If you're going to carry a different ammo than you practice with, make sure you run a few mags of your carry ammo on the range. Sometimes different types of ammunition have different trajectories when fired out of the same gun, and some guns have trouble with certain types of ammo (mostly stovepipe jams). I know the carry ammo is expensive, but you don't want the first time you find out about these problems to be when you have to defend yourself.
Yea, that's good advice I learned myself by accident. I had bought these fairly expensive ultra high frag rounds for edc a while back in .40 and I never shot them. Well, couple years go by and I never used them and I stopped carrying the .40 in favor of my newer Glock 17. I decided I would get rid of the UHF rounds I had and when I shot the first one it freaked me the fk out. Anyone who has been on the front side of a gun when its being fired knows there is a huge air blast that comes out the front that you can feel, especially with something like a 44 mag. We'll when I popped that first round I felt that same kind of air blast from the back side of the gun with those rounds. No other round that I've fired did that. I've put a lot of rounds through that .40 which is a Taurus/Beretta clone PT-101, also even the sound it made kinda gave me a start too because it was this much higher pitched (thru ear protection) explosion. At that time I had also bought those same or similar rounds for my Glock and fired one and it didn't do it. So, I don't know if it was just the design of the PT-101 or something to do with the difference between .40 and 9mm what but I'm glad I learned it there and experienced the shock (not the air blast, I mean emotional/physical) of those rounds than in the future when I have to bust some caps in a fool.
a whole range day with carry ammo is a rather needless expense. thinking about it might even discourage you to go like you should. I like to put a mag or two of carry through the gun at the end of the day. you then reload with fresh carry to take home for duty. you now have the confidence that the last thing you remember is what's going to happen should you actually need to use it in a situation. when you shoot your oldest carry ammo like this it means that your entire stock of carry always stays pretty fresh. your overall ammo cost for the range day is really only trivially more expensive this way while you accomplish several important objectives 😎
Absolutely run your carry ammo through the gun. I run at least three mags through with my potential carry ammo before I actually carry it. The cost doesn't matter. If you don't run your carry ammo through you don't know if you can rely on it properly feeding or if it'll cycle the gun properly. Lots of guns have a "preference" for certain ammo and chokes on other ammo. If it doesn't feed, you only have a hammer. Guns are only expensive until they save your life, then they were cheap insurance.
I love my 9mm, I have a 22 for plinking too, as well as my Sig S .380 pocket carry. 9 is my go to. I practice with all of them, including drawing, and dry fire.
I am a .357 guy. My back up piece is a .38, and both my favorite handguns(my Colt Python & my S&W M642) both use .38 Surplus on the range. Yeah, I know.
Firstly, thank you for your service! Secondly, I’ve been a full-time Registered Nurse in emergency departments and on helicopters as a flight nurse for 28 years. So I’ve seen up close what this caliber can do. Everything you said about 9mm is absolutely true., especially when applied by a properly “trained shooter.”
It's practically impossible to find a Walther Creed. They stopped making it a while ago. I'm a Walther fan, and would love to purchase one. 😢. Everyone who's got one loves it. Can't understand why they would stop making it.
Hands down the best caliber for me is the .40. The one caliber that is usually over looked but is the perfect happy medium caliber. It balances between stopping power of the .45 and number of rounds in the magazine of the 9mm perfectly.
9mm as a primary handgun caliber makes perfect sense for all the reasons mentioned in this video. However like a few others have said in the comments, it's nice to have at least one gun in the other common handgun calibers for situations like we saw with the pandemic where a lot of places ran out of 9mm. Not to mention the flexibility of something like a .357 magnum revolver with the huge variety of .357 and .38 special loads available that simply aren't available in 9mm since they can't reliably cycle a semi automatic handgun.
@Skank_and_Gutterboy don't forget that little water pistol between your legs snowflake. Man up champ and stop hiding your little limp wrist behind a gun.
I'm still a believer in the .45 1911. During long range patrols in Vietnam, I carried a scoped M14, and a .45 1911. The secret with the 1911, is to get your reload technique to perfection!
I’m a firm believer in .357, started shooting it in the early 80’s and still do today. Sometimes .38+P rounds too, both are excellent! I do own one 9mm, Sig P225 a W German beauty. 😅
All I own is 9mm for handguns. I love 45 and have been considering 10mm for years but I'll stay with 9 for all the same reasons you listed. Mainly because it's affordable to shoot and train!
@@Imakebootysclap I got a .22LR slide to go on a Glock. One frame can run .22LR or 9mm so I can expend a lot of rounds to practice on the cheap, and swap in the 9mm slide for a couple of mags of real bullets.
I carry a Glock 9mm in my front pocket and a Kel Tec sub 2000 9mm Glock mag compatible in a CamelBak daily. I retired after a 30 year career in Federal Law Enforcement so I get what you’re saying.
