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Re: PPK shares with you, his wounded inner child.
« Reply #255 on: October 21, 2011, 07:56:46 PM »


Yeah, I wanted to post the question now, or else I would forget.

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« Reply #256 on: October 21, 2011, 08:23:04 PM »
I looked at them and they all look either squattily ugly or skinnily unbalanced.  Just my totally uninformed opinion.
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Re: PPK shares with you, his wounded inner child.
« Reply #257 on: October 21, 2011, 08:26:11 PM »


This is the one in question:






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« Reply #258 on: October 21, 2011, 08:28:41 PM »


This is the one in question:




It looks unbalanced because the barrel is too long for the shallow handle.  The bullet holder doesn't seem long enough for the barrel and the finger thingie looks too small.  But then again I am virtually clueless when it comes to functionality of guns. 
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« Reply #259 on: October 21, 2011, 08:42:08 PM »


Or maybe a Glock 17? I'm not sure how a .45 would do against a bear, however.



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Re: PPK shares with you, his wounded inner child.
« Reply #260 on: October 21, 2011, 08:51:39 PM »


If I'm looking at .45 pistols though, maybe I should get what I really want:





Had one of these years back, thought it was a great pistol.

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Re: PPK shares with you, his wounded inner child.
« Reply #261 on: October 21, 2011, 08:53:07 PM »




This is the one in question:




It looks unbalanced because the barrel is too long for the shallow handle.  The bullet holder doesn't seem long enough for the barrel and the finger thingie looks too small.  But then again I am virtually clueless when it comes to functionality of guns.


I think it looks out of proportion because it's such a large frame, and the grip can't really be any bigger or you couldn't fit your hands around it. It's a real hand cannon.

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« Reply #262 on: October 22, 2011, 05:32:48 PM »
The bullet holder and the finger thingy.   :lol:

Priceless.  Her majesty is very cute sometimes.

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« Reply #263 on: October 24, 2011, 07:32:56 PM »


After researching muzzle velocities and energy, I'm back to looking at hand cannons. There's no way a .45 would take down a bear.


I'm thinking the Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 Casull, because it holds six rounds versus the Raging Bull's five.



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« Reply #264 on: October 24, 2011, 07:38:34 PM »


This is the one in question:



454 gives you much better versatility and power + 10% greater initial surface area. 45 Colt 225 grain JHP @ 900 fps (good stopping power  :thumbup: ) all the way to 300 grain XTP @ 1600 fps.  :o :viking:

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« Reply #265 on: October 24, 2011, 08:17:44 PM »


After researching muzzle velocities and energy, I'm back to looking at hand cannons. There's no way a .45 would take down a bear.


I'm thinking the Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 Casull, because it holds six rounds versus the Raging Bull's five.




I like this one better because it looks like the 6 shooters from the TV westerns I watched as a child.
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« Reply #266 on: October 24, 2011, 08:19:01 PM »
The bullet holder and the finger thingy.   :lol:

Priceless.  Her majesty is very cute sometimes.

Well, what else would you call them?  And you knew exactly what I was referring to.
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« Reply #267 on: October 24, 2011, 08:28:05 PM »




After researching muzzle velocities and energy, I'm back to looking at hand cannons. There's no way a .45 would take down a bear.


I'm thinking the Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 Casull, because it holds six rounds versus the Raging Bull's five.




I like this one better because it looks like the 6 shooters from the TV westerns I watched as a child.


Yeah, it's got a more classic styling to it.

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« Reply #268 on: October 24, 2011, 08:29:26 PM »


After researching muzzle velocities and energy, I'm back to looking at hand cannons. There's no way a .45 would take down a bear.


I'm thinking the Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 Casull, because it holds six rounds versus the Raging Bull's five.



That's a nice gun. Post pics when you get it!  :viking:

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« Reply #269 on: October 24, 2011, 08:33:32 PM »




After researching muzzle velocities and energy, I'm back to looking at hand cannons. There's no way a .45 would take down a bear.


I'm thinking the Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 Casull, because it holds six rounds versus the Raging Bull's five.




I like this one better because it looks like the 6 shooters from the TV westerns I watched as a child.


Yeah, it's got a more classic styling to it.

Ooh, I just noticed it's got a cute little red dot on its sight.
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