearm. You don't want us to start calling you Plaxico when > you shoot yourself in the leg. Get a pocket holster, or at the very least, > never, ever put anything else in the pocket with the gun. > https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=497307 > > > That said, there are two schools of thought on the matter: > Get the most powerful 50 grain FMJ you can find and hope it penetrates enough > to do something, or use Hornady 35gr XTP hollow points to make a larger but > shallower wound channel. > https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/best-25acp-defense-ammo.1647567/ > >> On May 12, 2017 at 7:37 AM archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> I have a Bauer (formerly Remington) 25 cal semi-automatic pistol, and hollow >> point (probably jacketed) rounds. Some police say this combination will stop >> a housebreaker or mugger, others say it will just make them mad; that I >> should get a bigger pistol and cartridge. All agree that a 12 ga will stop >> them. >> I like the tiny little Bauer because I can stick it in my side pants pocket >> and no one suspects it's there, and because I seldom feel the need for it >> and leave it home. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
