Text 14528, 68 rader
Skriven 2008-04-24 10:03:46 av Jeff Smith (1:14/5)
  Kommentar till text 14515 av Björn Felten (2:203/2)
Ärende: Hand guns -- made for killing people
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Hello Björn.

24 Apr 08 14:49, you wrote to me:

 BF> (Thanks for the clarifications.)

 BF>    But:

 JS>> I use the [...] 357 and 44 for hunting.

 BF>    If you try a stunt like that in Sweden you would have your hunting
 BF> license revoked faster than you can say kaboom.

     I mentioned the .357 and .44 as those are the handguns that I have
that are legal for taking large game. The following handguns are also legal
for hunting big game here:


10 mm Automatic (shorter than 1.285" case but legal by statute 97B.031 subd.7c)
357 Herrett
357 Magnum
357 Remington Max
41 Remington Magnum
44 Remington Magnum
44 Auto Mag
440 Corbin Magnum
45 Colt (45 Long Colt)
45 Winchester Mag (legal by statute exemption, case is shorter than 1.285)
454 Casull
475 Linebaugh
460 S&W Magnum
480 Ruger
50 Action Express (legal by statute exemption, case is shorter than 1.285)
50 Alaskan
50-110
500 Smith & Wesson Magnum


 BF>  Not only is the bullet "power" not enough to kill an animal (unless
 BF> you're hunting mice at 5m distance) immediately at reasonable
 BF> distances, the gun itself is also far too inaccurate to make it even
 BF> remotely suitable for hunting purposes.

 BF>    Even a slow breeze will make the bullet miss the target by
 BF> decimetres at such a short (hunting-wise) distance as 50m. I know,
 BF> I've been shooting on targets (at up to 300m) with pistol ammo for
 BF> many years, as part of my military training. One year I even ended 3rd
 BF> in a national competition and have a silver spoon and a medal to prove
 BF> it... :)

     I choose to differ Björn. I have been hunting with people that have
shot and killed dear at 50-100 yards (45-91 meters) with a .44 hangun.
Granted, a handgun isn't my gun of choice for hunting. But there are times
when the target is in a position where wielding a rifle is too cumbersome.

 BF>    No, I insist: a hand gun has one purpose and one purpose only -- to
 BF> kill other people.

     A handgun has only one purpose if that is all that you choose to
apply to it.

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Jeff

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