gunnnie wrote:Like both, no preference or one over the other. I like my Ruger Single Sixes, great fun plinking & possible of excellant accuracy. I sometimes carry a pistol for work, a auto 9mm, so I own a few autos in 22 & a 9mm. These I use to help improve my ability with a sidearm for work use.
Would like a single shot bolt for specialist LR handgun work.
Rod_outbak wrote:I had a bloke here once with a BFR in .30-30.
What a freaking monster that was!
Initially, I assumed he was running some reduced-load made up for the revolver.
Nope; off-the-shelf 150Gn RN factory loads.
Faaaarrrrrrkkkk!!!
Of course; had to take a couple of shots with it.
Surprisingly controllable; pretty mild recoil, considering the side of the cartridges.
Fairly accurate, too! I remember I was hitting a target ~60 metres away, that would have been plenty good enough to nail a small pig.
[Probably would have done better if I'd moved past the shock & awe...]
Urastus wrote:Here, some korth porn https://kortharms.com/en/national-standard-6-zoll.html
Urastus wrote:Thanks Cryptic. I'm going to the club tomorrow; I'll ask what they do there. There's another club nearby too (we've moved recently) where I did my course - I'll ask there as well. They're not big clubs, and it seems everything is geared to 9mm autos, all because of the fateful day in America, which is kind of bs because apparently the real issue was that none of those fbi agents could hit anything (.38 special to 9mm to 10mm to .40 s&w and now back to 9mm); and we follow suit because of economics I suppose (sigh). It's a comical story similar to the cane toad story here in Australia
Urastus wrote:9mm is really quite good, it seems. I also came across .327, which looks awesome for a flatter shooting round, but not enough market commitment. 9mm is mostly driven by the US; their whole emphasis on handgun ownership seems to be self defense, so they want something that makes a bigger hole, manageable muzzle flip for follow up shots etc. I don't really need something that makes a big hole I'd probably like something that shoots flat to 100m - maybe even a .22wmr? But that wouldn't satisfy the events I'm interested in. I don't know if you've come across this dude blade, he seems no bs; he used to train marines in marksmanship. This is an interesting story if you're into hadguns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTTDgZZZFa0
and this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv8cByaVyNQ
Urastus wrote:A couple of other calibers I liked the sound of are the 221 fireball and FN 5.7x28. Both flat shooters, but pretty much unsupported by manufacturers. If possible, definitely in the stupidly expensive realm because of their non popularity. Right now ruger make .327 federal magnum revolvers (gp100), but you can't get the ammo anywhere. I think we have a bit of an identity crisis Handguns in the US civilian population are primarily for self defense, handguns here for the civilian population are primarily (and mostly legally) for club use.
Urastus wrote:I'll probably get a 357 and mostly run .38 super +p, which looks doable especially reloading. Another good looking flat shooter, apparently, is the 357 sig. Again, ammo is the problem.
Urastus wrote:6" drop for 9mm at 100 yards (91m), according to Paul 5.7 at 100 yards, 0. It's not just that, sure 9mm can do it, but why not have a caliber that is good for targets and comps? With rifles we have .308 which is good for shooting deer, but the 6.5cm is supposedly king on the range and less recoil with a smaller slug. You don't need huge recoil or a big slug. 9mm is a compromise really for self defense; it makes a big hole, it punches through layers of clothing blah blah, reasonable recoil, reasonable follow up shots. I'll probably end up with 9mm, because it's easy (cheap, wide availability). But I think there are better rounds for what us club shooters do, or want to do. I'd take a poke at the 200m gong
Urastus wrote:Hah, most people seem a bit reluctant to shoot 357, it's almost like "I suppose I must" Are you one of those dudes who loves the recoil? I do. Like riding a triumph rocket and you want it to go harder. Dudes have damaged their hearing (blown ear drums) shooting them in confined spaces.
Urastus wrote:I saw black powder handguns at a club in Kununurra eons ago. All I remember is how loud it was, and not being able to see anything for a minute or so - Kaboooom! How was your hearing after the m113? I'm guessing you didn't have ears on.