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| 2007-04-02 |
| Women with guns a growing phenomenon By Christine Morente, San Mateo County Times (Emphasis added.) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - KIMBERLY SHRUM grips a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver and aims at a target 25 yards away. Bang. A hot shell casing hits the floor, . . . . h/t Tim Blair. One of Tim's commenters observes: I know what you’re thinking. “Did she fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .357 Magnum, the most powerful shell-ejecting revolver in the world, and would blow your head clean off while spewing hot casings all over the place, you’ve got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk? |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #10 Desert Eagle... I'd forgot about them. I stand corrected. Meanwhile, here's a heartwarming story out of our nation's capitol, Peace Group Rallies for Gun Control. The story begins: "Dozens of people turned out Friday for a rally in support of D.C.'s ban on handguns. The event at the Wilson Building was sponsored by the advocacy group Peaceoholics to draw attention to a recent U.S. Court of Appeals ruling easing the ban...."Not necessary to read further; the first three words tell the whole story. Dozens of people. Dozens!! |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-04-02 22:08 |
| #9 S&W makes some really good .357 SIG chambered autos. The round is very similar in performance to the .357 Magnum but rimless. Personally, I think you are better off shooting the .40S&W. It has similar performance but 1/3 less cost than the .357 Magnum or .357 SIG rounds. Use the extra rounds to get more proficient. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-04-02 20:46 |
| #8 There are others I'm sure but here is one .357 magnum full auto: http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/small_arms/desert_eagle/Desert_Eagle.html |
| Posted by: Ulimble Protector of the Pixies7480 2007-04-02 19:52 |
| #7 No, not as far as I could see going quickly through their website. The .357 Mag cartridge is a rimmed cartridge that doesn't lend itself very readily to use in an autoloading firearm. I suppose it would be possible to design an automatic around that cartridge, but I don't know anyone who offers such a gun. The .357 Mag, AFAIK, is exclusively a revolver round. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-04-02 19:14 |
| #6 stupid question but... Does Smith & Wesson make a .357 automatic? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-04-02 18:54 |
| #5 The other option is that the revolver was loaded with a single round and the dramatic shooter emptied the cylinder after taking the shot. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-04-02 18:52 |
| #4 In the comments, they ripped this reporter a new one for the shell casing screwup. That said, it was at least a semi-positive article which is progress for the People's Republic of Cal. What she should have done was linked to Clayton Cramer's Civilian Self-Defense Blog. Hell, read that for a week and you'll be going out and buying guns for every room. |
| Posted by: Mac 2007-04-02 18:36 |
| #3 over on Rott they talked to her it wasn't her , her editor made the mistake, she was talking about a .22 at first then the .357 and the idiot editor combined the two. |
| Posted by: djohn66 2007-04-02 18:36 |
| #2 Maybe it's one of those METRIC revolvers. They sometimes do weird things when you shoot them. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-04-02 18:30 |
| #1 Oh, God, that's pathetic. Then again, that's typical of journalists: they know how to write, and how to interview subjects and compose a story, but they don't know diddlysquat about any of the subjects they cover. I run into this again and again as an engineer as I watch journalists-- especially the tubular variety-- try to get their tiny, ignorant little minds around technical issues. Energy usage in "kilowatts per hour". A Space Shuttle breaking up "at an altitude of 200,000 miles, at the top of the Earth's atmosphere" while it is travelling at "twenty times the speed of light", that kind of shit. So one of these ignorant dinks confusing a revolver with an automatic is hardly surprising. Neither is their devotion to liberalism. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-04-02 18:21 |