Lots of fiction readers here as well! Don't see law enforcement, or department issued anywhere in this post.am a fiction writer, and am currently working on a short story in which one character carries a revolver. This man is middle-aged, and has been a hobbyist collector for the past two years. Guns are a new interest for him, and he favors buying the newest, top-of-the-line models; the flashier the better. He lives in Virginia, and the story takes place in the June of 1986. He would have bought the revolver within the previous couple of months, and it needs to f
For the second person, I'd go with either a Browning Hi Power which was very popular worldwide, especially Europe, or a Walther P-38.
...he favors buying the newest, top-of-the-line models
and the story takes place in the June of 1986.
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at what range would it be nearly impossible for someone to miss a human-sized target.
A couple of inches.
No kidding.
The OP stated the character was a collector with a two-year history. I suspect a 20-year-old Colt Diamondback would pique his interest greatly.micromontenegro said:The Diamondback was new in 1966. The 29 in 1955 (even if not by the number), as was the Python. They were old, very old news by 1986.
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Something in excess of 90 percent of self-defense and police shootings take place at distances less than 21 feet. Statistics for OISs (Officer Involved Shootings) tell us that police in actual shooting situations (that is, under stress) hit the intended target about 19 percent of the time.K.Benjamen said:Also, with both of these guns, at what range would it be nearly impossible for someone to miss a human-sized target.
Lots of fiction readers here as well! Don't see law enforcement, or department issued anywhere in this post.
The character not described above is a park ranger at Shenandoah. He is off-duty, and would be carrying his personal gun. As he has a special connection to Austria, it is likely he would carry a European make. He is all about reliability and accuracy, and would have had the gun for at least ten years. For him I am favoring the Sig P210.