Mid 80's on the Canadian Border. Shades drawn on the sunny side of the U.S. Customs House. Phone call from Canadian Customs office 50 yards to the North. "Raise your shades". I did and jumped back about five feet. A moose, probably a two year old admiring his reflection in the window. I was surprised, but he seemed offended. Shook his head, turned and headed back into the woods. I could hear the Canadians laughing without the phone.
Cheechako (Native Alaskan for ?alien? or ?foreigner?)
I carry old style Black Talons in my .9mm and Hydroshock in my .357 and .38
Dang! A man for all seasons! My favorite, is my camera.
Time to get a new one though I have literally worn this one out. Kate
Thanks! I will try to remember that. WhenI was young, I was taught that a wad cutter was a cast bullet, tapered nose, wide shoulder. What you are describing was what my people have always called a semi-wad cutter.
Kate
Kate,
The wadcutter is nearly completely flat on the nose with no taper. So named for it's intended purpose of punching holes through paper targets. It's basically a lead cylinder pressed into a casing. It was made for shooting in revolvers. It won't load easily in pistols, only in modified pistols.
The semi-wadcutter has a smaller flat tip, but is tapered down and out to the diameter of the bore, made that way to load easier in revolvers and pistols.
Both rounds are intended for target shooting, and to be fire at under
800fps, and even at 400fps.The semi-wadcutter is the one that has been jacketed and modified into an array of other projectiles, including the hollow-point, among others.
The semi-wadcutter is the most commonly seen, and commonly referred to as just wadcutter, (just like people say "tranny" when they mean transmission" or use the word pistol for all handguns, when in fact there are more than just one type of handgun.
Send out my apologies to Mr. Kate, here on out I shall call him "Big Iron".
I just can't type "D%$K.
Later, Spdloader
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L> Aren't there any prairie grizzlies left down in western texas?
a semi jacketed hollowpoint is what i carry for defense against people. since most handguns dont carry enough energy to adequately penetrate large game, the soft point is the better choice. it will penetrate better than the hollowpoint, while expanding better than full metal jacket. sorta like a compromise.
exactly why i recommend the soft point. in a +P or magnum load it will penetrate while offering moderate expansion. its just making the most of what you have.
agreed, which is why you make the most of what you have. also note that we're referencing grizzly bear. up here in montana the .357 magnum revolver is a VERY common choice for hunting black bear. i didnt believe it the first time i heard it.
they have to train for multiple shots because the geneva convention dictates ball ammo which offers NO expansion therefore very little energy desposit.
You are exactly right about the Geneva convention,
......but I never was issued, nor did I carry, ball ammo.
I had a pretty good selection of ammo to choose from.
Spdloader
lol......ouch.
LOL!
in training or actual combat?
I had ball ammo during basic and AIT, but not at all after. I'm only speaking for myself and the two units I was attached to. I cannot speak for the Army as a whole, I don't know what TRADOC says about that.
Spdloader
what im getting at is did you ever carry into combat? the geneva convention would only apply to what you carry into combat against an enemy.
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Makes for an interesting experience when it comes down inside your glasses also...
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Or a movie staring Holly Hunter
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