That short barrel can really impact performance. 125 grain +P at a paltry 860 fps. Arguably less powerful than 380.
I think 148 wad cutters would be better, likely as good if not better terminal performance and better chance of good followup shots.
Unless you come across a rabid fox in which case those sights better be. Regulated to the point of aim!Every man assumes that his moment of truth will involve a running gun fight...moving and taking cover, executing tactical reloads, and prevailing against multiple armed attackers, all firing at him...in which case he is probably dead. It's far more likely that the defender will be backpedaling while fending off an edged or blunt weapon in the dark, clawing frantically for his sidearm and praying that he can get to it before he's gutted or brained. In that scenario, accuracy and POA/POI won't mean a thing.
Yeah, I see two or three a week around here. Must be some kinda epidemic.Unless you come across a rabid fox in which case those sights better be. Regulated to the point of aim!
It does seem worse than previous years for sureYeah, I see two or three a week around here. Must be some kinda epidemic.
I was being facetious. In all my years of country livin' I've yet to encounter a visibly rabid wild animal.It does seem worse than previous years for sure
Flip that 148 HBWC around.....oh yeah did that a lot. And like you said expansion ..most definitelyAt short range, a lead wadcutter is a bullet to be reckoned with. Seat a hollow based wadcutter backwards and you will be amazed at the expansion.
Mostly from a brother in-law and a nephew with a combined 35 years with the WSPD, and a cousin who had 40 years experience as a criminal defense attorney in Wise, Va, and Harlan, Ky. These two counties took up the majority of his time. Stories of "Some fool brought a knife/baseball bat to a gunfight" kind of things.I am asking this respectfully (you've forgotten more about 1911s than I will ever know): what is the basis for your belief that the "far more likely" scenario involves nighttime close-range fighting with a contact weapon?
Every man assumes that his moment of truth will involve a running gun fight...moving and taking cover, executing tactical reloads, and prevailing against multiple armed attackers, all firing at him...in which case he is probably dead. It's far more likely that the defender will be backpedaling while fending off an edged or blunt weapon in the dark, clawing frantically for his sidearm and praying that he can get to it before he's gutted or brained. In that scenario, accuracy and POA/POI won't mean a thing.
In my way of thinking, a snub-nosed revolver is something that you drop into a pocket to walk the dog or make a quick trip to the 7-11 at night. It's a belly gun. A "GTF off me" tool that isn't normally used at much more than arm's length. In that role, they shine. For pretty much anything else, you're better off carrying a full sized pistol or revolver.This is why I abandoned the ipsc (yep, I'm older) gadgetry and gamesmanship for basic skills practice and situational awareness
Well, it does happen. It’s been about 20 years but a friend who worked with me killed one in my parents yard with his .22 pistol when it ran out of the beans and attacked one of our labs. My dad beat it off the dog with a stick and the friend shot it. According to animal control which had it tested it did have rabies. I was away at football camp for all this fun. The lab was fine and kept chasing cottonmouths in the ditch and catching bullfrogs for a few more years.I was being facetious. In all my years of country livin' I've yet to encounter a visibly rabid wild animal.
Note that in the later stages, distemper looks a lot like rabies. I suspect that's probably what you've been seeing.
In that case, I'll take something with more than double the capacity at a similar size and apparently similar ballistics.Every man assumes that his moment of truth will involve a running gun fight...moving and taking cover, executing tactical reloads, and prevailing against multiple armed attackers, all firing at him...in which case he is probably dead. It's far more likely that the defender will be backpedaling while fending off an edged or blunt weapon in the dark, clawing frantically for his sidearm and praying that he can get to it before he's gutted or brained. In that scenario, accuracy and POA/POI won't mean a thing.
On my gosh.....a voice crying common sense in the wilderness.
Thank you. This is why I abandoned the ipsc (yep, I'm older) gadgetry and gamesmanship for basic skills practice and situational awareness.
And if your preferred carry won't hit where you aim it....please also consider fixing it or fixing you or both.
In my way of thinking, a snub-nosed revolver is something that you drop into a pocket to walk the dog or make a quick trip to the 7-11 at night. It's a belly gun. A "GTF off me" tool that isn't normally used at much more than arm's length. In that role, they shine. For pretty much anything else, you're better off carrying a full sized pistol or revolver.
As far as the "games" go...A man that I knew who was personal friends with Charles Askins took him to one of the action matches in Arizona shortly before he died. Askins had never seen one, and he was curious.
After it was over, he asked the good Colonel what he thought.
His answer...verbatim:
Looks like a lotta fun. Those boys are shooters, for sure...but if those had been real gunfights, there ain't a damn one of'em would still be alive.
If'n I'm trying not to get extra holes in me and win a gun fight (God forbid I pray that never happens) then I would not conduct myself the same way I would at some outlaw pistol match.
A wise man once said that you won't rise to the occasion. You'll default to your training.
And, every time you step up to the line with your hands raised, waiting for the "Shooter ready" command...whether you realize it or not...you're training.
Funny thing, stress.
A wise man once said that you won't rise to the occasion. You'll default to your training.
And, every time you step up to the line with your hands raised, waiting for the "Shooter ready" command...whether you realize it or not...you're training.
Funny thing, stress.
It's far more likely that the defender will be backpedaling while fending off an edged or blunt weapon in the dark…
Back in the early 80s, I picked up an LEO publication at a gun show for an article on the .41 Magnum and the Model 58.The assumption that anyone will wait for an audible timer for the draw is laughable.
I never said that. My point was and is to be careful of the things that you get into the habit of doing. They have a way of popping up unexpectedly.It seems to me that the only legitimate way to practice for a gun fight is to get into some gun fights. Anything short of that is just “gaming”.