Posted on 10/14/2004 5:23:48 PM PDT by TERMINATTOR
Right...mgh...
I now see the "or" in your post. You put in both calcs.
It's called criminal negligence.
Ironically that is the one I want. But with heavy bullets and slower speeds.
The .500 S&W was purchased with the intention of adding a scope and competing in silhouette tournaments. I would equip it with a Holosight II for hunting. A couple of locals have the Hunter model with the Holosight II and report that it holds zero just fine with the heaviest factory Corbon loads.
I showed those video clips to some Arab friends of mine. They were rolling on the floor laughing. FYI, the guys in the videos are from Oman (based on their accents).
I still can't help laughing everytime I watch them.
It is only criminally negligent homocide if a normal person would believe it would result in death or serious injury. This was a one in a million occurence.
Amen I was handling a 4" barreled 44 with full house loads at 10 and I was small.
Same goes for me.. 44 mag is about as big as I want to go..
While I can "handle" it, it is at my limit.. recoil, muzzle lift, etc... are such that firing a 3 shot group is impossible..
It's strictly one shot at a time..
( My favorite is 1911A1 .45 cal. )
I ended up selling mine. It took too long for the stress fractures on my thumb and wrist on my shooting hand to heal.
Last time I was at the range, I forced myself to shoot all 6 magnum buchshot rounds in rapid succession through my Winchester 12ga Defender. Even though I mentally thought through the whole procedure beforehand, firing all 6 from the shoulder in about 10 secs nearly beat me to death. I was pulling that thing into the pocket on my shoulder for all I was worth before each shot but by the end I still hurt.
It's good to know what to expect if you ever have to put a big caliber gun to use. You can't have it distract you.
Wow. 5 plain deer slugs through my Mossberg 500 were bad enough. That 6th one would have been the cherry on top of the sundae for me.
It's good to know what to expect if you ever have to put a big caliber gun to use. You can't have it distract you.
True. If I ever get stalked by an engine block or somebody wearing a triple-thickness Kevlar vest with trauma plates, I might think about picking up another Desert Eagle .50. Until then, I'll just muddle through with my 1911A1.
I have always loaded 44Mag w/Unique.I use it for .45ACP,.40S&W,and 9mm as well.I also load 45/70 Gov't.I use 3031 for this cartridge.
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