tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post8465737156671617577..comments2024-03-28T01:20:48.843-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: Happy Boxing Day!Michael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-6283065469011702562013-12-27T14:16:37.914-07:002013-12-27T14:16:37.914-07:00Will this alleged .380 be made in the US? I know ...Will this alleged .380 be made in the US? I know the other .380 glocks cannot drum up the requisite number of import points to get into the US. This model, being smaller than the Glock 28, would fare worse with regards to import points.Ted Murphynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-68311334310241562882013-12-27T10:45:11.128-07:002013-12-27T10:45:11.128-07:00Michael,
With Ruger's LC380 and apparently Glo...Michael,<br />With Ruger's LC380 and apparently Glock's model 42, where does the Ruger LCP fit? Does the LCP still make sense for a carry gun? And for whom?<br /><br />Thanks!<br />GeorgeGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474580244868535609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-4931335004033713392013-12-27T05:42:13.479-07:002013-12-27T05:42:13.479-07:00The Glock 42 WILL be the gun that Springfield Armo...The Glock 42 WILL be the gun that Springfield Armory's 3.3" XD-S (9mm and .45 ACP) could have been had it not been subject to a recall for "unintentional discharge". I was actually going to buy the .45' version too. I'm glad that I held-off!<br /><br />I'll wait for the 9mm/single-column version of the Glock though. Not that .380 isn't OK, I just don't want Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-43043011805745757222013-12-26T17:56:25.761-07:002013-12-26T17:56:25.761-07:00What's the difference?
.83 looks like the sli...<i>What's the difference?</i><br /><br />.83 looks like the slide width.<br />The .94" looks like it includes the slide stop width. kmitch200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-58442036473017178172013-12-26T17:30:10.370-07:002013-12-26T17:30:10.370-07:00Kevin & Michael: Thanks for the info. I think ...Kevin & Michael: Thanks for the info. I think I'll still get one, if only for the ammo availibility and the number of used ones available (kinda like all those used .44 Magnums in the 1970's).<br /><br />....besides, "nasty, brutish, & short" has sometimes been used to describe me, too....Jason Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-88829985876580315332013-12-26T16:23:12.651-07:002013-12-26T16:23:12.651-07:00Overload...I'm going off the BoomerShooter spe...Overload...I'm going off the BoomerShooter spec sheet.<br /><br />Bill, my beloved Honda Element has bagged 2 (count 'em!) mules...much to the detriment of the Element!<br /><br />Jason K., I agree with Kevin...the mini .40s are nasty little monsters.My split times are much worse on a mini .40 than the 9mms, and I'm a believer in "more rounds on target is better." I don;t Michael Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-43198364645678927572013-12-26T13:42:53.457-07:002013-12-26T13:42:53.457-07:00Which listed width is correct? .836" or .94&q...Which listed width is correct? .836" or .94"? What's the difference?Overload in Coloradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277277751144486368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-4340004117553519182013-12-26T12:41:08.631-07:002013-12-26T12:41:08.631-07:00As for .40 in a small gun, given that the recoil o...As for .40 in a small gun, given that the recoil of 4 0s, (in the words of Thomas Hobbes), "nasty, brutish and short", IMO, you're giving up too much controllability and fast second shot capability in return for a marginal about of bullet weight and size.ExurbanKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784103364968940237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-45002142321370983192013-12-26T12:36:05.202-07:002013-12-26T12:36:05.202-07:00I first poo-poo'd the new Glock .42 as a faile...I first poo-poo'd the new Glock .42 as a failed LCP, but <a href="http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/2013/12/26/new-glock-42-revealed-ho-hum/" rel="nofollow">Richard Johnson's excellent analysis</a> got me a-thinkin'. <br /><br />If you were going to design a CCW gun for the recoil-adverse new shooter, how would it differ from the Glock 42? <br /><br />I love the Shield I have on my Kevin Creightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01141814417165014884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-89150169927274581652013-12-26T12:21:37.310-07:002013-12-26T12:21:37.310-07:00What do you not like about the small .40's? I...What do you not like about the small .40's? I'm considering one after seeing that .40 was far more available than 9mm in the recent ammo crunch.Jason Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-30005729150338796922013-12-26T12:15:26.444-07:002013-12-26T12:15:26.444-07:00I know by the very name, the new secret bunker is ...I know by the very name, the new secret bunker is secret. I would be curious to learn what you have done, changed from the first one from a self defense perspective. One building material I've always been interested in is the insulated concrete foam. You can get the walls quite thick with concrete which is gotta be good at stopping bullets. Did you look into it?<br /><br />For Christmas I gotSheepdog1968http://thehighroad.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-47788807251146780542013-12-26T11:58:58.230-07:002013-12-26T11:58:58.230-07:00While a member of GC v2.0, I am old enough to be p...While a member of GC v2.0, I am old enough to be part of GC v1.0. I shot my first game animal this year (wild hog) with an AR-15. The meat went to my friends. I also got my second game animal in the same week (Bambi). But I used my Honda Element at 60 mph.<br /><br />Bill in CENTEXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com