jkh@ucbjade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (12/12/85)
Article: 12:6 Ok, *sniff*, I've received *zilch* replies about the new S&W .45 auto. Hasn't ANYONE out there shot the durned thing? You want bigger? How bout the new Barett light-50? (*I* certainly can't afford one) And what happened to that general .45 discussion anyway? Do we have to have a flame fest first? Ok.. Here: "It is the moderators opinion that the .380 Auto round has much more stopping power than the .45 and should always be used in preference.." There, now flame me out of the sky.. But seriously (folks), are Gary and Jon gonna supply all the traffic from now on? I'm *trying* to get the articles out faster now, I promise! You can get to me OK can't you??? (can you say: ucbvax, kids?) What's happening? Don't leeeeave me! I'll be better from now on! Really!!! Aughhhhhhhhh! (Loud boom of gunshot in enclosed space, then silence...) Jordan [Don't forget my S&W .45 review] UUCP: ucbvax!jkh ARPA: jkh@Berkeley.ARPA BITNET: beats me..
jkh@ucbjade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (12/13/85)
Article: 12:8 Ok, Ok, I'm finally figuring out how to post stuff. We're still out here even if we don't generate traffic. Now a real question: My wife works for a pharmacy in Berkeley and has to deliver drugs (good stuff like morphine and the like) to various unsavory areas of Oakland sometimes after dark. We are thinking of getting her a CCW for business hours and are trying to decide what to carry. Small is nice, she doesn't want to go walking in to a patients house with a full size .45 autoloader on her hip. Also the obvious presence of a firearm may indicate she is carrying something worth stealing. Several recommendations are .38 snubbie or .380 autoloader (Walther or the like). I have my doubts on the .380, but I also think that a controlled .380 may be better than an uncontrolled .45. .32 and smaller are out. Any suggestions? At the range we shoot a S&W K .357. Tim tjt@styx.UUCP tjt@lll-tis-b.ARPA
jkh@ucbjade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (12/15/85)
Article: 12:12 I Hope you keep plenty of RIG around . . . tears are harder than hell on guns. As for the S&W line of .45's or Autoloaders in general, I have shot most; but own none. My collection is all single action wheel guns, and cap'n ballers. Thus, how can I offer an objective view of a class of firearms I have no preference for? If you want to discuss handloading for the BIG singles, an afternoon with Pyrodex, or the beauty of the lever action rifle, we can start now. If however, the discussion is headed toward autoloaders, Uzi vs. Mach-10, or HK93 vs. AK47, I'll abstain. I'll listen, but . . . Keith Bancroft ...!decvax!cwruecmp!hal!kab
jkh@ucbjade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (12/17/85)
Article: 12:13 [I seem to recall seeing this one before, but, perhaps it went out during that 'grey period', so I'll post it again. -jh] There is an excellent article in the July 1985 issue of AMREICAN RIFLEMAN. It's entitled "Safeguarding The Lawman's Ammunition" and it describes how to store and cycle through ammunition. One particular interesting bit of information was a story about how an officer was confronted by a daimondback rattle snake when he got home from his tour of duty one night. He pulled his revolver and squeezing the trigger six times heard only six clicks as the gun misfired with each pull. He finally had to kill the snake with a rock. Turns out that the ammunition was bad due to the officer spraying WD-40 on the gun (including the primers) after he cleaned it all the time. This lubricant seeped into the primer and ruined it. So beware. The AMMERICAN RIFLEMAN has valuable articles like this all the time and it also has information on gun legislation at all government levels. This magazine can only be had thruough becoming a member of the National Rifle Association. Or members may get the AMMERICAN HUNTER magazine if they choose. Everybody reading this net should be a mamber of the NRA. They keep you informed about every aspect of guns. They also give you $100,000 hunting liability insurance, $10,000 accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and $300 gun theft insurance, and a few little things. If you send in the $15 yearly membership now you get a subscription to either the AMERICAN RIFLEMAN or AMERICAN HUNTER magazines and your choice of either an orange NRA cap or a black and gold embroidered cap or a 3.5 inch folding knife. You should be able to find a membership post card an any gun magazine or you can write to: National Rifle Association P. O. Box 6699 Washington, D. C. 20009-0299 jvz@ccice5
jkh@ucbjade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (12/18/85)
Article: 12:14
If I were in Oakland after dark, carring drugs, I would want as much
'stopping power' as possible. You might look into the Colt Officers
Model (or other similar chopped) .45 ACP. There is NOTHING so intimadating
as looking down the wrong end of a .45.
larry
church@decwrl.ARPA
{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4,allegra}!decwrl!churchjkh@ucbjade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (12/18/85)
Article: 12:18 There is an excellent article in the July 1985 issue of AMREICAN RIFLEMAN. It's entitled "Safeguarding The Lawman's Ammunition" and it describes how to store and cycle through ammunition. One particular interesting bit of information was a story about how an officer was confronted by a daimondback rattle snake when he got home from his tour of duty one night. He pulled his revolver and squeezing the trigger six times heard only six clicks as the gun misfired with each pull. He finally had to kill the snake with a rock. Turns out that the ammunition was bad due to the officer spraying WD-40 on the gun (including the primers) after he cleaned it all the time. This lubricant seeped into the primer and ruined it. So beware. The AMMERICAN RIFLEMAN has valuable articles like this all the time and it also has information on gun legislation at all government levels. This magazine can only be had thruough becoming a member of the National Rifle Association. Or members may get the AMMERICAN HUNTER magazine if they choose. Everybody reading this net should be a mamber of the NRA. They keep you informed about every aspect of guns. They also give you $100,000 hunting liability insurance, $10,000 accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and $300 gun theft insurance, and a few little things. If you send in the $15 yearly membership now you get a subscription to either the AMERICAN RIFLEMAN or AMERICAN HUNTER magazines and your choice of either an orange NRA cap or a black and gold embroidered cap or a 3.5 inch folding knife. You should be able to find a membership post card an any gun magazine or you can write to: National Rifle Association P. O. Box 6699 Washington, D. C. 20009-0299 jvz@ccice5
jkh@ucbjade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (12/18/85)
Article: 12:19 Tim Make sure your lady gets to shoot both types of handguns. I would even throw in a 9mm. Let her make the descision. Have her read a couple of books by Masad Ayob before she decides to carry. John Mireley.