Originally Posted by Take_a_knee
Originally Posted by cumminscowboy
the real problem like everyone is saying is rifle fire against pistol fire.


Yup, don't prepare for combat with only a pistol. As COL Cooper said, if he really expected trouble, he'd have a rifle. A Steyr Scout loaded with 110gr. TAP would have ended that affair rather quickly.
I consider the Steyr Scout to be a lousy combat rifle. If I'm facing someone armed with a semi-auto rifle, I want one also. With a manual action rifle you're easily suppressed, then killed. The manual action combat rifle in today's world of wide use of semi-autos is folly IMO. I just cant count how many times in force on force training I've seen the guy with a manual action rifle first suppressed through high volume fire, then take out once the initiative has been gained.