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scotjute · July 30, 2002, 10:20 AM

There's a survey of armed encounters on the handgun forum. So far, in 86% of the cases recorded either no shooting or one shot only occurred, a single-action pistol would certainly have been sufficient in those cases.

gewehr98,
Really sounds interesting what your stepsons are doing. Makes sense too, if you can't get cartridge weapons, use black powder.
If it was good enough for Wild Bill Hickok ... , well l believe I would still prefer cartridge weapons, but it looks like the biggest factor in self-protection is just having a gun available at the time period.

July 30, 2002, 10:20 AM	#13
scotjute Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2001 Location: texas Posts: 260	The count stands at : Black Powder - 2, Bad Guys - 0 There's a survey of armed encounters on the handgun forum. So far, in 86% of the cases recorded either no shooting or one shot only occurred, a single-action pistol would certainly have been sufficient in those cases. gewehr98, Really sounds interesting what your stepsons are doing. Makes sense too, if you can't get cartridge weapons, use black powder. If it was good enough for Wild Bill Hickok ... , well l believe I would still prefer cartridge weapons, but it looks like the biggest factor in self-protection is just having a gun available at the time period.