Has anybody tested how long to draw a Glock 26 and empty it onto a target, compared to a Glock 30?
I always read(on the internet, so I’m not sure if its accurate) that the average shooting is only 2-3 rounds discharged. I wonder how much time passed before the first shot was fired. 
Of course it goes without saying that if 9mm is the largest round you can shoot well, don’t carry something larger. However, if you can shoot a larger caliber just as well as a 9mm, why not carry it? I will say that in non restrictive states, you have to weigh the balance of more rounds against larger holes, but in states where ten round magazines are the limit, I don’t think anyone can argue that ten rounds of .45 is a better choice than ten rounds of 9mm.
Care to explain a bit?
Thats a great video and I pretty much agree with everything he says. I carry a 9mm on and off duty. Having said that, I’ve seen several bad guys hit multiple times with 9mm before they ceased their criminal activity. When I say multiple I mean ten, eleven sometimes more. I haven’t seen the same thing when it comes to 40S&W or 45ACP. YMMV
I think Taz is spot on. The most important thing is hits. I shoot the 40 pretty well, I’m accurate with it and the recoil, to me, isn’t a problem.
Whatever round you shoot, shoot it well, and get your hits.
I think you should form your own opinion. There is plenty of information and video’s on the web for you to do that.
Instead of seeing what Paul Gomez offers and finding out more about him, you’re dismissing him because he uses a quote in which Yeager speaks well of him on his website. You’re not even commenting on the subject at hand?
Stop reffering to videos and elaborate as to why Gomez is a “no-go”. Afterall, that is what Mjolnir is asking you to elaborate on. There’s a difference between an opinion and an informed, constructive opinion.
I’m not going to do your work for you. Search the web and you’ll see that they have spent a lot of time together. Birds of feather, so sorry I don’t subscribe to the James Yeager school of asinine instruction. My father once told me you are judged by the company you keep, well Mr. Gomez spends more time with Mr. Yeager than an occasional class. Maybe he’ll hold the camera next time for him, or run away while his team is being gunned down. You figure out what he’ll do yourself. As for me I think there are other instructors that I’d rather learn from. Don’t get me started on Gabe Suarez either. Mr. Gomez seems to have a legitimate amount of Training and knowledge, and I’m sure he’s a great guy. I think he needs to get the stink of some people off of himself though.
Close Range Gunfighting, Gabe Suarez, Suarez International
Fighting Pistol, Jay Gibson, Tactical Response
Fighting Rifle, Sherman House, Tactical Response
Fighting Shotgun, Jay Gibson, Tactical Response
HRCC Shooting Package, Tactical Response
HRCC Medical Package, Tactical Response
Immediate Action Medical, Shane Kerwin, Tactical Response
Immediate Action Medical, Allyn Norman, Tactical Response
Immediate Action Medical, Sherman House, Tactical Response
Tactical Carbine, James Yeager, Options for Personal Security-SE
Tactical Pistol, James Yeager, Options for Personal Security-SE
The Fight! Force on Force, Allen Webb, Tactical Response
Unarmed Against the Gun, Gabe Suarez, Suarez International
Search the web and you’ll see that they have spent a lot of time together…Don’t get me started on Gabe Suarez either…Mr. Gomez seems to have a legitimate amount of Training and knowledge, and I’m sure he’s a great guy. I think he needs to get the stink of some people off of himself though.
I’ve done my best to stay out of this but this is crazy. People evolve over time as does their training and reputation. It is entirely possible to deal with someone when their reputation is sterling, distance yourself as that repuation changes, and no longer associate with them later.
AFAIK, Paul has not taught for James for years. I’m not slamming James, just stating that Paul no longer works for him and hasn’t for some time.
Ditto with Gabe. At one time, before his legal problems, Gabe was one of the preimenent firearms instructors in the industry. He had written solid books, some with Forewords by Jeff Cooper. Gabe’s public image has morphed over time. I’m not saying good or bad - but it has changed. Paul once taught some AK classes for Gabe, Paul no longer teaches for Gabe.
I’m not saying that there is a “stink” to James or Gabe’s name.
I am saying that if you think there is such an odor, Paul should not be tainted by it.
I hate to see good people slandered and Paul is a good guy. If you’ve spent much time with Paul, then you know he is THE living scholar of firearms training. His knowledge base is encyclopedic and he can back up his statements with solid sources.
I would not hesitate to take a class from Paul.
Full Disclosue - I’ve know Paul for more years than I can count. I’ve only taken a brief medical class from him but I’ve attended multiple conferences and shot the NTI with him on more than one occassion.
Since I don’t have a personal relationship with him you do have a point, maybe I am being too hard on the guy. But guys like Yeager, Suarez, Pincus, and a few others don’t give me a warm and fuzzy feeling about the integrity of their training.
