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Police dismay after sheriff grants hunter Magnum licence [UK]
The Scotsman ^
| 27 July 2005
| FRANK URQUHART
Posted on 07/27/2005 5:15:15 PM PDT by 45Auto
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This would be quite funny except for the tradgedy of being a "subject of the Crown" rather than a "citizen".
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:15:15 PM PDT
by
45Auto
To: 45Auto
The .44 Magnum revolver - "the most powerful handgun in the world" is NOT! A .454 Casull or .480 is more powerful.
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:20:02 PM PDT
by
zzen01
(so there!)
To: zzen01
How do those compare to the .50AE?
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:22:33 PM PDT
by
Better Dead Than Red
(Davis College Republicans (Best Party on Campus))
To: 45Auto
The 'police' are dismayed at people having guns.
I hope the British are happy with their 'police state'.
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:22:58 PM PDT
by
G32
To: 45Auto
If we didn't have a discharge reg where I live, I'd be out in back with my .44 Mag (S&W) culling the herd who eat my landscaping - LOL! Actually, I'd probably not want to blow them apart so bad, so I'd in reality opt for something a bit more graceful - I love venison!
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:24:08 PM PDT
by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the"and Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
To: zzen01
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:24:36 PM PDT
by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the"and Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
To: zzen01
The .44 Magnum revolver - "the most powerful handgun in the world" is NOT! A .454 Casull or .480 is more powerful.The most powerful PRODUCTION handgun cartridge is currently the .500 Smith & Wesson
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:25:04 PM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(9-11 is your Peace Dividend)
To: Better Dead Than Red
How do those compare to the .50AE?The .50AE is not more powerful than a .44 Magnum. It just has a bigger bore size.
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:26:18 PM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(9-11 is your Peace Dividend)
To: 45Auto
A spokeswoman for the Home Office confirmed that an exemption had been made under the Firearms Amendment Act, 1997, to allow the use of handguns "as slaughtering instruments for the humane killing of animals".
Then you should be able to carry on the subway, right?
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:27:07 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: GOP_1900AD
I can't figure out this statement:
"A senior Scottish police source explained: "This exemption covers veterinary surgeons, who were allowed to keep their handguns".
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:28:28 PM PDT
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: Erik Latranyi
Yep. I got to try one out last week. The cartridge looks almost 2 times as big as a .44 magnum. It kicks harder than a 12 guage! I wouldn't like to be anywhere near the business end of that beast.
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:29:36 PM PDT
by
varyouga
To: 45Auto
"It may seem incredible to a layman that that is the case, but it does to us as well. Very few stalkers use handguns unless they are in very dense undergrowth, where it is difficult to use a rifle, and most would use .38 calibre weapons."Unbelievable, but I guess I understand... You've got people who know nothing about guns in general, and hunting handguns in particular, making decisions about what handgun to use for hunting.
I suppose that a .38 special or .357 magnum would be OK if you're going to finish off a deer in the head at close range, but as far as using a handgun to hunt deer, the minimum I would ever use would be a .41 magnum, and a .44 magnum would be the best.
As for the recidulous comment about the .44 magnum being the most powerful handgun in the world, well, I guess they don't watch many movies over there...
Mark
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:32:00 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(It was a shocking cock-up. The mice were furious!)
To: 45Auto
"It may seem incredible to a layman that that is the case, but it does to us as well. Very few stalkers use handguns unless they are in very dense undergrowth, where it is difficult to use a rifle, and most would use .38 calibre weapons." On a DEER? The expert is an idiot.
Use enough gun. Anything less is stupid and inhumane, and potentially suicidal.
To: Better Dead Than Red
How do those compare to the .50AE?The Desert Eagle in .50AE is far more deadly than a S&W 629 in .44Mag. At 71 1/2 ounces, it's much easier to beat someone to death than with a puny 45 ounce 6" 629!
Mark
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:38:37 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(It was a shocking cock-up. The mice were furious!)
To: 45Auto
I wouldn't last long over there, I'd be locked up for disrespect or for pi$$ing on some mandate or another.
Couldn't do it, I refuse to beg for equality, freedom or free speech.
(I get claustrophobic just thinking about being there)
To: MarkL
No doubt about it. It's a "bear" stopper.
BTW, Scotland went from Braveheart to no Heart..
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:42:53 PM PDT
by
Skeeve14
(1980's RR-Communism Evil Empire 2000's GWB-Communism good for Business)
To: Billthedrill
"On a DEER? The expert is an idiot." I'm sure the "expert" was refering to a deer that had already been rifle-shot but was not dead. In such cases, a .38 would be adequate for putting the animal out of its misery with a carefully placed shot.
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:43:22 PM PDT
by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: 45Auto
Most powerful handgun in the world?
600 Nitro?
Or 50 BMG?
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:49:58 PM PDT
by
umgud
(Comment removed by poster before moderator could get to it)
To: Erik Latranyi
What's interesting is that a very similar round, the 500 Linebaugh long (actually .510 caliber), has been around for decades now as a custom modification in revolvers. Instead of using the 500 linebaugh long S&W had to come up with there own so it could be called the 500 S&W mag.
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:55:46 PM PDT
by
ol painless
(ol' painless is out of the bag)
To: umgud
I've seen custom built revolvers with 1" bores. Yes, 1".
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:56:57 PM PDT
by
datura
(Molon Labe)
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