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MrMurphy

I had the blued equivalent (same sights) in a Marlin.

Excellent gun. I traded it for a Mauser as it was more useful to me, but the .44, despite kicking harder than it should in that gun, was a good shooter.

MrMurphy

Federal Flite Control, and Hornady TAP (uses the same technology). Both give tight (one hole at 10', about a 4" pattern at 20 yards, all 9 pellets still on target at 30 yards) patterns. You can use standard buck, but if you absolutely need to ensure the guy you're aiming at is who you hit, that...

MrMurphy

Did a late season dove hunt a week or so back. Three pumps and an O/U. Nobody hit anything but not for lack of trying. Birds all too high or low/fast from unexpected directions (we were walking 100 acres, not sitting in ambush). Sent a buddy an early morning pic from my phone. He was stuck at work. ...

MrMurphy

My dad had one. Along with a Crosman pump rifle, I shot in my backyard for years. Considering this was in L.A (not the French speaking one), I could shoot nearly any day, almost for free at 20-30 yards (the width of the backyard) with a backstop. I slaughtered many thousands of Communist Coke cans a...

MrMurphy

While the AK certainly is an "enemy" weapon......it's in use by most of our allies these days too.

Including NATO members. Like Poland, Estonia, and the various less-than-willing ex-Soviet "allies".

I've gotten over the whole It's An Enemy Weapon thing.

MrMurphy

The Bodyguard hammer slot is a lint trap. Carried one for a year plus. Never once used or contemplated using the SA option in realistic training (the entire reason I bought it). I have a 642 now. On a 3 or 4" K frame, SA is a usable option, on the J's......eh.

MrMurphy

The Marlin 25s shoot very well. Haven't had the opportunity to shoot the American but they have been getting good reviews.

MrMurphy

Never particularly a favorite actor, but he was good in all the roles I ever saw him in.

MrMurphy

They can't build 1911s that work right, so they go after the revolver market?

Not saying there's no market for a 6 shot 2" .357, but I'd rather it not be built by Kimber.

They couldn't get the Solo to work either.....

MrMurphy

The LRLAR? Odd name.....

I wouldn't mind trying out one with irons and a scope option.

MrMurphy

Agreed.....as long as they are front loading centerfires.....sorry, not buying.

Not a .41 shooter but I know a lot of guys will be pleased by this.

MrMurphy

I didn't think there'd be anything left of the rabbit after a .45-70..... Did you shoot the ground in front of them and let the concussion kill them or something? ;) I've got cottontails and jackrabbits on my land, still checking the legality of hunting them due to property size. Our resident cat an...

MrMurphy

Friend of mine has used a Ruger No .3 in .45-70 for years as one of his two primary hunting rifles.

He has never needed a second shot, with irons.

Seeing what it does to a hog is impressive.

MrMurphy

Same reason at time (1950s) San Antonio outlawed locking blade knives (rarely enforced now) due to gang use. Sword canes were a very common weapon in fights in the 1830s, aside from pistols. Then Bowie used his famous nobody-really-knows-what-it-looked like knife to basically disembowel a couple guy...

MrMurphy

My ex inherited one from her grandma. The rifle had not been shot in 50 years and was a professional-looking rebarrel job (as far as I could tell, it was original). Sent it off to Winchester, the historian there said it was a 1926 .25-20 rebarreled, and that it shot great (I never got a chance to sh...

MrMurphy

Marlin. Known quantity for the most part. Henry appears to make a solid rifle, but they are front load only, which is totally a deal killer for me. For a hunting/range gun, that may be fine. All of my rifles are evaluated for possible defense use first...front loading levers stopped being smart in 1...

MrMurphy

The Keltec P32/P3AT and Ruger LCP made derringers irrelevant. They're smaller and lighter than most derringers I've seen and shot, and 7 or 8 rounds of .380 with a rapid reload beats 2 of any caliber with a slow reload.

