Subj : Re: First firearm
To   : Weatherman
From : Moondog
Date : Mon Jun 08 2020 04:31 pm

  Re: Re: First firearm
  By: Weatherman to Moondog on Sun Jun 07 2020 02:05 am

 > -=> Moondog wrote to Weatherman <=-
 > 
 >  >  > What is a good calibur handgun to obtain for home protection? I am at 
 >  >  > 50/50 draw between 9 and 45 among all my friends.
 >  >
 >  >  > Daniel Traechin
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > Impossible to answer and anyone who gives you a caliber is only going fro
 >  > their experience.  With proper shot placement even a .22 LR can be effect
 >  > at defense.  Most "experts" say anything from a .380 on up is required fo
 >  > defensive role.  I'd venture to guess that if I put those "experts" in a 
 >  > and asked for a volunteer to be shot by a .25 ACP round not a single one 
 >  > them would raise their hands.  The commonly accepted answer to such a que
 >  > is "the largest caliber that you can shoot accurately and proficiently."
 >  > Problem is that I'm accurate and proficient with my .454 Casull, but I su
 >  > hell wouldn't use it for home defense!
 >  >
 > 
 >  >
 >  Mo> I want to see someone do double taps in a high stress situation with a
 >  Mo> casull
 > 
 > If you'll take the time to actually READ what I wrote, I stated that I am
 > ACCURATE and that I am PROFICIENT with the .454 and I also stated that I wou
 > NOT use it for home defense.  I also went on to state (but did not include t
 > quote for the sake of brevity and conservation of bandwidth) that my defensi
 > rounds tend to range from .380 to .45 ACP with the OCCASIONAL .45 Cold round
 > which I load when I'm out and about the property and might run into a predat
 > 
 > 
 > Reading for comprehension is an acquired skill.  Perhaps with a little bit o
 > practice you'll develop a knack for it.
 > 
 >                                       Cheers,
 >                                   -==*>Weatherman<*==-
 > 
 > ... Got my tie caught in the fax... Suddenly I was in L.A.

By no means am I slamming you or your ability.  I have seen casull chambered h
anguns fired and several lightly used casulls owned by people who have ran
half a box through then decided to sell it.

A casull is not the type of gun even a seasoned shooter would want to attempt
a double tap (if it were a double action) and that's where I was going with
that.

I don't know if it's a product of online media in general, however it seems
in some forms of discussion the context of replies is assumed to be
adversarial.  That was not my intent.  I just want to see someone hold onto
that beast and hit something consistently with a double tap.


---
 þ Synchronet þ The Cave BBS - Since 1992 - cavebbs.homeip.net

.