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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:24:01 PM EDT
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Neat little guns, as is the Seecamp... (Not mine - google pics) <a href="http://s72.photobucket.com/user/ripley16/media/Pistols/Walther/tph25011.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i186/ripley16/Pistols/Walther/tph25011.jpg</a> http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x275/ccaallaahhaann/ashley.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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walther TPH Neat little guns, as is the Seecamp... (Not mine - google pics) <a href="http://s72.photobucket.com/user/ripley16/media/Pistols/Walther/tph25011.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i186/ripley16/Pistols/Walther/tph25011.jpg</a> http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x275/ccaallaahhaann/ashley.jpg That TPH is beautiful. I'd love to have one to go along with my Interarms stainless PPK. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:32:24 PM EDT
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Ppk if you can find one and if you can say goodbye to 20,000$
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:32:49 PM EDT
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That's right, I asked, and in GD, no less. I'd love to have a Baby Browning, or a Colt/Astra I really liked my Colt M1908 Vest Pocket. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:33:57 PM EDT
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The Baby Browning is a much better design than the Colt 1908 Vest Pocketmodel. It's smaller and has no grip safety. Grip safeties actually make sense on a "pocket pistol." Never had an issue activating it on mine. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:34:58 PM EDT
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Tag.
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:40:28 PM EDT
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I like the Bauer 25 (stainless US Made version of the Baby Browning) and the Beretta 950.
Of course you won't go wrong with either the TPH or the Seecamp I use Blue Glasers or Winchester XP (Expanding Points) in mine those are a Hollowpoint with a steel BB in the center of the cavity. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:42:57 PM EDT
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Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket that belonged to my grandfather. Serial number dates it to 1922.
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:43:46 PM EDT
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Beretta 950
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:45:02 PM EDT
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How do the Taurus pistols in 25 ACP. stack up??
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:45:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My first shooting call, 4 hours after my first day of field training, involved a 25acp. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I have the small Colt and am happy with it Ammo is obviously a consideration Yeah...do you want to piss off the guy you shot, or REALLY piss off the guy you shot  Girlfriend shot her boyfriend with a Raven 25. Bullet penetrated BF's cowboy boots, didn't penetrate his socks, and just left a bruise on his ankle. BF declined to press charges, refused EMS, and hobbled away. Once my father shot a squirrel with one at close range. Went through the squirrel, bounced off the tree and the bullet landed in his hat. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:53:24 PM EDT
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Girlfriend shot her boyfriend with a Raven 25. Bullet penetrated BF's cowboy boots, didn't penetrate his socks, and just left a bruise on his ankle. BF declined to press charges, refused EMS, and hobbled away.
Once my father shot a squirrel with one at close range. Went through the squirrel, bounced off the tree and the bullet landed in his hat. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have the small Colt and am happy with it Ammo is obviously a consideration Yeah...do you want to piss off the guy you shot, or REALLY piss off the guy you shot Bullet penetrated BF's cowboy boots, didn't penetrate his socks, and just left a bruise on his ankle. BF declined to press charges, refused EMS, and hobbled away.
Once my father shot a squirrel with one at close range. Went through the squirrel, bounced off the tree and the bullet landed in his hat. Those damn hat wearing squirrels! 
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Posted: 10/22/2014 4:55:18 PM EDT
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I like see all the people who claim, tha the .25 is nothing, I like to see them prove the point, and volunteer to take some .25 bullets in their belly. Any volunteers? World's stupidest argument. Would you let me poke a bobby pin in your eye? No? Therefore a bobby pin is effective defensive weapon. 
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Posted: 10/22/2014 5:11:26 PM EDT
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I have my grandfather's Beretta 418 and it is a well made little thing.
He carried it for years, then my dad did, and then so did I. I carry something different now, but back in the days of little choice, it was better than nothing. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 5:12:45 PM EDT
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I have the small Colt and am happy with it Ammo is obviously a consideration Yeah...do you want to piss off the guy you shot, or REALLY piss off the guy you shot Bullet penetrated BF's cowboy boots, didn't penetrate his socks, and just left a bruise on his ankle. BF declined to press charges, refused EMS, and hobbled away.
Once my father shot a squirrel with one at close range. Went through the squirrel, bounced off the tree and the bullet landed in his hat. Those damn hat wearing squirrels! http://smartlemming.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/squirrel-in-hat-229x300.jpg oh man, I'm actually LOLing here at work and a bunch of people looked. well done. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 8:29:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Google NUTNFANCY.  |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 8:38:19 PM EDT
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I want a Colt Junior for no good reason at all.
