"Steven Shelikoff" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:59:10 GMT, "Calif Bill"
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"Steven Shelikoff" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:15:46 GMT, Dan Krueger
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Skipper wrote:
The 9mm is for pansies. Real men pack the .454 Casull magnum, the most
powerful handgun in the world.

http://tinyurl.com/8xcnc

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Skipper

How do YOU define "most powerful"? Do you know anything about handguns?
If you are considering just the size of the bullet, look here...

http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapo...ert_Eagle.html

or here...

http://www.tcarms.com/TC_HTML/TC_G2_Pistol_CalChart.htm

I have a Magnum Research Lone Eagle in 30-06. That's one damn powerful
handgun, much more so than a .454. I also have a 30-30 barrel for it so
I can take my Winchester 94 in 30-30 and the pistol and they can both
use the same ammo.

Steve

The problem is the barrel length. The rifle cartridge is set up for a
burn
of about 14-16 inches of barrel length. Smokeless powder is a propellant,
not an explosive. You are still having bunches of unburned powder as the
bullet leaves the barrel. Lots of flash. Years ago, I had a Rugar 30
Carbine shooting pistol. If you did not kill the animal, you burned it
alive with the muzzle blast.

Funny, after I posted that link I finally read it. Spec'd barrel length
is 15.125". I suspect that's wrong though since it's the same as the
overall length and you have to allow some for the rotating breech behind
the barrel, which isn't that much but it's something. I guess it
depends on how barrel length is specified but if it were up to me, I
wouldn't include the breech just like I wouldn't include the receiver
when specifying barrel length of a repeating rifle.

Steve

My Ruger had an about 9" barrel.