Rate Your Concealed Carry Handgun
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:06 pm
http://www.midwayusa.com/content/legacy ... _chart.htm
Not too excited about this. The part I really have a hard time swallowing is the "Knockdown Factor"
"Knockdown Factor is the ability of a cartridge, all other things being equal, to knock down an assailant with one well-placed shot. We've ranked some of the most popular personal defense loads from lightest to heaviest on a 400 point scale. Find your load on the chart below and record the score."
I pretty much believe virtually all calibers including BB guns can have "knockdown" with "one well placed shot". One in the eye from just about anything will do it. I thought the idea of "knockdown" had died out. I'm a firm believer in placement and penetration. If that is what they meant then just about any one of the rounds listed, especially in the bottom half or so will do the job just as well as the next. A 9mm to the heart is not going to be any better or worse than a .45 to the heart.
I don't know. This whole ranking thing just doesn't set with me. I'd like to know their sources and where they got their numbers. Not that it would matter a whole lot. It really wouldn't change how I feel about the ranking system. It just rubs me the wrong way and I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe I'm overwhelmed by its absurdity in helping "you best select your concealed carry handgun match."
To their "credit" do put in weasel words like "used as starting point", etc.
Pick a caliber you can handle, a gun you like, and practice. Speed and accuracy will follow. And personally I believe just about anyone can shoot just about any "normal" caliber with enough practice.
Not too excited about this. The part I really have a hard time swallowing is the "Knockdown Factor"
"Knockdown Factor is the ability of a cartridge, all other things being equal, to knock down an assailant with one well-placed shot. We've ranked some of the most popular personal defense loads from lightest to heaviest on a 400 point scale. Find your load on the chart below and record the score."
I pretty much believe virtually all calibers including BB guns can have "knockdown" with "one well placed shot". One in the eye from just about anything will do it. I thought the idea of "knockdown" had died out. I'm a firm believer in placement and penetration. If that is what they meant then just about any one of the rounds listed, especially in the bottom half or so will do the job just as well as the next. A 9mm to the heart is not going to be any better or worse than a .45 to the heart.
I don't know. This whole ranking thing just doesn't set with me. I'd like to know their sources and where they got their numbers. Not that it would matter a whole lot. It really wouldn't change how I feel about the ranking system. It just rubs me the wrong way and I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe I'm overwhelmed by its absurdity in helping "you best select your concealed carry handgun match."
To their "credit" do put in weasel words like "used as starting point", etc.
Pick a caliber you can handle, a gun you like, and practice. Speed and accuracy will follow. And personally I believe just about anyone can shoot just about any "normal" caliber with enough practice.
