tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5444137870256714192..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Friends is friends and business is business.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88319915059123276202011-01-30T21:32:27.198-05:002011-01-30T21:32:27.198-05:00+10 on the Modernised LeMat!
8 or 9 rounds of .357...+10 on the Modernised LeMat!<br />8 or 9 rounds of .357 round a 20 gauge barrel.<br />If the bad guys' still running at you after 9 rounds of .357, a load of 20 gauge buckshot at point blank range should have some effect...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19798812306164824202011-01-20T23:03:30.200-05:002011-01-20T23:03:30.200-05:00"Something about the idea of a shotgun shell,..."Something about the idea of a shotgun shell, even an anemic .410 bore, in a pistol tends to make the ballistic illiterati want to whip out the VISA® like nothing else I've ever seen."<br /><br />I spent a day and a half and and over a dozen posts at TFL trying to explain to the "ballistic illiterati" (LOL!) exactly why this was a poor choice for SD, only to be asked again and again, "Why do you think it is not a good gun? What did Taurus ever do to you that made you such a Hater?" I guess it's like trying to tell Wildebeeste that crossing Croc infested rivers is dangerous: they are going to do it anyhow.....jimbob86noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17689791836139097192011-01-19T08:53:52.630-05:002011-01-19T08:53:52.630-05:00When I see someone shot a clean round of skeet wit...When I see someone shot a clean round of skeet with one, I'll think about it. Until then I'll pass.<br /><br />wv - pings - garands on the last shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78354076472671044762011-01-19T05:48:28.416-05:002011-01-19T05:48:28.416-05:00I wouldn't mind having one... I mean hot .45LC...I wouldn't mind having one... I mean hot .45LC loads outperform .44 magnum... but it wouldn't make my top 10 want-to-have list.<br /><br />...and for 'cool' factor, I'd rather have a mare's leg. And I haven't even seen the tv-series that birthed the idea.Mikaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894602732468692375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71028915431479988652011-01-18T23:39:33.328-05:002011-01-18T23:39:33.328-05:00Ok, last stab at this before I assume that posting...Ok, last stab at this before I assume that posting after 12 hour days is a bad idea!<br /><br />Tam,<br /><br />Although not as blatant as the "Governor", I have to postulate that Smith has already "stuck the spoon out the window" with the <a href="http://keads-anotherday.blogspot.com/2010/12/range-report-bodyguard-380.html" rel="nofollow">Bodyguard .380</a>Semi and the .38 Special Bodyguard Revolver modeled on the Ruger LCR.<br /><br />Retail price points are close for the Smith .380 compared to equipping a Kel-Tec P3-AT or Ruger LCP with an after marker laser to the Smith .380.<br /><br />Wholesale is workable too!Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16449907214179934722011-01-18T23:12:20.526-05:002011-01-18T23:12:20.526-05:00Cheer up Judge/Governator/whatever fans. I found a...Cheer up Judge/Governator/whatever fans. I found a dumber gun by carefully perusing some SHOT show literature I found on the onlines. <br /><br />http://issuu.com/shotbusiness/docs/shotdaily_day1<br /><br />If you're as bored or starved for gun info as I appear to be, you'll note a new Mossberg "Home Defense" matte black OVER UNDER Picatinny-railed shotgun. A "tacti-cool" superposed. <br /><br />Honest. <br /><br />Yet the updated LeMat remains untouched (and for that matter, where's my reproduction C96? Uberti, I'm lookin' at YOU!)Exodusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64133545342043412502011-01-18T19:15:37.893-05:002011-01-18T19:15:37.893-05:00If SHOT's going to be about answers without qu...If SHOT's going to be about answers without questions catching on, somebody please bring back the autorevolver.<br /><br />My Mateba's lonely, and I'm not sure a Rhino's going to be enough company to make it happy.Canthroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263191238757258797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52432876604460788922011-01-18T18:55:19.464-05:002011-01-18T18:55:19.464-05:00Mea culpa! Thank you Tam! That is of course what...Mea culpa! Thank you Tam! That is of course what I meant. However, most people understand( if they are not......). You I believe are a Southern girl so you know a niche and a notch are very similar. It's all in what we understand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69688899528904819132011-01-18T18:13:20.500-05:002011-01-18T18:13:20.500-05:00Eric,
Congregation, let us pray...
