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9mm is for Wimps
"Steven Shelikoff" wrote in message ... On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:59:10 GMT, "Calif Bill" wrote: "Steven Shelikoff" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:15:46 GMT, Dan Krueger wrote: 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 -- 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. |
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