Self defense - check
Hunting - check
Pure enjoyment - check
YEAH put me down for all three.
This is certainly an educational forum. I had never heard of the term "rim lock". I have a Desert Eagle in .44 Mag that I may just have to experiment with to see if I can cause that phenomenon intentionally. When I first got that pistol many years ago, I did have some jamming issues. I immediately regretted buying it despite the $600 sales price, including four extra magazines, extra springs, some ammo, and a locking pistol box. But later, when I was out shooting with my dad, it wasn't a jam-o-matic in his hands. Hmmm... I wasn't a member of this forum at that time, or I probably would have known what the issue was, but eventually I figured out the problem was anticipating the recoil and "limp-wristing" (another term I'd never heard of). I remember the next time I took the DE out for a run, I just sighted at a nearby stump and focused on keeping the pistol fully supported without anticipating the recoil. Emptied one magazine then another. It ran like a champ and has ever since. That reminds me, I've got plenty of loaded ammo and it's overdue for another run.
