tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942427848036063936.post487876096884481536..comments2023-10-30T01:02:23.994-07:00Comments on Flatland Gun Nut: The Day I Differed With Jeff CooperThe Flatland Gun Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08853281111243807904noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942427848036063936.post-35975181212156839292012-08-20T16:37:12.150-07:002012-08-20T16:37:12.150-07:00I had to stop and cry a few times while I wrote th...I had to stop and cry a few times while I wrote this article. But I prayed at my shrine to John M Browning and I think the universe has been righted. <br /><br />Al, you're a lucky man to have met the Col. in person. He died before I really got into his work. I can see why he loved the 1911 so much. Tactics and equipment have jumped by lightyears thanks to the two wars. My days of operating in operational operations are behind me for good (barring the Barackalypse), but I would at least like to stay current on what the kids are up to. And avoid emotional attachment to training dogma and platforms. The Flatland Gun Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853281111243807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942427848036063936.post-60676766246565763202012-08-20T13:30:07.877-07:002012-08-20T13:30:07.877-07:00Heretic!Heretic!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208603805247940818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942427848036063936.post-13379547889620805582012-08-20T04:41:35.450-07:002012-08-20T04:41:35.450-07:00Got to look at things in context. I've met CO...Got to look at things in context. I've met COL Cooper and he was a thinker. In his heyday, your choices were 9mm ball or .45 ball. Obviously, 9mm ball sucked more than .45 (but both sucked). So there really wasn't much edge to packing a 9mm. Now we have great ammo due to the FBI Wound Ballistics work after the 1986 Miami Massacre. Add to that the increased emphasis on looking at what actually works (or not) in a fight and you'll find that the "state of the art" in training and equipment is a moving train. Thirty years ago a 1911 Commander was as good as it got. Today it's adequate, but not optimum. IMHO a 9mm with good JHPs and a 15 round capacity is as good as it gets. In 2042, that's probably not going to be true...Al T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15440320733839798151noreply@blogger.com