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From: Peter Brooks <brooksp@hpcc01.corp.hp.com>
Subject: Re: Side Arms For Fly Boys.
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 90 05:24:45 GMT
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From: Peter Brooks <brooksp@hpcc01.corp.hp.com>
>Despite all the
>compatability problems, I'm surprised that they didn't opt for the 10mm.
>Depending on the load, it can compare favorably with the .45, and it's capacity is signficantly greater.

Both personal experience and the opinions of several expert shooters I know
say that the 10mm is generally too hot to be a self defence round.  Anything
you hit is in danger, but you gotta hit it first.

In general, the .45 is the most powerful pistol that any trained person can
be expected to controll adequately.  Besides, the Marines consider themselves
rifleman, not pistolmen.

BTW, the new FBI round, the .40 S&W seems like an adequate replacement for
a light .45 round, but it's not that much more compact.  Besides, if you
need anymore than 7 shots in a pistol, you are probably dead already...


Pete Brooks  pb@hpocia.hp.com

