Killed a jillion rabbits with the .410.I will add to my original post the 410. If it were cheaper, or as cheap, I could see it, but not at the cost it comes in at. If I can even find it. I think somebody upthread said pretty much the same thing.
Omg, that’s hilarious. I wanted to chime in and when I heard that, I remembered a friend of a friend going bear hunting in Alaska. He had a 4” ported smith in. 460 and asked me if I wanted to shoot it. So I did at almost dark, I thought the end of the barrel exploded and the recoil sucked, so no thanks for me on that one. Yeah, high fiving a sledgehammer is accurate in that regard as well.Redhawk. It will handle anything I'm willing to shoot. For some reason I thought it would be fun to drive a 255gr at 1k fps. It was like high fiving a sledgehammer.
Read the whole thread, don’t understand the 40 sw hate.
But saying that I’ve never shot mine. Own a few, G***** Mod. 22’s. But I’ve never shot a G****
Is it the round? Or am I missing something? Seems to me to be a fair compromise, but I’m mistaken a lot.
Really? It carries as much energy at 100 yds as a .357 mag at point blank range. Not as effective as the -06 in a Garand but not wimpy either. My dad had one in Korea also...it was not effective because they didn't give him any ammo and he went into the war as a knife fight. Given bullets things would have been better.Forgot, rounds I don’t like!
The 30 cal. In the M-1 Carb. Almost got my dad killed in Korea. Bad round, poor self defense cal. round.
Easiest way to find out is go shoot one of them, lol! I'm not sure why you wouldn't...it's not like a G22 is a collector's item! I'm not really a Glock guy, or a .40 guy for that matter, but if you haven't tried it for yourself, you're definitely missing something. They're decent guns and it's a capable defensive round...both do what they're designed to do effectively, but there's also better stuff out there.Read the whole thread, don’t understand the 40 sw hate.
But saying that I’ve never shot mine. Own a few, G***** Mod. 22’s. But I’ve never shot a G****
Is it the round? Or am I missing something? Seems to me to be a fair compromise, but I’m mistaken a lot.
sgammo shows the American Eagle stuff at $0.70/round if you buy it in a 500 round case. SS198 is $1.12/round for a 500 round case.7.62x39
Not enough mass, not enough velocity, narrow useful range for bullet selection, and everyone thinks its the greatest thing since sliced bread. Yet it has gone on to be fixed with 5.45x39, 9x39, and 6.5 grendel, which are all vastly better performing cartridges, proving that it is the worst compromise of all worlds.
Federal american eagle is the weakest loading in 5.7, only achieving around 1500fps, with a bullet intentionally designed to have bad penetration characteristics. SS197 is one of the most common rounds available and is putting out 1/3rd again the energy on target. SS195 Gets you most of the way to normal 5.7 performance and is also one of the most common loadings available. SS198 is pretty easy to pick up and that's a solid performer in 5.7. The boutique ammo market exists due to laws and fear of the ATF potentially banning anything that performs like it should.
In the boutique world you can expect penetration through a 3A vest, over 16" of penetration afterwards, and a wound track significantly larger than a 9mm hollow point. Which demonstrates what the round is capable of, if companies would stop being so scared of the ATF.
And cost is more on the 45-50 cents per round range.
The main appeal is the capacity, weight, and lack of recoil.
Your right on both parts but......I would agree with 45 colt. I hardly ever see it for sale, when I do it is expensive and seems to be mainly cowboy action wimpy stuff. Seems like a reloaders cartridge now to me.