The Irish Brigade, another unit that kept their Model 1842 smoothbore muskets to late in the war, used buck and ball with deadly effect at the "Wheatfield" and, perhaps more famously, against Pickett's Charge.
.357 Revolver as a SHTF Gun? Really?
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The Irish Brigade, another unit that kept their Model 1842 smoothbore muskets to late in the war, used buck and ball with deadly effect at the "Wheatfield" and, perhaps more famously, against Pickett's Charge.
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Nope, no glocksmithpolymerwundergun for me.
in that situation, I'm saving brass like its gold, and reloading with a lee whack a mole kit by the firelight, using cast bullets also made by firelight.
I might have to use BP if that is all that is available, or if I have to make my own. In a true SHTF scenario it might be years of chaos before things settle down again and I have no use for a wundergun that throws my brass away, especially very hard to find 10mm brass. Good luck scrounging up 10mm brass when you run out.
in that situation, I'm saving brass like its gold, and reloading with a lee whack a mole kit by the firelight, using cast bullets also made by firelight.
I might have to use BP if that is all that is available, or if I have to make my own. In a true SHTF scenario it might be years of chaos before things settle down again and I have no use for a wundergun that throws my brass away, especially very hard to find 10mm brass. Good luck scrounging up 10mm brass when you run out.
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A 357 revolver and a .22 lever rifle would suit me fine where I'd be going.
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Oh, real world SHTF stuff.... well then, you need something bigger than a 9mm to shoot at the National Guard helicopters while saving people off their roofs.
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A few years back living in Alaska and doing a lot of fishing in lakes we hiked into the standard carry then was 357 revolvers even if one of us carried a rifle which we usually did .. would be 3 to as many as 5 of us .. we made a lot of noise and saw close signs (Steaming pile of bear dung) but no bears .. we had a meeting with a moose that was a little unnerving .. they can be as dangerous as a bear ..
mrchuck
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The .357 Magnum.
I am opinionated as this was my first issued weapon as a LEO.
I still like it the best in my retirement.
I like the BOOM it makes.
I like the stiff recoil it produces.
I personally know it will take the fight out of a perpetrator.
Nuff said.
I am opinionated as this was my first issued weapon as a LEO.
I still like it the best in my retirement.
I like the BOOM it makes.
I like the stiff recoil it produces.
I personally know it will take the fight out of a perpetrator.
Nuff said.
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I usually do not read these articles by someone who rarely leaves the pavement. What makes their opinion better than ours?
I can keep your...."posterior" scratching for cover at 150-175 yards with any of my 357's....Have killed big deer with the 357 and CAST bullets......I don't like plastic 9mm bullet squirters......
From light wadcutter loads to full house heavy for caliber loads I cannot think of a firearm with a more useful power range for a variety of needs than the .357, and a revolver is much easier to always have with you than a long gun. Even a 6" can be concealed if necessary. Pretty versatile.
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hostler
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I really like my revolvers but I have to agree with the article.
I'm going to carry whatever is reliable and whatever most everyone else is carrying. It doesn't pay to be different when you are running low of ammo or need to repair something. Probably the most prevalent handgun ammo is 9mm and probably the most prevalent handgun is a Glock.
That being said, if the sheit goes medieval and you can't find any more factory ammo then maybe a revolver wouldn't be a bad choice. It's easier to collect the brass and you can reliably shoot lead bullets and weird powder loads don't effect the function of the gun.
I'm going to carry whatever is reliable and whatever most everyone else is carrying. It doesn't pay to be different when you are running low of ammo or need to repair something. Probably the most prevalent handgun ammo is 9mm and probably the most prevalent handgun is a Glock.
That being said, if the sheit goes medieval and you can't find any more factory ammo then maybe a revolver wouldn't be a bad choice. It's easier to collect the brass and you can reliably shoot lead bullets and weird powder loads don't effect the function of the gun.
bwickens
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I read the article. One of his arguments was the wildlife population would quickly nosedive to zero, rendering hunting a non issue. I don't know about that. We live in a society where people can't change a flat tire or tell time on an analog clock without googling a youtube how-to video. I think the "city folk" are going to go Donner Party long before they start making a dent in the deer population let alone the feral dog, hog and cat population.
I REALLY think this whole scenario is and always will be BS.....Article full of myths not facts......
I'm inclined to agree heartily with this. Plenty of rats and pigeons to eat in the big cities too, but as stated above, would they even know what to do with one IF they managed to catch/kill one?
I rather suspect that a dismaying number of such folks won't be able to figure out how long packaged and canned foods might last under different conditions, let alone how to catch and prepare animals for safe consumption (and storage).
senecaap
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All this SHTF/End of the world/zombie apocalypse stuff is silly. When it does, you won't be prepared, you won't be comfortable, you won't have the ideal set up. Paradigm shifts tend to be that way, ask the Romans.
If you have any sort of firearm, you will be better off than most of the people.
If you have any sort of firearm, you will be better off than most of the people.
hostler
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You're neglecting the part where the country folk kill the kings deer and sell the meat to the starving city dwellers for a very hefty profit.
I expect the barter system and capitalism will be firmly in effect