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Posted: 10/22/2014 8:55:46 PM EDT
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My old man's favorite .25 story was from a shooting call in his rookie days. Late night, shots fired, etc. He pulls up to the scene, gets out, and sees a guy sitting on the curb, head in his hands, sobbing and saying "the bitch done shot me..." Dad shines his maglite down on the guys to see his face and hands are covered in blood. Turns out his girlfriend mag-dumped a .25 into his head; the bullets deflected off his skull and slid under his scalp. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have the small Colt and am happy with it Ammo is obviously a consideration Yeah...do you want to piss off the guy you shot, or REALLY piss off the guy you shot Girlfriend shot her boyfriend with a Raven 25. Bullet penetrated BF's cowboy boots, didn't penetrate his socks, and just left a bruise on his ankle. BF declined to press charges, refused EMS, and hobbled away.
My old man's favorite .25 story was from a shooting call in his rookie days. Late night, shots fired, etc. He pulls up to the scene, gets out, and sees a guy sitting on the curb, head in his hands, sobbing and saying "the bitch done shot me..." Dad shines his maglite down on the guys to see his face and hands are covered in blood. Turns out his girlfriend mag-dumped a .25 into his head; the bullets deflected off his skull and slid under his scalp. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 10:37:44 PM EDT
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Bauer, Baby Browning clone, but I guess I'm biased.
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Posted: 10/22/2014 10:39:49 PM EDT
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Beretta 950
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Posted: 10/22/2014 10:42:29 PM EDT
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Ortgies..
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Posted: 10/22/2014 10:51:01 PM EDT
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I have a Bauer and a Spanish "non-Astra" Colt clone.
I vote 1908 Colt, or 1905 FN browning. The Colt is a copy of the FN. The Colt Junior was made in Spain under contract for Colt. It is the same gun as the Astra Cub. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 11:23:47 PM EDT
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I've never owned a 25, but I wish I hadn't sold my PP in 32acp.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 4:22:23 AM EDT
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Cheap shooting the .25 ACP: use lead shot of the appropriate size, with just the primer or use some powder too.
The shot needs to be crimped into the case, use the crimping feature of the seating die. Cases will need to be resized every few shots. For a cheap heavier bullet, use the next size larger shot, lube it and size it in a .25 sizing die. An alternative is to use .25 caliber air rifle pellets. Careful, primer only loads can do some damage. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 4:53:39 AM EDT
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beretta jetfire or the intratec pro tec 25
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Posted: 10/23/2014 4:57:38 AM EDT
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The Baby Browning is a much better design than the Colt 1908 Vest Pocketmodel. It's smaller and has no grip safety. And they do not have a great reputation in Europe as they are less than stellar when it comes to the reliability department. I prefer my FN 1906 Type 3 |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 5:27:37 AM EDT
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Easy: German-made Walther TPH. I had one-- it came with a 15m test target with a 1" test-fired group of 5 or 6 shots. I could easily hit clay pigeons on a berm at 15-20yrds. If you're stuck with a .25ACP or 6,35mm, you need it laser accurate.
Never should have sold it.... I may have tripled my money, but it's one gun I miss 
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Posted: 10/23/2014 5:42:29 AM EDT
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Colt 1908 Vest Pocket Auto. Because John Moses Browning, that's why. My great grandpa and two dead robbers agree, granted he did shove it in their ears after wounding them.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 6:06:04 AM EDT
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I would be interested in a Colt 1908, or a Colt Junior.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 6:29:09 AM EDT
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The Astra Cub's are quality pistols. This is a pic of both types, 22 short and 25acp. They are both 100% reliable.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 8:24:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How do the Taurus pistols in 25 ACP. stack up?? For self defense, I'd trust a 22lr over 25acp. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:16:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had one. I never had any malfunctions with it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: How do the Taurus pistols in 25 ACP. stack up?? For self defense, I'd trust a 22lr over 25acp. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:19:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Beretta 950. Google NUTNFANCY.   |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:29:54 AM EDT
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One of the better ones I have had...a CZ DUO
Sterling being the worst. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:32:27 AM EDT
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I have a Colt junior that my Dad bought new in the late 60's. Shot it many times over the years and it was actually the first handgun I ever shot. I don't think it has ever had a malfuntion
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:36:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I prefer the Colt Junior. It is like the M2 .50 cal., an improved Browning. Not my pic but Junior on right 1908 on left. http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/EBR/junior_3.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Colt 1908 Vest Pocket Auto. Because John Moses Browning, that's why. I prefer the Colt Junior. It is like the M2 .50 cal., an improved Browning. Not my pic but Junior on right 1908 on left. http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/EBR/junior_3.jpg  |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 10:09:02 AM EDT
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I always heard good stuff about the Seecamp from their owners and thanks to GD for the heads up on the Astra Cub!
