You've Got To Ask Yourself One Question. Do I Feel Lucky? Well, Do Ya, Punk?

[snakeyes]

in the right place it will

 

[Cranky]

This thread makes me sorry I sold my S&W model 29 .44 mag.....

 

[Budnicks]

 

[PlagueOfBadgers]

Not my choice for self-defense but if you need to take out squirrels in your back yard and are not able to shoot a gun in your town.

No laws saying you can't drive nails into 2x4s with a nail gun, just have a board laying around with some nails driven in it.
Have not tried it myself but when I get an extra 90 bucks.

 

[Budnicks]

the .44 Automag

 

[mopar 3 B]

Not my choice for self-defense but if you need to take out squirrels in your back yard and are not able to shoot a gun in your town.
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No laws saying you can't drive nails into 2x4s with a nail gun, just have a board laying around with some nails driven in it.
Have not tried it myself but when I get an extra 90 bucks.

The barrel on that thing has to be compressed to fire. Stick your fingers up there if you want to but your not going to like it.

 

[WileE]

Don't need any of these things you guys are talking about to defend myself. I 've got my bumbershoot ( umbrella) to swat any nefarious culprits away.

 

[PlagueOfBadgers]

The barrel on that thing has to be compressed to fire. Stick your fingers up there if you want to but your not going to like it.

There is always a way to modify something.

 

[oldbee]

This thread makes me sorry I sold my S&W model 29 .44 mag.....

Now all of us know that ‘cranky’ is not all there!

 

[Dennis H]

Because he sold it, or wants it back?

 

[oldbee]

Lol- sold it!

 

[Cranky]

And I want it back!

 

[not so famous bob]

And I want it back!

Same here, had to sell a Ruger super redhawk once, because of hard times.

 

[BeeKool]

Too bad you couldn't ask the recently slain innocent people the same question. It'd have to be in the past tense.

Damn I'm glad I don't live in the UK.
How do you say "God Shave the Queen." in Arabic?

 

[Daves69]

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[Bruzilla]

Question to my fellow FBBO gun enthusiasts. Would that 44 stop a pissed off bear?

Maybe yes... maybe no. There's a lot of debate going on right now about new Smith & Wesson Performance Shop revolvers in .44 Magnum that are designed for concealed carry use, and Ruger is also making a lot of short-barreled .44 Magnum revolvers for use when hiking, camping, etc. The problem with these is the bullet only gains energy when it is in the barrel. Once it clears the barrel it begins losing energy, and .44 Magnum bullets take some time to get up to speed.

The damage a bullet can do is based on how much energy it transfers into the target, and energy transfer is based on mass and velocity. For example, you can throw a .44 Magnum bullet at someone and it won't do any damage. Shoot the same bullet at them at 1,200 FPS and you'll kill them. So yes, a 260 grain .44 Magnum fired through a 5-6" barrel will put about 1,200 ft lbs of energy at 1,650 joules, which will really ruin a bear's day. The same bullet fired from a 2.5" barrel and developing about 900 FPS will transfer about 1/3rd as much energy (468/634), which will just piss him off.

 

[Dennis H]

This will stow easier in a back pack. Muzzle flash and audio blast is pretty intimidating.
Then you still have 5 left.

 

[MarPar]

you'll stop a bear if you get him in the eye...

 

[Budnicks]

Sure a .44 cal or Magnum could kill a bear
depends on at what range & where or how many times you hit him...

Problem is he/she could maul you before he died,
their heart beats so damn slow, if the shot wasn't placed well...

stupid shitty-slickers
Bears come in all sizes not all are Kodiak's, Brown bears or Polar Bears

a male Black bear averages about 300 #'s & 5.5 - 6 ft + as an adult
{some will get bigger too if they have the food source}

a male Brown bear averages like 800 #'s & 8 - 9 ft + as an adult
{they do get bigger too if they have the food source}

a male Kodiak is about 900 #'s & 9 ft + as a full mature adult
{some are way bigger & they have a great food source & get huge}

a male Polar Bear averages like 1000 #'s & 10 -11 ft + as an adult
{some get even bigger if they have the food source}

.44 mag Virginian Dragon

 

[67Charger]

My wife's favorite gun is my S&W Model 629 Classic - 44 Mag, Stainless, 8 3/8" barrel, Hogue grips. She even calls it Dirty harry.

I got her a Bodyguard hammerless .38 Special for Christmas. We'll see if she likes it or if it will be migrating over to my collection.