Wicked-Looking Hollowpoints?

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I remember Ayoob writing that he used to paint the cavity of his carry hollowpoints with bright-orange hobby paint.

The idea was that if the bad guy saw his snub-nosed revolver from the front, he could see that it was loaded with some mean-looking ammo, and he would be dissuaded from pursuing the attack.

Do you think that this an advantage of the revolver over the semi-auto for defense?

What are the meanest-looking hollowpoints that are commercially available?
 
I tend to take most Mr. Ayoob's writing with a rather hefty pinch of salt. Some of his ideas are good, but others are, how should I say, a little pointless, even a bit dangerous.

If a BG is not scared of the gun pointing at him, I dont see how he will be somehow pushed over the line by bright paint on the bullets. In my opinion, a gun (bullets included) is not for show.

Revolvers have some real advantages over autos, but I don't think this is one of them.

FWIW I think Remington Golden Sabers are pretty nasty looking. As are Hydra-Shocks and Gold Dots.
 
:D LOL!

That one is right in there with the snubbie named "Fluffy" and the horrors of using handloads for defense. I would turn his own logic on him and argue that the use of bright orange invites law suits as bright orange is associated with the mandatory toy markings - you tricked the BG into making a move that "justified" your shots :barf:
 
I seem to recall someone, though, polishing the bullets on their .45 ACP ammo to a bright sheen so that anyone looking down the muzzle could see the bullet.

I seem to recall that that was either Askins or Keith, but I can't remember for sure.
 
Huck Phin has a point...
If the light was good and from the right angle;
And if the bad guy actually looked;
He could think it was a toy gun.

I would rather coat the bullets with guano of bat and stuff the cavities with eye of newt.....let the spirits protect me and save on ammo.

Sam
 
Hello. Well, you can see the revolver's loaded and it might be intimidating, but I don't think I'd use the gun as a threat, but rather as a last resort.....

The point about "tricking the BG into thinking it's a toy gun" was pretty darned interesting, too.

The revolver does show when its loaded to be sure and I reckon this can be intimidating...

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...but, heck! So is this!

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Best.
 
CR Sam, goodness sir, what in the world...never mind...I see your buying used "cook books" again:D

I think Mr. Camp makes a vivid point. Big Bore is sobering regardless of platform. My thinking is the BG "ain't wired right" in the first place. Add booze, dope or both...he may not care if its 12 bore. I'm more concerned about my butt, rather than anything else.
 
Maybe someone could invent a bullet that, instead of looking mean, actually talked to the perpetrator! ROTFLMAO.
"Hello, I'm Mr. Bullet. You should run away quickly before I exit the barrel !" :p


Seriously, I wouldn't put anything on the bullets. It might mess up the barrel or be hard to clean off. Thats besides the fact that orange is used on toy guns.
 
Mean looking bullets for when somebody looks inside the barrel of your gun??? Maybe a mean looking manicure will help as well. After all, the bad guy is more likely to see your fingers than he is the bullet(s) in your gun.
 
Mr. Camp has good imtimidation factor pix. That huge hole in the end of blue steel does make a good arguement. However, from my experience, even a .22LR looms large when you are on the 'business end'

:eek: :eek:

That, and maybe a 'smiley face' on a 44/45 size wadcutter :)
 
I concur. Don't think I'd be painting bullets. If one wanted mean looking ones how about the "Pin Grabbers" hollowpoints with the saw teeth.
 
Sounds sorta silly.....

However, there's something to be said for looking at the business-end of a large-bore snubby and seeing it's fully loaded.
 
This might be a bit of a stretch, but I would give a thought to the possibility of reduced reliability, because the cavity of the hollow point has been clogged, and may not expand properly.

There's also a potential risk of lawsuit if he suffers from secondary infection, or other complications, that might be attributable to the paint. I'm thinking 'toxic shock', or something like that. I realize this second issue is kind of ironic (if the bullet doesn't, in fact, kill the BG), but in this whacko world we live in, I'm sure there's a lawyer that would take the case.
 
Response to Stephen Camp...

Mr. Camp, sir, that is some mean looking lint/dust particles you have on your gun. I assume that is a derivation of Ayoob's painted bullets? If your bullets have the same particles, no doubt you will paralyze folks with fear!

Nice pics!

M1911, too close? No doubt!
 
Funny thing, unless you are looking RIGHT down at it, a Colt 1917 army doesn't "look" loaded, the cylinder is far longer than it needs to be for the 45acp cartridge. Still, when it's full of hydra-shocks it looks pretty darn scary.

Ditto for .44 Hydra-shocks in a shiny 7.5 inch Vaquero.
 
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