Same here. My Sub2000 Gen 2 amazes the local college students who've never been around real weapons. They have no idea my laptop bag is holding a object that makes them terrified. Mind watch my laptop while I go to the bathroom? I then return... Open my laptop bag and unfold it. They freak out. But after I teach them to shoot it they are amazed! 😁
@bitcoindaddy1 Ha sure, bud. I also just take a double barreled shotgun and shoot it in the air and the bad guys go running. I agree that shotguns are deadly, but if someone is there to hurt you or your family, I wouldn't rely on the sound of racking the slide to be the answer.
@@jjcrazylegs7081 I said cock not fire ceiling and this is not a hostage situation. primary objective is to take down the intruder fast, swift, and with brute force..the first and only try. And Unless you or your wife are good shot half asleep you better have good wrestling skills when he bull rush you with all his adrenaline filled rage. And if you miss, your family is dead. Point and shoot.
My home defense and carry is a Sig P938 9mm with extended mag loaded with hollow points and always one chambered. I'm a small female, and I've tried carrying many different guns. This Sig is easy for me to conceal.
On the other side of the debate, I like having a variety of handgun and rifle calibers. I used to be in the “stick with one caliber” school myself but then the great “DamnPanic of 2020” hit. While I was well stocked with ammo already, I still went to the local gun stores in town to see what else I could keep stocking up on. EVERYBODY was out of 9mm, .38spl, 357 mag and .45AARP. But at all three gun stores, I found .40 S&W, .357Sig and one store with .38Super. My point.. everyone was out of the beloved 9 and .45 and .223/5.56. But I walked out from each store with ammo. Then I did it all over again the next two mornings in a row 😊. Even though I didn’t need any more ammo, I saw everyone else hoarding, so I figured I had to get mine too and I’m not ashamed to admit it either. When people say it’s a “dumb decision” to buy a .40, I just ask them how much 9 were they honestly and easily able to acquire (whether needed or not) during the height of the Covid lockdowns?
Here in S.E. Arizona, 9mm and 5.56/223 were the last to run out, and the first to restock. Yet, even though the shelves are full of these, and they are the cheapest, prices are still staying up. 45 ACP when became available, quicker than the rest, prices are high. Maybe the folks out here were already stocked up before the Potato in Chief was installed.
I feel you lol. I'm left handed right eye dominant. Everything I have is 9mm as well. I get a lot of "Don't you like .45 ACP" lol. I also prefer less recoil and cheaper more easily available ammo. Everything you said here makes sense.
Most of my handguns are 9mm but I have a couple that are .40sw. A few things I have discovered with .40... ammo is readily available (a few cents more than 9mm but not much difference). A .40 caliber handgun is going to cost you less upfront. You can drop a 9mm barrel in a .40 slide (if you want to) and have the versatility of two calibers in one pistol. Lastly the .40 has more power/ft lbs of energy and the felt recoil is minimal in my opinion compared to 9. I enjoy shooting both.
I have 2 Glocks in .40 that both have 9mm barrels. Whenever there's a mass shooting and talk of gun control goes up, 9mm and .45 always dry up, but you can still get .40. That's why I keep my .40s.
@@markmiddleton1226 .40 = more recoil and less capacity. its why its a dead caliber in law enforcement and military with modern hollow point technology
@@srobeck77 more recoil, yes, but who cares. That's not the reason why police and military chooses the 9mm. It's because new recruits handle th 9mm easier than the 40. They are city folks who are not firearm trained and cant handle the 40. And yousaid modern hollow point technology, well then that goes for the 40 also. You can't say only the 9mm has newer technology. All calibers have new technology. And the biggest reason why law enforcement and military chooses the 9mm is because of lower cost of ammunition. Police have tight budgets and if they can save 10 cents per round that will save millions to their budget. Same with the military. That's why they use the 5.56 and not the 308 or 30.06 anymore. So your point is 100% invalid.
He's right about the right handed left eye dominant. When I first started shooting I always hit to the left and low. Once I turned my head to the right and aligned my left eye to the sights I was on target.
Don’t turn or move your head. Keep your head straight. Rotate the gun on the axis of the bore 2°-3° counterclockwise to bring the sights inline with your dominant eye.
While I own a few other calibers 9mm is my main carry and is what I train with. I carry a CZ P09, but rarely shoot my carry gun because I have another P09 set up the same as my carry gun that I train with. I'm blessed enough to have an outdoor home range and reload as well. My preferred 9mm carry round is 135 Hornady critical duty, which I load up similar rounds to train with. Love my SA/DA guns.
Your one of the only people on you tube , I actually agree with. Every pistol I own is 9mm. Well I have some cowboy guns, something I always loved. For fun only. 45 long colt. But my defensive weapons. Consist of 9mm, pistols, beretta m9, glocks 5.56. And 300 black out . All except the 300 are nato rounds,, something I firmly believe in.
