tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post8984312811066515427..comments2024-03-28T22:25:39.706-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: New Zealand Adventure Trip...Michael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-90439584788424647532015-03-03T18:36:40.098-07:002015-03-03T18:36:40.098-07:00While in NZ, try to get in some fresh-water fishin...While in NZ, try to get in some fresh-water fishing.OldeForceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-9169015585610191712015-03-03T15:27:10.176-07:002015-03-03T15:27:10.176-07:00Hackathorn has certainly been around the block a f...Hackathorn has certainly been around the block a few times, but like a lot of old-school types, perhaps hasn't updated his beliefs to change with the times. As mentioned, there isn't a whole lot of empirical evidence showing a clear advantage of .45 over 9mm - but a lot of people do shoot the 9mm more accurately (cheaper to practice, less recoil). So, getting better hits with a marginallyDefensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-89401435150376970682015-03-03T14:31:40.176-07:002015-03-03T14:31:40.176-07:00Ken's an experienced, well-read dude, and havi...Ken's an experienced, well-read dude, and having grown up sitting at Col. Cooper's feet, figuratively, calibers starting with a "4" are comforting. My oldest boy, who tends to take an idea and run off a cliff with it, fantasizes on a Bren Ten in a Miami Vice rig, w/two mags on the belt, as well as the offside of the holster. That's a lot of 10mm. <br />As to the M-855 mess, JohninMd.(HELP?!??)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-66877987274858950952015-03-03T14:23:37.502-07:002015-03-03T14:23:37.502-07:00Ken's an experienced, well-read dude, and havi...Ken's an experienced, well-read dude, and having grown up sitting at Col. Cooper's feet, figuratively, calibers starting with a "4" are comforting. My oldest boy, who tends to take an idea and run off a cliff with it, fantasizes on a Bren Ten in a Miami Vice rig, w/two mags on the belt, as well as the offside of the holster. That's a lot of 10mm. JohninMd.(HELP?!??)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-80208000889353077622015-03-03T08:53:13.864-07:002015-03-03T08:53:13.864-07:00The owner of "Target Sports" in Michigan...The owner of "Target Sports" in Michigan just told Frank Beckman on the Frank Beckman Radio Show on WJR 760 AM that "He couldn't care less if they banned the M855 steel core rounds".<br /><br />"When they came for the....." You know the rest.<br /><br />Life MemberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-10712274240202050272015-03-03T07:28:29.196-07:002015-03-03T07:28:29.196-07:00MB if you are going all the way to NZ sure hope to...MB if you are going all the way to NZ sure hope to hell you are going to plan on an Austrailian wild water buff hunt in the Northern Territory. nj larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-70094911184105630632015-03-03T06:38:38.844-07:002015-03-03T06:38:38.844-07:00Math time: I've heard that pistol calibers are...Math time: I've heard that pistol calibers are poor stoppers and that data suggests it takes somewhere around 2.5 hits (regardless of the cartridge) to end an assault. Since I can't fire half a shot we'll call it 3. Then also considering that the police tend to miss about half their shots under stress (and after seeing some of the road side stop videos, I can understand why). So 1 With a Bullethttp://www.1withabullet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-10096751115109396182015-03-03T06:37:06.708-07:002015-03-03T06:37:06.708-07:00I have the utmost respect for Ken Hackathorn also,...I have the utmost respect for Ken Hackathorn also, but....<br />He falls into the same rut that we all have a tendency to fall into. He uses the word "belief" in the same sentence with "10%". "Belief" includes being wrong. "10%" indicates some degree of precision. What is the expected variability if we were to measure "belief". Instead, I would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-59476318668440829122015-03-03T01:42:11.943-07:002015-03-03T01:42:11.943-07:00HEY!! A caliber debate over "about 10%"!...HEY!! A caliber debate over <i>"about 10%"</i>!<br />{{Yawn}}...<br />And then he states that, "if could only have 1 gun it would be a Glock 19." <br />No disrespect to KH but that whole 'article' is bipolar. Did some editor chop the daylights out of it?<br />kmitch200noreply@blogger.com