Why Bring A Sidearm Same Caliber As Your Carbine? – Disaster Contingency Specialists
Paul Harrell discusses the advantages and disadvantages of bringing with you a sidearm and carbine of the same caliber.
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Paul Harrell discusses the advantages and disadvantages of bringing with you a sidearm and carbine of the same caliber.
i tried to justify a Pistol Caliber Carbine 6 ways from sunday, and it just never works…when you run the numbers with an unbiased eye, the ONLY thing a PCC has over a rifle carbine is much lower muzzle blast indoors…Period
The whole point of this vid is to point out the validity of having a sidearm and carbine in the same caliber. Sure, for all those nitwits commenting about a pure rifle cartridge is superior (duh, but lets see you find a pistol that fires .223) but that's out of context here. I personally have stuff in all the popular calibers on hand, but prefer my pistol / carbine combos (9mm and .357 Mag) if it came down to a SHTF situation, because ONE cartridge size / supply is all I need to find in the SHTF world market. After I run out of the ones I can / have reloaded (x 10,000 or so). And for urban 'situations' this concept works fine.
https://survivingurbancrisis.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/beretta-storm-pistol-and-carbine/
https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2011/3/4/pistol-caliber-carbines/
I'll just leave this here for all the haters that wanna give this guy a hard time.
FYI, no i don't agree with everything this guy says, but in this case he has valid points as well as facts.
This is wrong. I've watched a couple of his videos and with all due respect, he's a dumb ass. Any carbine or rifle that you seriously would consider using to defend yourself with should be chambered Ina rifle carriage.
You have make head shots on small game with deer caliber weapons if you plan to eat the whole critter.
9mm carbines tend to make a lot of hollow points fragment at home defense ranges. 147gr or 135 gr hollow points work very well in a carbine for home defense.
In a survival situation 9mm 115 gr +P+ hollow points would work well. Hopefully, you will be engaging targets much further than 7 yards in a survival situation. Federal 9BPLE shoots accurately at longer ranges than any other 9mm hollow point I have tried in a carbine. 9BPLE has a muzzle velocity from a 16.5 inch barrel of around 1,500 fps. Unfortunately, 9PBLE does not penetrate well at 7 yards. The Hi – Shok bullet is designed for maximum expansion at 1,250 to 1,350 fps
Do you know of any rifles that will accept the 1911 .45 magazines? I know the Thompson shoots .45 ACP rounds, but does not accept the 1911 magazines.
Well thought out video
I have a Ruger Vaquero in .357. Recently I bought a Henry lever action in .357. I was this close (fingers 2 mm apart) to buying a .45-70 but I thought about the shared ammo and the lower expense so it just made sense.
But, the .450 BFR is less powerful than the .45-70.
So a .44 is not appropriate for rabbit hunting? …What if it's a really big rabbit?
I have a CX4/92 combo. I am an average shooter and I can make one hole at 30yds with it… not at all with the 92. I also have a .40 CX4 but need a PX4 .40 pistol to go with it. The .40 is great in a carbine. it gains 300+FPS in some loads. I also have a Keltec sub 2000 shooting Glock mags and a Glock pistol… it is a neat concept. This gets even more interesting when you go to a 44mag or .357 mag rifle/pistol combo as you can shoot 44 special and .38 special ammo in them.
Problem with shooting pistol-caliber carbines is that in an emergency situation, you're gonna be going up against people with rifles. You are putting yourself at a SEVERE range and firepower disadvantage. At least as far as the new carbines like the Kel tecs, they are really expensive and you can get a full-sized, full-power AR15 for $500 nowadays. Don't buy pistol-caliber carbines unless you already have your rifles and you just want to burn some money.
Sub 2000 in either 9mm or 40 S&W.
thi guy seems like ex operator
When I heard …… "Magnum Research BFR", I thought you meant, Big Fu***ng Revolver. Hahahahaha.
why doesnt he ever wear eye protection?
Good vid on same cal. Agree, same ammo, same mag works. Would think a pistol cal carbine would be lighter to carry, more likely to be with you when you need it.
could always carry a 22 revolver or automatic for the rabbit. Can carry a lot of ammo for that 22lr and a good bolt action or semi for bigger stuff. Still 9mm carbine will be a cheap option for ammo I suppose for short to low intermediate ranges.
You bastard how could you kill that sweet innocent rabbit!
Kriss vector + glock is good. Dont like the magnum stuff.
great video
you certainly know your stuff good sir. Id subscribe but you dont seem to make videos anymore
ive learned when it comes to firearms, there really is no "best" option/gun/combination. Just that it comes down to what works best for the user.
I always appreciate the idea, but I like being able to use different types of ammo more. Say (For theoretical purposes only; I'm not saying I'd actually run this) I'm using a 12 gauge shotgun and a 9mm pistol. I'm running low on ammo and I find nothing but only 12 gauge shells. I can still make use of that, and if I find only 9mm I still can use that. But if I'm running only a 9mm carbine/pistol combination and I run across shotgun ammo, it's totally useless.
After watching a second video, subscribed 😉 Keep it up.
It really seems to make a difference between the rifle and the pistol as far as grouping. It really makes you stop and think. I know you are a ballistics expert and the grouping was not as close as I would have expected you to get, a "non professional" would not do as well.As always great information.