I have a EAA Witness 45ACP , This is the pistol that I choose over my other caliber handguns for my home defense gun, even though it only has a 10round magazine, it is a very accurate weapon because it is a full size steel gun and this weight and size tames the recoil where it is only a light push in my hand versus some of my 9mm pistols that are a little snappy and I do not shoot them as accurately as the 45 ACP, another factor is I believe that in short range combat a 45 ACP has superior stopping power simply from weight of its bullet a 230 grain versus 125 grain of a 9mm, This is the same principle that guides for big game hunters use to stop dangerous animal like Grizzly bears or Tigers dead in their tracks from getting at hunters they are paid to protect, They chose a 12 gauge shotgun with rifled slugs for stopping power, it might not be good for long range shooting but the huge slug beats any rifle bullet for short range stoppage
Absolutely the 45 does more damage, ALL THINGS being equal. It's a misconception a 9mm is as effective. SO many police videos of people taking SEVERAL 9mm rounds before dropping.
@@jacobpetersen5662 The same can be said for most pistol caliber hand guns. The most widely used study on hand gun calibers shows only a very modest difference between 380 all the way up to 44mag. If you ask a trauma nurse or doctor you will find just as many stories about the lowly 380 stopping and doing much damage to the human body. I know a soldier who was in Iraq and using 5.56 and he said multiple people shot the enemy multiple times and they didn't hit the ground. Their commanding officer yelled "head shots" and then that ended it. So no one caliber will always take'em out!
@@fuzfire Actually, the combined caliber study for police agencies as well as the ballistic comprehensive study done by the FBI in the early nineties shows that there is in fact a major difference in handgun calibers and how they perform. That's why the FBI developed the 10 mm and eventually the .40 in the 1st place, because there was such a discrepancy in performance. 9mm wasn't even a consideration at the time because it wasn't able to penetrate barriers and still do enough damage to be considered a service caliber. Also, the complaints with the 556, if you actually look into those, you'll find most people complaining of the 556 not stopping a threat overseas fast enough, they were shooting M855 green tip penetrating rounds, which is not what you want to be using on soft targets. They should be using m193 55 grain. If you fire 55grn soft core rounds out of an AR, it has actually no problem stopping a threat. As with most things, the type of ammunition you're using matters, and a lot of these antidotal complaints just don't understand what they're talking about when it comes to the ballistics.
Nice video! Good insightful sentiments presented. I've been shooting for years and years regularly. Own quite a few 9mm pistols. Some that I have been thousands and thousands of rounds through. Got into 1911's years ago. Found out that I enjoy and am much more proficient with 45acp. In the end, one must regularly train with and carry what they are most proficient with.
Jason you relate to me very well, Im right handed, left eye dominant, I always close my eye. I also really love sigs and 9mm. My favorite gun is Sig P226
Great points. I have been making these points to friends that like larger caliber rounds. The 2 points I always make (which you did) is the advancements in ammo and the magazine count. 15 plus one may be better especially against multiple attackers as opposed to 7 and 1 or even 10 and one. Most people who haven’t experienced combat will piss off 2 or 3 rounds before they get their emotions in check.
I'm left handed, right eye dominate, and I shoot the same way! I've had many people, some Marines, and a couple Special operators while on range training tell me not to do that too. Funny thing is u did finally get expert in pistols with 1 Marines help, using both eyes, but I didn't like it. I also learned to shoot rifles at a young age and learned to only shoot them right handed, I really suck lefty when I tried it when I was older. Thanks for affirming that my pistol grip is ok!
I've owned 9mm's and 45's. My first auto was a S&W model 39. When I used to take my daughters out to shoot, they shot the 9mm and 45acp. They both preferred the .45acp. I've culled down my guns to .45 and .556/223. Got rid of my .38's/357's and 9mm's to keep it simple and affordable.
I am with you about the 9mm performance. The only difference is that my own favorites are the Walther PDP, Canik METE SFT, Sig Sauer P320 XCompact Legion, FNH 509 Tactical, Canik TP9 Elite SC, and the Sig Sauer P320 M17.
My only problem with this is that when the lockdowns hit 9mm was SO popular that it completely disappeared from every shop in the area. You could still find it at pawn shops and estate sales and auctions, but for over a year it was impossible to find at any place that had a regular till up front. I decided to run one main caliber with most of my firearms being that but having a small selection (2 handguns and a carbine) of a different caliber as a backup. Also I discovered with enough training that when I'm shooting right hand right eye I can move from target to target more quickly but when shooting left hand left eye I am slightly more accurate. So I will train both sides but if I'm in a close quarters scenario I default to my right where if I'm in a long range scenario like sniping or hunting I switch to left
I like Underwood Xtream Defender in my 9mm CC and my vehicle pistols. I use a 40S&W as my home defense firearm, a little more kick than a 9mm, but not much and easily managed.
