dragonriot
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While what you say about the 6'' restriction may be true the rest of your statement is almost as ridiculous as the OP and with such authority. A quote from the proclimation no doubt.
Beg your pardon... I used the wrong words here... no doubt a handgun of less than 6" barrel length is accurate enough out to 25 yards in the hands of the right individual, but in the hands of most shooters who are already experiencing Buck Fever, and shaking as the OP said he was... He was lucky indeed to have gotten a head shot. Also, the muzzle energy of a .40 S&W at 25yards, MAX is about 450ft lbs, give or take... while a 30-30 Win is 1902ft lbs at the muzzle and 858ft lbs at 200 yards, still almost twice as much as the .40 at the muzzle of a 4" pistol. Not saying pistols shouldn't be used for hunting, I've use one myself, but humanely killing an animal with a pistol is epicly harder than killing one with a rifle. As always, shot placement is still the #1 factor...
That is the kind of statement that the anti's put out about hand guns and their uselessness. I will bet he is not a handgun shooter or owner and probably one of those hunters who thinks John Kerry is his friend.
Not so much... just a guy who is up on the physics of bullets and firearms. I was a Marine Armorer, and it was my job to know how these things perform at range. I am also a C&R License holder, and a collector of some very fine Milsurp rifles and a couple pistols. I have no illusions about John Kerry being my friend. I never said a handgun is useless, I love my handguns... pardon my mistyping, I've had swine flu for a couple days, and I'm not quite thinking clearly with the fever I have had.
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