[SkaerE]

now dont get me wrong, i have no urge to have any handgun pointed at me, but in your opinion what would be the most intimidating handgun to draw on someone or to have drawn on you?

really, pick one. dont just say any...we all know that ;)

for me it would probably be a 44 Special smith snubbie. just the sight of such a small revolver with such a large bore is intimidating. even more so than the N frames i think.

i always thought some of the movie intimidators were silly, like a Ti nitride golden desert eagles... come on now, thats just silly :D

[Benton]

The Colt Walker Dragoon gets my vote.

[MikeJ]

I remember seeing a 4" nickel plated S&W 29 .44 mag with Pachmayr grips sitting in a dealer's display case that really got my attention. I thought to myself that this is one intimidating gun. Wish now that I had bought it. :D

[jims98z28]

The Colt Anaconda looks like a mean S.O.B to me
http://www2t.biglobe.ne.jp/~ohige/tsuhan/marushin/gas_r/anaconda_6inch_maxi_ag_01.jpg

[DigMe]

How about a BFR .45-70. That's a lotta frickin' gun.

brad cook

[SkaerE]

yes, yes it is.

notice...

5 out of 5...

REVOLVERS! ;)

[CasualShooter]

How about a BFR .45-70.

Yah! On Both ends! :D

[Schuey2002]

.500 Linebaugh ! ;)

[bpisler]

How about the one stuck in your face while some scumbag's yelling "give me your wallet"

[444]

If I saw someone pointing one at me, I would know that he knew what he was doing. That is much more intimidating than some punk pointing something big at you.

[firestar]

I'm thinking a S&W 629 with a 4" bbl. Even if you took cover behind a car, you still might get some lead in you.:what:

[clem]

M1911 in .45 acp.

I've had a bad guy (rollen stolen) tell me that he thought he was going to "fall in" the barrel, ha!:D

[10-Ring]

I had a handgun pointed at me once a long time ago. Sure, anything really does fit this question, but to go for the most intimidating, I'd go w/ either a HK SOCOM or a Desert Eagle.

[4v50 Gary]

BBL length has a lot to do with it. Back in the old days, some folks wouldn't mess with lil ol me b/c of the 6" revolver I use to carry.

[Andrew Wyatt]

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=298691

[Benton]

4v50 Gary, it is an interesting observation you make regarding barrel length's relationship to intimidating image. I have heard from some police officers that some of their "customers," ignorant in the area of firearms, perceive potency in the size of the handgrips. Large grips, such as S&W target grips, are equated with Magnum power, no matter the caliber of the handgun.

[Preacherman]

To quote the Guru from Texas (see here (http://www.thunderranchinc.com/articles/quotes.htm) for source):
"You can say ‘stop’ or ‘alto’ or use any other word you think will work, but I’ve found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone’s head is pretty much the universal language."
I tend to agree... That said, I think a S&W N-frame in .44 or .45 is a good start, as are the Ruger, Dan Wesson, Colt and Taurus equivalents. In semi-auto, a .45 is also good. I know a few folks who've brightly polished the crown of the barrel of their carry guns for the "intimidation" effect, and believe me, looking down a brightly-crowned .45 muzzle is certainly intimidating!

I guess perhaps the best candidate on general sale right now is the S&W .500 Magnum. Man, that thing is BIG! :what:

[Kenneth Lew]

Nickel plated 1911 with the bushing and barrel left blued. Hole looks a lot bigger, trust me it works.:what:

[E357]

Kind of the opposite (but same idea) of what Kenneth said - I have a blue 45 Officers Model with a very bright polished full bull barrel that just looks mean. My snubbie with the laser grip will also get the necessary attention as will my 4" nickel 44 mag with visible Gold Dot HPs.

Elliot

[Ala Dan]

The very one that your eyeballs are staring down the barrel of!

My vote goes to any .45 ACP! :uhoh: cuz it looks
like you can low crawl down the barrel!:D :rolleyes:

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

[SkaerE]

Andrew wyatt, i was gonna put another vote in for the 1911, but mostly the older ones from the 20's and 30's. the real gangster and fed pistols.

something about a really simple no frills 1911 is very intimidating.

