"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.