Guest bsruther Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I agree I1, son has an S&W .45. It's a little heavy, but a very nice handgun. I believe in safety in numbers, myself. My Ruger may only be 9mm, but with 15 in the clip and one in the chamber, I figure I'm bound to hit my target or targets, at least once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biggie Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 If it's numbers you want you could still have a .45 and get a 25 round extended mag. http://www.hillbillyammo.com/proddetail.php?prod=38721 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bsruther Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 If it's numbers you want you could still have a .45 and get a 25 round extended mag. http://www.hillbillyammo.com/proddetail.php?prod=38721 Wow, I could waste some bullets with that thing. Might be fun to use in the back yard, but I wouldn't take something like that into the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Colt .357 Mark III Trooper Special revolver. Simple, powerful, effective and proven. 6 in the bucket and two speed loaders. I own allot of weapons, I even bought a .500 magnum, but it's just stupid really imo. Bought a python from another Marine in Afghanistan and turned my Beretta into the armory. A well made revolver is difficult to screw up even under duress and to be quite frank if you unload 6 rounds of anything into an angry hairy one number 7 is not going to save you, somewhere along the line of your encounter you have already made a critical mistake and you're just going to have to deal with the consequences. It's just your time to check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) And my trusty K-Bar I bought when I graduated School of Infantry in 88 Edited September 22, 2011 by Tautriadelta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) What kind of firepower would I need for trekking in the south Louisiana swamps and spillways. As far as dangerous predators I believe the only two I would need a gun for would be the Black Bear and the Aligator. From watching that Swamp People tv show they use a low caliber (.22?) shot to the head, the way I think is that if I am close enough to a gator to shoot it in the head I'm probably in it jaws. As far as the bears go I've lived here for 26 years and can't remember of hearing of a bear attack. But one must be prepared, the Alaskan looks to be a little to powerful for what I'm going to face, but I read a review on the Alaskan and the author said the weapon is accurate within 20-25 feet, I just might need that firepower, But wouldn't that 21/2 inch barrel make accuracy an issue for a novice gun owner? Here in South Mississippi, I usually carried a .357 revolver while surveying or while hiking/scouting in the woods. It will take care of anything that you need it to down here (hogs, black bears, alligators, meth-heads), and you can shoot .38's in it, which are cheap. It makes a great snake shooter, which is mostly what I used it for (cottonmouths while surveying in swampy places or while inspecting bridges). Edited September 22, 2011 by Surveyor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantor Posted October 1, 2011 Admin Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) I was at the indoor range last week and met someone who had this long barrel, very small caliber handgun. The bullets were very small, almost like darts, but the thing held a lot of them. We didn't talk long, but he said something to the effect that the little bullets kill just as well as the big ones, it just takes longer. On the other hand, you can be much more accurate with them and there's like zero recoil. The shot is very, very quiet. I couldn't hear it with the earmuffs on. He said he just uses it to train his muscles and hone his aim. I'm not sure I buy that would help, I always thought you'd want to train with the actual gun you'll be using... but this person is an expert, so I'm probably wrong. Never seen a gun like that before, bullets must of been like a .10 caliber or something, but at least as long as a .22 magnum! Edited October 1, 2011 by gigantor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incorrigible1 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I was at the indoor range last week and met someone who had this long barrel, very small caliber handgun. The bullets were very small, almost like darts, but the thing held a lot of them. We didn't talk long, but he said something to the effect that the little bullets kill just as well as the big ones, it just takes longer. On the other hand, you can be much more accurate with them and there's like zero recoil. The shot is very, very quiet. I couldn't hear it with the earmuffs on. He said he just uses it to train his muscles and hone his aim. I'm not sure I buy that would help, I always thought you'd want to train with the actual gun you'll be using... but this person is an expert, so I'm probably wrong. Never seen a gun like that before, bullets must of been like a .10 caliber or something, but at least as long as a .22 magnum! I have a Remington 9 shot .22 revolver w/ interchangeable .22 mag cylinder. Its a target pistol, breaks over like a shotgun. Very fun to target shoot and plink with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I know it's a lot larger than .10 cal, but I wonder if it was an FN 5.7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantor Posted October 3, 2011 Admin Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) Incorrigible1 is correct, I misstated the caliber, Duh! It must of been like a .05 caliber or something Really skinny but long bullets, almost like darts. No idea what it was. Edited October 3, 2011 by gigantor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantor Posted October 3, 2011 Admin Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) I would like to add that it wasn't an air gun...these were cartridges. Edited October 3, 2011 by gigantor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I didn't see Incorrigible's post, but the 5.7 that he posted the picture of, and that I stated, is a .22 caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biggie Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) I would like to add that it wasn't an air gun...these were cartridges. Most of you may know this but for some who may not they make large bore air guns that can kill big game. This bison was killed with a .458 cal. air rifle. [Edit: here are .58 cal pellets.] Edited October 3, 2011 by Biggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Hate for my first post to be in this section, but you got to start somewhere. For long-gun; I've got two. First one Kimber SuperAmerican in 300WSM....using 220 Sierra's HPBT. Second one would be my AR with a beta-mag. Finally, .40 SIG. ( got two of these) both the AR and SIG would have TAP ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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