.36 vs. .44 "Stopping Power"

[Bad Karma]

I do love the banter, ideas, etc.
But i can only imagine what them old boys from 150 years ago who were shooting pistols used up from the civil war, passed down from grandpa vet and the timing was so bad they had to hold the cylinder with left hand to align to barrel, just to hit a rabbit to get food for a family of 4.
I think they would be amused. Maybe confused.

99% of them would sell the old pistol, pick up a Ruger single six in .22 LR and continue dropping rabbits and squirrels.

 

[smokepolehall]

Just my opinion but the .36 would & did kill people. Hogs, bears, Deer & on up ain't people. That's why i got my .44 because i want to hunt deer close, say 40 yds. & closer. I know the .44 will kill them

 

[Wes]

SERIOUSLY!! You've never heard of Elmer Keith?!

“Hell Yes I Was There”

 

[anticus]

More homework for Dark Angel : “Sixguns” by Keith, and “No Second Place Wimmer” by Bill Jordan. Then move on to the scribing of Skeeter Skelton. Then we’ll talk about Jeff Cooper.

 

[TxGR]

More homework for Dark Angel : “Sixguns” by Keith, and “No Second Place Wimmer” by Bill Jordan. Then move on to the scribing of Skeeter Skelton. Then we’ll talk about Jeff Cooper.

That's a good reading list for anyone.

 

[SOLANCO]

I've subscribed to Elmer Keith's theory, 'If it ain't big, it ain't sh*t!' for years. I think he knew a thing or two about 'big' calibers, having grown up with a 30-06 as his first rifle. Then going on to help develop both the .357 & .44 magnum. When concealability is an issue, I carry my NAA .22. When it isn't I carry my 1911 in ,45 ACP. Then if I am feeling particularly frivolous, I carry my New Army c&b in .44. At none of these times do I feel 'under armed' with even my NAA .22, Among other things, I believe that shot placement is important and often practice shot placement under stressful situations.

If you can not place your shot nothing else matters.

 

[SOLANCO]

SERIOUSLY!! You've never heard of Elmer Keith?!

Elmer passed in 1984, so odds are he is more familiar to us old coots. That said his books contain a lot of good information. Much of it learned from first hand experience. Some are available on Amazon.

 

[Bad Karma]

Ditto for Skeeter, Ross Seyfried, and others.