Here in America

[Mortimer]

Here in the USA we call 9-11 after the threat is eliminated

 

[egp320i]

Here in the USA we call 9-11 after the threat is eliminated

You are not in the USA and you don't need a 44 mag for home defense

stop the intruder, not blow his body parts into your neighbors yard

That is for bear protection

I have a SW 44, that is not my home defense gun at all

tad bit of dirty harry apparently in you.....

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Get off my lawn

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/bill-deadly-force-property-defense/

 

[JGalt]

You are not in the USA and you don't need a 44 mag for home defense

stop the intruder, not blow his body parts into your neighbors yard

That is for bear protection

I have a SW 44, that is not my home defense gun at all

tad bit of dirty harry apparently in you.....

I can't see Morti handling a 44 magnum. I uploaded the picture to Grok AI and it said the pistol is probably a Rossi/Taurus 971/627 series, Ruger GP100, or a S&W 686, probably in 38 Special or 357 mag.

The blue box of Sellier & Belot also appears to be 38 or 357 mag. Their 44 mag comes in a black box.

Maybe Morti will tell us what caliber pistol it was.

 

[Mortimer]

I can't see Morti handling a 44 magnum. I uploaded the picture to Grok AI and it said the pistol is probably a Rossi/Taurus 971/627 series, Ruger GP100, or a S&W 686, probably in 38 Special or 357 mag.

The blue box of Sellier & Belot also appears to be 38 or 357 mag. Their 44 mag comes in a black box.

Maybe Morti will tell us what caliber pistol it was.

I dont own it
Its a 3 years old picture taken at shooting range but i had a instructor and supervisor and those were his firearms i paid a fee to shoot a bit it was a gift for my 40th birthday i remember the gun as 'colt' only

 

[egp320i]

I can't see Morti handling a 44 magnum. I uploaded the picture to Grok AI and it said the pistol is probably a Rossi/Taurus 971/627 series, Ruger GP100, or a S&W 686, probably in 38 Special or 357 mag.

The blue box of Sellier & Belot also appears to be 38 or 357 mag. Their 44 mag comes in a black box.

Maybe Morti will tell us what caliber pistol it was.

yes, likely a 357 [have a SW too] downloaded to 38, some lesser brands add cosmetics to make it look more bad ass than it really is

All for show, not function, not built quality or accuracy

 

[egp320i]

I dont own it
Its a 3 years old picture taken at shooting range but i had a instructor and supervisor and those were his firearms i paid a fee to shoot a bit it was a gift for my 40th birthday i remember the gun as 'colt' only

most likely the python, rare chance the anaconda [44 mag], that has some real snap to it

if that is true I revise the statement about just cosmetics, colt builds function ,not fluff, it has a purpose

 

[JGalt]

yes, likely a 357 [have a SW too] downloaded to 38, some lesser brands add cosmetics to make it look more bad ass than it really is

All for show, not function, not built quality or accuracy

Aside from 9mm and 44 mag, most of the shooting I'm doing is handloads in my 357 mag Ruger GP100. I wanted to put a scope on it but pistol scopes are pricey these days. So I just put a cheap red dot on it. I'm shooting mostly Hornady 140 gr XTP bullets with Hodgdon H-110 powder, averaging about 1350 fps. I could push those up to 1600 fps but then you lose the accuracy. Best I can get is 2" groups at 50 yards from a sandbag rest, so it's no tack driver.

 

[Bleipriester]

Here in the USA we call 9-11 after the threat is eliminated

I apply this policy on my home, as well.

 

[egp320i]

Aside from 9mm and 44 mag, most of the shooting I'm doing is handloads in my 357 mag Ruger GP100. I wanted to put a scope on it but pistol scopes are pricey these days. So I just put a cheap red dot on it. I'm shooting mostly Hornady 140 gr XTP bullets with Hodgdon H-110 powder, averaging about 1350 fps. I could push those up to 1600 fps but then you lose the accuracy. Best I can get is 2" groups at 50 yards from a sandbag rest, so it's no tack driver.

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nice beef, cosmetics, basically a K frame in design, hogue grips likely, Ruger makes some good wheel guns too

I have......cough..........the Alaskan 454

 

[egp320i]

The sage does not know handguns

I will take this for home defense any day over a wheel gun high caliber

 

[M14 Shooter]

You are not in the USA and you don't need a 44 mag for home defense

How do you know?

 

[egp320i]

How do you know?

Mort is from the EU
The best instructors do not advocate a 44 mag with 5 shots

you are stopping an intruder, not a black bear

The reason hunters don't shoot elk with a .50 cal

 

[Jarlaxle]

Home defense, I prefer a shotgun.

 

[M14 Shooter]

The best instructors do not advocate a 44 mag with 5 shots

This does not answer the question.
What -else- do I not need for home defense, and how do you know?

 

[M14 Shooter]

Home defense, I prefer a shotgun.

I have one of these, with a light and a red dot, under the bed.
9mm, 10.5" barrel, 35 rounds. Except for shot-per-shot power, its better than a shotgun.
Its a freaking tank, too.

 

[marvin martian]

I can't see Morti handling a 44 magnum. I uploaded the picture to Grok AI and it said the pistol is probably a Rossi/Taurus 971/627 series, Ruger GP100, or a S&W 686, probably in 38 Special or 357 mag.

The blue box of Sellier & Belot also appears to be 38 or 357 mag. Their 44 mag comes in a black box.

Maybe Morti will tell us what caliber pistol it was.

The gun is a Taurus, the red strip on the back of the grip is the telltale sign. Looks like one of the "Raging _____" hunting models, so could be a .357 or less likely a .44, as those are not widely available in Europe.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I have one of these, with a light and a red dot, under the bed.
9mm, 10.5" barrel, 35 rounds. Except for shot-per-shot power, its better than a shotgun.
Its a freaking tank, too.

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My man!

 

[M14 Shooter]

My man!
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Thinking of getting one of these in 10mm, to share mags with my M&P 2.0
I spent some time behind the trigger of one in 9mm; my only negative is they look funny.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Thinking of getting one of these in 10mm, to share mags with my M&P 2.0
I spent some time behind the trigger of one in 9mm; my only negative is they look funny.

If you beard is too long sometimes it pulls on whiskers on occasion.