Jason_W
Member
Long story short, I recently moved from Maine to northern California so my wife could take a major promotion with her employer.
In order to make it through our last Maine winter (and last year's was an expensive one) and also help fund the move out here, I sold all of my guns and gun stuff excepting two that held sentimental value.
Now that I finally have a line on a job out here, I'm planning to start refilling my gun safe.
As most of you know, California gun laws are an illogical mess and two of the biggest stumbling blocks for a handgun purchase are the 10-round mag capacity restrictions and the ever changing roster of "safe" handguns that can be sold in the state.
Someone on here once wrote something to effect of, "Shot placement is king, capacity is queen, and chambering is the court jester." Which makes a good deal of sense. But what happens when capacity is limited by law? Does it then make sense to step up in the power of the round you shoot and practice enough to shoot accurately in spite of the increased recoil?
I'm not a complete stranger to handguns, though I've never been a good or even decent handgun shot. I know that of all the round/gun combos I've tried, I enjoyed shooting (and was the most accurate with) .44 specials from a 6" barrel Ruger single action revolver the most. Not exactly a recommended platform for self defense, but maybe as a backup to a good shotgun? Concealed carry isn't really an option for us lowly civilians around here.
In order to make it through our last Maine winter (and last year's was an expensive one) and also help fund the move out here, I sold all of my guns and gun stuff excepting two that held sentimental value.
Now that I finally have a line on a job out here, I'm planning to start refilling my gun safe.
As most of you know, California gun laws are an illogical mess and two of the biggest stumbling blocks for a handgun purchase are the 10-round mag capacity restrictions and the ever changing roster of "safe" handguns that can be sold in the state.
Someone on here once wrote something to effect of, "Shot placement is king, capacity is queen, and chambering is the court jester." Which makes a good deal of sense. But what happens when capacity is limited by law? Does it then make sense to step up in the power of the round you shoot and practice enough to shoot accurately in spite of the increased recoil?
I'm not a complete stranger to handguns, though I've never been a good or even decent handgun shot. I know that of all the round/gun combos I've tried, I enjoyed shooting (and was the most accurate with) .44 specials from a 6" barrel Ruger single action revolver the most. Not exactly a recommended platform for self defense, but maybe as a backup to a good shotgun? Concealed carry isn't really an option for us lowly civilians around here.