[Leica] Best place to buy 9mm ammo?

[locke at straylight.ca (Greg Locke)]

Anybody on the list do IPSC?

Glocks and Sigs rule out here :^)

Greg Locke
St. John's, Newfoundland
http://blog.greglocke.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of Rob McClure
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 11:26 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Best place to buy 9mm ammo?
> 
> My son and I have a Beretta 92FS (the twin of the M9 he uses 
> on duty in the USAF).  This is a 9mm weapon.  We also have a 
> Kimber Ultra Carry 45 ACP, which is a small-bodied 
> concealed-carry sidearm.  I prefer the sound and impact of 
> the Kimber, but the Beretta has better accuracy (longer 
> barrel), larger magazine and much cheaper cost of ammo.  
> Neither compare to the experience of blasting off a 30-round magazine 
> from his AR-15 (M4 type), though.   Pure testosterone!?
> 
> 
> Rob McClure
> 
> > The 9mm has a very sharp "crack" that works on the nerves 
> but recoil 
> > shouldn't be a problem in any full-size 9mm pistol. I prefer a 1911
> > .45 Auto that's been slightly "tuned". The feed ramp 
> polished and the 
> > chamber throated to take hollow points reliably. Fixed 
> combat sights 
> > help. Stay away from extremely , light triggers for two reasons; 
> > safety and should the unthinkable happen and you have to use the 
> > pistol in self defense, a lawyer will use a light trigger 
> against you 
> > in court. My .45 has a GI-issue trigger and won't go off by 
> accident.
> >
> > While Walther makes a fine pistol. IMO they're too 
> expensive. So are 
> > Berretta's and SIG's. There are licensed copies of the Browning 
> > Hi-Power coming out of Argentina that should be a fine pistol and 
> > reasonably priced. They're made by DGFM, I believe, and the Argies 
> > have a history of making excellent firearms although the Spanish 
> > reputation for using soft steel has unfairly tainted Argentine guns.
> > The Browning Hi-Power has a 13 round magazine which is once 
> more legal 
> > now that the Assault-weapon's ban has gone "tango-uniform".
> >
> > Walker
> >
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