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FOLLOWING IS A COPY OF AN EMAIL I JUST RECEIVED ABOUT A ROHRBAUGH. posted sunday 4-9-06 / 8:00 am central time
My Rohrbaugh would constantly stovepipe and have failures to feed. I had multiple people shoot it including range officers, and it gave them the same problems. The gentlemen at Rohrbaugh gave me a new pistol in exchange for my first one, but I still had problems with it including a broken guide rod/recoil assembly. I sent it back again, and they replaced the slide assembly. I still had problems. I sent my pistol back to the factory again, but this time they insisted that they could not replicate any problems. They ended up refunding my money in full. The company has great customer service, but they’re quality control is spotty. I’m sure they were still cutting their teeth because I had one of the first 100 pistols manufactured. Their quality control could be different now that the pistol has been in the market for some time.
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Stephen P. Wenger, Training Resume
National Rifle Association
Course: Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Development School, 44 hours
Certification: Law Enforcement Handgun & Shotgun Instructor
Course: Law Enforcement Tactical Shooting Instructor Development School, 44 hours
Certification: Law Enforcement Tactical Shooting Instructor
Course: Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle Instructor Development School, 44 hours
Certification: Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle Instructor
National Law Enforcement Training Center
Course: Handgun/Long Gun Retention and Disarming Instructor
Options for Personal Security (Andy Stanford)
Course: Tactical Low Light Instructor, 12 hours
International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
Annual Training Conference: 2005
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers
International Training Seminars: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
POST Firearms and Tactics Symposium for Trainers (1998)
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Course: Firearms Safety Instructor Training, 8 hours (2000, 2002)
Defensive Combat Academy (Peter Samish)
Course: Combat Handgun 2, 11 hours
Chapman Academy (Ray Chapman)
Course: Intermediate Pistol, 5 days
International Training Consultants (Clint Smith)
Course, Urban Rifle, 24 hours
Lethal Force Institute (Massad Ayoob)
Course: LFI-I, Judicious Use of Lethal Force, 40 hours
Course: LFI-II, Threat Management, 40 hours
Course: LFI-III, Advanced Threat Management, 40 hours
Course: LFI-IV, untitled, experimental course, 80 hours
Course: Emergency Rifle, 16 hours
Official Instructor Status
State of Arizona, Department of Public Safety
Firearms Safety Training Instructor
State of Utah, Department of Public Safety
Concealed Firearms Instructor
Instructor Experience
Lethal Force Institute
Adjunct Instructor, September 1991 to November 1995
Defensive Combat Academy
Firearms Instructor, September 1994 to July 1999
Douglas Rifle and Pistol Club
Defensive Firearms Instructor, April 2000 to July 2002
Defensive Use of Firearms, LLC
Instructor, February 2003 to present
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Member
International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
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International Law Enforcement Educators and Instructors Association
Charter Member
Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership
Member, Advisory Board
National Rifle Association
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California Rifle and Pistol Association
Life Member
Arizona Citizens Defense League
Sustaining Member
Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association
Life member
Arizona Arms Association
Member
ProTELL (Switzerland)
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Priorities in the Selection of the Defensive Handgun
1. Reliability
We tend to take this one for granted, but if the gun does not consistently launch its projectile when you are threatened with serious injury you may be worse off than if you hadn't been armed. After all, if you hadn't counted on the gun, maybe you could already have run one or two dozen yards.
Don't forget that one component of reliability is ammunition. In this regard, autoloaders tend to be more sensitive to choice of ammunition than revolvers. More on this later ...
2. Ergonomics
There is an old saying that a hit with a .22 beats a miss with a .44. The fit of the gun in your hand is a critical component of your ability to hit reliably under stress. This fit includes where the gun points when you grasp it.
The operation of the controls likewise affects your ability to hit reliably under stress. If that first, double-action stroke on your autoloader is just way too long for you, where is that first shot going to go? If you can't pop off the safety in a reasonable time frame, maybe you'd do better with a different operating system.
