I have owned a rossi 92 forever. I feel that it is just about as good as anything to keep on hand for defense. lots of heavy .357 ammo.
No, it ain't perfect and it's not for everybody and there are hundreds of better ideas, but this is what I have and what I like, so let's focus on an argument that sort of happened a while back.
A friend bought a marlin in 30-30, and loves it, and right up front he said that it was going to be his "combat" rifle, rather than any other.
My only question is:
With a loss of probably six rounds of capacity (and that can really make a difference in some situations,) is a 30-30 a better choice than a .357, or even .44 or .45 levergun?
No, I don't believe that a 30-30 is necessary. any of those big bore or magnum rounds are capable of dropping a human adversary. It's not like a nine, the .357 in rifle fires 158 grain combat bullets at about 2k. There's no question in my mind that the big bores in a rifle are completely capable of a serious, disabling wound.
Since, I believe, a .357 or larger would disable an attacker probably as well as a 30-30 with similar shots, would anyone here choose to have the extra 6 or so rounds, or the extra power of the 30-30?
Myself, I don't think of my rifle is a go to home defense weapon, but I consider it a fine thing to use outside of the home on anything from zombies to killer mastiffs. I used to camp at an old timber stand, and this thing is what I would have kept in the tent, along with my glock.
What to worry about out of doors? hogs, black bear, pot growers, meth cookers, psychotic beaver hunters, whatever.
handgun round or rifle?
No, it ain't perfect and it's not for everybody and there are hundreds of better ideas, but this is what I have and what I like, so let's focus on an argument that sort of happened a while back.
A friend bought a marlin in 30-30, and loves it, and right up front he said that it was going to be his "combat" rifle, rather than any other.
My only question is:
With a loss of probably six rounds of capacity (and that can really make a difference in some situations,) is a 30-30 a better choice than a .357, or even .44 or .45 levergun?
No, I don't believe that a 30-30 is necessary. any of those big bore or magnum rounds are capable of dropping a human adversary. It's not like a nine, the .357 in rifle fires 158 grain combat bullets at about 2k. There's no question in my mind that the big bores in a rifle are completely capable of a serious, disabling wound.
Since, I believe, a .357 or larger would disable an attacker probably as well as a 30-30 with similar shots, would anyone here choose to have the extra 6 or so rounds, or the extra power of the 30-30?
Myself, I don't think of my rifle is a go to home defense weapon, but I consider it a fine thing to use outside of the home on anything from zombies to killer mastiffs. I used to camp at an old timber stand, and this thing is what I would have kept in the tent, along with my glock.
What to worry about out of doors? hogs, black bear, pot growers, meth cookers, psychotic beaver hunters, whatever.
handgun round or rifle?