NBC news stupidity

Roger Halstead wrote:
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 22:51:28 -0400, Matt Whiting
wrote:


B2431 wrote:


From: Mark Hickey
Date: 8/13/2004 5:07 PM Central Daylight Time
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(B2431) wrote:



Let's take this out of aviation for a moment. If you were at a stoplight

and


some guy opened your passenger door and hopped in then produced a box cutter
and said "Hi, I'm from NBC and I just proved how easy it is to car jack" you
would still feel threatened.

I just had a mental picture of the driver saying "Hi, I'm from the NRA
and I just proved how easy it is for this here 9mm to blow a few nice
holes in a carjacker... sorry about the shirt and all..."

Mark Hickey


9mm? You heathen!! I carry a 45.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

The example was obviously a female NRA member. I also carry a .45 or a
.44 Mag. The .44 is a little unwieldly though in tight quarters, but I
do like the extra firepower and it is more accurate than my .45. I
imagine the muzzle blast in a cockpit would be truly impressive. You


9mm with HP "Hydra-shok"

Oh, you'd be able to hear again... In a couple of hours to a couple of
days although the ringing in your ears my stay for the rest of your
life. :-)) Anything other than small caliber inside a confined space
is deafening and I mean that literally.

What'd you say? :-)

I think the velocity of the bullet is much more of a factor than its
size. My .220 Swift and 7MM are much louder than my .45 or even .44 Mag.


wouldn't even have to hit the terrorist to put him out of commission.


Or the pilot for that matter. The 45 has relatively low chamber and
muzzle pressure, but the 44 has considerably higher pressures and
attendant noise.

True, the .44 velocity is much higher than the .45, and affect on the
target is much greater as well. :-)
I'm just a big bore fan. Anything less than .41 Mag is a toy in my
book. Great for practice and target shooting (love my Ruger 22/45), but
for serious business I'll take one of my big bores any day.


Matt