Message from @Bourbon in Gift Wrap
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You live in Canada?
We use it to get around carry laws in Canada
Ah.
BP revolvers are common while hunting since no one wants to write a letter to the head Armourer of Alberta and wait for a yes or no.
Stupid handgun carry laws
Absolutely. Something else you can do to get around gun laws for self defense is (and I know this is going to sound slightly insane) is a crossbow.
It might not be a firearm, but it's better than a baseball bat.
Well I need something that I can draw quickly while holding a rifle.
Makes sense.
Lead balls absolutely shatter bone.
If you shoot someone in the leg with a BP revolver they'll have to cut that leg off.
I grant that they're more than adequate for a single intruder.
Or 6
Well, wait, scratch that.
You *can* theoretically kill six people with a single revolver, yes. If everything goes right.
But that's a huge assumption to make.
If you have two you can kill 12
I think Doughnut Operator detailed the story of a police officer who carried 300 rounds with him after getting into a gunfight and finding out that 100 rounds was not enough.
That's because you Americans can't hit shit
Each mag carried something like 18, he was carrying a full-sized glock.
Those are big words for someone who's never been in a gunfight.
How do you know?
Pretty big assumption
How the hell did he miss all 100?
Stastically at least one should have hit.
Good question, I would ask him.
And I don't think it's a huge assumption to make that you've never been in a gunfight. Less than 1% of people have been.
Wasn't there a case where there was a point blank gun fight where a total pf 1000 rounds were fired and neither the cops or criminals were hit?
Yeah.
1920's gangsters would be ashamed
Arm yourselves with knowledge
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout
Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking your BP revolver. What I am saying is that there have been plenty of instances where a mag of 18 rounds wasn't enough with a smoothly firing 9mm with semi-auto operation. BP revolvers are considerably....less efficient than that.
What matters is the user
And the quality of pistol
So I don't think it's a forgone conclusion that 6 rounds is enough.
I don't use my BP for home defence just hunting.
And training is absolutely important, it's just important as the weapon.
I use my Colt single action army in .357 magnum for home defense.
Much more effective and doesn't set off fire alarm
I prefer revolvers to semi-autos