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Originally Posted by aigel
Yes, mixing makes isn't prudent for sure. If you look at some of his other videos, he has no sponsors and is only using guns he or someone in his circle of friends owns. This is refreshing to me, because it keeps him independent and he doesn't just flash up the latest and greatest fad guns, but it does lead to some comparisons that could be done better. If he had a gun shop sponsor, he could just walk in there and pick the perfect pair for the comparisons ...
I used to carry a .357 L frame in the woods when rifle hunting. Heavy and seemed redundant and I stopped. Then I had a close encounter with a cougar at night while my rifle was strapped to my pack.  That changed my mind and I now carry a side arm again in that wilderness. But still, I chose a .44 special snub nose over the L frame because it is so much lighter and easier to carry.
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I'll have to check out more of his stuff. He does seem like a pretty honest, straightforward kind of guy.
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Originally Posted by speeder
I’m not really looking for maximum velocity in a small pocket carry weapon. I don’t need the bullet going through the intended target and killing someone else 50 yards away. Not to mention the shots that miss.
I’m interested in killing the carjacker or mugger in front of me, no one else. If they are more than a few feet away, I’ll run or step on the loud pedal.
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There is a lot to be said for this. Interestingly, the British were roundly criticized for their old .455 Webley revolvers because their velocities were so darn low. I think they barely broke 600 fps with a 250 grain or so bullet. Our .45 Colt topped 900, then the .45 auto topped 800. Clearly superior - or were they? The British maintained that such a round could have too much velocity, causing it pass right through, where theirs would do more damage by stopping before it did. In the end, the .455 became a very respected "man stopper". Something to think about.
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Originally Posted by vash
last year. we were hunting a friends ranch in Animas NM.
we were sitting and watching, and i hear a racket. what i saw blew my mind. there was a female deer with a fawn. coyotes attacked that fawn. maybe four coyotes. we were watching like it was an episode of Wild Kingdom (brought to you by mutual of omaha). the momma deer was effen heroic. she was charging around head butting, kicking the dogs. a coyote would pull the fawn down and momma was right there. she was slowly losing ground and getting tired. it was awful to watch. the battle moved to around 40 yards downhill of us. i hear my brother utter, "i cant watch this happen". right or wrong, he intervened. BOOM! he fired his .357 pocket carry. it sounded so feeble. like a pop. but those coyote scattered. the fawn looked scratched up but ran away with mom. i kid you not, that mom took time to look at us.
funny thing, we saw a buck sneaking out the backside. typical male. hahahha..we were so shocked watching the battle we missed the buck. the dude was, "you got this honey? i'm out!"
sorry for the .357 story hijack. carry on.
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Sorry for the hijack? That was a great story, vash.