Coast Guard Boarding Teams To Get More Powerful Pistols

The Day ^ | 12/10/2004 | ROBERT A. HAMILTON

[mylife]

Rockin Glock?

Heres my RIA 45

[snowman1]

Now isn't tat cute, shakey goes from feeding at one govt. trough to another.

[ASA Vet]

I hope to never find out if they work as advertised.

[angkor]

I always found my Mod 29 6 inch came right back to center after firing. Maybe it was the rubber Pachmyer grips.

It's probably best for open carry, too big for CC. But huge fun to target practice in that last 1/2 hour before twilight and see the 1 1/2 foot diameter flash that surrounds the cylinder, like a little cannon.

I'm looking for a self-Christmas present and may go for a used S&W Mountain Gun or maybe a new Trail Boss. Plus a Kel-Tec 3AT to replace a P32.

[mylife]

I dont have a taurus rvolver but have my eye on the 608 Lemme know how you like the 44

My PT99 works great and taurus does have a lifetime transferable warrenty

[ASA Vet]

You do understand that was all in jest?

[meyer]

.40's nice, but .45 is my favorite. Wish they'd have gone back to that.

[angkor]

they became Clinton's lap dog in '99 and '00

True,and their products became pretty darned shoddy at the same time. But they've been owned by a more enlightened company for several years now and have redeemed themselves in the eye of many.

[Vision]

I'm buying it for backup on biggame hunts. So I think I have the right choice.

BTW, what it the best gun to have next to your bed. Right now I have a 1911, but not sure if I want to trust a semi in that situation.

[Spok]

"The M-14 felt like a rifle."

I prefer the M14 over the M16, too. I carried an M14 in basic (Ft. Lewis 1969). I'd like to have an M14, but the M1A is the closest thing I can find and pricey. I have 2 M1's; one in '06 and one in .308.

[Smokin' Joe]

I'll take the word of the guys who have done the research on the terminal ballistics, if I can, too.

That said, If I ever absolutely needed that sort of stopping power, I'd want the best.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Agree. 1960s S&Ws were the smoothest ever.

[muir_redwoods]

"....in favor of a more powerful pistol, the Sig Sauer .40-caliber automatic."

Automatic? Really?

[angkor]

If I were looking for something in the nightstand, I'd go for 38 SP DA only revolver with frangibles. That's just me, I'm a bit skittish of semis or SA in the dark.

[blau993]

I would not want to be in the boarding party that had to manhandle that piece into the Zodiac.

[NYFriend]

I also shot what I think was a 6 1/2 inch 29. It was really nice, and just a bit more than a 4 inch .357. The shorter .44 was brutal.

[LFOD]

Try West Coast Bullets (Carson City, NV) or Sinterfire.
Either of these outfits will accommodate you.

Be careful after seating frangible rounds - none or next to no crimp. Too much & the projectile will break around the mouth of the case.
Frangible bullets are made of a lighter (less dense) material than a traditional all lead or jacketed ones. The material is actually compressed metal powder (zinc, copper etc).
Adjust your charge weight accordingly if you adhere to IDPA or IPSC power factors.
For ex. a 9mm bullet of similar size to a 124 gr. FMJ will weigh in at around 100 gr. (West Coast Bullets) These work great for Steel Challenge!!!!!!!
Happy shooting.......
Regards
LFOD - IRAQ

[Vision]

If I were looking for something in the nightstand, I'd go for 38 SP DA only revolver with frangibles.

frangibles?

[ASA Vet]

They of course meant NCIC code PI (Pistol Semiautomatic action - autoloading,)
not NCIC code PA (Pistol Automatic action.)

You need to apply the "it's a journalist, so therefore uninformed," factor.

[Armedanddangerous]

I'D even buy one for that price.