New kid here, First post.
Hello All, I just wanted to make this my first post as an in betweener.
I was one of those slide failure victims when I was in the military years ago. And that was after the problem had apparently been corrected. I guess I was unfortunate enough to have one of those that sneeked passed the service depot. I really haven't trusted them since to protect my life or the lives of others. Would I own one today, yes, without hesitation. Would I pick it up in the middle of the night if an intruder was in my home? Never! I like the .38 cailber rounds. My favorite pistol is a .357 revolver. If my life depended on it, I would use my .357 or my .45 1911A1 model.
Aside from the old arguments about the effectiveness of the 9mm round, it just isn't effective anymore. It may have been in thearlier years of it's inception, but to take into account the "wimp factor" and inabilities of todays marksmanship levels of the general Public, Military, and even Law Enforcement, the round and the just doesn't have what it takes to get the job done in the most expedient manor. Back in the day, people who entered the martial forces(military,,LE, etc) typically grew up around firearms and the art of shooting was realtively common. Nowadays, the idea of holding a firearm comes to many as a daily scene from a Hollywood TV show or movie. When I was in the military going through Navy Boot camp, they actually had to show people why it was not functional to hold the pistol "Gangster Style" before being allowed up to the firing line. And for many, that was and would be their only experience with a Firearm in the Navy.
Sorry, this has gotten longer than I had planned. Didn't mean to rant. I'll be better next time.
JTMcD.
We sleep peaceful in our beds because Rough Men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon those who would do us harm.......G. Orwell