To me there are quite a few better options if you really want to learn the right way to do things. There are also instructors that don’t have that “black cloud” over their head either. Like I said, Mr. Gomez could be a great guy, but using Yeager & Suarez as references doesn’t do him the justice he thinks it does.
Apology Retracted.
Agree.
Why deal with these when there are those with unquestionable repuations, and backgrounds, to learn and train with. Such as: Kyle DeFoor, Kyle Lamb, Brian Searcy(and the whole TS crew), LV, Jeff Gonzales, Paul Howe, and Dave Harrington.
In my opinion, which means shit except to me, Pincus is a turd and the others aren’t far behind.
I know Paul, personally. We are both from Baton Rouge. And we speak often enough about such topics. Just being curious.
As for character he’s got it by the boatloads.
As for an encyclopedic source of things martial - he’s got that, too.
He’s an encyclopedia of MANY things - not just firearms.
Sometimes it’s better to simply keep quiet about some things that we REALLY don’t know about.
You see, you could have just let it go. You are known by the company you keep, well he keeps some pretty shitty company. So if you want to lump yourself with the likes of James Yeager, Gabe Suarez, and Rob Pincus then so be it. I may not know him personally and I do not care to know him, nor you. You just had to go and throw gasoline on a fire that was all but dead. I bet you’d defend Tex Grebner also. Defend your buddy all you want my opinion has been solidified by your lack of interest on letting this issue die.
Sounds like an 88’r, token white cop? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=7tUvPv8hOZw
Your opinion is worthless though. You are posting out of pure ignorance, you admit as much when you say “I dont know him”. The fact is you are basing your petty opinion of Paul Gomez on quotes he uses on his website, not the company he is keeping.
Perhaps you can tell what exactly you disagree with him on, with regards to the subject at hand.
I’m having trouble following this thread–whether it is about .45s vs. 9mm or Gomez vs. I-don’t-know-what.
I’ve known Paul Gomez for over 10 years. He is a person of good character who I am proud to call my friend.
He is a very knowledgeable and capable instructor. As has been pointed out before, he can explain to you in depth his reason for teaching a method or a way, as well as expand on the history of things and other people’s rationales for covering things their ways.
He is a very, very knowledgeable person who has a very deep knowledge of things firearms, tactics, and training related, as well as deep insights into the history of firearms training that you just don’t find.
He is no longer associated with Tactical Response, and I believe he only co-taught a few classes with Suarez years ago, and did some presentations at a conference that Suarez sponsored, as he has done so at many other conferences.
Paul is a good dude, speaking from personal experience. Extremely knowledgeable and articulate guy.
If one is always judged by who they have hung out with then I’d be in real trouble considering the string of crazy chicks I know that I thought were a good idea at the time.
To stay on topic;
Caliber wars are for retards. All of the service caliber handguns work about the same. Paul did a decent video on that subject.
I had a conversation with folks from the FBI BRU recently. Of note to this topic was that their current issue 9mm duty ammo equals their issued .40 ammo, and actually does noticeably better in testing than their issued .45 load.
Yeah, Paul is a good dude and a fine instructor. I have taken his class and the Tac Response class(years ago before I knew better) and Paul is the real deal.
GHB
This is out of line and ignorant.
Paul is a vetted good guy.
Move on.
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Your posts tend to be more aggressive / defensive as opposed to those who you respond to. There are much better ways to have an adult discussion without being an ass. I dont have a dog in this fight in regards to Mr. Gomez and while I may not agree with everhthing that i have seen from him, which is not uncommon to have different opinions, however i have not seen anything fundamentally unsound that I have seen. Also there are enough good people saying good things about him from personal experience so I would tend to take their opinion over your speculation from connecting any dots. And no I have no special love or affiliation to any other trainers mentioned here that Mr Gomez has been affiliated with in the past.
I have taken 30-40 hogs with a handgun in 9, 40 and 45 all 3 calibers did the job quite well. Now I this isn’t exactly a scientific but the 40 seemed to have a slite edge in wound characeristics and expansion, both the 9 and 40 were S&W mp’s . I personally like all three calibers and when using modern hp bullets there is very little difference imho.
But when used in the MP the 40 feels more like shooting a 9mm. Both my wife and daughter completed their CHL course using an mp 40 because I ran off and left the case with their 9mm’s.(i still hear about it) After the course of both said they felt no real difference between their 9’s and the mp 40. Their 9s are both Glock 17’s and they both said they have more muzzle flip than the MP 40. I have sense traded off their glocks for MP40’s. They were shooting 180gr winchester bonded HP.
Another good thing about the MP 40 is you still get 15 rds.