Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On 06/12/2024 06:31, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

On 12/5/24 2:34 AM, rbowman wrote:

On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 01:28:57 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
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    Had a .44 Mag lever carbine - it was ideal for boar in dense brush
    ... strong enough and easy to whip around real quick. The boar hunts
    YOU as much as you hunt IT. I think someone offers a .50 S&W
    carbine/handgun combo now, but only use the handgun if you want fused
    wrists in yer old age

>
A friend bought a .454 Casull which was the big dog at the time. He was
pissed when S&W upped the ante. I draw the line at .357 and even then for
target practice I load closer to .38 Special specs.

    .38 +P is about all ya need for general/defense work.
   Just generally go for the lighter bullets, not the
   traditional 158s. Fer sure those old "police loads"
   did NOT impress.
    NOT sure I'd like .357 for wild boar. It'd take TOO
   perfect a hit. The .44 gives you a little slack.
    I've fired a .454 ... and decided I didn't want to
   fire one anymore. The .50 ... nah ! MAYbe for extra
   large people. There's some point in there where you
   go for a carbine/rifle.
    Hmmmmmm ... if you necked-down the .50 to 10mm - a
   sort of modernized 44/40. Might make a really good
   revolver/carbine combo.

Interestingly in the UK we cannot use handguns at all. For anything outside single shot target shooting at a registered range.
Legal firearms range from 12 gauge and even 20 gauge shotguns down through 410 'crow guns'  to game approved rifles. .22 is allowed for small game like rabbits, but a .25 is mandatory for deer and many people use larger.
Naturally Britain being a very small country with a lot of people, strict codes of practice accompany game shooting.  It is illegal to shoot anything but bird shot upwards...
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