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MrMurphy

Several agencies using the HST 147s have had a significant number of "very few shot" stops assuming the rounds went into the right places. Half a dozen single shot or two shot incidents I can think of right away where center mass hits were made. I prefer 124s, but the HST bullet design is ...

MrMurphy

Get that new S&W L-frame .44. The 69 I think?

5 shot .44 magnum. Chop the barrel, load specials. You'd be fine.

Charter's quality has never particularly impressed me in the examples i've seen.

MrMurphy

A Shield, loaded with 124 gr Gold Dots (issued load, and HST is hard to find here regularly) is my 24/7 gun, backup on duty and my offduty piece. I could carry a bigger gun in other circumstances, but at the moment, the Shield is the smallest, reliable shooter I can carry and accurately hit with at ...

MrMurphy

Cops shooting themselves with Glocks will shoot themselves with Berettas (if you doubt that, ask LAPD and LASD). For that matter, the same idiots would shoot themselves with .38s. With modern JHPs, the 9 gives up nothing. The military isn't using JHP, and instead of just admitting the Hague accords ...

MrMurphy

Why would he, they were carrying 9's when he was alive....... This is not news, it has been coming for over a year. The "Army SOC" elements carrying .40 Glocks were Delta Force (they went to 9mm due to supply), they got tired of having to rebuild 1911s every week or so. Marine Recon went t...

MrMurphy

If it makes you feel any better, I inherited my brand new Tahoe at work with 3,000 miles on it (2 other people had it before me for a few months). Between me and 3 other guys we've put another 62,500 miles on it in 1 year and 4 months. Odds are it'll be removed from the fleet at about 185,000-200,00...

MrMurphy

Why would the longer barrel increase recoil?

I'd figure with the extra weight it would recoil less.

MrMurphy

Things have certainly changed in AF chow halls, but the ability of Services troops to completely mangle food so it has no taste still is apparently a promotion point.

MrMurphy

During the heaviest fighting in Iraq, they withdrew WW2-manufactured .50 BMG from the war reserve stocks, because they were shooting up .50 (the most common turret gun for every vehicle) so fast. From what I remember reading,the 1945-made .50 BMG was still in excellent shape, with about 1 dud per be...

MrMurphy

The Filipino blades, among collectors of Filipino martial arts weaponry (Escrima, etc) would probably bring some serious cash. They're not "pretty" but they're actual blades from a time most blades didn't survive this long into collections. The M1 bayonet is actually an M1903/M1917 Enfield...

MrMurphy

My brother did 2 westpacs on the Kitty.

Once when they were in port in San Diego, at the same pier (in line) they had the Nimitz and Constellation. Mid 1990s. On the flight deck, you couldn't see the gaps between ships, it looked like you were on a 3,000 foot flight deck......

MrMurphy

Thank you, Malamute........ And yes, the CAS thing peaked many years ago. 3 -Gun is the "new in thing". And aside from dressing up, it involves guys with a rifle, pistol, shotgun, shooting fast, from odd positions or moving....sound familiar? Newer guns, same idea. And some older guns too ...

MrMurphy

I carry a Benchmade Triage on duty, and a couple of Griptilians otherwise.

I like Spyderco as well and have been treated well by both companies.

Sixgun, I have that exact knife. I uhh.....acquired...... yeah, that's it...... mine on a runway in Qatar back in '07.

MrMurphy

Wasn't planning on buying one, but that's good to know. I'm guessing cartridge OAL was giving the gun issues.

MrMurphy

I'd have a bit more use for a gun that can chamber three power levels of ammo than one massive round "all the time"......especially around here. .45 Colt for small game and fun shooting, .454 for hogs, deer and other stuff I want to be sure of, .460 for trips back east or up north where la...