I absolutely agree. Underwood extreme defenders are the best self defense round ever made. I carry .40 and all of my edc guns are .40 My 10mm is my ranch / hunting carry and that also uses defenders and penetrators. Carry capacity is the same as 9mm and these new handguns handle the recoil of .40 and 10mm like butter.
same. the majority of my guns are 9mm except for the 12 gauges and ARs. all handguns are 9mm because I shoot the best with them. I use Hornady critical defense for my cc weapon and shoot cheap stuff at ranges. I have the Glocks, sigs, fn, etc. I have been favoring Walther and Canik recently.
Throughout the years I've had many gang-banger patients with .45 and 9mm slugs in them. They're still walking around. I myself own a 45. Thinking of getting a 9mm. I think it has a lot to do where you place the shot.
Hello again Jason. In watching your presentation two things really jumped out at me. ( I served as the lead Firearms Instructor at the U.S. Border Patrol Academy.) 1. You are cross dominant visually and; 2. You are closing your non-dominant eye when aiming. There is no problem with the former if you shoot long guns off your left shoulder or can independently close your right eye for long gun use, but the second observation (closing you non-dominant eye) is a tactical problem. One loses approximately 1/3 of their tactical vision when closing their non-dominant eye. The solution is to put a piece of clear scotch tape in the center of the lens for the eye you wish to be non-dominant. We issued our Border Patrol students just such a setup in order to train them to be able to keep both eyes open when shooting to insure that they were able to use their life saving full tactical vision. How long does it take to be able to keep both eyes open when aiming? We never asked the students, but all were able to qualify with both eyes open while firing. From personal experience it took something less than two hours for me to switch dominant eyes. I was shooting with what's called "monocular" vision glasses. That is my dominant eye was set up for front sight focus while my non-dominant eye was set up for distance. The front sight was in perfect focus as was the target. Great, but after two hours of range time my eye dominance had switched!! Without the monocular glasses I brought up my weapon and I found myself looking down the left side of the handgun! (Panic). The good news is that in a short time I was able to switch back to my right eye. - KW
I’ve done the same, and for the same exact reasons. Currently using only nine mil pistols, And of course the usual rifles, and shotguns. I’m really liking the 5.7 round, but I’m having a hard time justifying getting Another round type, especially when it’s so much more expensive than 9, and delivers less energy.
An empty 9mm was found near a bow hunter, presumably his backup weapon, because he was mauled to death by a Grizzly Bear. This Hunter carries something bigger than a 9mm, I hunt in Bear country.
One has to know the mission. He didn’t say all his guns were 9mm, just most of them. When in bear country .44mag or greater, when in San Francisco, 9mm.
Most people that are found dead from bear attack aren't found with an empty gun, they only got the gun half out of the holster. Yeah, I'd want to bring my .44, too. If I can only get 1 or 2 shots off, that's what I'd want to put out there.
Big believer in caliber standardization. Mine are all in .45acp. I have three of the same make and model. All magazines and holsters are interchangeable as are spare parts. Have a .45 acp carbine and a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 acp/.45 LC. Pick a reasonable caliber and stock up on firearms, magazines, parts, reloading components. Of course I have multiple 556 rifles. All shotguns are 12 gauge.
I have 9mm too. My favorite is a Staccato P. Very good gun. But, I do have several 44 magnum revolvers. Yes, ammo is expensive. But, hey. I love that recoil. They are just too much fun to shoot.
I have 22s through 45/70 pistols. I just like collecting and shooting different guns. If I was married I would want one woman. If I was in combat I would want 1 pistol but I’m not so I enjoy shooting many guns.
it's the sweet spot 🙂 I have sure have fun with all the other calibers too. .357/.38 also has versatility specific to revolvers. that's still essentially a 9mm by any other name. the 9x19 though has always been my top favorite for business and I don't expect that to change anytime soon 😎
9MM is effective, it is reasonable in cost, and it is most importantly widely available. When I was younger I tried to get handguns of every caliber. Then I realized it was costly to save up ammo in all those calibers, and in a shortage years back I quickly found out that not all calibers will be available. Consolidated to mostly 9mm in handguns. 9mm being more popular of a caliber the ammo will be easier to trade with or trade for in tough times.
I got them in all kinds of flavors. 7.62x25/38 32ACP 380 9X18 .22LR, I can have a different desk gun every day of the month. That’s the collector in me. I still keep the Glock by my side and the LPVO ready to go. Chest rigs loaded. Always ready to climb up a hill and storm a machine gun nest but in reality I might never have to. I enjoy collecting and showing off the old guns. I equally enjoy training and competing with modern weapons in competition. Larping is better than not doing anything. Train and prepare.
