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JASmith · September 1, 2012, 08:58 PM

When it's the only gun you have!

Lots of other times too, but the long gun gives us a better ability to hit beyond 15-20 yards for most all of us -- even though a few of us can knock off the odd jackrabbit at 125 yards with open-sighted pistols.

September 1, 2012, 08:58 PM	#36
JASmith Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2009 Posts: 157	When is a pistol superior to a long gun or SMG? When it's the only gun you have! Lots of other times too, but the long gun gives us a better ability to hit beyond 15-20 yards for most all of us -- even though a few of us can knock off the odd jackrabbit at 125 yards with open-sighted pistols. Last edited by JASmith; September 2, 2012 at 10:15 PM.