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Skipper wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

Skipper wrote:

So, which is the better *defensive* handgun, a S&W .357 mag
fitted with
laser grips or a Glock auto?
.357 mag revolver or a .44 mag revolver.
Simple, effective and never break down.
"I know what you're thinkin', punk. You're thinkin', did he fire
six
shots or only five? And to tell you the truth, I forgot myself in
all
this excitement. But bein' this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful
handgun in the world, and it'll blow your head clean off, you could
ask
yourself a question. Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?"

- Harry Callahan

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Skipper
Great line, great delivery, but inaccurate. The .454 Casull, for
one. was and is "more powerful."
Not sure, but I don't think that load existed at the time the movie
was made.

Dick Casull developed the .454 Casull in 1957 and announced it in 1959
in Guns and Ammo magazine. If I'm on your "holiday shopping list," I'd
like a 454 wheelgun from Freedom Arms.

Can you afford to shoot it? What is it now, $3.50 per shot?
About a buck and a half, I think. I looked it up once in the Natchez
catalog. Just for grins.

It's a silly caliber, unless you're out in the woods somewhere, and you
run across a hungry, large bear.

Have you seen the new piece offered by Ruger? 5 shot .454, 3" barrel. A
last resort gun for people who spend lots of time in serious bear
country. Just read a review where the guy said is "wasn't so bad to
shoot". Right. And I'm the king of Denmark.

Is that the Ruger Alaskan? I saw one up at the Bass Pro Shops, or at least
I *think* I saw one there, in a display case, along with the S&W .500. But
it was a "six-shooter," not a "five-shooter," so maybe it was a different
piece. It was a .454, though. Just what you need for those Maryland
hunting expeditions for the dangerous critters in our woods.

(Note to right-wing droolers: that was a bit of sarcasm. Yes, I know we
have bears, albeit small ones, in our woods. Now, go back to sleep, boys.)

Oh yeah...it is 6. I read wrong.