3. Other Size Factors
Is this a carry gun? concealed carry or open carry? Is its size and shape amenable to concealment in the type of carry you plan to use?
Is this a house gun? Does it need to fit the hands of other household members, as well as yours?
4. Revolver vs. Semiauto
Revolvers are simpler to operate, particularly to load and unload, generally making them safer and easier for users with limited training.
Revolvers should be fired double-action for defense. A double-action trigger stroke may be more of a challenge to master for some shooters.
Revolvers generally don't require releasing a safety to fire them. This may be an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on your point of view. More on this later ...
The fit of a revolver in your hand can be adjusted, within limits, by changing the grip stocks. Autoloaders generally have a smaller range of adjustment available here. Revolvers frequently need this personalization; autoloaders frequently don't, as long as the girth of the grip area is not too great.
Revolvers do not depend on ammunition to generate the minimum recoil energy to cycle the next round into position to fire; autoloaders do. A .357 Magnum revolver, for example, can fire anything from the lightest .38 Special target load to virtually any .357 Magnum loading.
The revolver's ability to keep firing is independent of bullet shape. If a bullet won't cycle up the feed ramp of an autoloader, the gun will not continue to function.
Revolvers will not fail to cycle the next round if you're forced to fire them with a loose grasp or a bent wrist; autoloaders may.
Autoloaders are available in practical single-action mode, if that is better suited to you. They are also available with double-action for the first shot and with double-action for every shot.
Many models of autoloaders have safety levers which can delay someone who gets hold of your gun from using it against you. If you don't train diligently, the safety can also delay you.
Autoloaders frequently hold more rounds than revolvers. This would seem to be a big advantage except that experience suggests that having a lot of rounds in the gun seems to discourage good marksmanship.
Autoloaders are faster to reload and easier to reload under adverse conditions. Clearly, the fastest reload with a revolver is a second gun. This actually may also be true for an autoloader if you're not just on a range and aware that you will be needing to reload.
Autoloaders may be easier for some people to conceal due to their flatter shapes. Revolvers may be easier for some people to conceal because of their rounder contours, especially in the round-butt versions.
Spare ammunition in magazines, particularly single-column magazines, usually conceals more easily than spare ammunition in revolver speedloaders. On the other hand, tactical reloads (prior to emptying the entire cylinder or magazine) are probably more important with a revolver than with an autoloader.
If your lifestyle requires you to unload and reload your handgun on a regular basis, the reliability of autoloader ammunition can be adversely affected by repeated cycling into the firing chamber. Loading and unloading a revolver does not tend to drive the bullets in and out of the cartridge cases nor to damage the case rims.
5. Caliber or Power
According to Evan Marshall, compiler of the world's biggest collection of statistics on handgun ammunition effectiveness, the three most important components of stopping power are bullet placement, bullet placement and bullet placement.
Historically, people have generally been advised to use the most powerful caliber with which they can reliably place their shots in a reasonable time frame from the handgun that is ergonomic and of practical size for the user. I would offer two caveats:
Assess your ability to place shots reliably under the worst circumstances, not the best ones. A handgun which may seem practical when fired two-handed in an upright position may not seem as useful when fired one-handed, with less than a perfect grip, shooting from an unconventional position.
With revolvers, you may be comfortable shooting Magnum loads when you are holding the gun with your arms extended. However, if you train firing from compressed positions, which you may need to use at close range, the concussion and flame from the muzzle or the barrel-cylinder gap may prove to be more than you wish to have impact your own body.
If other factors permit, I prefer to see the good guys and gals armed with at least a .38 Special (preferably with +P loads) in a revolver or a 9mm Parabellum (a.k.a. 9mm Luger or 9 x 19mm) in an autoloader. These loads should afford the tactical option of shooting to damage the heavy bones of the pelvis, limiting an assailant's mobility.
