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To: Texas Fossil

As is often the case, depends on where the rounds go.


78 posted on 04/11/2023 8:17:13 AM PDT by Dave911
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To: Dave911

Yes. Some are however more deadly and some more apt to cause collateral damage.

The 357 mag loads I like to shoot, would not be wise in a city. Sheriff came to my house after we had one of many burglaries at our farm. I told him I never go there at night without being armed. Asked him if he would like to see my hand gun. He did not seem too interested until I went to where I keep it and handed him the holstered pistol and told him it is loaded. It is heavy and he could see the HP jacketed bullets. I told him about the load I shot. He handled it with caution and then handed it back to me.

I did that for a reason. One to convince him that I knew how to handle it and that I don’t want to harm anyone. Then I told him about 2 previous incidents that I had in my life when a hand gun prevented a real threat.

Subject has never come up again.

I seldom carry it, in spite of the relaxed open carry laws here. I do carry it when at farm at night.

We are moving there soon. To see the thieves stop. It is the only way it will.


80 posted on 04/11/2023 8:36:56 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not where you were born but a State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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