Wiley Clapp GP100

[kmitch200]

Actually, good for you. It goes to the old joke. Eight out of ten women say they have faked an orgasm. Ten out of ten men wonder why.

Because they think we care??

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Well I guess that settles that...I'm just going to throw my Model 19 and 28 in the trash. They just ain't as good as the 629s.
Might as well dump the rimfires, 223s, 7.62x39s, 30-30s and the 308 because they aren't as powerful as the 30-06s.

Too bad about the 308, I haven't even gotten the upper back from Krieger yet..... oh, don't forget to trash those 38s, 9mms, 40s and 45s too, because some yahoo thinks that the only gun worth carrying has to be heavy as hell and has to be in a larger caliber. I better get a list started!

Screw it! I"m going all in and junk the 30-06s too! (and to think that one with the Shilen barrel only has about 350 rds through it)
They don't do anything that a 338 UltraMag or 460 Weatherby won't do better! 

[PegLeg45]

Because they think we care??

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Well I guess that settles that...I'm just going to throw my Model 19 and 28 in the trash. They just ain't as good as the 629s.
Might as well dump the rimfires, 223s, 7.62x39s, 30-30s and the 308 because they aren't as powerful as the 30-06s.

Too bad about the 308, I haven't even gotten the upper back from Krieger yet..... oh, don't forget to trash those 38s, 9mms, 40s and 45s too, because some yahoo thinks that the only gun worth carrying has to be heavy as hell and has to be in a larger caliber. I better get a list started!

Screw it! I"m going all in and junk the 30-06s too! (and to think that one with the Shilen barrel only has about 350 rds through it)
They don't do anything that a 338 UltraMag or 460 Weatherby won't do better! 

Krieger and Shilen are junk.....might as well have the Kriger folks send that trashy old thing to me for uh, er, 'proper disposal'.....and I'll do away with the one with the Shilen barrel too....just for good measure.     

[kmitch200]

Thanks Peg! You are SUCH a help!! 

[PegLeg45]

Thanks Peg! You are SUCH a help!! 

I, sir, feel duty-bound to offer assistance when I can.   

[Badgersmilk]

I see the round as completely useless.  

Again, the biggest Grizzly ever killed went down from a .22lr single shot...  So  what.  Stories of "I killed an elephant with my .357" don't mean sh!#.  Any game you can think of has been killed with far less.  What matters is the overall performance of the caliber when compared to what else is available.

There's nothing .357 can do another round can't do better.  .44mag is only one of the choices when looking for something superior.  If you show me something that is more practical and performs better overall than .44...    I'll sell mine and go buy the better product.  It's that simple.  I won't cling to something I know to be inferior because I might lose a few bucks in the trade, sentimental attachment, or anything else stupid.  

Truth - Sometimes it hurts.  Learn from it, and move on.  OR, as is often the case when pride gets involved.  Get pi$$ed off, rant and rave, remove all doubt.  

kmitch, DING DING DING!  We have a winner.  "Remove all doubt" of what do you suppose?  Yeah, well proven.  

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[tombogan03884]

Because they think we care??

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Well I guess that settles that...I'm just going to throw my Model 19 and 28 in the trash. They just ain't as good as the 629s.
Might as well dump the rimfires, 223s, 7.62x39s, 30-30s and the 308 because they aren't as powerful as the 30-06s.

Too bad about the 308, I haven't even gotten the upper back from Krieger yet..... oh, don't forget to trash those 38s, 9mms, 40s and 45s too, because some yahoo thinks that the only gun worth carrying has to be heavy as hell and has to be in a larger caliber. I better get a list started!

Screw it! I"m going all in and junk the 30-06s too! (and to think that one with the Shilen barrel only has about 350 rds through it)
They don't do anything that a 338 UltraMag or 460 Weatherby won't do better! 

Hang on to the rimfires Mitch, you might want to go bear hunting.

[fightingquaker13]

Hang on to the rimfires Mitch, you might want to go bear hunting.

Badger, as a fellow airgunner you know I like you man, so this is not personal. But dude, that was funny right there!
FQ13 who would look at .44 mag along with .357 were I gun shopping today.

[blackwolfe]

Badger, your many comments on this thread are so much crap, that I didn't know which one(s) to quote to show the lack of logic and consistent train of thought to your bigger is better philosophy.  A train which apparently has no caboose.

You should probably get rid of the wimpy .44 as there are far more powerful handgun cartridges available such as the .454, .460, .475, .500 and others.  Forget the rim fire for squirrel hunting, the 50 BMG will kill them deader.  Forget that air rifle and pick up a .338 Lapua magnum to repel the hoard of toxic zombie toads that Quaker is sending your way.  It will kill them deader.  You can tell how much deader they are just by looking at them.

Just earlier this evening I read on another internet sight that the largest polar bear ever taken was killed by an Eskimo women with a .22.  So now we have both the largest Grizz and polar bears ever taken both by Eskimo women with .22s.  I guess that goes along with the native women who out of frustration fired a single shot at the elephant rampaging in her garden and killed it.  I know that is true, because I read it on the internet.  I'm not saying that your statement about the largest Grizz taken by an Eskimo woman isn't true, but please supply some reference to the record kill.

By your own admission, a firearm is a tool.  There are many tools that will get the job done and done well.  Some tools may be bigger and more powerful, but may not necessarily be the best tool for the job.

By the way I just had a conversation this last weekend with a retired Air Force colonel friend of mine that is an Alaskan bush pilot.
He owns an extensive collection of firearms and can afford anything that goes bang.  His sidearm of choice that he has successfully defended against a Grizz attack with is a Ruger Security Six in .357 with a six inch barrel.  He shot the second with a .44 and mentioned how much deader it was, you could tell just by looking at it that it was much deader.

Excuse me now while I exterminate the ants invading my kitchen.  I'm using a thermal nuclear device as it kills them so much deader than Raid.  I can tell just by looking at them.

[Badgersmilk]

Lead the horse to water and its just to stupid with pride to drink...     I only hope your little fit of rage is whats preventing you from "getting it".  Not that your seriously this dense.   

[PegLeg45]

I guess I'm just dense.   


It's like digging a hole for a septic tank in the back yard.
Best solution is to use a back-hoe.
But, what if you can't get a back-hoe into the back yard (or it cost too much to rent)?
Try a Bobcat with a bucket attachment.
It is a happy medium (both logistically and financially in most cases).
Worse case scenario, what if that won't work out either?
If all else fails, you might have to use a shovel.


See the whole .44>.357>.22 comparison here.