Whats the best handgun to blow your head off with?

[Elkslayer]

"Why not show some originality and have him throw himself on an icicle leaving no trace..."

I love the icicle! Intrigue! Mystery! Speculation! What a task for the forensic experts!

 

[MJRW]

Looking at your writing, I'd say the particular description of the firearm is the least of your worries. In your particular situation and what appears to be your level of writing you may want to consider subscribing to the philosophy that less is more. The less words you write, the better the chance you'll not have a fundamental failure in the writing. You may wish to just refer to the gun by a generic description as this will have the least amount of detail which will or may be written poorly and/or inaccurately. Phrases such as "handgun," "semi-auto," "revolver," "black," "steel," and so on will convey the information just as successfully as "North American Arms, Inc. Black Widow with fixed sights and a Magnum Grip Holster loaded with 35 grain rounds."




And an aside, raise your hand if you went to college at a time when you had to know grammar and spelling and you would have been failed for ever writing like that.

 

[NORM]

have him go out and crack off a few shots at a apache helicopter on maneuvers, when they respond even a mop would be useless.

 

[Jubei]

Hey,

If you don't use the .88 Magnum, or have him kill himself with an icicle, why don't you have him jump naked into the running engine of a 737. That would make a hell of a mess. A real gun nut wouldn't use one of his own guns because he would probably damage it when he dropped it.

Or better yet, have him cover himself with cream, and throw himself to the hungry feral alley-cats. Or he could strap a pork chop to his chest and go to the zoo to pet the Grizzly bear. Or he could run around NY City yelling at the top of his lungs, "Bush Rules and Kerry Drools!!". That'd probably get him killed real good.

Just tryin' to help,

Jubei

 

[cpileri]

fail college

MJRW-
My hand is up. In college, a single comma splice ANYWHERE in the paper earned a failing mark!
To be fair, we can allow liberties for a internet web board as well as for creative writing classes.
C-

 

[Derek Zeanah]

Closing -- just isn't High Road material.

My opinion? Find a copy of Cooper's To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Tell the Truth and check the last few chapters. Oughta give you something interesting and very real for your book.