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Old 05-31-07, 07:27 AM   #1
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I was just reading this week's issue of BusinessWeek. They mention how well Smith & Wesson is doing in an article about numerous financially successful companies that are not the one's you'd necessarily expect.

Anyway, they have a full page color pic of S&W's CEO holding one of these in his hand. OMG!

Time for a "Dirty Harry" sequel.
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Old 05-31-07, 07:42 AM   #2
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Old 05-31-07, 07:55 AM   #3
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"Are you feeling lucky punk"?

Harry was the best.

Dirty Harry - "The most powerful handgun in the world"

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Old 05-31-07, 08:09 AM   #4
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Compensated hunter? I think someone's compensating for something...
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Old 05-31-07, 08:16 AM   #5
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Old 05-31-07, 08:52 AM   #6
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Must be a Big Game/Safari handgun for that caliber.


I'd rather have a Colt Python though, they're far more collectible than this will be for the time being.
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Old 05-31-07, 09:14 AM   #7
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How very odd!

Thats the samw gun that is supposed to have killed the giant pig! :hmm:
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Old 05-31-07, 09:24 AM   #8
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I was just reading this week's issue of BusinessWeek. They mention how well Smith & Wesson is doing in an article about numerous financially successful companies that are not the one's you'd necessarily expect.

Anyway, they have a full page color pic of S&W's CEO holding one of these in his hand. OMG!

Time for a "Dirty Harry" sequel.
What a worthless gun (So I don't really follow the OMG statement). Not really useful for anything other than another thing to try and shoot (similar to taking a car for a test drive - In this case a dragster that has no real purpose other than to race down a perfectly stright track). Might as well go with a rifle instead of that thing. Of course, some guy will want it for his collection though.

Dirty Harry got it all wrong too - his .357 is not the most powerful hand gun you can get. Matter of fact, its pretty pathetic even compared to a .45 in penetration tests (contrary to popular believe).

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Old 05-31-07, 09:25 AM   #9
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How very odd!

Thats the samw gun that is supposed to have killed the giant pig! :hmm:
Specifically.........
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How very odd!

Thats the samw gun that is supposed to have killed the giant pig! :hmm:
Specifically.........
I guess if you're going handgun hunting, it might be useful. Never quite understood the fun of handgun hunting though.
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It's not a "gun", it's a weapon.
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Old 05-31-07, 11:43 AM   #12
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It's not a "gun", it's a weapon.
That thing is by no means a weapon - try pea shooter.

This is a weapon:

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Old 05-31-07, 01:12 PM   #13
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What are the gun laws in Israel anyway, Avon Lady?

You couldn't carry that thing around in your purse ...

I'm sure they allow you to have just about any type of weapon at home for home defense,
but what about personal protection in public?
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Dirty Harry got it all wrong too - his .357 is not the most powerful hand gun you can get. Matter of fact, its pretty pathetic even compared to a .45 in penetration tests (contrary to popular believe).

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Dirty Harry's gun was a .44 magnum S&W.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_&_Wesson_Model_29

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Dirty Harry got it all wrong too - his .357 is not the most powerful hand gun you can get. Matter of fact, its pretty pathetic even compared to a .45 in penetration tests (contrary to popular believe).

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Dirty Harry's gun was a .44 magnum S&W.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_&_Wesson_Model_29

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Not for his first movie - and his most famous quote he used a .357!
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