5:30 I’m also right handed but left eye dominant When I was going to the police academy, they tried to get me to change, but every time I tried to take their coaching, I got worse. So finally I said “Let me just do it the way I have since I was a kid…” 88% and 90% on the next two courses of fire.
My guess was LOGISTICS and having all (or most) pistols and perhaps a long gun or six in 9mm Luger makes sense. The 9mm NATO is very widely distributed world-wide and may have regained the title of the most-issued American police cartridge. Fifty years ago, the .38 Special would have been the most common American police cartridge. The US military and NATO use the 9mm NATO as its standard service pistol cartridge. Since "everybody" uses the Nine the cartridge is currently the least expensive centerfire pistol cartridge. Buying in quantity is necessary when several thousand practice and training rounds are fired per year. The 9mm Luger is actually a little older than the .45 ACP. John M. Browning designed four pistol cartridges in this bore size: .38 ACP, 9mm Browning Long, .380 ACP, and .38 Super. The US Army didn't want no "popgun" .38 ACP and that's how the .45 was born, but the .38 Super was favored by many in the FBI after its introduction in 1929 because of its effectiveness on automobiles of the period and early body armor. When someone complains that it's "unclean" to have a Colt Government Model in 9mm Luger, just pity the fool! Browning intended his M1911 to be a 9mm but "the customer is always right." During WW2 the Office of Strategic Services tested several pistols and recommended the Browning High Power in 9mm Luger for service use--and most of NATO adopted that 1935 pistol as a standard sidearm during the Fifties and Sixties. Now Beretta and Glock and Sig are favored--still in the same 9mm NATO caliber. As for getting the job done, since the Thompson/LeGarda tests of 1904 emphasized the need for well-placed rapid fire to achieve multiple hits on-target with a heavy caliber pistol. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson%E2%80%93LaGarde_Tests Pistol "power" is still rather feeble--a 20-guage shotgun slug has more kinetic energy, generally higher impact velocity, and more projectile size (diameter and weight) than any but the most powerful of pistols. The 12-gauge shotgun slug has more punch--and the shotgun has a higher hit probability at longer distances than the pistol. On the other hand, the shotgun has to be carried. Just try wearing a shotgun in your pocket holster! According to Greg Ellifritz, the 9mm does get the job done--even with FMJ (aka "hard ball") ammo. Check the "failure to stop" percentages. www.activeresponsetraining.net/an-alternate-look-at-handgun-stopping-power There are at least three reasons why the 9mm in this study had a higher "average shots to stop" than the .32 caliber-- *As a service pistol, not all users are crack shots *The circumstances of use are different for service pistols than for pocket pistols--the service pistol is used offensively to affect arrests or other combat missions, but the pocket pistol used by private citizens are fired at shorter distances (where accuracy is better) and "mission success" is that the defender has survived the encounter *A 9mm service pistol can be fired faster than a pocket pistol or a .45 automatic with accuracy--Greg Ellifritz notes that this increased firing speed may produce more hits before the target can react.
When the Army switched from .45 to 9mm, I bought the S&W version of the Army pistol. I took it to a log cabin we were building and used 8x8 log pieces as targets. To my surprise, the 9mm FMJ target ammo I used drilled completely through the solid wood pieces. A solid log cabin offers no cover from 9mm! I guess all those TV westerns were wrong. I’ve used 9mm to this day.
seeing that you clearly have money to spend on all those amazing firearms, it might be time you invest in a better mic set up and add some sound Proofing to your room. That might have came off as rude, don't come after me please, just trying to help, I like the content 😅
A 1911 in 9MM is a BLASPHAMY....!! But you are so correct about ammo (defense) technology equalising effectiveness in stopping an attack. I used to keep up on the 'One shot stop' statistics, during the days of my badges, I carried 357 Mag....I was snug as a bug. But now, like you, I now have a tiny Sig Sauer P365 in my pocket for when my beat to chett sixty yr ol body hurts too much. Otherwise, I haul a Sig Sauer 5 in. 1911 in 45 ACP. It just feels more familiar. Great stuff Jason.
I'm right-handed and left eye dominant as well. We do whatever works for us, but as a Force Recon Marine I have learned the most efficient method for me is to very quickly wink my left eye when raising my sights. It immediately shifts focus to my right eye and keeps it there, so that I never have to change anything else about my shooting. Shooting pistol with my left eye and right hand creates an issue when I shoot rifle, because I'm not able to use the left eye without shooting left handed. The quick wink works perfectly for using pistol sights as well as rifle red-dots and allows me to shoot both eyes open on multiple weapon types with the exact same body position. I suggest giving it a shot if you are in a similar situation. For me it takes way less effort and practice than shooting pistol different than rifle, or canting my head awkwardly like in this video.