6. "Ultralights," Muzzle Flip and Recoil Mangement
After WWII firearms manufacturers developed aluminum alloys that allowed revolvers, such as Smith & Wesson's Airweight models and Colt's Cobra and Agent models, to be built with lightweight frames, albeit with steel cylinders, barrels and cranes. These revolvers were not originally intended for +P .38 Special loads but can usually handle a few rounds a year without damage.
Colt's introduction of the Commander, now marketed as the Lightweight Commander, opened the door for the use of these alloys in autloaders, which seem to be able to handle all common loadings, probably because the mechanism of an autoloader dissipates some of the recoil energy.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union the price of titanium dropped low enough that it can now be used to manufacture affordable revolvers. These titanium revolvers are lighter than comparable models of the older Airweights and their Colt counterparts. They are also stronger.
However, since the axis of the bore of a handgun rides above the hand that grips the handgun, the muzzle will rise or "flip" under recoil. As the weight of the gun drops below a certain point, the muzzle flip becomes sharp enough that the bullets can actually be pulled free of their crimp in the cartridge case. Aside from causing variations in pressure and velocity, this can actually move the bullet far enough to interfere with the rotation of the cylinder.
Smith & Wesson initially cautioned against the use of unjacketed +P rounds in their .38 caliber small-frame titanium revolvers, eliminating the choice of the proven 158 gr. +P lead hollowpoint "FBI load." Later manuals cautioned to inspect all +P rounds for evidence of this bullet creep. The current manual includes this caution for all Ti-, Sc- and PD-series revolvers and all ammunition.
Taurus seems to have bypassed this issue by porting the barrels, which reduces muzzle flip. Porting, however, can pose problems of its own if the gun is fired in unconventional positions where the hot gases could be directed against the shooter.
If the weight-reduction trend had not already gone far enough, Smith & Wesson now uses scandium in aluminum alloys that are strong enough for use in .357 Magnum revolvers. While porting can limit muzzle flip, a lighter gun will always recoil more than a similar gun that weighs more.
The current Smith & Wesson manual now cautions against using .357 loads with bullet weights less than 120 gr. in models with titanium cylinders. (A prior manual did not distinguish between .38 and .357 loads.) This is due to concerns about erosion of the titanium from the faster-burning powders. I'd still avoid the 110 gr. +P+ "Treasury load" or its equivalent in these guns.
Weight reduction can be useful for a handgun that will be carried in a pocket, a shoulder holster or even an ankle holster. It's tough to fathom why that much weight reduction is necessary for a gun that will be worn on the belt. As my former teaching partner used to observe, it's amazing how some people can make such a big deal about a few ounces less in a belt holster when they're probably carrying at least five or ten extra pounds around the waist in the first place.
For many years I was a poorer shooter than I could have been because I trained in a school that placed a big priority on "recoil control." Guns will recoil when fired - it's part of the laws of physics. Shooters need to concentrate on hits, not how soon they can jerk the next shot. However, particularly with revolvers, a good choice of grip stocks can distribute the recoil forces so that they do not cause appreciable discomfort.
The Defensive Firearms Tripod
If you recall my
Equipment is the lowest on the list. When you choose it, don't settle for the training that comes in the box!
The Defensive Equipment Tripod
Don't forget that the defensive handgun is only one leg of a tripod which also includes the ammunition and the holster (with its support).
Priorities in the Selection of Defensive Handgun Ammunition
1. Reliability
If you are faced with an immediate, unavoidable threat to your continued physical well being and your response is to fire, it is imperative that your ammunition launch its bullet downrange now!
If you have chosen to use an autoloading pistol, it is not only critical that the bullet be launched reliably, but also that the action of the gun be cycled in response to each shot or you may not be able to take a subsequent shot. This makes the autoloader more demanding of an acceptable range of power, cartridge length and bullet shape.
Even the best factory can make mistakes. Inspect every round you load into your guns and their loading devices. If you are concerned with the velocity of the bullet, chronograph some samples from each lot that you use (in the gun that you use) to ensure that they are up to your expectations.
2. Ability to control
While the ergonomics of the handgun may be the most critical mechanical component of hitting with the first shot, the degree to which you recover from the recoil will at least affect the timing of any follow-up shots.
