I can't hear you over the sound of this reductio ad absurdum alarm going off.Originally Posted by Greg Bell
If Doc starts recommending a .22LR that's built up a reasonable track record on the street, I'll be sure to revisit your suggestion, though.
I can't hear you over the sound of this reductio ad absurdum alarm going off.
If Doc starts recommending a .22LR that's built up a reasonable track record on the street, I'll be sure to revisit your suggestion, though.
LOL, that's what I was thinking when you posted!I can't hear you over the sound of this reductio ad absurdum alarm going off.
My favorite is "recoil is in your mind." About 10 years ago I had a friend disabuse me of that notion by handing me a Scandium J-frame with Cor-bons! Perhaps I had made some comments about how he was whining too much. It was still mean! Recoil between handguns is NOT THE SAME LOL.She should carry a Desert Eagle .50 ,recoil between handguns being the same and all.
Last edited by Greg Bell; 07-27-2014 at 09:08 AM.
Dude, remember back in '00 or '01 when that dude posted the x-ray of his hand with the stress fractures from the Scandalum J-frame at TFL or the Smith forum? Yeah, put me right off those things there.
What? You mean real shooters don't enjoy stress fractures? Next thing you know, people will start outlining the benefits of low-recoil buckshot and question the utility of compact 10 mm pistols. This thread is going to be banned from the internet if it keeps heading this way.Dude, remember back in '00 or '01 when that dude posted the x-ray of his hand with the stress fractures from the Scandalum J-frame at TFL or the Smith forum? Yeah, put me right off those things there.
I figure most of the shooting in my life while to prepare for a defensive situation will be for recreation. I enjoy shooting and if I'm honest with myself it's a hobby and I hope it never is more than that. There are too many guns to shoot something that hurts. If I have a gun that hurts to shoot or I don't enjoy I see no need for me to have it. Of course being a man I will say that I prefer faster follow up shots. That's code for less recoil
All other things being equal I'd agree with you. But if you want faster follow up shots you're really looking for more recoil control.
Good recoil control with a 45 will always produce better follow up shots than poor recoil control with a 9mm
This gun I shoot best by far is a S&W 686 (4" barrel). Don't know if it's the sights, or revolver trigger, or what, but I can hit with that thing loaded with 357 magnums better than any 9mm I've shot. I'd say it's my "long-term gun" that I started this thread about, but it's a bit too big and needs more capacity (maybe a snubby 686+?).
A 3" seven-shot 581 would be the berries. I could go full curmudgeon for a heater like that.
Last edited by Tamara; 07-28-2014 at 04:25 PM. Reason: Changed my mind about adjustable sights.
I sold out for a common garden variety 4" 66. But then, I was ready to make the leap.
In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
This got me to thinking about how cool it would be if S&W had a full-on custom shop. It would be awesome to be able to order any combination of parts your wallet could handle and have a factory bespoke(ish) wheelgun.
I'll be in my bunk.
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