Great info, Jason! I too am right-handed, left eye-dominate. This may be rare, but I shoot pistol right-handed, and I shoot rifle left-handed. In pistol-to-rifle drills, this really has its advantages. Switching from handgun to long gun is almost seamless. I encourage anyone (if their eyesight can accommodate it) to give this technique a try.
Cross-dominant shooters do just fine shooting a HANDGUN RH with their left eye by shifting the handgun slightly to the left, or turning the head slightly. This is usually easier than learning to shoot left handed with a handgun. With a RIFLE it is better to shoot from the left shoulder OR to occlude/fuzz the left lens of your shooting glasses if you shoot right shoulder. (The left eye occluder/card ONLY works if you can use your R eye pretty well.) With a scoped rifle, many people can shoot well from their R shoulder with their non-dominant R eye. SHOTGUN is the tricky one. Aerial targets really require binocular vision for depth perception to give target distance and speed information to your brain. Here it is MUCH better for a L eye dominant shotgunner to shoot from the L shoulder, with BOTH eyes open. Shooting from the R shoulder with the dominant L eye covered can be used, but it does NOT work as well here as it does with the rifle. Hope that this he!lps
I agree! Although I own quite a few different firearms in many different calibers and have carried them in the past, 9 mm is about the perfect compromise between all of the relevant factors that most people would use this cartridge for.
I'm about to buy my first home defense pistol. I wanted a 38 because that's what grandpa used and I've shot the most, but you're stance on the 9mm is an eye opener. And it's feels so good to finally see another cross eye dominant shooter. Always get shade for being left eye dominant
Go with the 9mm. 100% and run federal HST, Hornady critical defense/duty, or Speer gold dot hollow points. Those are my top three home defense and mobile defense rounds
@@LilSkimp I'd like to add Corbon to the list. Can't always find it though. And on a budget or lacking other options, Remington Golden Sabre can suffice in a pinch.
@@LilSkimp I appreciate the comment I love Hornady shotgun ammo so I'll have to check out their 9mm. I wish I wasn't so broke the local shop have a superhawk and a python but I'm not trying to drop a grand on a revolver as of right now lol.
Hi sleepsire, since you mentioned shopping for a gun and being broke (like me too) you should research the Palmetto State Armory, Dagger (9mm.) Built like a Glock, $320-$400 depending on upgrades, very good reliability and performance reputation. I have no affiliation with them, just got mine this week and shot it yesterday for 1st time - extremely happy with it. All the best whatever direction you go!
Hi Jason. I served in the U.S. Border Patrol for 33 years. Two and a half of those 33 years were at our newly founded National Firearms Unit. My responsibility was for writing bid specs and testing of ammunition, firearms, holsters and targets, so I was fairly busy. I say all that because I firmly believe that Underwood "Extreme" ammunition to be a quantum leap forward in terminal ballistics. Absolutely.
Worked a major metropolitan police department for 25 years. 9mm failed to stop many suspects. So my department went to 45 cal. I don’t know if it was hype or stats, but it happened. I can tell you on shooting day the 45 left you impressed with knockdown power on the metal targets. I was led to believe the 40 cal had more penetration since it had more powder and slightly larger bullet so I went with that after having mechanical issues with the 45 cal. I would go back to the nine if I felt it improved my shooting that much…My experience practice and training, not caliber will be the determining factor for success in a life and death situation… If we’re talking competitive shooting I give you Jerry Miculek who likes the 9mm, 357, and drum roll the 45. I say training is the determining factor.
People talk as if the advancements in modern ammo were limited to 9mm... but the other calibers got the same technology. Even from a 3" barrel, .45 ACP 230 grain Federal HSTs have been known to expand to almost 9 tenths of an inch. Bigger holes = more damage = more blood loss, that's what we're after, right? Say you only have time to put 3 rounds on the threat before the threat is on you, now it's a hand to hand struggle for the gun. I would much prefer those 3 rounds did as much damage as possible so the threat has less fight left in him.
Watch Garand Thumb channel, 9mm vs 45 hollow points - 9mm has same if not better terminal wound Ballistics than 45 hollow point. Tests were done on human torso and head target simulators.
I feel you about the right handed - left eye dominant thing. I too close my right eye when I shoot as it is too awkward to keep both eyes open. While I mainly have 9mm, my favorite gun is my HK USP 45 Tactical. Pretty soft shooting 45.
I always wondered why you would aim with the opposite eye. I'm really big into 9mm too. My firearms instructor was a former Sergeant Major of 5th Group Special Forces and he always told me to shoot with both eyes open because in combat the adrenaline starts rushing through the body causing both eyes to fly open.