MrMurphy

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MrMurphy

I owned a 1977 Marlin 1894 in .44 Magnum. If you're primarily going to plink with it, and not hunt, I recommend Magtech ammo in .44 magnum. They make (relatively speaking) inexpensive .44 Magnum full metal jacket ammo for those of us who do not handload. They're not light loads, you're definitely sh...

MrMurphy

Pistol+stock=SBR, you need Fed paperwork. Maybe it's an eye dominance issue. I know people who absolutely can NOT shoot with their left eye only such as with rifles. I shoot pistols either hand, either eye for quals, and do it well, most are not me. I can shoot rifles lefty, though not as well as ri...

MrMurphy

The Officer never grew on me, even with me having fairly small hands. I don't shoot them very well. The Commander is the smallest I go in a 1911. I don't carry a 1911 for serious business, but when I replace my now-gone Mil-Spec, it's a tossup whether it'll be a 5" or a 4" as I like them b...

MrMurphy

Remington made sort of something like that for Rolling Blocks. It was an aperature, but "out on the barrel", not a tang sight, etc. Never seen one except in pictures, but appears to have some of the same thinking.

MrMurphy

Only 8 lbs? Well, there's only 8 shells.... right? I used to carry a 27lb machine gun... with another 40lb of ammo. 800 reasons to keep your head down. :) Nice piece, though the barrel's a bit long for my personal tastes (i tend to go for close range pieces and shorter barrels) i bet it shoots great.

MrMurphy

I'm with 7.62 on this one.

Have not shot a Henry, handled several. They may be Marlin copies, but they feel heavier in the hand.

As long as they're tube-load only, i will have no use for one except in .22.

MrMurphy

124 grain Gold Dot or 147 grain HST.

MrMurphy

You have to remember the 5.7mm was designed with the intent on shooting Soviet Spetznaz troopers doing raids on NATO headquarters. Spetz wear armor (in the 80s, soft armor, no plates) and the 5.7mm was designed to be an idiotproof, almost no recoil personal defense weapon. Four or five office clerks...

MrMurphy

Just make sure you don't shoot a hobbit. There is no season on them.

MrMurphy

More elephants have been killed (by the same man) with a .303 and a 7mm Mauser than any other caliber. Because the man knew how to shoot. I carry a .45. I've been carrying a .45 for 14+ years. Never felt underarmed when carrying an M9 with FMJ, though the ammo was not my favorite. My agency issues ....

MrMurphy

Savage figured out how to make one without an external hammer in 1899.....

It's not exactly a new idea.

MrMurphy

Been a busboy (in Los Angeles), we got a cut of the waitress tips. Since ours was a nice place and we made a million (in profits) in 3 months....yeah, even though I was technically making min wage (at the time, $5.15/hr) I was effectively getting 2 paychecks, since my tip share equaled my paycheck.....

MrMurphy

So, you replaced a Glock barrel, probably with a KKM or Lone Star? Barrels are fairly hard to stockpile. Manufacturer I worked for had a barrel shortage, before they made their own. There were literally no barrels available for 2 months, every single one was allocated and they were working about 20/...

MrMurphy

Never actually ridden a motorcycle.

That's one good looking bike though. As are the Victory bikes. The Harley Soft Tail I think, sits really low, is ironically, a bike that felt really "right" to me sitting on it, that I would not have thought I would like.

MrMurphy

If I really need an accurate long range gun, I'll get a bolt action (I started out on them). That said, it doesn't look bad. Set up with irons, preferably an aperature, in .308? I'd probably buy one as a handy medium range piece. Curious to see how it disassembles. Anytime you start talking about ge...

MrMurphy

The Two-Tone mag is usually indicative of a WW1 issue (early) magazine. They hardened the feed lips with cyanide by dipping it in I believe, which is why the magazines will never all look the same (hand dip I guess). If the mag has a lanyard ring on it, DEFINITELY an early WW1 magazine (for cavalry ...

MrMurphy

That's why you bring a pistol...