To the extent that you are troubled by the recoil of the combination of your ammunition in your handgun, you risk jerking your shot by anticipating it. An unpleasant combination is not conducive to productive training.
Remember that even within the same caliber, differences in bullet weight and powder charge (velocity) can affect recoil and your perception of it.
3. Terminal Performance
Terminal performance is what happens when the bullet reaches its target. Directly or indirectly, it is probably the most debated topic in the world of defensive handguns.
Terminal performance is of concern for three reasons:
The bullet must create damage to your assailant in order to incapacitate him.
The bullet must penetrate far enough to do that damage.
The bullet should spend its energy and remain within its intended target to minimize any risk to other innocents who may be present. This will generally require some degree of deformation, such as mushrooming or fragmentation.
Since the early 70's, most people have relied on hollowpoint bullets to maximize terminal performance from handguns. In a few jurisdictions there are restrictions on the use of hollowpoints. Federal has produced a new line of ammunition for the most common autoloading-pistol calibers, which are marketed as expanding full-metal-jacket (EFMJ). At this time, EFMJ's are probably still a second-place choice if you can use hollowpoints.
A somewhat similar concept is offered by Cor-Bon under the name of
There are also a few rounds that use pre-fragmented or partially pre-fragmented bullets. Most of these are significantly lighter than the customary bullets for their calibers. Most of these rounds are also significantly more costly than conventional ammunition. They may have special applications in environments where there is an abnormally high risk of overpenetraion. The flip side is that they may not always give enough pentration to do their job.
Hollowpoints within the usual weight range for caliber will generally be the best choice for all-around self-defense.
If you read the books by Marshall and Sanow:
Try to distinguish between street results and the predictions based on performance in gelatin.
Look at how many shootings actually were reported for each particular load. A rating of 80% one-shot stops based on 200 reports is more meaningful than a rating of 80% based on 20 reports.
Do the math yourself - a few typos have sneaked into the tables.
Don't worry about a few percentage point's difference. It is impossible to conduct a scientifically rigorous study involving shooting assaultive human beings. Therefore, small differences in percentages are probably not significant.
Analyze the advantages of different types of loads relative to the scenarios where you envision the defensive use of your handgun, then try to pick a load which seems to meet your requirements from the better performers in your chosen caliber.
4. Secondary Considerations
Accuracy: Most gunfights are won by mental awareness, mental attitude and tactics, not by fine marksmanship. Unless you are expecting to engage at long ranges or anticipate hostage-rescue shots, accuracy is probably not one of your first concerns. If you are selecting between two brands of a similar loading and one is noticeably more accurate, it might be reasonable to pick that brand.
Muzzle Flash: Muzzle flash can disclose your position. If you're not behind cover, you probably need to move immediately anyway. If you are behind cover, you probably need to move soon anyway. Muzzle flash can also cause you one or more seconds of night blindness. Sensitivity to this may vary from user to user. Like accuracy, if it's a choice between two otherwise similar loads, this might help you make the choice.
Muzzle Blast: Muzzle blast may leave you with hearing impairment. If you're no longer alive it's a moot point. If your most likely scenarios are inside confined areas, like while driving a taxi, it might be wiser to go with one of the better .38 Special loads instead of the .357 Magnum, for example.
A related issue with revolvers is the gas that exits the barrel-cylinder gap; firing from a protected-gun position will direct some of that gas against the shooter's body. Shot placement is still the most crucial component of what the bullet will do to your assailant.
Police Ammunition: If the police in your area use a trustworthy round in a caliber you like and you can purchase it legitimately, it might be a good choice as a hedge against having your choice of ammunition second-guessed in court by a hostile attorney.
5. An Extra Measure of Insurance
Ammunition manufacturers may vary their components from lot to lot, especially the powder used to produce the desired velocity within acceptable pressures. Because this may affect the "signature" produced by tattooing or stippling from unburned powder granules, something which may be used to help determine how far an assailant was when you fired, it is important that the firearms examiners use as close a load to yours as possible for such testing.
