What are the most accurate handguns?
Mike, 'Accurate handguns' fall into three catagories. Rimfire, centerfire, and centerfire silhouette. Your accurate rimfire handguns are models like the Smith and Wesson 41 that are used for competition at 50 feet. Most good/skilled shooters can put 10 shots inside the size of a dime at 50 feet. Your accurate centerfire pistols are models like the Colt 'Gold Cup' National Match with are typically 45acp and used to 50 yards. A skilled centerfire shooter can put 10 shots inside the size of a half dollar. For outdoor shooting, people use single shot pistols like the Thompson Contender or even large 44 Mag. In Outdoor Silhouette shooting the rules require you not only hit the target - the bullet must have enough power to knock over the target. Pistol Silhouette is shot at 50yards (chickens) 100 yards (pigs) 150 yards (turkeys) and 200 yards (Rams). You can simply google any of the gun models to get the manufacturer web site. If you need more information - you can email me.
Why people do not think 9mm is not a powerful round?
I feel certain that ANYONE who has ever been shot by a 9mm complained about it because it wasn't a .45 or a 10mm.... , you'd know their are plenty of 9mm rounds with PROVEN ballistics that equal and surpass the 40sw round, and come very close to equalling the .45 acp's energy displacement. Just because you might not like a certain caliber DOES NOT mean it's ineffective, it simply means you don't like the round. In a combat situation, or self defense scenario, your average distance is going to be less than 21 feet(7 yards) a solid torso shot with a "wimpy" 9mm will put you down just as fast as a 40sw,.45acp or 10mm will. The germans developed the 9mm parabellum( means for war) during ww2, the countless dead GI's killed by the 9mm apparently didn't think the 9mm is ineffective. What do you think?
Perfect Caliber For Hunting Saber Tooth Tiger?
I know that Saber tooth tigers are now extinct, but if some scientist was to bring them back and they were to repopulate in the wild. What would be the perfect modern caliber for hunting these dangerous big cats? Would you hunt them if you could?
What is the nomenclature behind US military designations of firearms?
There are two basic systems: One--the older system--used the year the piece of equipment was initially adopted plus an "A" and a number for each major standardized upgrade. The year was usually accompanied by the type of equipment and the manufacturer. Example: M1911A1 Colt pistol. Experimental designs under the older system were given a "T" and a sequence number that was exchanged for an M-Year number when adopted. The newer system uses a sequential number by equipment type with each number issued in sequence upon adoption. Experimental items are affixed with an "X" ("XM16") or--if a variant of an item already in use--an "E"-number ("M16E1"). Because of the breakdown of equipement types, you can have multiple M1's (M1 Tank, M1 Carbine, M1 Submachine gun, M1 Rifle, etc.) Also, because of the "grouping" of some types of weapons, you can have unusual numberings like the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon follows prototype X-numbered competing designs that follow the M240 Coaxial maching gun. Also, some weapon systems were originally adopted by the US Navy and have a Mark # Mod # format (subsitiute Mark for "M" and Mod for "A#") when issued to other services. The MK19 Mod 3 Grenade Machine gun and MK23 pistol are like this.