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Old July 17, 2000, 07:54 PM   #6
Southla1
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jetrecbn1:
If someone were to use the .44mag for house defense wouldn't a slower round be more effective and safer?[/quote]


Yes a 240 grain SWC at about 900-1000 fps would probably be better, but personally unless you are very well trained in the use of a handgun, a handgun would be not the best choice for home defense. That ole 12 Gauge crowd killer-alley sweeper with some #6 or #4 shot would probably be better if used inside. It will not expand at inside ranges so you have to shoot accuratly as with a rifle, but the penetration will not be severe where you may kill a family member 3 rooms away, which is quite possible with a handgun or a rifle, but if you hit the bad guy in the x-ring it will knock his errrrrrrr well it will knock ''him'' in the dirt forever. Even if you do not get a clean hit on him it will certainly get his attention for a second or so while you pop him again (and again and again etc.). 3 times if the game warden is around 5 if he ain't (old Cajun joke )

For those that don't know, to a Cajun, a double barrel is a 2 hole gun (also known as a twice barrel carabine) that shoots once from each hole. An aromatic shootgun is a once hole gun that fires 3 shots handrunning from the same hole..............if the game warden is around 5 if he ain't.

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Carlyle Hebert

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