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    defensive cartridges that have stood the test of time

    It seems like many of our most popular defensive handgun cartridges have been around for more than one hundred years. 9mm, .45acp, .38 special, .45 Colt etc. It seems like there must be good reasons for these cartridges to have stayed with us so long. What is your favorite old timer when it...
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    Thinking of a .38/.357 rifle

    For plinking and maybe brush hunting pigs. What would you get and why?
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    Is it legal or ethical to dispatch wounded game with a knife?

    Is it legal or ethical to dispatch wounded game with a knife? Can we use legally carried firearm during bow season to dispatch an animal with a mortal wound? What about a rock or other improvised weapon? Can we wring the neck of an injured dove or are we obliged to shoot it again with a...
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    9mm vs whitetail deer

    A friend of mine stuck a whitetail doe around 8:45 Saturday morning and his expanding broad head didn't open. He tried for an hour to find the deer and then backed out for lunch. After lunch we went back to look for the deer and around 2:00, he found her. She stood up near him and he got a...
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    Have semi autos taken the place of revolvers as kit guns?

    The traditional kit gun is a light weight revolver chambered in .22 rimfire or one of the .32 cartridges. Are semi autos a better choice now? How about a different caliber? What would you choose for a kit gun?
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    .32 caliber?

    What is the best way to utilize the .32 caliber? A Keltec? A revolver? If a .22 lr isn't enough should we step up to a .38sp, .380 or 9mm?
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    .32 or wait for the .38?

    I came across some nifty little S&W J frame 32s with three inch barrels. They're in great shape and the price is right. My question is what would the .32 S&W long cartridge be good for besides plinking? Should I wait for a .38 Special or get one of the .32s?
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    Recent home invasions got me thinking

    http://onlineathens.com/stories/041611/new_815531868.shtml We've had some recent home invasions near our neighborhood and they've got me thinking that I might not be adequately prepared. It seems these three well armed criminals like to catch people outside their homes and force their way in...
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    Almost a kaboom?

    I went to the range today and while I was there I shot my G26. For the last few months, I had been carrying a spare G19 magazine in my off side pocket and I decided to shoot the ammunition out of it so I could put some fresh rounds in it. The first five shots were normal then I had a click...
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    An ethics question

    Our hunting club is made up of some great guys that are generous and often bring guests. Two of these guest are a father and his son. Normally, I think it's great to involve family in hunting but the father is a convicted felon. It worries me that some of my friends are bringing this this...
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    Anyone use a ThermaCELL?

    Do they work? Do they spook deer?
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