The answer is training. As a former combat Ranger and LEO, I understand SHTF. If you train in all scenarios, you'll be able to adapt to all scenarios. Best to train with both eyes, both eyes separately, then both hands under the same eye scenarios. Only then will you be 'ready' when the stuff jumps off. You can't be guaranteed that you'll have two functioning eyes and two functioning hands when the stuff goes down. The Sgt Maj gave you the basics, which is what most folks will need.
@r.f.pennington746 it was fun times training with the Sergeant Major. First he broke my flinch and then moved onto drills. He taught me zipper shooting, double tapping, fail safe shooting, barrier shooting, and rhythm shooting. He says you always shoot with your eyes open. He says when he made the transition from big Army to SOF that he had to re teach himself with both eyes because the one eye was messing him in the shoot house. I thought the combat shooting was easy. It's when I went into precision rifle where things got complicated. However, at the end of it all, he had me hitting targets from 1000 yards.
@@justinquaid2610 1000yd targets is impressive. Looks like two different styles of training. I was taught to train like no tomorrow with your dominant eyes, hands...and train like you may not have them. It was a mess as I'm RH sidearm, LH rifle and left eye dominant. Got real tired of ejected brass marks on my forehead
@@r.f.pennington746 I got Lasik eye surgery which switched my eye dominance. I use to be right dominance, but after the surgery my dominant eye switched to my left eye. I was told to always pay attention to perfect sight alignment and to never aim directly at the target, but always aim half of an inch off the target to the right since I'm one handed shooter with a pistol. Once I made the adjustments I was then able to bulls eye my targets.
Thanks Jason! VERY good video (as usual) if you didn't mention this > also if you or someone is in a hurry and just grabs a box or two of ammo > if have different variety of calibers there's a chance might grab the WRONG box but if ALL 9mm > then your okay.
If 9mm becomes scarce or otherwise hard to get, wouldn't having other caliber capabilities be a wise decision? 9mm is good enough, but starting out, there was the HK USP40. And the USP9 is the same size gun, so holsters and mag pouches still work. So when an SF instructor said to practice with the 9, and carry the 40, it made a lot of sense. And having some 45 capability also made sense, just in case. And if you're into revolvers, the 357/38 capability also makes sense.
If 9mm becomes scarce or otherwise hard to get, wouldn't having other caliber capabilities be a wise decision? ABSOLUTELY it would. This guy here isn't thinking clearly. This is not the first video with bad advice.
@Jacob Petersen, if you're buying ammunition, when you can and have a large supply on hand, or doesn't matter if it's scarce for a while. Secondly I'm willing to bet Jason has more experience than you and he certainly knows what he's talking about. As a retired law enforcement officer, I've shot a lot of firearms and own different calibers. The advantage of one caliber is it doesn't matter what pistol you pickup, the ammo will still be the same.
Since cost isn't an issue for me and I live in Commiefornia where we are limited to 10 round mags, I love all my calibers.... especially my .45 1911's.
Most of my handguns are .40 S&W. My only 9MM is a Sig P228. I shoot both very well. Going forward, for many of the reasons you mentioned, any new purchases will be 9MM
I had an old guy tell me that you should have at least 2 guns in as many calibers as you can afford, his reasion was if the SHTF and AMMO was very hard to find and it will be and all you had was 9mm and you find 40 sw or 45 acp or 380 acp or any other calibers other than 9mm you are SCREWED but if you had guns in those calibers it may not be what you want but something is better than nothing!
0:50 and here's what i like sent 1911, you can get them in most handgun calibers, and the angle ergonomics are consistent whichever caliber it is. So you're pull and aim will remain consistent and true as opposed to various gun makes. I'd be fun with only 1911 in any/every caliber I'd ever need.
I learned after the last few ammo shortages that the only ammo that was is in obtainable supply was 9mm, 22LR, 5.56, .223 and 12ga. So I sold or traded off my .40's, 45's and 7.62's. I figured NATO rounds would be easier to come by?
Subsonic 9x19mm can sometimes be hard to find and more expensive. I still love the cartridge but shoot .45acp more often as it’s commonly default subsonic and I always shoot all my guns suppressed.
I 100% agree with you! When I was working as an armed federal security officer for a company called Paragon Systems, owned by Securitas, they made us train with Glock 22 /40 calibers. I didn’t like them I hope when I get into CBP they make us train with a 9 mm I enjoyed your video. Thank you so much by the way lol do you have any Ruger pistols or guns? 😆
Just for fun, you should try the reactive point and shoot technique. Without even aiming or looking at the sights. You may be surprised how good you can get after a few hundred rounds and it will dazzle your friends when you go out after jack rabbits on the run.
