What makes for the biggest "wait a minute" moment?

[Warren Sear]

Quite a few years ago I had police officer point his revolver at me and say, "Don't move". I followed his command and the situation soon resolved itself as a case of mis-identification. I can say with certainty that, in my case at least, I paid no notice whatsoever of the caliber or make of his gun, or if there were hollow points visible in the cylinder, or any of that type of nonsense. So all of the clowns looking to see how badass they look in the mirror are wasting their time if their goal is trying to see how intimidating they appear. I think ANY gun pointed at you, even a lowly 22, will get your full attention. But then, we don't point our guns at people hoping to intimidate them, do we? Google "felony brandishing of a firearm" if further research is desired.

 

[JParanee]

 

[shouldazagged]

Not so much a "wait a moment" experience as an "unexpected laundry bill" experience.

But I have no intention of testing the effect on somebody else.

 

[feralmerril]

A old friend told me a funny story that happened when he was a kid. He and a fat buddy of his were doing some prank or whatever and a beat cop yelled for them to stop as they started to run off. His fat buddy stopped short and yelled back, "Dddddont shoot! I am just a kid!

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

I've never had the displeasure of looking down the business end of a firearm pointed in anger but a loaded big bore revolver would get my vote for pucker factor.

a self portrait with the camera on a timer and done for artistic reasons...no cameras were hurt in the making of this image.

That picture looks like Brian Dennehy.

 

[JeepinSoldier]

I would think that a .460 VR would be pretty intimidating.

We have many handguns at home, and my 16 year old is pretty adept at shooting some of them.

The day I brought the 5" 625 .45 ACP home he said "Damn dad, that's a cannon!"

 

[Edmo]

When I read the thread title of "Wait a Minute Moments", I thought of the old adage concerning the two loudest sounds with guns. Both would definitely make you say, "Wait a minute..."

The first is the gun that goes "click" when it should have gone "bang".

The second is the gun that goes "bang" when it should have gone "click".

Edmo

 

[SniperX]

A look at the business end of the 4in 25-2 with 230gr JHPs in it when the hollow part of the bullet is larger in dia than a .308 bullet is pretty worthy! Something about looking at the end a .45 revolver with hollow points makes a bad guy wanna turn good.

 

[SniperX]

When I read the thread title of "Wait a Minute Moments", I thought of the old adage concerning the two loudest sounds with guns. Both would definitely make you say, "Wait a minute..."

The first is the gun that goes "click" when it should have gone "bang".

The second is the gun that goes "bang" when it should have gone "click".

Edmo

Me too! So I read before posting my wait a min moment with a slam fire on a G22.........luckily at a range with it pointed the correct direction!

 

[cbr600f3]

"Wait a minute moments"
Fart that feels to warm and moist to be a fart.
Gun pointed at me more of an oh s**t moment.

 

[Wee Hooker]

I'd have to vote with a 625. That cylinder is the size of a trash can and the chambers like a dog bowl!

That said, the one time I had to pull a gun it was a puny Jennings J22 (i.e. All I had). I remember clearly it was an OS moment for the ill intended punks closing in on my girl and I while we walked a local nature trail. They stopped cold in their tracks and started sputtering like 10 year olds heading to the wood shed.
Guess I'd say that the OS moment is really in the eye of the beholder

 

[THEWELSHM]

I would have to say looking down the business end of an 8 3/8" Model 500 with hollow points is a memorable experience, ( in the mirror of course)

Bound to break the ice in any situation


thewelshm

 

[P&R Fan]

I occasionally perform armed Bodyguard services to frightened Women. I always find out as much as I can about whoever they are afraid of. Recently it has been a single person. Although I have often carried a Glock (or two) on these assignments, there have recently been a few where I knew I was only protecting my client from one person. One recently was an estranged husband coming to her house for a visitation. There had been abuse in the marriage, and when I talked to the Sheriff beforehand he told me this was a pretty bad guy. I thought it over and decided if I needed my sidearm it would be indoors, at close range. I decided if I had to throw down on this guy, I wanted him to get the message that I meant business. I carried my S&W M696 .44 Special. I figured that .429" bore and Gold Dot hollowpoints peeking out at him, aimed at his groin, (with my finger, of course, off the trigger, Rule #3) would make quite an impression.
Turned out he was a pretty decent guy, and I had no trouble. Kept that revolver concealed the whole time, and he never knew it was there. My client was very grateful and everything went off without a hitch.
I still carry the Glocks on these assignments, but sometimes a revolver is called for.
Jim

 

[Donn]

Quite frankly just looking down the barrel at close range of any gun will pretty much be a "wait a minute moment" for most and usually the bigger the hole you are looking at the more the pucker factor will ratchet up.

+1^^^^ The last place I wanna be.

 

[cbr600f3]

Looking down the barrel and loaded chambers of a magnum revolver or a semi-auto pistol? I vote for looking down the barrel & loaded chambers of my S&W 460 xvr loaded with Black Talons aka Winchester Dual Bonded ammunition. I think that is an unbeatable "pardon me sir. May I go now?" moment in time.

Im sure .500 s&w and perhaps even a shotty beat it.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

As far as shoulder fired weapons of those commonly available to the general population, not much beats a double barreled side by side shotgun pointed at you in earnest, especially from less than 10 yards. They look much more menacing than an O/U does for some reason.

 

[Mister_Smith]

As far as shoulder fired weapons of those commonly available to the general population, not much beats a double barreled side by side shotgun pointed at you in earnest, especially from less than 10 yards. They look much more menacing than an O/U does for some reason.

Agreed, and the thing about double barreled shotguns, unlike any other firearm, not only do you have THE BIGGEST BORE possible, you can fire BOTH BARRELS at the same time. That trumps even a single barrel shotgun (though with a single barrel you can have a fast follow up second shot, and third, and fourth etc.)

I've read articles about "stopping power" where the author stated that not even a shotgun is a guaranteed one shot stop, but something tells me that having both barrels unloaded on a person intent on doing harm is gonna stop him, at the very least it will be at the very top of the totem pole of one shot stop percentiles, no doubt.