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Smith & Wesson's .50-Caliber Magnum: Go Ahead Bambi, Make My Day!
By Robert Paul Reyes
Nov. 26, 2004
Dirty Harry must be suffering Magnum-envy. Smith & Wesson has introduced its biggest handgun ever, a .50-caliber Magnum.
The five-shot revolver with an 8 1/2-inch barrel weighs a hefty 4 1/2 pounds -- about a pound more than the .44 Magnum wielded by movie tough guy Dirty Harry.
It fires a new .50-caliber cartridge that Smith & Wesson claims produces nearly three times the muzzle energy of the .44 -- or enough stopping power to bring down a charging bull or a ravenous Oprah charging the buffet line.
"The primary market for it is hunting big game, a Smith & Wesson spokesperson said. I can imagine a brave hunter going into the woods with his .50 Magnum in search of dangerous wild animals. "Go ahead Bambi, Make My Day!"
The recoil on such a powerful weapon must be strong enough to knock down a linebacker flat on his back. I don't want to be in the same zip code with a Bubba hunting with a .50 caliber gun.
The intended market may be sportsmen but the criminal element will soon get their hands on those hand cannons. Police Officers will have to patrol the streets in tanks in order to be safe from monstrous .50 bullets. A bullet of that caliber will leave an exit wound big enough to drive a Mack truck through.
It won't be easy prying .50 caliber bazookas from the cold dead hands of phallic-impaired gun fanatics.
I own a gun, but I don't see the need for a .50- caliber Magnum revolver. How sporting is it for a sportsman to go hunting with a gun that will instantly turn a deer into hamburger meat? How responsible is it for a gun company to manufacture and market a weapon that in the wrong hands will cause unimaginable harm? How wise is it for anyone to purchase such an unwieldy, impractical and lethal weapon?
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About the author Robert Paul Reyes: I am a columnist for the Lynchburg Ledger.
Email: [email protected]
Smith & Wesson's .50-Caliber Magnum: Go Ahead Bambi, Make My Day!
By Robert Paul Reyes
Nov. 26, 2004
Dirty Harry must be suffering Magnum-envy. Smith & Wesson has introduced its biggest handgun ever, a .50-caliber Magnum.
The five-shot revolver with an 8 1/2-inch barrel weighs a hefty 4 1/2 pounds -- about a pound more than the .44 Magnum wielded by movie tough guy Dirty Harry.
It fires a new .50-caliber cartridge that Smith & Wesson claims produces nearly three times the muzzle energy of the .44 -- or enough stopping power to bring down a charging bull or a ravenous Oprah charging the buffet line.
"The primary market for it is hunting big game, a Smith & Wesson spokesperson said. I can imagine a brave hunter going into the woods with his .50 Magnum in search of dangerous wild animals. "Go ahead Bambi, Make My Day!"
The recoil on such a powerful weapon must be strong enough to knock down a linebacker flat on his back. I don't want to be in the same zip code with a Bubba hunting with a .50 caliber gun.
The intended market may be sportsmen but the criminal element will soon get their hands on those hand cannons. Police Officers will have to patrol the streets in tanks in order to be safe from monstrous .50 bullets. A bullet of that caliber will leave an exit wound big enough to drive a Mack truck through.
It won't be easy prying .50 caliber bazookas from the cold dead hands of phallic-impaired gun fanatics.
I own a gun, but I don't see the need for a .50- caliber Magnum revolver. How sporting is it for a sportsman to go hunting with a gun that will instantly turn a deer into hamburger meat? How responsible is it for a gun company to manufacture and market a weapon that in the wrong hands will cause unimaginable harm? How wise is it for anyone to purchase such an unwieldy, impractical and lethal weapon?
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About the author Robert Paul Reyes: I am a columnist for the Lynchburg Ledger.
Email: [email protected]