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To: tomzz

Try firing a hot .44 Mag in an indoor range ...


35 posted on 06/08/2006 2:44:06 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ArrogantBustard
I'll tell you something funny here. A 44 mag is an overwhelming pistol cartridge but a totally mediocre rifle cartridge in terms of powder and energy, and a 30:06 will produce more of a pressure wave.

But the funny thing is, that the thing being left out of that equation is lethality, and things like muzzle energy and velocity are only marginally related to lethality. At normal hunting ranges, and the vast bulk of all game animals are taken inside of 100 yards, a 44 mag will kill more efficiently than any normal 30-caliber rifle cartridge.

51 posted on 06/08/2006 2:51:06 PM PDT by tomzz
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"Try firing a"

From Barney Miller:

Ever fired a bazooka?

Yea I have, in 'Nam.

Oh sure, outside!

87 posted on 06/08/2006 3:06:29 PM PDT by Deguello
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