Comments on: Christmas in Pennsylvania http://3500years.com/zsallia/2004/12/22/christmas-in-pennsylvania/ 3500 years of life Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:00:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Zsallia http://3500years.com/zsallia/2004/12/22/christmas-in-pennsylvania/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Zsallia Sat, 25 Dec 2004 20:05:56 +0000 http://3500years.com/zsallia/?p=159#comment-315 I prefer the speed of an automatic as compared to a revolver; however, the reliability factor cannot be ignored. Nonetheless I do draw comfort from the larger magazines and ease of reloading. After all, a well-maintained pistol is a well-behaved pistol. The revolver is the best fit for me at this time for I am forced to deal with issues one-handed, my left arm being only slightly better than useless (though it improves daily). Clearing a jammed 9mm or my old .45 is most decidedly a two handed operation. That is not a position a one-handed individual wishes to face when pulling the trigger. If I ask my weapon to fire, odds are I truly need it to perform, something I know you military gentlemen certainly understand. I did leave the weapon locked up in the hotel safe when I returned to Pennsylvania. The airlines are understandably annoyed when people attempt to carry a weapon on to an aircraft. In my case I chose the Ruger GP100. I find the .357 to be a decent compromise between size and power. I prefer the speed of an automatic as compared to a revolver; however, the reliability factor cannot be ignored. Nonetheless I do draw comfort from the larger magazines and ease of reloading. After all, a well-maintained pistol is a well-behaved pistol.

The revolver is the best fit for me at this time for I am forced to deal with issues one-handed, my left arm being only slightly better than useless (though it improves daily). Clearing a jammed 9mm or my old .45 is most decidedly a two handed operation. That is not a position a one-handed individual wishes to face when pulling the trigger. If I ask my weapon to fire, odds are I truly need it to perform, something I know you military gentlemen certainly understand. I did leave the weapon locked up in the hotel safe when I returned to Pennsylvania. The airlines are understandably annoyed when people attempt to carry a weapon on to an aircraft.

In my case I chose the Ruger GP100. I find the .357 to be a decent compromise between size and power.

]]> By: Sgt Charles Morse http://3500years.com/zsallia/2004/12/22/christmas-in-pennsylvania/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Sgt Charles Morse Sat, 25 Dec 2004 05:11:05 +0000 http://3500years.com/zsallia/?p=159#comment-314 A revolver is an excellent choice.If our "brass" wasn't so hidebound,I would have brought my Ruger SuperBlackhawk .44 Magnum out here with me. I have a story.We offered one of our 9 mm automatic pistols to one of the sheiks here for personal protection and he turned us down.One of his interpreters had been reading a widely known US gun magazine to him and he stated he didn't trust the weapon because of some negative critique written there.He wanted something like a .357 magnum revolver or better. We couldn't oblige. A revolver is an excellent choice.If our “brass” wasn’t so hidebound,I would have brought my Ruger SuperBlackhawk .44 Magnum out here with me.
I have a story.We offered one of our 9 mm automatic pistols to one of the sheiks here for personal protection and he turned us down.One of his interpreters had been reading a widely known US gun magazine to him and he stated he didn’t trust the weapon because of some negative critique written there.He wanted something like a .357 magnum revolver or better.
We couldn’t oblige.

]]> By: Kingslasher http://3500years.com/zsallia/2004/12/22/christmas-in-pennsylvania/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Kingslasher Thu, 23 Dec 2004 04:28:33 +0000 http://3500years.com/zsallia/?p=159#comment-313 Glad you're feeling better. I'm a revolver man too. They go bang every time you pull the trigger without fail. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Glad you’re feeling better. I’m a revolver man too. They go bang every time you pull the trigger without fail. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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