You can hide one in gym shorts... I have.

MrMurphy

That, and the gloriously inefficient design that went into the M16 not only messes with the semiauto trigger, it can not reliably deliver 3 rounds for every burst. Pretty regularly it will shoot 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 3..... Whatever doesn't go off on the initial "suppo...

MrMurphy

Bond is supposed to be a hardened killer......personally (having seen all the originals, many times)I thought the new Casino Royale did just fine. As to the original question. Except 5.7mm loaded with military AP rounds (specifically designed from the ground up to penetrate soft body armor)....no, n...

MrMurphy

Agreed.......if it wasn't for the 86 ban, this rifle would be, shockingly.........just a rifle. I've shot thousands of rounds through M16A1s, mostly M16A2s, M4/M4A1 carbines on semi, burst and full auto. Except for very special circumstances, 99% of the time you'll never catch me with one on the gro...

MrMurphy

They can still have guns, but the types, amounts, idiotic licensing, etc are considerably more restrictive than it used to be.

Friend of mine has a 336 and is working on an 1894 in .357.

MrMurphy

The only nonfactory triggers I recommend are Geissele (ALG falls under that umbrella). I use an SSA on my patrol rifle. You do not "need" a heavy bull barrel, or an HBAR to be accurate. I've seen a 12" LaRue Stealth with a midweight barrel shoot minute of angle at 300m. Both short AND...

MrMurphy

I've read (more than once) that the French deliberately kept their trench systems sparse and uncomfortable so the men would not get used to living in them. They wanted to attack constantly and kick the Germans out. The Brits were a bit better off and the Germans as you can see, were there for the lo...

MrMurphy

I am an active street cop, and we don't like carrying weight any more than anyone else, but most of that is mandated equipment. The more options, the better.

I carry offduty much like Grizz, not for the 1 bad guy, but for the Columbine/Paris/Beslan crowd. So I carry a lot, and always.

MrMurphy

What they said, pretty decent shooting. If you really want to see what you can do accuracy wise, shoot prone off a sandbag, no more than one cylinder at a time. Crank off six, close your eyes and rest them (don't fall asleep) wait a couple minutes, try another six. Eye strain will significantly affe...

MrMurphy

Bill, then either acquire some modern, current quality training, or stick with what you know. If you've been working for 35 years, odds are, you're close to retirement or are retired. Most problems you will likely run into you can solve with a revolver if you've got decades of using them. Me? I've g...

MrMurphy

The Royal Navy had '92s in .44-40 during WW1 for a time, used for landing and boarding parties, etc. The Brit sailors much preferred their Lee-Enfields, but they filled a need. Never heard of US subs carrying them, I would guess they'd likely be '94s as they would prefer the longer range. Most subs ...

MrMurphy

XS Sights are extremely durable, and nearly as visible in low light.

MrMurphy

My duty pistol is a .45 (Glock), my backup is a 9mm S&W Shield. That's also my offduty piece. I have no issues with 9mm as a duty pistol (these days, I would actually prefer it) with modern ammo. I've been carrying .45's for almost 20 years now and shooting them about 25 years, that's not said l...

MrMurphy

After once firing a 175 round burst of 7.62 from inside a concrete bunker...my idea of muzzle blast is a bit different than others. Even with soft earplugs in place, it was impressive. Thankfully, the gun, ammo (blanks) and targets all belonged to the Army, so no cleaning involved..though the Army u...

MrMurphy

The M-H's, aside from the early 'tactical reload' idea of being able to only eject empties and top off, had interchangeable barrels. So you could have, much like the Dan Wessons, a 7" "belt" gun, yet throw on a 2 or 3" pocket barrel when going to town. If they'd been marketed bet...

MrMurphy

The Millenium series has had issues since day 1. They've been in production for at least 14 years, they had frame cracking issues on them back around 2001-2002. Taurus as a brand has always produced a high number of lemons, per the lifetime guarantee, I generally tell people "they need it"...

