"Is it a 9mm?"

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HKguy9

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Quick poll, when your friends ask what kind of pistol you have, do they say, "Is it a 9mm?" and do you find this annoying at all?
 
My friends ask "What did you get this time?". The only folks that have asked "Is it a 9mm?" have been folks that have never held a gun in their hands more than a few times. It doesn't bother me, and sometimes the answer is "Yes it is."
 
Friends, no. Co-workers, yes. Annoying, kinda, but I get to say [huff]"I carry a .45"[/huff] :)

Some of them are gun owners, but not in the way that TFLers are Gun Owners.
 
I have always approached such questions as an opportunity to share a little of the knowledge I've picked up along the way.

There was once a time in our lives when each and every one of us would likely have asked that same question, after all.
 
No, I've never been faced w/ that response. (Lucky?) I have had someone roll her eyes at me when she found out that not only am I a gun owner, but I truly enjoy shooting them :rolleyes:
 
No. Those who ask me that question are not my friends, just mere acquaintances at the range. I do get a little annoyed, but I get some bit of comfort (sweet revenge:D ) after they see all the Alpha's (and fast times) i easily score during our mock IPSC practice sessions. I don't lose sleep over it:p :D

My friends, now they KNOW better! :D

Regards,

New_comer:cool:
 
"Is that a 9mm?"


[My response, usually:]

"No. It's a 10mm ..."

[Then follows a puzzled look, with their eyes asking ... "WTF?"]

" ...'cause I want the BG to stay down."

"Oh, I see." :)
 
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Got that response from a fellow rent-a-cop when he asked what guns I had. Told him that my carry gun would be my 9mm. He did the typical "ohhh, baby 9mm." And this from a guy that carrys a Glock 21.... in town. A little over kill to me. Yes, .45 is a great round (own a Colt myself) and I wouldn't hesitate using it. I just think it's a little much for duty use anywhere besides the open country or where you would be faced by 4 legged goblins, where I'd much rather have a .44 mag. Anyways, as he's saying "baby 9mm", I'm thinking, "yeah, but I can get off 3 or 4 well-placed shots in the time you get off 2." :rolleyes:

My point is, don't criticism someone's choice if they're okay with it. You're not the one carrying it, they are.
 
Why not?

80% of the world's military and law enforcement forces use the 9 mm Parabellum, so my guess is that the questioner is merely playing the percentages.
 
80% of the worlds military has been whupped at least once. Don't think the choice of sidearms had much to do with it.

Sam
 
I think maybe 9mms are so popular in rap music and TV shows and movies, not to mention that research shows (!!) that bad guys prefer 9mm pistols (I swear I heard this 'study' somewhere).

I guess .38 super is hard to rhyme that's why you don't hear it in rap.
 
I have been asked that question several times actually. Usually by people who dont know anything about handguns.

As long as the gun they are asking about isnt a 1911, I dont take offense.
 
I agree with Skunkabilly,with the rapp craze and guns in Hollywood the 9mm is everyones preference.Too bad those of us who shoot don't follow this trend to falsely suggest,is that a 9?When my friends at work and at home realized I carry .40sw they had that WTF is that look,and I clearly told them the difference of caliber size.SAFE-SHOOTING!
 
Most calibers known by the average person are the 45 caliber or 357 caliber or 38 caliber, but the nine is the only one known by them with a millimeter designation and that makes it seem special somehow.

It's not exactly a silly question. I still remember asking someone if the H&K G-3 they were letting me hold was a, gulp, "sniper rifle."
 
I look at it as a teaching experience.

Yes, I've had the Hollywood-induced question: "9MM, huh?" Since I have several options I could be carrying, it could be a .22LR, 9MM, .40S&W, .357SIG or .45Auto.

When I respond with: "No, I prefer the .357SIG for this application" - I usually get the deer-in-the-headlights look. Several folks still don't understand that there is a difference between .357MAG and .357SIG.

I have carried a concealed weapon for years and occasionally someone 'discovers' that fact. I'm most annoyed that I've been found out, but fortunately most are people I know and they are simply curious as to what I'm carrying. On the rare occasion that I show the weapon, most ask: "That looks like a Glock". To which I respond: "Well, no, that is a SIG". "That a 9MM?" "No, that's a .45" "Damn! a .45!? Do they still make those? I thought they went out in WWII"

More opportunity for another teaching moment.
 
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