[ACP230]

I haven't had the "pleasure" of looking at the business end of one, but I guess a Serbu Super Shorty, (a Mossberg 12 gauge pump cut down into a pistol) would be quite intimidating.

The double shotgun pistols like the 20 gauge Ithaca Auto Burglar would be impressive too, I think.

[Berg01]

500 S&W Magnum; the size of the gun, and the size of the 440 gr HC round, is almost beyond belief!

[themic]

honestly i think the taurus is right up there

http://www.taurususa.com/products/product-details.cfm?model=454SS6M&category=Revolver

that Raging Bull 454 Casull... the sheer size of the gun, size of the hole, and the heft of the barrel and high rib, make it look pretty scary

and of course the desert eagle.

[Matthew_Q]

I call the intimidation brought on by a gun and it's appearance as the gun's 'fecalation factor'


FECALATION FACTOR:

How much a given gun would make an attacker would crap his pants upon seeing said handgun pointed at him.

FF is higher for big, large bored, shiny pistols.

I have to narrow down the specific rules and come up with a point scale for it.

Of course, a pump action 12ga would probably have about the highest FF of any defense weapon.

http://quentinj.dynamic-dns.net/pics/dangerous.jpg

[RustyHammer]

ANY gun you're on the wrong end of would qualify in my book. /Rusty

[SnWnMe]

http://www.southbaybikes.com/pipsqueakblasters.jpg

[RTFM]

ANY firearm pointed at my squash would do it for me THANK YOU.
.22 to .500 they would all have the same effect.

Along with you better kill me, because if you don' t, it's my turn next.

[Dr.Rob]

Anything in the 44-45 range.

That hole looks mighty big.

Oh, except for the desert eagle, cuz in the movies the bad guys use them and they can't hit anything, right?:neener:

[Sean Smith]

I'd say a large-bore revolver. You can actually see the bullets in the cylinder, and a ~.45" bore looks huge, especially if it has a deep 45-degree muzzle crown on it.

[Elkslayer]

This one is pretty intimidating! :what:

[SkaerE]

Elk, that HAS to be photoshopped! :)

[Bobarino]

most intimidating:

whichever gun is being held with a proper two handed grip, with a proper stance, both eyes open, and finger on the trigger.

a gun held sideways with one hand is not nearly as intimidating to me.

just my theories anyway. i've never had a gun pointed at me. (knock on wood)

Bobby

[SkaerE]

whichever gun is being held with a proper two handed grip, with a proper stance, both eyes open, and finger on the trigger.

a gun held sideways with one hand is not nearly as intimidating to me.

i dunno... i think a twitchy crackhead or some gangbanger are probably more likely to pull the trigger.

[CWL]

a gun held sideways with one hand is not nearly as intimidating to me.

i dunno... i think a twitchy crackhead or some gangbanger are probably more likely to pull the trigger.



...and they'll miss.

[SkaerE]

...and they'll miss.

i doubt it from point blank range.

[CWL]

Um, yeah. Ever look at where the sights are pointed when a gun is held homey-style? Hollywood isn't real, don't get training advice from it.

Most gunfights happen within 7 yards, and people STILL miss. -The reason is because everyone is moving during a gunfight, no one stops long enough to be intimidated by the other guy's gun.

[kentucky bucky]

As much as I like handguns, even the largest one can't compete with racking an average 870 remington pump 12 ga. It even works in the dark:D

[CasualShooter]

Ditto on the Remmington 870 12 ga. :D

That works any time, any where. The sound is unmistakable and there is no other sound like it. It will definitely get Everyone's attention. :D

[Standing Wolf]

Any .44 magnum with a long barrel.

[CasualShooter]

S&W 629 Classic W/6-1/2" bbl works for me. :D

[SkaerE]

Um, yeah. Ever look at where the sights are pointed when a gun is held homey-style? Hollywood isn't real, don't get training advice from it.

i dont, the Army trained me just fine ;)

Most gunfights happen within 7 yards, and people STILL miss. -The reason is because everyone is moving during a gunfight, no one stops long enough to be intimidated by the other guy's gun

most muggings happen at way less of a distance. and many people surprised at gunpoint stand still.

im not going to argue with you. holding your pistol sideways or upside down or whatever homies do now is stupid, but up real close and personal even if you close your eyes you will probably hit something if you keep pulling the trigger, as long as you dont care what/who it is.

