THE STOPPING POWER OF DIFFERENT HANDGUN CARTRIDGES

2/22/2003

[paul51]

Glock 27 or SIG 239

[ConservativeLawyer]

Thanks.

[FreedomCalls]

For reference James Brady was shot with a .22 caliber.

[ConservativeLawyer]

Thank you. I'll have to take a closer look at those.

[Squantos]

A .44 special Charter Arms Bulldog Pug was something I picked up last year . It's a house gun we keep laying around ....... At first I was hesitant but the little revolver is one sweet little handgun. Small, light and with the .CCI 200 gr Gold Dot Hollow Points I mentioned above is a very fine . One of the most accurate little guns I own. My second choice would be a Smith and Wesson TiLite .38 snub nose loaded with the 38 special ,+P, Federal 158 gr Lead Semi Wadcutter Hollow Point (old FBI load). The addition of Barimi Grips to either revolver will negate the need for a holster as it will slip into the waist band of slacks or a dress. My Girl Friday carries such a rig.

If recoil and weight is not a problem with her I suggest she try a Kimber 1911A1 Stainless Pro Carry in .45 ACP or a SIG P239 in .40 S&W . Very fine off the shelf handguns that need no smithing out of the box.........

Stay Safe !

[Squantos]

Pic in Number 13 !!......Stay Safe !

[wardaddy]

Yep....I like the newer 7 and 8 shot models. Just point and pull the trigger.

Wheelguns are almost always my instant reaction handgun choice...not to say I don't like 1911s and their clones or SIGs

My first .357 was a 1972 or so S/W Model 28...huge heavy sucker. I put Pachmeyers on it when they first came and Parkerized it as well. I had finger gripped Zebra wood handles first....anybody remember those?

[BenR2]

ping

[wardaddy]

Lightweight SW/Taurus/Rossi in hammerless 38+P with manstopper energy disbursement ammo...Corbon, Glazers, Hydrashock, Golden Sabers etc

A nice rubber grip is essential and get her trained and hold the gun tight or it'll blister her wee hands.

[wardaddy]

BTTT

[wardaddy]

That caliber....22...kills more than anything else...due to widespread ownership to be sure but still...

I won't go over my own getting shot by one story again but it stung.

OTOH....if it had been a .30-06....I'd be long ago worm fed.

[BenR2]

This is why you double-tap...always!


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Sounds good to me. Supposedly that is a Mossad MO.

[Travis McGee]

Great addition! Thanks!

[Travis McGee]

Is she a shooter already? If not I'd lean to revolvers, .38 special or .44 special in a five shot snubbie.

[BenR2]

My Girlfriend really likes her .38 Special Ruger SP101.


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I like it too, and I'm a guy. (I should have bought it in the .357 caliber, though!)

[Travis McGee]

And don't forget to add that the gun you can reach is ALWAYS superior to the gun locked up at home in a safe!

[Travis McGee]

A day you will not soon forget I am sure.

[Squantos]

Goes without saying in present company ........Stay Safe !!

[wardaddy]

Yep.....January duck season, Matthews Brake, Mississippi Delta, Last Hope Hunting Club, 1977.

I would have sworn I had a bullet in my brain pan rather than fortunately in my inner ear canal.

What I remember most is the instant lack of equilibrium and the overwhleming nausea....and the blood of course....not to mention the look on my assassin's face as I stumbled through the swamp up to the camp steps...lol

[Shooter 2.5]

The eleven year old girl that shoots IDPA with us uses a 9MM FN Highpower .