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Gun Control & RKBA

backwoodsbob

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13. my uncle pounded into me while young the advantages of the .44 magnum

Reply to oneshooter (Reply #11)

Sun May 19, 2013, 04:14 PM

May 2013

if it's a hog or bear even a mishit will slow him down....if it's a human attacking even an arm or leg hit from a .44 is enough shock to stop him in his tracks.

I've never found anything to refute that common sense approach.

I carry a .44 magnum when we are in the woods here in SC

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Should all semi-automatic pistols that take more than 8 rounds be banned? [View all] AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 OP

An air pistol? wercal May 2013 #1

no. gejohnston May 2013 #2

Oh I'm fairly sure that's an air pistol wercal May 2013 #3

"Not sure what the OP is up to". The point is to encourage thinking, AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #6

^^^ +1 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 #9

OK...I thought it might be something like that wercal May 2013 #12

It's a CO2 gun discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 #7

there are two and only two hog backup pistols backwoodsbob May 2013 #4

Personally i find a SAA in 45LC, with warm handloads is great hog medicine. oneshooter May 2013 #11

my uncle pounded into me while young the advantages of the .44 magnum backwoodsbob May 2013 #13

Its an air pistol Duckhunter935 May 2013 #5

Well I went to the link and it says 450 fps wercal May 2013 #10

a C02 gun could never reach the velocities of a rimfire round dookers May 2013 #20

If anything a semi auto with less than 8 rounds should be banned. ileus May 2013 #8

Feral hogs are now as far North as Illinois. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #14

We have them around here also. ileus May 2013 #17

Perfect for Pitt Bull plinking. bluedigger May 2013 #15

I think that pistol was just made for guys like you, AnotherMcIntosh! rdharma May 2013 #16

Nope. My favorite handgun is a S&W 625 JM. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #18

Well then you won't just shoot your eye, out! eom rdharma May 2013 #19

That's one of the best revolvers currently made, if not the best. (n/t) spin May 2013 #21