In a World of Compacts, Is it Bad my EDC is a Full Size?

[Shibadog]

Remember a lot of folk will buy a little gun then load it up with everything they can find that’ll bolt on and wind up with a bigger/heavier package than a standard service gun anyway

 

[KillerFord1977]

Remember a lot of folk will buy a little gun then load it up with everything they can find that’ll bolt on and wind up with a bigger/heavier package than a standard service gun anyway

 

[Biggfoot44]

I quit drinking and have been totally abstinence since December 14th 1982.

Good on you ( no snark ) . You self evaluated , made good decisions , and carry through , Walking the Walk , so to speak .

I don't see any reason to put alcohol in your system unless you're trying to get hammered.

But alas , that's the same reasoning as " there's no reason to own a car , unless you're street racing at 120 mph " , or " there's no reason to own or carry a firearm , unless you are doing a mass shooting ."

The vast majority of people so inclined , have the occasional cold beer , glass of wine , sippin' whiskey , etc , enjoy their occasional one or two , and proceed about their lives .

 

[Biggfoot44]

Remember a lot of folk will buy a little gun then load it up with everything they can find that’ll bolt on and wind up with a bigger/heavier package than a standard service gun anyway

Pistols are like women's fashions , the styles ( or fads if you're cynical ) go thru repeating cycles .

Guns - Big > Small > Big > Small > Repeat . Except their can be Medium inbetween in both directions , plus the harder to catagorize phenomium of " small for caliber " and " large for caliber " .

[ l'll condense 40 yrs , to the most recent 10 -15 yrs ]

Actual Full Size pistols ( 5 inch -ish Bbl , think M92 , origonal size 1911 ) became passae .

The previous Compact became new normal for Full Size roles ( think G 19 , and all the other similar w/ 4 inch -ish Bbl ) for both Duty , and general purpose use by general public .

Mfgs then constantly shrink " CCW Pistols " ( broadly think G19 -ish > G26 -ish > P365 , with multiple incremental steps ). Because enough of the fad chasing buyers keep trading in 6 to 12 months later ,to get the New Hot Thing that is 0.1 inch shorter , and 0.2 oz lighter than what they already have .

Once Pocket Nines get essentially as small as physically possible , then buyers and / ir Mfg marketing departments realize : " Hey , this pocket rocket is hard to shoot well , and unpleasant if not painful to shoot . Wouldn't it be cool to have a gun just like my pocket rocket , Except ... Just a little bigger handle , with a cpl more rounds , and just a little more sight radius , and just a little more velocity ."

Then the Mfg keep introducing multiple , incremental sets of Larger . Until today ; the Jumbo Micro guns are back to being similar or larger than my P-225 .

 

[The Night Rider]

But alas , that's the same reasoning as " there's no reason to own a car , unless you're street racing at 120 mph " , or " there's no reason to own or carry a firearm , unless you are doing a mass shooting ."

I think you missed my point. In my mind there is no reason to put alcohol in your body unless you're going to get hammered. For my brain no other reason computes.

I'm not saying that everybody else in the world thinks the way I do. I don't care if anybody else in the world drinks as long as I don't.

I'm just saying that to my mind the concept of social drinking is absolutely foreign.

This indicates to me that there is something wrong with my mind and I probably need to stay away from booze

 

[UC_Guy 1971]

Remember a lot of folk will buy a little gun then load it up with everything they can find that’ll bolt on and wind up with a bigger/heavier package than a standard service gun anyway

Don't talk like you know me.