Charter Arms “Boomer”

[SiriusBlunder]

Slight thread drift.
You are correct about the movie, the gun and the ammo. They followed what was written in the book and, at that time, that gun/ammo combo was considered by many to be one of the best.

More thread drift: The novel is "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris.

[Baldanders]

I resemble that remark and somewhere in the safe is a Ruger "Buckeye" Blackhawk in 10mm and .38-40 Win. I have only shot it with the .38-40 cylinder and learned what a PITA reloading that round is.

My LNGS was trying to sell me some guy's Cowboy action set-up last time I was in --matched Uberti pistols and a levergun, all in .44-40.

My heart said:"Yayyyyyy"

My brain said "MOVE AWAY FROM THE CASE ASSHOLE!!!"


This is how I react to guns in any of the "dash" caibers, these days.

[Baldanders]

Buddy of mine bought a small framed .22 Magnum Taurus recently. He paid next to nothing for it, which is good because the DA is Nagant-level bad. That is, if you bought that gun for your grammaw for a no-kick, but some ballistic performance above .25 ACP gun, she’d probably break her finger trying to get it to fire, and hitting anything while wrassling with that trigger would be a complete fluke.

Nope, can’t afford a gun that cheap.

I couldn't manage to pull the trigger DA on a friend's. .22mag j-frame Smith (inherited from his Dad) more than twice. And I only pulled the trigger twice out of stupid machismo. I am 245lbs, 6'1" and not a weakling by any means. We joked that it was a revolver safety.

[Baldanders]

More thread drift: The novel is "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris.

Doesn't the protagonist leave a Bulldog with Glasers for his wife to shoot possible serial killers gunning for him?


I have only one response to a Bulldog with Glasers:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x1U1Ue_5kq8

I guess it would go great with homemade wine coolers made with Slice.

[Tamara]

I often use random novelists and Hollywood movies to guide my lifesaving equipment choices.

[Lester Polfus]

I often use random novelists and Hollywood movies to guide my lifesaving equipment choices.

You have a Glock with a safety?

[Tamara]

You have a Glock with a safety?

Naw, a 10mm Beretta.

[Sigfan26]

Naw, a 10mm Beretta.

TC was accurate in some things... small arms, not so much.


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[Joe in PNG]

Back before the internet, non-shooter authors had fewer avenues to get bad gun advice from.

[Tod-13]

Naw, a 10mm Beretta.

Made out of ceramic, that goes through metal detectors, and costs more than you make in a month?