Does anyone here own a 9mm Beretta?

[Longhorn85]

Baretta 9mm - Pinto of Pistols
Kimber Stainless Gold Match SE II .45 ACP - A beautiful hand held cannon!

Pinto! OOh that is pretty bad. I'll bet many on this board don't even remember the Pinto. Come on, the Beretta is not a bad weapon for it's intended purpose. Remember in order to be an Army handgun beauty is not a desired attribute. Mainly durability, lethality and reliability.

 

[TxCollegeguy]

I was going to buy one for my 21st b-day but had to with hold due to bills...I'm going to buy one for personal use after I get into the swing of things in the Army

I enjoyed shooting one that belongs to my friends father

 

[Hugh Gellatts]

Does the army still offer .45 cal as a choice (1911 or HK)? My understanding was that because of the geneva convention the military can only use hardball (no hollow points or frangibles), and a full jacketed 9mm round has much less stopping power than .45 hardball....also at higher velocities you get over-penetration with 9mm.

 

[Laserdude]

I have a few pistols, had a s/w 9mm and did not like it. However,
I am a very skilled shooter and can nail a target at 100' with any any of them. My favorite is .357 4.0" barrel s/w.

I am a expert with any firearm.

My friends have seen me and they are amazed of how accurate I am.

Every one should have a firearm nowadays.

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!

 

[Longhorn85]

Does the army still offer .45 cal as a choice (1911 or HK)? My understanding was that because of the geneva convention the military can only use hardball (no hollow points or frangibles), and a full jacketed 9mm round has much less stopping power than .45 hardball....also at higher velocities you get over-penetration with 9mm.

No the Army switched over to the 9mm Beretta over 10 years ago now. Most preferred the old .45. I never fired the .45, the Beretta is all I know.

 

[Longhorn85]

Gunowners Unite! I am dishing out positive Karma to all who posted on this thread. Do the same for me if you get the inkling.

Thanks.

 

[manny78]

You people will need to convince me cause I truly dont believe in the 9 mm bullets. Thats what we have at home (a Belgian Browning 9 mm) but I'm looking for a HK mk 23..... anybody here owning such a gun ? or Desert Eagle Magnum ?

 

[chesty]

For close combat 2 to the body and one to the head. One shot one kill is a sniper's creedo and not always possible.

The military in whole switched the Baretta in 1985, I believe. A 9mm firing ball rounds is pretty useless and will require plenty of shots to stop a pumped up ghurka.

If you could use hollow points in combat that would be a different story.


For civilian carry a good hollow point, gold dot, hydra shock, silver tip, etc would do wonders for the 9mm, still a .45 is the best.

A glock does not have a trigger safety, it has a little tit that is a liability thing. It basically is there so that if sued or you go to court, there is no doubt that your finger was on the trigger and you meant to fire it.

If you forget you have a safety in a combat or defensive situation you should not be firing that weapon and should not be in combat.

 

[manny78]

SO Chesty: HK Mk 23 .45 ACP or Desert Eagle Magnum .357 ? It's hard to decide lol

 

[chesty]

Yeah, I am partial to the .357 too.