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Just sort of a fun thread: what scenes in a motion picture that heavily focuses on guns do you like and why? Care to share?
There's a few that come to mind, but one from Taxi Driver (1976) is an example:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KGyegBDhS4
The conventional wisdom, for as long as I can recall, is to carry a handgun in the most potent cartridge that one can safely and effectively carry, draw, and shoot at an interloper. It makes sense, of course; if a situation has become so dire as to necessitate employing a handgun against...
Just for the fun: what are you all time favorite classic, rather than necessarily contemporary, Smith & Wesson revolvers? It can be ones you currently own, did in the past, or are on the lookout for now. And since "classic" is completely subjective, no real hard'n'fast rules. Just S&W...
So, I've read ICORE has a new(er) division called Big Six that involves competing with a wheelgun with a .40 or greater bore. Sounds super neato! Particularly considering the type of revolver shooting I've been doing in recent memory.
Which big boomer would you select for the aforementioned...
Just for fun: what is your favorite "Magnum" revolver cartridge and why? (Naturally, I couldn't list them all, so stuck with more common ones.)
Enjoy. :)
Sort of a parallel thread to this one: what "makes" a fighting revolver for you? Make? Caliber? Sights? Grips? Accessories or whatever else?
Can take either or both tracks:
Selection for a revolver now. Meaning CHL/CCW, law enforcement, private security, home/business defense and related...
What are some of your favorite books that deal exclusively, or at least primarily, with the revolver? Can be anything — history, gunsmithing, self-defense, make/models, military/law enforcement revolvers, handgun hunting, et al. — as long as it is about wheelguns.
Enjoy. :)