An effective s/d weapon within most of our reach?

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  1. EatYourVeggies

    EatYourVeggies Light Load Member

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    I was at a gun show way back and saw a piece very similar. The guy selling it claimed it did. Different design, I suppose.
     
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    lilillill Sarcasm... it's not just for breakfast

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    That would be an arm breaker, if you could even hang on to it.
     
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    I bet I could shoot that thing. Handled a 500 mag no issue. Bring it on
     
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    500 S&W?

    No thanks. I have no interest in a hand cannon like that. You're a better man than I.
     
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    I think if I went OTR armed I'd go with a .410 Judge or Governor. It'd get an assailant's attention without killing folks down range. Handgun accuracy is notoriously low, no matter how many Clint Eastwood movies you've seen.
     
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    Shield 9mm with gold dots in it. I only bring it in the truck for overnights when I sleep. Never know where I'll end up when I'm tired of driving plus it's hard to find a spot on I80 so I might end up in a back parking lot.
     
  7. EatYourVeggies

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    Yeah, .357s to boot.

    I just remember laughing and thinking to myself "Well, this is the freakiest thing I'll see at this show."

    And it was...although a few people there nearly had it beat on the bizarro meter.
     
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    My Springfield Armory 1911 Longslide shoots very well for a larger bore pistol, and is my most accurate handgun.
     
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    I carry a Springfield xds .45 when the feeling hits me, if not I have my grandfather's old tire knocker
     
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    I'm not looking to pick a fight but you only have to miss once to hit a bystander. I don't want that on my conscience.