Posted on 12/26/2016 12:34:54 PM PST by Lorianne
Dear itsahoot,
I know of that pawn shop well, and also the loss of the VERY bearded One.
The .357 Magnum, as said by oldtimer Bill Jordan, thought that that revolver was a godsend.
Now, when i made the 9mm/1911 quote,Ii was NOT talking the average American citizen, although with the Luger P-08 coming on the scene, sort of dictated what the average European might use, if not a ‘mouse gun’ in 7.65 (PPK), or anything in ‘9mm short’ (.380).
I watched them melt an AR in full auto also a 9mm Clock.
Everything is subjective I guess, a 45 cal that I miss with 90% of the time is not really a better option than a 32 I hit with 90% of the time. 😄
Of course just the appearance of the bigger gun might deter most.
Dear itsahoot,
One more variable, besides handgun size/caliber ...
Indoors or outdoors and ‘our’ ears vs. ‘their’s ears.
( I guess that is ‘two’ more items.)
Yep a silly 25 produces more than enough noise for my ears, outside.
The biggest hand gun I own now is a 9 mm. Ammo is almost reasonable.
When I was a kid we were night hunting for rabbits driving along hedge rows after a snow and one of dad's friends discharged a 12 gauge in the car, shot right through the roof. Couldn't hear for a couple days. I guess I should have been glad that he wasn't using my uncles 8 gauge. :)
We were not hunting for sport, but for food, this was in the middle 40's.
I sold my BHP 9mm’s, since they are currently categorized as ‘military ammunition capable’ by some dunderhead bureaucrat with a ‘hat-on’ for guns of any type.
I am quite comfortable with a nice snubby, in a revolver-only chambering.
Got one of those too. Light weight frame 38 special.
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“I am quite comfortable with a nice snubby, in a revolver-only chambering.
Got one of those too. Light weight frame 38 special.”
I carry the standard 22-ounce-ish one. It is ‘642-ish’ in design. I do regret, when they were available, not getting it’s 438/638-ish brother! (whale sound)
Since plainclothesmen have employed them since the 1950’s, I do support the use of non-plus-p full flatface non-hp lead wadcutters. You can buy them anywhere, still 50 in a box for the price of 20 in a box that ‘might’ do as advertised.
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