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back in the days of yore(the 30's), there was demand for a round to STOP VEHICLES!
they wanted it to go thru an engine block and stop bad guys and girls like bonnie and clyde and ma barker and other white trailer trash.
and the .357 MAGNUM was born. now for 20 some odd years until the .44 mag was born by uncle elmer. thats a 20 year period that everything on the planet was killt with a .357.
back in the days of yore-yore before the .357, damn near everything on the planet was killt with .30-.30's, 45-70's and a host of other rounds.
it all comes down to what you can handle in a panic situation(its them or me) and shoot accurately enough to stop the threat to yer azz.
i like mine magnaported. magnaporting does not make it louder. it reduces muzzle rise big time and we have proven this ourselves with a 6" model 29 and a 6" model 629, same rounds,same shooter, and the muzzle rise on the non magnaported model 29 was at least 50% more horizontally(ie going uppy). in other words you can come back onto threat faster, and shoot mo betterer-er.
i have graduated to noise canceling muffs. they aint cheap. at 1st they are a PITA vs. plugs. but once i started wearing them and figured sound levels out, i like wearing them cuz i can hear a fly fart, the wind rustle the leaves, the buzz of a wasp, squirrels going up trees, bears following me farting, etc.
these are damn nice to have. especially if yer toting some big azz .338 win mag,.45/70, 44 mag .454 ,.357 etc.
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if there are TROUT..........there are BEARS!
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