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How many carry a 44 or similar when you are rifle hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1670940" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>If I carry a pistol in the field, it's usually just the ol' Glock 21 or a Dan Wesson .357mag. </p><p></p><p>.44's are just too heavy, kick too hard, are too damned loud and I, frankly, can't shoot more than one shot from one both quickly and accurately at the same time while I can positively rattle rounds out of my Glock or .357 as fast as I can and still be usefully accurate. If I'm going for my sidearm, chances are it was a surprise. If it's a surprise then I'm going to probably be pushing lead downrange quickly to gain situational dominance whilst trying to get more space between my butt and any teeth or claws. In a surprise we stand an equal chance of the first shot being a miss or being otherwise ineffective regardless of the gun we have so we might as well have the ability to follow up repeatedly and quickly. </p><p></p><p>Before anyone jumps in with the, "oh just spray and pray then?" The difference between the above and spray-and-pray is subtle and has to do as much with mindset as tactics. Spray and pray is just that. It's wild shooting which is so poorly aimed as to be generally ineffective regardless of the number of rounds fired. Shooting fast and continuously until the target is defeated while paying attention to accuracy is not spray and pray. While shooting fast and accurately you're ok to give up a little accuracy for a little speed because you're looking to deliver as much blood loss to your target as possible and because the whole argument assumes that you did not have the luck to get a bang-flop from your first round.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1670940, member: 96226"] If I carry a pistol in the field, it's usually just the ol' Glock 21 or a Dan Wesson .357mag. .44's are just too heavy, kick too hard, are too damned loud and I, frankly, can't shoot more than one shot from one both quickly and accurately at the same time while I can positively rattle rounds out of my Glock or .357 as fast as I can and still be usefully accurate. If I'm going for my sidearm, chances are it was a surprise. If it's a surprise then I'm going to probably be pushing lead downrange quickly to gain situational dominance whilst trying to get more space between my butt and any teeth or claws. In a surprise we stand an equal chance of the first shot being a miss or being otherwise ineffective regardless of the gun we have so we might as well have the ability to follow up repeatedly and quickly. Before anyone jumps in with the, "oh just spray and pray then?" The difference between the above and spray-and-pray is subtle and has to do as much with mindset as tactics. Spray and pray is just that. It's wild shooting which is so poorly aimed as to be generally ineffective regardless of the number of rounds fired. Shooting fast and continuously until the target is defeated while paying attention to accuracy is not spray and pray. While shooting fast and accurately you're ok to give up a little accuracy for a little speed because you're looking to deliver as much blood loss to your target as possible and because the whole argument assumes that you did not have the luck to get a bang-flop from your first round. [/QUOTE]
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