Jan Still booted from forum?!

Doubs · 07-22-2002, 01:00 PM

Back in the late 1970's I lived in New Mexico where a popular chain of department stores was named "Gibson's". The Gibson's in Alamogordo had the best gun department I've ever seen outside of a large gun store. Fred, a salesman there, once told me that they sold more .44 Magnums that almost any other handgun caliber. They also took more of them back in trade than any other caliber... hands down! The Dirty Harry wanna-be's were not prepared for the muzzle blast or the recoil and seldom shot as much as a full box of cartridges before trading the pistol in for something a little more tame. I found it an interesting testimonial.

For someone prepared to practice and learn, both the .41 and .44 magnums are excellent cartridges. The .44 Mag can be shot with .44 Special or even loaded down for practice. The .41 can be loaded down too. There's no need to shoot full loads all the time unless you're a glutton for punishment.

As for Jan, I hope he sticks around for a long, long time. He knows so much and I know so little.... and I want to learn!

07-22-2002, 01:00 PM	#11
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 819 Thanked 1,769 Times in 586 Posts	Back in the late 1970's I lived in New Mexico where a popular chain of department stores was named "Gibson's". The Gibson's in Alamogordo had the best gun department I've ever seen outside of a large gun store. Fred, a salesman there, once told me that they sold more .44 Magnums that almost any other handgun caliber. They also took more of them back in trade than any other caliber... hands down! The Dirty Harry wanna-be's were not prepared for the muzzle blast or the recoil and seldom shot as much as a full box of cartridges before trading the pistol in for something a little more tame. I found it an interesting testimonial. For someone prepared to practice and learn, both the .41 and .44 magnums are excellent cartridges. The .44 Mag can be shot with .44 Special or even loaded down for practice. The .41 can be loaded down too. There's no need to shoot full loads all the time unless you're a glutton for punishment. As for Jan, I hope he sticks around for a long, long time. He knows so much and I know so little.... and I want to learn!