BALLISTICS .. That's What Makes It All WORK:

When viewing range firearms tests in USA - I am often bemused-confused by the actions and comments of the testers .. who seem not to be very safe in their gun handling nor very knowledgeable about firearms technology. - Over the last year a swarm of negativity about the new Glock G 44 rim-fire pistol has truly amazed me - with weird thought processes and brainwashed biases of 'Merican YouTuber shooting "experts". - Some of them really talk shit .. is that how their heads are working?

Wondering if this had anything to do with Donnie's "Poorly Educated" I had a look at the International Stats & was surprised by the results .. not having been that impressed by some local New Zealand  pot-head working intellect.

- In my VERY early days here in New Zealand - I was told (by a guy who later became a friend) .."We gave you a hard time when you first started here - because we thought that you looked like a Dutchman .. (I'm a half Irish half English pommy Kiwi) .. There was an unpopular Dutch Chef in charge).

Link to International education comparisons ..

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/

- When deciding what CALIBRE you need ...

PIETER

Package,  INTERNAL -  External, & TERMINAL ballistics, -  Effect/Result:

I think those five ballistic variables help you assess or "suss out" for Londoners 😀 what cartridge you choose and then suggest what firearm you want to own.

Barrel Length?

No easy choice - as there are different cartridge packages about every four or five thousands of an inch from the smallest to the largest bores.

Just A Few To Chose From mid-range ..

Link to a good description of BALLISTICS .. (better than I might reproduce)

https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2020/12/7/ballistics-made-simple

Choosing a pistol or rifle is dead easy .. all you need to do is get what your mates have eh 

OR - you might read some, try a few, and consider what YOU want - & why.

- My list PIETER

Package: ..what can you find supply of, is it affordable, how effective, Do you enjoy shooting it?

Internal Ballistics: Can YOU handle the power, blast & recoil? - Can your gun handle it?

External Ballistics: Velocity, bullet shape, "flat shooting" at your distances, Can YOU hit with it?

Terminal Ballistics: Expanding or Penetrating or 'Frangible" & terminal ENERGY "Ting on Target".

Effect: Is your target, when centre-hit knocked-down or dropped - Stopped?

Result: Wound channels & destructive disruptive effect.

Self-Contained Cartridge - Has a Bullet In It.

The most popular handgun package currently is the 9x19 mm - but the Long Rifle .22" works all over the land - IT surely is multi-purpose. 

- If you'd been in the scene about 25 years back all the "experts" were saying that a FOURTY-FIVE acp 1911 clone was the ONLY way to go for a self defence Carry Gun or 3-Gun Competition and everything else was inferior rubbish .. especially those plastic Tupperware ceramics from somewhere foreign ..

Funny how stuff changes over time eh - even Christmas is different this year .. Nobody I know is even slightly excited by the thought - even the kids .. do your best to be cheerful as LIFE IS GOOD eh.

Marty K.