Author, instructor and legal consultant, Massad Ayoob, makes a very useful suggestion:
Whenever you load your gun(s) with defensive ammo, always keep at least five rounds in the box as a sample from that lot in the event that you are forced to use it.
The Defensive Firearms Tripod
If you recall my
Equipment is the lowest on the list. When you choose it, don't settle for the training that comes in the box!
The Defensive Handgun Tripod
Don't forget that the ammunition is only one leg of a tripod which also includes the handgun and the holster (with its support).
DEADLY FORCE ?
PLEASE NOTE: I am not an attorney and do not purport to offer legal advice.Please view what follows as an initial guide to seeking further instruction and legal advice specific to those jurisdictions where you live, work and travel.
The Golden Rule of Deadly Force in Self-Defense
In order for deadly force to be justified there must be an immediate, otherwise unavoidable threat of death or grave bodily harm to yourself or other innocents.
Deadly force is that force which could reasonably be expected to cause death or grave bodily harm.
Grave bodily harm generally refers to crippling injuries. In some jurisdictions it is also known as great bodily injury.
When someone says, "Your presence offends me, I'm going home to go get my gun to shoot you," the threat is not immediate.
When someone says, "Your presence offends me, if you return here tomorrow, I will be waiting with my gun to shoot you," the threat is not otherwise unavoidable. Even if you must return to that location, you have ample time to contact law enforcement.
The other definitions require a little more explanation.
Ability, Opportunity and Jeopardy
In order for you to claim that you were reasonably in fear for your life (or the lives of others you had a right to protect), three conditions must be met:
Ability: The assailant(s) must have the ability to inflict death or grave bodily injury.
This could be by means of a weapon, such as a knife, gun or club. This could also be by means of a weapon such as a brick, a scissors, a two-by-four, a bottle, etc.
This could be by means of a disparity of force, such as male versus female, much larger body size, special skills like being a professional fighter or by larger numbers (a group attack).
Opportunity: The assailant(s) must have the opportunity to employ the ability.
A group threatening to beat the tar out of you, which is behind a ten-foot-high chain link fence, lacks the opportunity, even though they have the ability.
A man with a baseball bat yelling threats at you from across a busy four-lane street lacks the opportunity, even though he has the ability. When he starts crossing the street, the dynamic starts to change.
As in the question of how far away is an assailant with a contact weapon still a threat, prior knowledge is a key element in judging your reasonableness. If you try to cite knowledge you didn't acquire until after the incident, it will not be allowed in court. Documented training can make the difference.
Ability, opportunity and jeopardy form a tripod. If all three are not present simultaneously, you cannot prove justifiable use of force. However, there's more ...
The Mantle of Innocence
I'm sure you've seen at least one Western movie where the evil gunfighter forces the innocent rancher to go for his gun. When the rancher is beaten to the draw, all the bad guy's buddies swear to the sheriff that the rancher went for his gun first.
Hollywood script writers notwithstanding, the law generally will not tolerate this kind of behavior. If you go armed in society and seek arguments and fights, you may find a judge or jury ruling that you gave up your mantle of innocence. If this is their finding, you will not be judged to have acted in self-defense.
Robert Heinlein's contention that an armed society is a polite society, like most truths, has two edges. If you choose to go armed, you'd better be polite, as well.
The Innocence of Others
While the law generally allows you to use deadly force in defense of other innocent, human life, some jurisdictions may actually define whom you have a right to protect. Again, I am not an attorney, so get some legal advice.
From a practical standpoint, undercover police officers have been known to have been mistaken for criminals, not only by their "prey," but also by good samaritans. On more than one occasion, a good samaritan, armed without the benefit of a license, has gotten into some deep trouble. In addition to legal issues, you may also face difficult ethical and moral questions about coming to the rescue of apparent victims who are not known to you.
