Glenn E. Meyer
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32 HR mag or 327 mag. in a J frame
22 Mag in a NAA mini as a very tertiary BUG
22 Mag in a NAA mini as a very tertiary BUG
I've heard from my uncle that he knew a guy that carried .36 cap and ball in a cut down 1851 Navy because it's "not a firearm and thus didn't require a permit to carry it."
Not if you seal cone and mouth with bee's wax, as the old timers did."...a loaded and capped cylinder in my glove box..." Humidity will kill the BP.
BP stuff usually stops "not being firearm" in the eyes of the law when you decide it's ok to carry one without a permit.
"...Many people carry smaller calibers..." Yep. And everything and anything chambered in something.
I'd really like to see someone bump up the caliber a bit to something in the 40'-ish range, yet still keep the power level down.
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Obviously not the .40 S&W, but, something with a lot less operating pressure.
Well, on one I hand I agree with your argument-- folks are attracted to numbers such as "energy" and a medium pressure (20k psi, like you suggested) probably wouldn't make for a really spicy .40cal and as a defensive caliber, it may not sell or gain much attraction.But, if the pressures are maintained in the 380's and 45's range (i.e. 20,000 psi) the increase in energy in nominal, so a 20,000 psi 40 offers little if any advantage over a 33,000 psi 9mm at the cost of the larger, heavier gun required to shoot it
The first two .40cal pistols on the market were exactly that, the Glock 22 and the S&W 4006.
Rob, the Glock 29 is NOT painful, at least in my opinion. It's heavy and chunky, spreads recoil out and the polymer frame flexes also. It's a much more "comfortable" platform for full 10mm than a Colt Delta Elite, for example.