[all you have is a 9 mm]

11 minutes ago, Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 said:

in 9mm I tend to shoot 124 Jhps 

 

I do have some 147 stashed back 

 

  

Thank you for a straight up, on topic, simple answer. 

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2 hours ago, Alpo said:

They were short two NAs.

 

Supposed to be 16 with a pause after 8 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -- Batman.

 

But if you count the NAs in that meme, you come up with

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8, 1 2 3 4 5 6 breath test.

 

When your fall (geezuz otto, WASN'T YOUR FAULT) you had trouble. Bad meme designer.

 

Quite possibly designed by otto - he does like to take words out of what's written. Sometimes he replaces them with the wrong words, and other times he just leaves them missing.

Ummm yeah, now my head hurts. 😁

[Does anyone make their own lead shot?]

I don’t, but have bought some from some who do, strictly for CAS. It’s useless for anything beyond 10 yards as most of the pellets are anything but round. From what they’ve told me, it’s near impossible to get a uniform shape. None of these folks did it for long as it’s a lot of work for not much savings or profit and is of limited use. 
 

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24 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

Took me a sec. The tune running through my head was the one that goes with “…na na na na, hey hey, goodbye..”. 

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19 minutes ago, Alpo said:

That’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are. 

[Jay Leno Teaches His Producer How To Drive Ford Model T]

Saw that video a few weeks ago. By today’s standards it’s a difficult car to drive, yet back then, millions who had never seen a car before learned to drive one. 

[High school student paid for sports]

Our grandson plays HS football in Tulsa, OK, where standout players can be recruited by and transfer to schools based on their athletic ability. 

[How often does Apple bring out a new phone?]

11 hours ago, Wild Eagle said:

To answer your question, about once every year.  You seem to be wanting to know how long one of the old phones will still work.  That mostly depends on if the network has had any major changes that would not allow phones to work on it.  As an example, I had an iPhone 4 that I got new whenever it came out (I think around 2012) I used it until 2/22/22 when Apple switched to the new 5G network.  The iPhone 4 was not compatible with the 5G network, so Apple changed out my iPhone 4 for an iPhone 10 at no charge to me (they were supposed to give me an iPhone 8 but had run out) I'm still using the iPhone 10 even though the new model iPhone is the 17.  I expect that my iPhone 10 will continue working until Apple upgrades their network to 6G.

Apple doesn’t upgrade the network, the carriers do - Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T etc. They just make phones to run on a network. 

[How often does Apple bring out a new phone?]

Simple answer to the original question: they bring out a new model every year.
 

What Apple does better than the others is they support their phones for a long time, per MMH’s model 7 example. Mine is a 13. Current phone is a 17. 

[all you have is a 9 mm]

So Alpo, unless I’ve missed something, this thread started with a question about what bullet weight would you use for an all-round 9x19 round? Have we gotten to a consensus on what that is? Seems this thread has devolved into what’s the best self-defense round, which is an altogether different topic. 

[Would you go naked?]

To the OP. It’s Hollywood, where the girls in horror flicks only go downstairs in their panties to check out the threat. Why would they cover up first in this movie unless it’s to draw attention to the fact they were already nude?

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We never used anything that large. A small piece of paper wet with spit, folded and compressed carried a lot of sting. That thing could cause serious injury to someone’s face. If I got hit in the face with one of those, the shooter’s face would be subject to injury too.  😉

 

 

[Soothing Music]

Depends on context and venue. Inside an old Catholic church, surrounding the pageantry of a Latin Mass and incense, if’s alright. Outside of that, it’s not soothing to me, but kind of somber. 
 

Different strokes. 
 

[Which 1911 would you buy for <$1000?]

On 10/16/2025 at 10:39 AM, El Chapo said:

Contrary to the prevailing opinion, Colt is junk and has been for a long time.  Twice the price, too.

Not my experience or opinion. 
 

I’ve also had great success with Chip McCormick mags. 
 

YMMV. 

[A Spanking! A Spanking!]

Oh. I thought the thread was going to be about this…
 

[all you have is a 9 mm]

4 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

I wonder if 10mm handguns has get misplaced.

Took me a minute. 🤣

[all you have is a 9 mm]

2 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

My primary carry piece for warm weather is a 1947 vintage Colt Detective Special .38 with Hornady Critical Defense loads.  Harsher weather with heavier clothing (easier to conceal) brings out  .45 1911.

Of my sidearms, I prefer and shoot my .45 Colt 1911 govt model the best. However, they call me Slim for a reason. If I tried to conceal it on my Ichabod Crane frame, folks would think I was a concealing a dislocated and broken hip, or some other deformity. 😁

[all you have is a 9 mm]

My carry gun is the only 9mm I own. I’ve no use for 9mm outside of that. Too many other calibers I prefer for plinking, hunting etc. 
 

Early on I bought a bunch of 115 gr FMJ for practice. Since I think it’s best to carry the same weight bullet as my practice rounds, I carry 115 JHP. When the practice ammo runs out, I’ll bump weight up to 124 gr. My gun is a subcompact semi-auto so for me, anything larger than that will be functionally useless as I wouldn’t be able to anything reliably. 
 

If anyone thinks I’d be better off with a revolver, think again. I’ve tried J-frames in double action mode and would be better off throwing the gun at the bad guy like in the movies. I’m ok with big revolvers, but they’re lousy for CCW.

 

My 2 cents. 
 

 

[Spinning Turret Syndrome]

Thank goodness there was a tree to stop the thing. I doubt they had any control of it. 

[Ace Frehley of Kiss Dead !]

KISS arrived on the scene after my time of ‘60s music. Didn’t care much for their genre as it all sounds the same to me.  (Where’s my walker and Geritol?)

 

Just the same, RIP to a member of an iconic band and era. 
 

 

[Ever wonder where Timbuktu is?]

I think it might be between hell’s half acre and bumf*** nowhere. 

[Ever wonder where Timbuktu is?]

I knew it was a real place, but my memory thought it was an India/Burma/Pacific location. 
 

I learn something new every day. 

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On 10/14/2025 at 12:27 AM, Sedalia Dave said:

 

Unless you a teenage boy. Then there is a piece missing that does all the thinking.

That includes many adults too. 

[Spinning Turret Syndrome]

Even so, can you imagine what it sounded like inside the tank with that pounding? That’s a lot of hits. 

[Opinions on the Uberti Bisley?]

On 10/14/2025 at 7:46 AM, Rye Miles #13621 said:

I had a pair years ago , I couldn’t get used the the angle of the grip. Just MHO 

Given the new tilt of the thread just before your post, are you talking about wives or the guns? 😊