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Single stacks still a worthwhile option?
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<blockquote data-quote="ParrotPirate" data-source="post: 3876963" data-attributes="member: 51087"><p>I read an article stating that the most common guns used in violent crimes over the last 20 years are the Glock 17 and Glock 19, followed by other double-stack, semi-automatic handguns including the Glock 22. This made me rethink a lot of what Jeff Cooper said because he was basing it on the assumption that his opponent would be using a 5-shot .38spl revolver, or even a .22. I would feel extremely confident carrying a 1911 in 1970, and rightfully so, but currently criminals carry the same guns we do. I hear self-defenders argue about manual safeties, single-stack vs. double and whether you should have a round in the chamber, but I have yet to hear those arguments coming from criminals. If your opponent means to do you harm he or she is almost certainly going to be carrying a double-stack 9mm or .40 with no manual safety and a round in the chamber. I think the feasibility of metal frames, red-dots and smaller/faster calibers are what we should be arguing about currently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ParrotPirate, post: 3876963, member: 51087"] I read an article stating that the most common guns used in violent crimes over the last 20 years are the Glock 17 and Glock 19, followed by other double-stack, semi-automatic handguns including the Glock 22. This made me rethink a lot of what Jeff Cooper said because he was basing it on the assumption that his opponent would be using a 5-shot .38spl revolver, or even a .22. I would feel extremely confident carrying a 1911 in 1970, and rightfully so, but currently criminals carry the same guns we do. I hear self-defenders argue about manual safeties, single-stack vs. double and whether you should have a round in the chamber, but I have yet to hear those arguments coming from criminals. If your opponent means to do you harm he or she is almost certainly going to be carrying a double-stack 9mm or .40 with no manual safety and a round in the chamber. I think the feasibility of metal frames, red-dots and smaller/faster calibers are what we should be arguing about currently. [/QUOTE]
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