[dsk]

I'm really glad nobody's mentioned one of those stupid, garish, chrome- or gold-plated Desert Egos. Now if only Hollyweird would get a hint. The evil female character in the latest Charlie's Angels flick looked just plain stupid with those! :scrutiny:

Believe it or not, I'd almost say a small .22 or .25 would be as, if not more intimidating than a large gun as the chances of actually being shot may be greater. The reason is that the owner may be nervous, and more willing to shoot you while he knows he still has the upper hand before you have a chance to do something. Someone with a larger gun may feel more confident that intimidation alone will get him what he wants, and not feel as if he'll actually have to shoot. This may sound farfetched, but think about it for a minute before condemning it.

[Morgan]

http://images.snapfish.com/337%3C352323232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3A96%3D938%3Dxroqdf%3E23233%3C2%3A%3A69%3C8ot1lsi

[russlate]

A Beretta 950 in 22 short or 25 auto pushed from behind to touch the skin just under the ear would do it for me, and I don't even have to see it. Either caliber will kill you with a shot there. Dead is dead.

Wait a minute there - give me a khukuri with a foot long blade, and I'll surpass the fecal factor of any gun. Most folks haven't been shot yet, but they've almost all been cut.

[Trumpet]

I'd have to say a 1911. But right behind it would be the SP101. For some reason, despite the size, those little snubbies always looked MEAN to me.



Rich

[sctman800]

To me it would be any stainless steel short barrel revolver, with a bore you could throw a cat into it. Jim.

[jerryd]

When i worked in the phone co. we had to go into the basement of one of the housing projects to fix a cable and walked in on a drug deal, saw our helmets with the bell on it and said come on in !!!! i have a 45 at home , but the barrel on his looked soooooo!!!!! much bigger, that was the fastest job we did in my 30yrs in the company!

[Zach S]

1911, Taurus Raging Bull. Yeah, I know, S&W and Ruguer build better wheelguns, but that heavy barrel on the Raging Bull just looks mean as hell.i doubt it from point blank range. I saw a few guys shooting gangsta-style at the range one day, judging by thier 5 yard targets, I wouldnt worry. "ol' skool 1911":rolleyes:

Y'all seen this yet?
http://www.birdman.org/images/hnsbig.jpg

[bubbygator]

If you have time to look, this one seems pretty nasty.

http://www.crimsontrace.com/images/filler/guntarget.jpg

[George Hill]

Elkslayer - What in the hell are those beasts? :what:

[Dorrin79]

you know, even though I'm not a revolver person, there is something EXTREMELY intimidating about a big-bore full sized revolver.

maybe we've all seen Dirty Harry too many times?

[RandyB]

1911 gets my vote.

[lee n. field]

".760 Kohlibri. The most powerful handgun in the System. It could blow your head clean off. Now I know what you're thinking. Did he fire 13 shots, or only 12?. . . ."

Obscure SF-nal reference.

[New_comer]

HK USP Mark 23 :cool:

[22luvr]

There has to be a certain "pucker" factor staring up at the business end of a revolver and being able to see a cylinder-full of shiny cratered hollow points and ........Gulp.......

[kalibear45]

http://home.comcast.net/~kbug1/images/fofo.jpg

Do you feel lucky punk? Well, do ya?! :D

[longeyes]

A Saturday Night Special on Friday night.

[Trisha]

ANY in the hands of Schumer, Kennedy, or Feinstein - to mention only a few of the horde.

[Ian11]

A SIG P226 in the hands of a Navy SEAL or SAS

or

A 1911 in the hands of a Delta Op

or

Any handgun in the hands of a clueless jerk-off at the range.:uhoh:

[txgolfer45]

Any handgun pointed at me is intimidating. The hope is not to be in a situation where the gun is pointed at you before you sense something isn't right about the situation.

