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Post by bluetrain on Dec 21, 2017 12:43:55 GMT
Thanks for the links.
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Post by bluetrain on Dec 21, 2017 19:48:57 GMT
Speaking of spadroons, though I hadn't been thinking of them as sabers, how do you rate the Cold Steel US Navy Sword and the similar Officer's Five Ball Spadroon, as well as the Universal Sword series of 1796 pattern swords, which seem to be a little more substantial than the Cold Steel models I mention. They are both a little wider and thicker. I ask about those in particular because they are the ones closest to the Cold Steel models.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Dec 21, 2017 20:00:11 GMT
The CS Naval is a very light and agile sword but a little bit too long for an offhand dagger.
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Post by Croccifixio on Dec 22, 2017 5:36:49 GMT
RE 9mm vs .45, I read some units returning to the .45 after many years of the Beretta ruling the roost as the mainstay. No reason to not have a variety of calibers in a shtf scenario but realize that the 9mm Luger will be the most available pistol round (on a global scale). Picking up a 92fs from your fallen foe will save having to carry much more than a few more magazines. My sources tell me that the US is considering bringing back the .45 with a new pistol for it. Looks like the top brass after all the expense has decided the .45 is the better after all. Thompson did good way back when. The reason not to have a variety of calibres is logistics. I hope they do. I talk regularly with current Philippine armed forces personnel, a few of whom just recently returned from defeating ISIS-upstarts in the Southern Philippines city of Marawi after half a year of intense building-to-building fighting. None of them, and I mean none of them, respect the 9mm. It was quite shocking to me tbh since I do believe that the 9mm is sufficient for SD purposes. In fact, the army only ever issues .45 ACP 1911s to them as sidearms. I was just at the marine range last week as a guest and they only had .45 ACP and .40 S&W on hand. It’s not even a cost thing - bulk sales of Glock 19/17s to our police forces means very cheap and reliable 9mm weapons. But the army and navy only ever use the .45 out in the field. During the last gunshow we had in Manila, Glock 30s were sold out quickly compared to the 19s.
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Post by howler on Dec 22, 2017 9:06:36 GMT
RE 9mm vs .45, I read some units returning to the .45 after many years of the Beretta ruling the roost as the mainstay. No reason to not have a variety of calibers in a shtf scenario but realize that the 9mm Luger will be the most available pistol round (on a global scale). Picking up a 92fs from your fallen foe will save having to carry much more than a few more magazines. My sources tell me that the US is considering bringing back the .45 with a new pistol for it. Looks like the top brass after all the expense has decided the .45 is the better after all. Thompson did good way back when. The reason not to have a variety of calibres is logistics. I heard, earlier this year, the U.S. decided on SIG, with a military version of the P-320 in 9mm. I should note that the P-320 is easily convertible without tools and offers various platforms, as well as different caliber conversions, including .45, .40, and .357SIG.
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Post by Croccifixio on Dec 30, 2017 8:49:09 GMT
P320 has a long way to go with the striker issue it has (firing when the back of the gun is struck at an angle).
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