Recent content by Hand Cannon

I give thanks to all military personnel, for their service, active and veterans. Why? Because you went in harm's way, where the possibility of you sacrificing the ultimate sacrifice, your life, was present. You did so that I, my family and 295 million other Americans can go to bed every night...

Did you resize the brass before building your rounds? I use a Redding Competition die set on my S&W 500, also with a 6.5" barrel. A taper crimp comes with that set of dies. Even shooting hot loads did not overcome the taper crimp - I encountered no bullet set-back.

I was a Deputy Sheriff in Texas for 17 years. Given the guns available at the time I'd pick a .44 Special (with a 5" barrel if available). I carried a 44 Magnum model 629 with a Magnaported 4" barrel for 1 year. That's simply too much gun to be shooting where other people might be somewhere...

Good on ya Mr. Barner! What a wonderful show of generosity and inclusiveness. There's not near enough of it in this world.

STUPID! That is just plain stupidity. You can't describe it any other way or even ATTEMPT to justify it. One slip and you have one bullet that kills one man and ruins the other man's life forever.

I'm using a Hensoldt ZF 3.5-26X56 that sits on a custom bolt gun. It's a relatively new build so I've just been fire forming brass a little at a time. Once I get 50 pieces of brass fire formed I'll start load development with Berger OTM Hybrid (.30 cal) bullets and Retumbo powder. I cheated...

I had Gary Reeder build a single action in 500 S&W. The fit and finish were poor when I first took delivery. The shear volume of the amount of engraved skulls and the Grim Reaper along with his name and S&W Magnum cut into the side of the frame was cartoonish. I sent it back to him...

In Rocky IV, Stallone wanted Lungren to really fight in a scene to add to the reality. In a couple seconds Lundgren hit Stallone over the heart. Stallone's heart beats became very irregular and was in ICU for 12 days before the cardiologist would release him to continue the film. Lundgren has...

Weaponshield - Grease and oil applications.

Keep your finger out of the trigger guard and off the trigger Glocks are every bit as safe as any other handgun as long as you follow the VERY SIMPLE rule of keeping your finger out of the trigger guard and off the trigger until you intend to immediately fire the weapon.

I wasn't forced to believe anything YOU may have been "forced" to believe that poppycock...I wasn't. The examples of officers making unbelievable errors when the SHTF due to poor training WAS backed by at least a news account and often a police report. I still have them with me. But, I'm not...

In service training Yeah...right. :rolleyes:

Right Call it what you wish. It may influence other members of the forum, but, having been an LEO from 1983 to 2000, many of the in-service training sessions I attended included recitations of situations as outrageous as the one I posted. Enough so that the above situation doesn't surprise me...

Agreed Don't disagree with anything you've posted. Yes, LEOs are civilians. I used the term to separate the two groups; LEOs & non-LEOs. However, while what you pointed out regarding the labels is true, there is a very real difference in how LEOs see the world, and non-LEOs when compared to...

Training and reaction We do not need to guess, or make assumptions about how you will react in a deadly force encounter. You will do exactly what you were trained to do. There are so many examples of this principle in law enforcement that the principle is not, and can not, be questioned...