First revolver Bought! Colt Bill Davis 357 ??

The ports are no more of a liability shooting a .357 magnum indoors than a non-ported gun. The amount of flash thrown by a .357 is intense no matter what. I had three gentlemen break into my home and all I had upstairs in my closet safe was my Taurus 608SS 6.5inch loaded with Winchester PDX1 Defender 125 Grain.

I went downstairs with only light from various hallway nightlights to see by. I found them standing by my pried open front door. The one in the middle had a Glock 21 (found out after during the police report that is what it was....I did not analyze in detail during the moment) and one had a Kabar knife. I shot the one with the Glock dead center from 9 ft away and the one with the knife in the right armpit (it traveled straight through to his heart). Both were dead before they hit the floor.

I missed the 3rd one who was picked up by police about 40 minutes later.

Was the flash intense? Yes. However, the sound was more intense and I had ringing on my ears for a few days. However, nothing beats the gun in hand and a loaded Taurus revolver is nothing to balk at. I do not think they are wishing I had used a S&W instead.
 
I don't think the yeggs who broke down your door (and got shot for their trouble) were gentlemen.

I don't understand the present custom of calling everybody a gentleman (or lady) when a lot of them are nothing of the sort.
 
Truthfully they may not have been gentleman in that moment; but I have no anger nor resentment. They were misled by someone else that caused them to do what they did. In any event two died and one received 25 years (plea deal to avoid 1st degree murder in the death of his friends) so I just give them the benefit of the doubt that they were "gentlemanly" at some point in their lives. Their moms all claimed they were "good boys" and since I only knew them for under 10 seconds I am willing to defer to their moms judgment. It bothers me not either way.

I will say such an event really makes one aware of "gun snobs" and their armchair advice. People spout out advice and look down on entire brands of firearms. Truth is as long as the firearm is maintained and practiced with even a $150 hi-point will kill you just as dead as a $1300 Kimber. Once the adrenaline is flowing and you need to shoot or die, muzzle flash and concussion from the blast don't affect you until later on. The one the police caught had run several miles despite being temporarily blinded by the flash and deafened by the sound. He still could hear almost nothing 40 minutes later. However, his adrenaline and panic still allowed him to run across town.
 
Back
Top