Scott

[LeonCarr]

Lawmen back in the day, and a few to this day, that carry/carried 1911 .45s, especially here in Texas and the Southwest, would polish the 230 grain FMJ round that they kept in the chamber, so the bad guy could see it. Increased the ferocity of an already ferocious weapon.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

[Stevie-Ray]

Elkslayer - What in the hell are those beasts? They're .50 cal BMG revolvers. They had to come out with something to top the .45-70s.

I vote for the 1911s. Big bores are scary.

[CasualShooter]

Elkslayer....

Do you actually shoot those beasts?

One more picture I'd like to see ... of you and both those beasts in full recoil after you've pulled the triggers. :D

[C.R.Sam]

Anything that has just shown me a perfectly donut shaped fireball.

Sam

[Brian Williams]

Ok Sam What gun has shown you a perfectly donut shaped fireball???

Probably a hot loaded 44 special in an N frame of some kind?????

[Blackhawk]

None of the above mentioned machines intimidate me. It's the "look" and the "eyes" of the person holding it.

A basket case, psycho, inept oaf or space cadet holding a rubber band ready to shoot a mangled paper clip at my head is more intimidating than a competent, together fellow pointing a hogleg at me. The former folks don't appear to always have their brain engaged while the latter do.

The potential accident scares me a lot more than anything else....

[M2HMGHB]

A 1911 with 6 in the mag and one in the pipe is very intimidating. At the range one idiot turned around to talk to me, finger on the trigger and sweeped my head with the muzzle, safety off. it stayed on my head for about a second and a half, was not fun at all.

Scott

[Fed168]

I fondled a .500 Smith last weekend- it scared me.

[CasualShooter]

M2HMGHB...

I think Blackhawk is right.

I'll bet that if you think about it, you will admit that it wasn't the 1911 with 6 in the mag and one in the pipe that you really found intimidating.... :scrutiny:

It was the :cuss: :cuss: idiot that was irresponsible enough to point it, loaded, at your head with his finger on the trigger. :fire: :banghead:

[C.R.Sam]

Perfessr...
The gun that shows you a perfectly shaped donut flash is one that was fired AT you.
Caliber, make, finish count not.
Rounds left may count if the first one only brushed by.

Sam

[Erik]

"most "intimidating" handgun?"

Whatever make and model happens to be pointed at me at the moment.

[CasualShooter]

The gun that shows you a perfectly shaped donut flash is one that was fired AT you.

I disagree ....

No holes in those flashes... but, they're round ... like a silver dollor.

Been there, done that! :cuss: :fire: :banghead:

[Langenator]

Of the pistols in my collection...I'd have to go with my HK USP Tactical .45...the thing is just big, it got a shark fin for a front sight, and the extra bit of barrel sticking out of the slide makes the bore look like a train tunnel. I've got 3 other .45s (Kimber and USGI 1911s, and a Sig 220) and none of their bores look as big.

After the USP, I'd have to say my Delta Elite Stainless...just something about stainless steel.

[Jeff Timm]

Nickel plated 1911 with the bushing and barrel left blued. Hole looks a lot bigger, trust me it works
Said Lew.

I'm the opposit. Blue Springfield M1911 with nickel bushing.

Geoff
Who hopes he never NEEDS it.

[4v50 Gary]

Colt Walker Dragoon. At 4 1/2 pounds, it even looks big.

[C.R.Sam]

"I disagree ....

No holes in those flashes... but, they're round ... like a silver dollor.

Been there, done that!" .....CasualShooter

Me too....the hole noted was at bout 5yds.

Me not overly interested in furthur research tho.

Sam

[CasualShooter]

Me not overly interested in furthur research tho.
Ditto!

Me own "research" was at about 20-25 yards. :rolleyes:

Enough!

[Zundfolge]

I've always thought the Mateba looked pretty "intimidating"

http://www.ihuntishoot.com/images/guns/mateba2.jpg
http://www.dis.org/seric/pictures/random/gunstuff/mateba1.jpg

[happyguy]

I second the Mateba.

