Quote:
Originally Posted by oicdn /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Didn't the OG pepperboxes back in the day shoot all 4(or more!) at once? Kinda like being a hand-shotgun with a large spray area, lol.
|
No, as they had only one lock system and the individual barrels were rotated under the hammer one at a time. There were "duckbill" pistols with several splayed barrels under the same lock mechanism so that they fired as one that were used for "crew control" aboard sailing ships.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Hollowpoints generally will not go through walls. They flower open when they hit something and are pretty ineffective after that. I keep the USP loaded with SXT hollowpoints at home.
|
Actually, it depends upon the hollowpoint as with some designs the cavity fills with clothing or plaster and the bullet becomes. essentially, a FMJ penetrator. New designs with cut jackets seem better. YMMV.
Quote:
A win is a win. The Supreme Court rarely overturns itself, so this decision should stand for many years. And it'll take several years for a different case to snake through the appellate level, as well. We'll definitely have a different President by then, possibly a new Justice or two. |
Heller is a win in recognizing the Second Amendment provides an individual right and I do not mean to denigrate that, but, mark my words, the invitation to a balancing test for individual rights under (and only under) the Second Amendment that the minority makes will come back to haunt us. That is a legal opinion.
Quote:
Originally Posted by synaesthetic /img/forum/go_quote.gif
My FNP9 stays loaded with hollowpoints when I'm at home, sitting within fairly easy access--no kids, only cats, who don't have opposable thumbs. =P When I go play with it at the range it loses the hollowpoints in favor of cheap 9mm FMJ which is good for putting holes in paper men. =P
|
I understand the cost argument, especially these days, of shooting cheaper FMJ ammo at the range, but I don't do it for three reasons. It does not get you rotating your ammunition that is in the pistol and that you will be relying upon. Ammo stability is pretty good, but it is subject to penetrating firearms lubricants and other storage hazards. I first shoot the bullets that were in the gun at the range to see how things would have gone had I needed the use in extremus; both for ammunition reliability and function (in a semi-auto) and for shot placement. Different ammunition in the same caliber will not have the same point of impact because of bullet weight, bullet design, and powder/primer charge. Since my bottom line accuracy requirement is at least headshot accuracy at twenty yards under no pressure (4 inch group at point of aim), I need to know where the working ammo is going to impact. BTW, at my concealed carry recertification course last week, I was high gun with 244 out of 250 possible. Finally, if you train in the most realistic manner possible, including the same ammo, you may have greater assurance that your actual results will resemble your training results. Shoot the same ammo you plan to use defensively.
Quote:
Originally Posted by oicdn /img/forum/go_quote.gif
|
I would hate to be holding onto that thing when it goes off. Modern high performance .35 caliber pistols have quite sharp reports and twisting recoils; I much prefer light load .44RemMag with three times the muzzle energy. How is it for a tactical reload? Since the stats are to plan for multiple aggressive attackers in a lethal force scenario, I guess you might want to hit what you are aiming at. How's the trigger pull? Looks like it has to draw a striker for each barrel. Which barrel are the sights set for? Looks a little like "spray and pray" to anyone from the shot placement school. Firepower is bullets striking center mass.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ronin74 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
My first 6 are Glaser Safety Slugs, the remaining 9 are FMJ. IIRC hollowpoints are illegal in Kalifornia.
|
I got away from the Glasers back in the early 80s; they were very expensive, had a different point of impact than my usual ammunition, were useless against vehicles or light cover, and had problematic functioning in some semi-auto pistols due to the light bullet weight. I could never afford enough of them (at least 250 rounds) to train adequately with and ascertain reliable function. You may want to re-think this.