>>AAMRAMs are fire and forget weapons that 'way outrange a nail gun, carry a bit more punch, and are designed to knock down things up in the air with you. And Jeff last had the nailgun.
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>>If ground engagement is needed, I prefer the reliable old Colt Model 1911A1. When you run out of ammo it works as a club.
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>Ed, I thought you were an NP-5a kinda guy, 9mm 30 round clips. It's the primary weapon for such noteworthy groups as the Navy seals. It's the sweetest shooting gun I've ever fired. The M-16 rocks you back, the NP-5 just keeps on keepin on, and it's a bigger club!< G > Of course you know that we're now being screened by Echelon and there will be at least one black Suburban parked outside within 30 minutes, and the ATF is on the way.

I'm OK, licensed and registered, and I've had both 1911A1s since my days where I routinely wore one at work. Reliable, well-built, and surplus military ball ammo is cheap. And it's a one-round knockdown. I like it, and I'm looking at it from a self-defense standpoint; I don't anticipate ever thinking about a target >50' away.