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[Radar Chief]

Opinions of Taurus Model 617 double action, 7 shot revolver, .357 Mag, 2.25” barrel for my CCW.
Alternate Taurus Model 444 double action, 6 shot revolver, 44 Mag, 3” barrel but this is a little more gun than I’d really want for CCW.

[rad]

I looked at a Glock 20 10 mm....anyone ever shoot one of these?

[dtebbe]

If the words CCW and .44 come in the same sentance


YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK

(or just a plain dumbass)

JF

[tmax63]

my brother just got a S&W airlite in 38special. 5 hole hammerless revolver. it looked nice enough for me to steal it from him lol.....

[old_geezer]

I've got a Taurus 617 2inch ported barrel that I dearly love; for some reason I am more accurate with it than my other weapons. I also have a Glock 27 (sub-compact .40) and Glock 30 (sub-compact .45) that I wouldn't part with. A few more trips to the range for practice and proof of reliability and the 30 will probably be my chief sidekick.

[BigOlChiefsfan]

I looked at a Glock 20 10 mm....anyone ever shoot one of these?

I believe Bwana has one. That's a reasonable 'bear country' gun IMHO.


I like the .357/.38, but I'm even fonder of calibers that start with 4. I'd try shooting a short barreled .44 before you buy - they can be a handful if you're shooting an unported magnum (and loud as hell if shooting a ported magnum - annoyingly loud). But they're not half bad if you load good .44 special (and reserve your magnum loads for bear country). I like this Blazer w/Gold Dot hollowpoint. Cheap enough to afford a bit of practice, always goes bang and that Gold Dot's a good, reliable expander.

http://tinyurl.com/c3tj6e

[TrebMaxx]

All this talk of pistols forces me to post a picture my latest acquisition. This is a Para Ordinance Hi-Cap .45 special edition Operation Iraqi Freedom for the 101st AB. I wouldn't carry it, hell I don't know if I will even shoot it, but most likely I will.

[PastorMikH]

Originally Posted by DenverChief

FYI the penetrating power is the reason carry it OD, if you only have 13 +1 you better make sure you can hit whatever your target might be hiding behind

Again, a 600 nitro express on an Encore frame. Not only will it penetrate the tree your target is hiding behind, it will take care of the guy sneaking up behind you with the same shot.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yzI0AIpUUA

[BWillie]

I carry this around when I wait in the line at clubs motherfuckers

[L.A. Chieffan]

Phase plasma rifle in 40-watt range.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by Bwana

The fact that you still have both arms has everything to do with you not having to touch off a few rounds at a bear with my .454 loaded with Corbons the day I loaned it to you.

Heh, I really don't think of that thing as a "handgun" - it's more of a portable howitzer.

I still think we should have followed Tony's advice and paid that Chinese guy outside of the motel in Cooke City $5 to shoot a round.

Never doubt crazy cousin Tony.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by R8ers

I own one of these
Ruger P90

I have one of these. Great gun. My brother is getting a 1911. The make(of the 1911) slips my mind at the moment.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

Phase plasma rifle in 40-watt range.

"Only what you see pal"

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by DenverChief

.45 has stopping power but not penetration...if your target is hiding behind a car door or some other sturdy object the .45 is basically useless

That's strange, because I was just back home in TN firing off with my buddies across the lake, and such.

We were shooting an old water well pump tank, and the .45 cal pistol was the only one that would penetrate it. Not the Beretta, not the glock .40, not the .357, or any of the other weapons(pistols) we we're firing. The.45 cal model Ruger like the one in this thred was not only going through the front, which no other pistol did, it was blowing shredded holes out of the back, the size of a silver dollar. That gun would blow 5 lbs off a man behind a car door.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by rad

I looked at a Glock 20 10 mm....anyone ever shoot one of these?

I have one and love it. I also have it a lot of extra's on that toy.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by Otter

Heh, I really don't think of that thing as a "handgun" - it's more of a portable howitzer.

I still think we should have followed Tony's advice and paid that Chinese guy outside of the motel in Cooke City $5 to shoot a round.

Never doubt crazy cousin Tony.

It would have killed the poor little bastard because I had it loaded with Corbons. Great for making a bear go night night, but not so nice on the hand. It felt like a bat at full swing hitting your hand with each shot with those rounds in it.

"You want a beer Mr. Lee? Not a problem, but first, you must shoot my little friend." Mu-hahahah!