MrMurphy

The vast majority of Israelis serve, but just like with our services, just serving and being a hard-charging gunslinger are two different things...... Their gun control laws are a screwy mix of British, Turkish and socialist-European laws (most of the Jews who bought up land in the area pre-1948 cam...

MrMurphy

I found the .44 Mag in a Marlin to kick out of all proportion to what it "should" kick. The .357 and .45 were considerably more manageable. I didn't mind the .44, but for that level of recoil, I decided I'd stick to a .30-30. If you're primarily into it for collector interest, the Winchest...

MrMurphy

I was in Ireland recently, and up near Connemara saw a fox which someone had permanently stopped.

Caliber? Nissan.......

It made me think of you.

No issues with the fox hunting pictures, I know they're a problem needing control, just like hogs and coyotes here.

MrMurphy

I like the build quality.

Still have no use for a front loader, thus will not be buying one.

MrMurphy

My first rifle was almost a Savage 99 in .308. Came back with the money and it was gone. I bought a Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk1 and am still quite happy with it 20+ years later. My grandfather-in-law who I never met used a Remington 760 in .300 Savage. According to FIL, GPIL killed just about everything on...

MrMurphy

You were better off without the DPMS, their build quality is far from the best. Sounds like you're happy.

MrMurphy

Lucky find. I've never seen a Lightning outside a museum, and i've seen some pretty wild and weird stuff for sale.

MrMurphy

Gamekeeper, the local gunshop has a consignment Webley. Mark IV, .320, about a 3" barrel with a tiny grip. Civilian model obviously, rare as you can get. Hasn't moved in a year, nobody here either knows what it is, or has the $$$. The shop owner said I was the only guy who didn't need to see th...

MrMurphy

No, I do remember him checking that later. It was one of the sideplate screws that came loose.

MrMurphy

Revolvers don't malfunction much, but when they do, it can kill you....... Shot a match about 20 years ago with a Model 10 HB and during one portion of a stage, I drew and squeezed, nothing happened. Cylinder would not rotate and would not open. Gun turned into a paperweight. Don't remember exactly ...

MrMurphy

Open the cylinder, look in the frame window. There should be a model number there ("10-6", etc) if it's from the 1950s onward. If it's from before that, might not be marked. Looks like a fairly classic Military & Police (what became the Model 10) with a 4" or 5" barrel and la...

MrMurphy

The heavy barrel comes back from recoil a little quicker, "hangs" on target a little better. And for old school policing, you were less likely to bend the barrel whacking someone in the head with it. According to a lieutenant I know, who started out with one........ For slow fire both will...

MrMurphy

The notch is so the M4 can mount the older M16-length M203. The forward barrel latch goes around that point. They make a shorter barreled M4-specific M203 which mounts directly to the rail and does not need the forward mount, but it's there in case you get issued an older one. The M4 specific ones o...

MrMurphy

What they've said. You're shooting silhouette, which from what I know, is a pretty slow shooting sport. I don't own a Henry because they're frontloaders and that ceased to be a good idea in 1866, but my requirements are not yours. Don't buy a new rifle until you KNOW you can outshoot the one you hav...

MrMurphy

Use! Less! Exclamation! Points!

Just saying.

MrMurphy

I would not buy any -II series Kimber, or take a free one.

For a good yet inexpensive gun, Dan Wesson's 1911s are well built.

I have not heard anything bad about the Remingtons, or the new Rugers.

MrMurphy

The 226 isn't a small gun to hide, and the .357 Sig has some significant muzzle snap and cost to practice.

That said, it's a start. Get a GOOD gunbelt and a GOOD (quality) holster. Raven Concealment is my go-to for daily carry.

MrMurphy

Yeah, you'd shoot out the entire ammo load it could carry in under a couple minutes.

I went through 100 rounds on an M134 in 3 seconds, only because I paused to reaim the second burst.

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