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2000-12-01 Thread Brian Toller
From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I remember reading a while ago about one of the American Gun writers (big bloke who's name escapes me but shoots lots of big guns) who shot something like 1000 rounds of full charge .44 mag in a day of shooting, the next day he found his shooting hand

CS: Field-.458

2000-11-29 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] There's a gunsmith in Austria who makes revolvers in .458 Winchester Magnum, there was a review in Internationales Waffen Magazin. Presumably he makes them for novelty value. I personally wouldn't fancy shooting top loaded .458's out of a revolver!

CS: Field-.458

2000-11-29 Thread Alex Holmes
From: "Alex Holmes", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone think of a use for a .458 win mag revolver? IG Pure fun is a good enough reason *g* or is that showing masochistic tendencies? *s* I will admit that about 30seconds before shooting my first buff with a handgun I was kind of wishing my

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2000-11-29 Thread IG
From: "IG", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am concerned that our friend in blue, IG, is becoming slightly jumpy. I didn't imply, old chum, that 458 Win Mag (picky!) is a viable self-defence round - unless it was for shooting a burglar's getaway vehicle, 'cos I dare say it would penetrate an engine block

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2000-11-28 Thread IG
From: "IG", [EMAIL PROTECTED] There's a gunsmith in Austria who makes revolvers in .458 Winchester Magnum, there was a review in Internationales Waffen Magazin. Presumably he makes them for novelty value. I personally wouldn't fancy shooting top loaded .458's out of a revolver! (Wouldnt mind

CS: Field-.458

2000-11-28 Thread AnthonyHar
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am concerned that our friend in blue, IG, is becoming slightly jumpy. I didn't imply, old chum, that 458 Win Mag (picky!) is a viable self-defence round - unless it was for shooting a burglar's getaway vehicle, 'cos I dare say it would penetrate an engine block - I

CS: Field-.458

2000-11-28 Thread IG
From: "IG", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Last night I enjoyed a couple of pints with a chum of mine, discussing such things as shooting the Winchester 458 Magnum; .. What earthly use is a .458 Win Mag (presumably thats what you mean) got to do with self defence? I assume that you agree with our