The Firearm thread: Engineering artistry of wood, polymer and steel.

[August]

Originally Posted by les green01

defense shooting is max 10 feet the gunfight at the ok corral farest was 15 feet closet was 5 feet so we are not talking Hickok vs Tutt in springfield mo range at 75 yards i pack anything from a 22,380 to 45,500 mag now the 4 inch 500 s&w mag might be a little too much but you never know they might bring a grizz to the fight,main thing is to know the weapon and how it handles and practice every chance you get

My old Army Team Sergeant used to say that pistols are only as accurate as a thrown baseball and have about the same effective range. At 15 feet most people would miss a target with a baseball, especially in a tense situation.