A Little Knowledge ...I have attempted to provide you nothing more than a skeleton of knowledge of how you may be judged if you use deadly force in self-defense. I urge you to do a few things:
Obtain documented training which includes some reliable material on judicious use of deadly force. If this is not readily available to you, purchase and read Massad Ayoob's book, In the Gravest Extreme, while you figure out how to obtain that training.
Study the specifics of the law in the jurisdictions where you live, work and travel. A good starting point is Andrew Branca's book, The Law of Self-Defense: A Guide for the Armed Citizen. County law libraries will generally assist you if you ask for help. Consult an attorney to help you interpret what you read. Like many things in life, the law is not always exactly what it appears on the surface.
If face-to-face training does not fit into your foreseeable future, consider purchasing some apppropriate books on the topic and saving the dated receipts for the purchase. Then make some notes on your readings as evidence that you actually read the books. If you choose to rely on web pages like this, print them out and, again, makes some dated notes on what you've read. If you consult an attorney, you may also want to make some notes of the consultation.
The last step you can take to increase the evidentiary value of your notes is to photocopy them, then mail yourself the originals, by registered mail. When you receive the envelope keep it sealed and store it in a secure place.
USEFUL LINKS
Links are furnished in good faith but I can assume no responsibility forcontent of linked websites or for products which they may advertise.Please let me know if you find any of these links to be outdated.
Sources of Training
Other Points of View
Keep and Bear Arms
Guns & Ammo Stuff
Legal Stuff
Concealed Carry
Organizations
Products of Interest?
Directories and More Links
Training
Training with ~spwengerFor the person who is serious about self-defense with firearms, I offer training in eastern Arizona's White Mountains
Other Points of View
The Gun ZoneModerated by Dean Speir, who also believes that most of the stuff in gun magazines is not quite ready for use as fertilizer
Right to Keep and Bear Arms
NRA: The Winning TeamGreat source of up-to-the-minute information; while the home page seems to emphasize California issues, other states are available under the "State Info" link
Bellesiles DebunkedJoyce Lee Malcolm exposes the lies in Michael Bellesiles' Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture
Citizens Defend Themselves with GunsThe true stories that don't make it to the network news
Anti-Gun, Anti-Science More from David Kopel, exposing the statistical lies about firearm ownership increasing your chance of being murdered
Guns in the Medical Literature - A Failure of Peer ReviewEdgar Suter's landmark exposure of the failure of medical journals to demand good science when it comes to firearms
How Bad Could It Get?Take a look at the laws affecting ownership of firearms in Canada
GunCiteA thoughtful collection of essays and links on the Second Ammendment and the "gun control" scam
HCI DictionaryFinally, a guide to how the other side thinks!
Assorted Guns and Ammo Stuff
Evan Marshall's StoppingPower.netKeep up with the latest publications from Evan Marshall and participate in his discussion forums
Legal Stuff
National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative ActionClicking Firearms Laws will get you summaries of most state and Federal gun laws
Concealed Carry
Packing.org, Home of the CCW DatabaseAn easily searchable database of each state's laws regulating the carry of firearms; includes a chat area
Map of Legal Concealed CarryRight to carry, right restricted, right denied - just like the 2000 election, it's more dramatic when you see the map
Louisiana Concealed Handgun Permit Louisiana State Police's offical CHP page information page
Organizations
National Rifle AssociationIt may not be perfect but it's the most important organization we've got!
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms OwnershipA hard-line, gun-rights organization with some fascinating information
Products of Possible Interest
Paladin PressPublisher of a wide range of books and videos, including titles from this site's webmaster, Marshall & Sanow, Fairbairn & Sykes, Applegate, Cirillo, Mroz, Conti and Stanford
Milt Sparks HolstersClassic concealment holsters and some interesting newer designs like the Executive Companion and the Versa Max 2
RETURN TO INDEX
Where on the Web Can I Find ... ?
Shooting Links from M.D. Smith, IVA very extensive collection of links, including but not limited to reloading
American Firearm PageFirearm links by category
Law Enforcement Sites on the WebA veritable grab bag of law enforcement material, including job postings
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