Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/12/15 2:16 PM, John H. wrote:


You should really consider thinking before you post.


I'd suggest you follow your own advice, but, then, there is no
evidence here you are capable of doing so, eh, Colonel Klink?

Nice job having Donnies back once again! That moron started a new
post. Teach him how to use his crappy Playbook or buy the sad sack an
Apple with your extra, non-taxed, cash.

On 3/12/15 8:37 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:10:17 -0400, Someone
wrote:

wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 19:53:41 -0400, Someone
wrote:

Gun #32 is on it's way to my dealer. A stainless S&W .500 magnum. I
ordered the 6.5" barrel.

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...layErrorView_Y

How does that compare to the desert eagle .50
(Yeah I know I could just google something up)

I have both and will be shooting them early next week. I'll let you know.

The .50AE is a much smaller cartridge. 300 grain vs 440 in the magnum.

The load some a lot heavier than that. I was looking at this a bit
earlier. I saw 500gr commercially and ballistic reports for 700gr.
That is up in the BMG category.
It looks like you may pay $2 a round for commercial ammo but you can
reload for 30 cents or so depending on what bullets you buy and how
many you get in a box. The real price break at Natchez seems to be 500
for a 320gr and it goes up from there.


700 grain...wow....that'll really play havoc with a two liter sodapop
bottle. Looks like great fun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjmtUFrFBc4

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Something more realistic for you Harry

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzyqiT1FFA

Tim wrote:
Something more realistic for you Harry

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzyqiT1FFA

Jerry is a world class revolver shooter...his sort of shooting is hardly
realistic for the right-wing "shootists" in rec.bloats.
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Maybe the guy in your video was more the speed of the left-wingers

On 3/13/15 3:19 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:18:12 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 3/12/15 8:10 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:42:53 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 3/12/15 2:20 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:55:12 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

My point about the .500 S&W is perfectly valid. Quick followup shots
are a bitch, and if you miss the bear, the bear is going to have you for
lunch. You disagree, eh?

Define "quick". I am sure a guy who shoots one regularly could get
back down in far less than a second.


Who shoots one of those cannons "regularly"? I'd bet on the grizzly bear
and, of course, that is such a distinct possibility in SE Florida.

I seldom go to SE Florida.
I also have no interest in a "50" anything.




Oh. I thought when you said a guy who shoots a .50 regularly could get
off additional shots in a hurry, you had first-hand experience firing
the weapons.

I don't play NFL football but I know when a quarterback completes a
pass.
I have seen guys shoot hand cannons and the guys who do it a lot are
pretty comfortable with them ... including that Casull.
I did say "less than a second" and that is a pretty long time for a
skilled shooter to get back on the same target.

I like SE Florida, but I also have no interest in 50 caliber weaponry.

Where did SE florida come into this in the first place?
If I bought anything 50 cal it would be a Barrett but I really have
zero use for one.
Maybe if I lived in Fumbuck Arizona or Montana I might have a place to
shoot one but there are not that many 1000 yard opportunities anywhere
I might be.


The poster who allegedly is buying the hand cannon lives in SE Florida,
where, apparently, griz roam the subdivision.

I read that Barretts are great for knocking over two liter soda bottles
at 1000 yards. There must be something else a civilian can do with one,
but I'm not sure what. Groundhogs?



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On 3/13/15 3:28 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:39:50 -0400, Someone
wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:33:32 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:20:56 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:55:12 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

My point about the .500 S&W is perfectly valid. Quick followup shots
are a bitch, and if you miss the bear, the bear is going to have you for
lunch. You disagree, eh?
Define "quick". I am sure a guy who shoots one regularly could get
back down in far less than a second.
A guy who shoots one regularly probably wouldn't need to worry about 'quick followup
shots'.

[NB: Harry does not fall into that category.]
If you are going to buy commercial ammo, you won't be able to afford
to shoot this a lot. It looks like the ammo is $2 a round. OTOH the
bullets are about a quarter each in quantity of 500 (at Natchez) so
the reloaders really make out. Powder and primers add another nickel
or so.


I thought about that. I probably won't shoot it often but I will save
the brass. I've never reloaded but it's something I might try when I
retire and have more time. I paid a hair under $1.80/round for 100
rounds with shipping. Until now I didn't know reloading was that
economical. There are some very good reloaders at the local gun show.
Maybe I can trade them for ammo?

Reloading is all about time. Depending on the loader some can go
pretty fast. A turret press is basically a little ammo factory but
they are expensive. I have a single station press and when I was
loading, I could get about one a minute average, end to end, from
fired brass to loaded round. That is loading 50.
The more you load at once, the better you average because setup is
most of the time on a short run.
I used to just make primed brass until I had a shoe box full and then
it was pretty quick to select a load and bang out a bunch.
I was really just loading .38 and I had a whole lot of brass, still
have quite a bit. (1000?)



Were you melting down and pouring lead or were you buying ready made
bullets? The whole process somehow reminds me of alchemy.


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On Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 7:25:40 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote:
Maybe the guy in your video was more the speed of the left-wingers

That video that Krause used is likely of him.

On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:19:06 -0400, Someone wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 19:53:41 -0400, Someone wrote:

Gun #32 is on it's way to my dealer. A stainless S&W .500 magnum. I
ordered the 6.5" barrel.

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...layErrorView_Y
Been out playing golf, and I came back to see this. Beautiful. Are you going to shoot
it or keep it nice and pretty. S&W has already shot it, yes? Hell, might as well
enjoy the thing.

Congrats.


BTW - #33 is in my sights. I'm linking the new Savage A17. I'm waiting
to see if they offer it in stainless.

It'll be interesting to hear how you like it.

Me, I'm still dreaming about a Mini-14 one of these years.
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Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner
*behavior* causes problems.

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 03:19:58 -0400, wrote:

Where did SE florida come into this in the first place?
If I bought anything 50 cal it would be a Barrett but I really have
zero use for one.
Maybe if I lived in Fumbuck Arizona or Montana I might have a place to
shoot one but there are not that many 1000 yard opportunities anywhere
I might be.

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I have shot a Barrett 50 at 100 yards. It's an interesting gun and
has a very high novelty factor but I can't imagine using one for
hunting or much of anything else.