I consolidated to have only two types of handgun calibers: 9mm and 45 ACP. Given the current modern bullet performance of the 9mm round, I feel very confident with it for self-defense purposes. That's not to say that a 45-caliber pistol loaded with JHP bullets will not outperform the 9mm round. With that said, I agree with most of what this real-life "Jason Bourne" is saying. I own three 45 pistols and over a dozen 9 mil. So, yeah, I am on the "same page" 😉
Jason, I'm left-eye dominant and right-handed just like you, so I shoot a pistol right-handed. But I've always shot rifles left-handed (which has made for some nasty burns in my right elbow from M-16s when my uniform sleeves were rolled up). Just curious how you shoot a rifle.
Same thing with me also. Shooting a handgun I use the left eye and rifle right. My parents owned a 400 + acre property in North West Indiana. Once they sold the property I haven’t shot anything in the last 26 years. They have pretty much disarmed us here in Chicago.
Great advice. Of it were just me, I’d likely lean more toward 10MM. That said I have family and very close friends that I train with. We all carry and shoot the same handguns and rifles. I own many others, but 9MM in a handgun just makes more sense. Shoot-ability, cost, availability, popularity, number of handgun options, availability in almost any country (if you know where to look and how to acquire). It just makes sense.
I wanted to go 10mm the last time I bought a pistol (although it won’t be the last one I buy. Yes, I have a problem 😂) The issue I have with the 10mm training ammo that’s out there is it’s watered down and weak. It barely reaches .40 S&W velocities so the recoil is much weaker than the 10mm self defense ammo. I like my training ammo to at least come close in recoil to how my carry ammo feels. I do shoot a box of carry ammo now and then. But with my 9mm, my training ammo is very close to my carry.
yes, 9mm is a very weak for vehicles, auto glass, doors, windows, any significant cover.... some folks carry at least two handguns, ahem, I do!!! diff tools/ammo for diff jobs!!!
I have a 10mm but it's pretty much relegated to a car gun. Ammo is expensive and hard to find so I'm gonna wind up switching over to 9mm. The 10 is gonna stay in the car, though. I think it's much better at barrier penetration.
Most of my pistols are 9mms too. Mostly because of the price too. During the pandemic Nato cartridges were a little easier to locally purchase. I thought that was a myth for a long time. I guess really though during different panic buying seasons I've seen different ammo disappear. Historically it was always all pistol ammo, 7.62x39, 5.56 and 22lr disappeared first. During the pandemic everything disappeared from ammo shelves. Cheap shotgun shells were the only thing left.
I love my 9mm 1911 commander frame. Only way to have it in my opinion. With that, I also love my Browning Hi Powers. Daily carry is either my Glock 43x or 19 usually though.
Yup. If you are going to defend yourself and family you need to choose and carry the weapon to be proficient with. I have had a .45 for over 30 years. It is the only one I carry and train with. If 9mm were better back in the 70s I probably would have gone with that. Great video.
@@jacobpetersen5662 no such thing as 9mm "running out" (nor are zombie hordes coming for you--same false arguments). 45 is a dumpster fire of a caliber in subcompact carry guns because of the gimp capacity with no real discernable stopping power benefit due to modern hollow points.
I like the 9mm because I can find it any place in the world I go. EU, Africa, Asia where ever. I also keep and have trained with other weapons and ammo like the 9mm Makarov, and 40 Smith and Wesson. The 45 ACP is very popular in Central and South America. Learning to shoot a revolver is something lots don't think about but you would be surprised where you can find a revolver in the world. It isn't the size of the bullet but where you put it that counts.
Dude I have a Remington RP 9mm and I love it! My 2 clips hold 18 bullets each and one in the chamber gives me 19 at once and 37 total. It has a little weight to it but it's really easy to shoot well.
my primary is a para ord P-14' 45'cal , my backup is a 2'inch S&W in 357' , my other hand tools are a P-35' browning hi power 9:mm a Walter ppk , an old C'96 mauser, a beretta M-85' , a 4'shot copp , and a derringer im an old sch primitive
Well there ya go. You like 9mm’s. I prefer 10mm. Somehow I figure neither one of is wrong in our opinions. I mean after all they are just opinions. I’m a big old man that just shoots my glock 20 better than my smaller pistols. Hitting what you are shooting at is the single most important objective when talking about firearm choice.
I sold all my 1911's about 10 years ago and went with Glock 9mm pistols. One of the main reasons at the time was magazine compatibility not only between 4 of my Glock pistols but with my AR and PC. I can use a Glock 17 or larger magazine in everything I own needless to say I have a few.
Ive gone away from the glock line for the reasons he gave in the video. Glock is very reliable, no doubt. But every other aspect is a complete dumpster fire and they refuse to innovate, so they have fallen way too far behind the competition. Horrible sights, trigger, mags arent flush, and bad ergonomics.
That makes sound sense: the ammunition has changed, therefore, the necessary caliber with it! Incidentally, I’m a southpaw, but left eye dominant, so I naturally prefer anything that’s ambidextrous, a nice way of saying, left handed. Thank again for another highly informative video!
