Thread: How old is too old?...
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Old 04-23-2024, 04:14 PM
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I have two S&W revolvers I use in everyday carry...A 3 1/2" .38/44 HD (the one with the Diet Coke grips) which is now 68 years old, and a .38 M&P Target which is just shy of 98...Both are in better health than I am, and both carry Hornady XTP's...At what point, if any, should a gun be called too old to trust as a reliable defender?......Ben
It depends on the gunman. Some of us are exceptional shootists and then others are not.

I reload Hornady XTP for my 38 Special, 357 Magnum and 44 Special for my carry and home defense loads.

As a Senior Citizen I know a lot of my peers that should not be carrying.
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