MrMurphy

Out of curiousity, not having actually shot a .460, .500 or even a .480, what is the realistic range of one, iron sighted with an aperature, in this rifle? I know it's more or less a "Hammer of God" short range bear killer and similar, but if you were in fact hunting with it..... how far c...

MrMurphy

Always wanted a Mark IV or VI. Odds are low I'll ever own one, but I can wish.

MrMurphy

The matte stainless/brown laminate catches my eye. Not normally a laminated stock fan, but for a weatherproof rifle I could deal with that. I actually prefer polymer, but hey, it works. The hunter black (if it's a hard finish like tenifer) would be even better. I like the idea for the rifle but the ...

MrMurphy

Always liked the idea of them (along with Webleys.....I have a thing for top break revolvers for some reason).. just never had the money for one. Handled several, shot one replica, they all seemed to function fine.

MrMurphy

Governor Perry used to (probably still does) hunt them with a suppressed 9mm carbine, at night. Old friend of mine used a 10mm Glock, brought back fairly regularly 150-200lb hogs. His wife gave him a Christmas upgrade to a .454 Casull back around 9/11, but he still brought the Glock as a backup piece.

MrMurphy

One pair of hogs, in one year uninterrupted, can have 12-20 more little hogs. One hog, uninterrupted in a single night, can cause over $1k in damage to a farm. Around where I am, 1 hog can wipe out a row of (insert crop here) in an hour or two, which can cost several thousand dollars. Hogs rarely ac...

MrMurphy

There's people that even herd with helicopters..........weirder things have been done.

As others noted, herd animals. No different than a couple sheepdogs and some sheep.

MrMurphy

Shot a bunch, even a .30 carbine. Never owned one. It is on the list. Despite preferring 4" barrels on DA revolvers, the 5.5" has always been my favorite in SAA/Blackhawks. I don't mind the 4 5/8, but the 5.5 seems to "hang" better for me, and not get quite so muzzle heavy as the...

MrMurphy

Yes, a Girandoni.

They saw battlefield use in Europe to a limited extent. I ran into one in a smaller museum in Italy, it had been used in several battles. Something like 14 shots in a row from one air tank, in under a minute or so (and this was 200 years ago).

MrMurphy

I've shot it in 5.56, 7.62X51, 7.62X54, .303, 8mm Mauser, 7mm Mauser, 7.62X39mm, 12ga, .45, 9mm, etc.

Never had any issues with accuracy.

MrMurphy

The P99 shoots well. Never owned one but shot half a dozen extensively. Not my personal favorite but I would carry one without hesitation.

MrMurphy

I heartily approve, other than Marlin, few have followed this route (sadly).

https://www.henryrifles.com/rifles/all- ... er-action/

But they're still front loading, so I still won't be buying one.

HINT HINT HINT....

MrMurphy

I know several people who have shotgunned other, very well deserving types at close range indoors. Most of them barely remember then noise of the shot. Your brain tends to shut down very loud noises in incidents like that, going by personal recollections and extensive medical research. Keep a pair o...

MrMurphy

They make holes further away, but tend to overpenetrate and not do as much damage as buck.

MrMurphy

Considering where you live (my condolences, I escaped in 2000) a pump or semi 12ga with five to seven rounds gives you about the best warm greeting, with friends along, you're going to get at close range. Mesa Tactical makes the best shell holders on the gun if you like fixed ones, Esstac make the V...

MrMurphy

If you've shot FC, you've basically shot TAP. Same performance, same shot cup giving the tight groups. I just mentioned it in case you have issues finding FC but do find TAP, it will perform similarly. I've shot some Estate 00 as well as S&B. Typical hallway howitzer performance, at 10-15 yards ...

MrMurphy

The FC reduced recoil is the most commonly found one I've seen. We use the FC-LE load at work, or did till we pulled our lethal shotguns (for the moment). The Hornady TAP actually predates the Flite Control, but it uses the same exact tech. I shot single-hole groups at 10 yards from a NIB Benelli No...

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