;)Eric,<br /><br />Congregation, let us pray...<br /><br />;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20870477445483253372011-01-18T18:09:20.985-05:002011-01-18T18:09:20.985-05:00I think an M&P10 would refer to a M&P rifl...I think an M&P10 would refer to a M&P rifle in .308 like the AR-10, and not a pistol chambered in 10mm.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448573800625757326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6328685475217362322011-01-18T17:13:42.563-05:002011-01-18T17:13:42.563-05:00Anon 3:24,
I'm pretty sure you meant it fills...Anon 3:24,<br /><br />I'm pretty sure you meant it fills a "niche".<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />An "ENOB"Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8371925795596816692011-01-18T16:39:00.693-05:002011-01-18T16:39:00.693-05:00Hmm. I suppose, with that long cylinder, you migh...Hmm. I suppose, with that long cylinder, you might could chamber a 454 Casull round in that super light revolver. I wonder if they warn against that. -- LyleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66779145521539686202011-01-18T15:24:23.503-05:002011-01-18T15:24:23.503-05:00Sorry folks, the Judge fills a notch and it does a...Sorry folks, the Judge fills a notch and it does a damned good job of that. I just love the "GNOBS" which is my term for gun snobs, who bitch about everything. I have one and I like it after several hundred rounds of .410 and 45. A little practice and use is a wonderful thing. If you haven't owned and used one quite a bit STFU. OBTW, I'm older than dirt and have owned and still own(and use) a shitload of firearms. Rant off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7790749751909396002011-01-18T15:07:59.372-05:002011-01-18T15:07:59.372-05:00Isn't it just a touch ironic for Smith to be c...Isn't it just a touch ironic for Smith to be copying Taurus?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467609845285028675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66955849062101316972011-01-18T14:16:13.493-05:002011-01-18T14:16:13.493-05:00- Big +1 on the modernized Lemat. -Capitalism is a...- Big +1 on the modernized Lemat. -Capitalism is a wonderful thing; the market throws up all sorts of products for all sorts of interests, & those products are not required to be particularly useful, as long as the maker believes they will sell. Those who bemoan this state of affairs can end up sounding rather Marxist.Beaumontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86690421298593265302011-01-18T13:52:05.498-05:002011-01-18T13:52:05.498-05:00Me, I want a modernized pepper box. With a feature...Me, I want a modernized pepper box. With a feature that lets all barrels go off at once by intention.Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057058763094040058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57967392868205916442011-01-18T12:48:50.099-05:002011-01-18T12:48:50.099-05:00If you're a serious shooter, who's interes...If you're a serious shooter, who's interested in serious metrics of utility for all your guns, it's not for you. And if you want beauty...well, Taurus knows they'll never get you as a customer anyway.<br /><br />It's all about being over-the-top stupid-fun. It's cool because it's weird. And useless for any practical purpose.<br /><br />Honestly? If I didn't have actual _useful_ guns I need to replace out of the firearm budget right now, I'd buy one. But I'm not going to try and pretend there's any rational justification for it.lelnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600824544185328505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91193012440617294212011-01-18T11:24:07.335-05:002011-01-18T11:24:07.335-05:00Gewehr98,
"Wonder how much chamber wall thic...Gewehr98,<br /><br />"<i>Wonder how much chamber wall thickness there is in that long cylinder. Enough to build a .444 Marlin 5-shot revolver?</i>"<br /><br />With the Smith, I think your limiting factor would be more the alloy frame than the cylinder dimensions.<br /><br />Weren't some BFRs done up in .444?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71960046671883024322011-01-18T11:16:01.228-05:002011-01-18T11:16:01.228-05:00Wait wait. Back up. Modernized LeMat.
9 shots of...Wait wait. Back up. Modernized LeMat. <br /><br />9 shots of .357 rotating about a 28ga axis (since apparently the new Judge can run 28ga without running afoul of the rules.) <br /><br />Do one in .327 FedMag while we're at it, so we can play with all those lonely .32 derivatives. <br /><br />I realize that the center mini shotty precludes rail placement under the barrel - I can live with that. :) <br /><br />Call me crazy, but this has much more appeal to me than any Judge or derivative. <br /><br />If you need me I'll be playing Red Dead Redemption.Exodusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78961042033457909422011-01-18T11:12:40.189-05:002011-01-18T11:12:40.189-05:00Hmmm...
.410 buckshot or slug loads, running at ....Hmmm...<br /><br />.410 buckshot or slug loads, running at .45 Long Colt pressures... <br /><br />Wonder how much chamber wall thickness there is in that long cylinder. Enough to build a .444 Marlin 5-shot revolver? :-)<br /><br />Sounds like it's time for me to pick up a donor gun for experimentation!Gewehr98https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440119702457734221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10641644945733361342011-01-18T10:38:46.542-05:002011-01-18T10:38:46.542-05:00ZING! :DZING! :DTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74602516807782019432011-01-18T10:36:32.764-05:002011-01-18T10:36:32.764-05:00Should have called it The Govenator
All hype, no ...Should have called it The Govenator<br /><br />All hype, no performance.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87998878116096268532011-01-18T10:19:27.471-05:002011-01-18T10:19:27.471-05:00Something nobody mentions with the Judge is that ....Something nobody mentions with the Judge is that .410 handguns are very blasty. That's not a handy feature.<br /><br />They do sell like hotcakes at the local Ganderous Mountainous, and I have to say that the Taurus commercial with the petite woman pulverizing watermelon like she was the new Gallager is quite effective. Something tells me though that the mighty .410 may not actually cause melon to explode.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544360303504618447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58015943613764711912011-01-18T10:16:23.711-05:002011-01-18T10:16:23.711-05:00BobG,
"No one in this world, so far as I kno...BobG,<br /><br />"No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the record for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people." -H.L. MenckenTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56927603772657158382011-01-18T10:10:49.827-05:002011-01-18T10:10:49.827-05:00"As long as people will accept crap, it will ..."As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it."<br />- Dick CavettBobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.com