Regards,
Happyguy:D

[Phil in Seattle]

This would do it

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/858902/1551961/18316848.jpg

[Zach S]

I just remembered the AMT longlside was a pretty scary lookin pistola.

[clubsoda22]

Get better than this, punk.
http://www.sci.fi/~ivanoff/starwave.jpg

Okay, so maybe a good sawed-off shotgun is a bit scarrier.
http://www-atdp.berkeley.edu/1623/students/simon/shotgun.jpg

[CasualShooter]

If you will notice, in the above photo and cartoon posted by, clubsoda22,
the arms are pointed toward but NOT directly at the viewer.

The former is effective and gets the point across; but, the latter (pointing directly at the viewer) has generally been considered illmannered and Taboo for a number of reasons; however, I noticed that several who have posted on this thread may not be aware of this. :uhoh:

[Fed168]

I take back what I said about the .500 smith. I just shot a 500 A square from an Encore. Scared me, well, you know.

[tex_n_cal]

As was mentioned over in the Non-Firearms Forum, the one sound worse than a shotgun being pumped would be a chainsaw starting up :D They'd know you were both armed and crazy!

[goon]

Whatever one is pointed in your face at the time.:D

Probably one of those old 12 gauge Howdah tiger hunting pistols.

[MicroBalrog]

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/deserte.jpg

And BTW, I had a loaded 40mm underbarreled launcher pointed at me accidentaly in a bus once. I was not scared. Just a bit... incomfortable.:evil:

True story.

[Johnny Guest]

- - Many of the above. But, really - - -

Think in terms of a full length Broomhandle Mauser C96 being pointed at you by someone with the steely-eyed gaze of, say, Jack Elam.

Any of the others would scare me, but that would be SHEER TERROR!



:D
Best,
Johnny

[valnar]

Most intimidating? A S&W scandium 340 loaded with .357mag. If the BG can handle that gun, he could surely beat me to a pulp without it.
:uhoh: :uhoh:


-Robert

[jercamp45]

It is the look in the eyes, guys! Steely determination, uncaring, psychotic, cold, malicious, deadly!
Any of the above, you are in deep caca.
The size of the of the impliment is not as important as the Willingness to use it to take human life!
I can say that my LW Officer's model, blued with an aftermarket Kings stainless bushing probably looks quite nasty from the wrong end....but they are only gonna see it in the last seconds of their existence. It will never be shown to intimidate. Drawn with the loud command to 'drop your weapon NOW'.....then their weapon hits the ground or the holder does with two large holes in his sternum, two larger ones out his back.
The street ain't Hollyweird!!
I will say, in my experience...the street people I deal with daily seem to have a healthy respect for the term .45 auto.....
Another vote for IDIOT's that point guns at people as a 'joke'

Ever stared down the tube of a 66m/m Light Antitank Weapon? Ohhhhh, not a pleasant sight, from either end!!

Jercamp45

[Backwoods]

For sheer visual effect, leaving out any "extra" things like psycho guy holding the gun. My vote goes to an antique known as the Trantor .577 revolver. Ross Siefried(sp?) wrote an article for Gun & Ammo several years back showing the huge business end of the gun. Wow! Bowen made a custom .577 on a Redhawk frame at one time, but it had to be registered as a DD, because it used cartridges larger than .50 caliber. Either one would be impressive.

Don in Ohio

[clubsoda22]

If you will notice, in the above photo and cartoon posted by, clubsoda22,
the arms are pointed toward but NOT directly at the viewer.

The former is effective and gets the point across; but, the latter (pointing directly at the viewer) has generally been considered illmannered and Taboo for a number of reasons; however, I noticed that several who have posted on this thread may not be aware of this.

This is why i HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE it when police detectives where shoulder holsters. I was sitting down in a chair, he had his jacket off and was facing away from me, about a foot away, standing up talking to someone. I was looking right down the barrel of his Beretta 92 looking at the light glint off the gold dot in the chamder. I just had to tap him on the shoulder....

[Pain]

I would have to Say The Wildey .475

http://www.roger-raymond.tmfweb.nl/wildey.jpg


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