FWIW, I had a late friend who was a CIA paramilitary officer. He told me they acquired .25 ACP barrels that were threaded to fit on to Mk 31 pen flare launchers. They were intended to be used as a last ditch weapon at contact distance. He wasn't familiar with one ever being used in the field, but they went bang every time he test fired one. BTW, don't attempt this at home as the ATF frowns heavily upon it. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 10:15:33 AM EDT
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25ACP...
22LR would be a better choice... But I'm not saying its a good choice either. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 10:32:23 AM EDT
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I have a old FIE Titan, chrome finish, says made in Italy but I believe they were imported and assembled in Florida by FIE but I really don't have a clue.
While I haven't shot it as regularly as my other pistols when I have it always functions reliably and is fairly accurate. Yes I confess I have carried it when nothing else was appropriate for the clothing or conditions. I have a little belt holster that looks like a cell phone case, its fits perfectly along with two additional Magazines in the bottom. For CC purposes I keep it loaded with Hornady XTP-HP, it seems to feed these fine in mine. That's the only .25 I have any experience with and for what it is I don't have any complaints. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 12:26:25 PM EDT
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I like my Beretta 950.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 8:55:22 PM EDT
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I had one. I never had any malfunctions with it. For self defense, I'd trust a 22lr over 25acp. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How do the Taurus pistols in 25 ACP. stack up?? For self defense, I'd trust a 22lr over 25acp. Why? .25 ACP cycles more reliably and has more reliable ignition. The difference downrange between the two is negligible. The former means .25 ACP is a better choice if you had to choose between the two. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 8:57:27 PM EDT
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Colt Junior
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:04:47 PM EDT
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Didn't that executioner of Stalin use a 25acp?
Killed 10000 people with shots to the back of the neck. I want to say that was a Walther. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:06:13 PM EDT
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Didn't that executioner of Stalin use a 25acp? Killed 10000 people with shots to the back of the neck. I want to say that was a Walther. I thought he used a Tokarev. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:06:45 PM EDT
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I have around 6 baby browning pistols. Obviously I love those little things for some reason. Although I have carried one before a few times I don't like to because I really don't want one damaged and also with the size it's very easy to get slide bit.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:10:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I thought he used a Tokarev. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Didn't that executioner of Stalin use a 25acp? Killed 10000 people with shots to the back of the neck. I want to say that was a Walther. I thought he used a Tokarev. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:20:38 PM EDT
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World's stupidest argument. Would you let me poke a bobby pin in your eye? No? Therefore a bobby pin is effective defensive weapon. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I like see all the people who claim, tha the .25 is nothing, I like to see them prove the point, and volunteer to take some .25 bullets in their belly. Any volunteers? World's stupidest argument. Would you let me poke a bobby pin in your eye? No? Therefore a bobby pin is effective defensive weapon. Might be in some situations. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:20:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And they do not have a great reputation in Europe as they are less than stellar when it comes to the reliability department. I prefer my FN 1906 Type 3 Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The Baby Browning is a much better design than the Colt 1908 Vest Pocketmodel. It's smaller and has no grip safety. And they do not have a great reputation in Europe as they are less than stellar when it comes to the reliability department. I prefer my FN 1906 Type 3 
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:29:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Walther model 1, IIRC Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Didn't that executioner of Stalin use a 25acp? Killed 10000 people with shots to the back of the neck. I want to say that was a Walther. .32 PPK Blokhin favoured the 7.65 mm Walther PPK pistol, a gun which was being used for all the mass executions. For Blokhin, it didn’t have as much of a kickback as other guns, which meant less pain in his wrist after performing hundreds of executions every day. The pistols also rarely misfired, which meant the victims could be killed with one shot nearly every time someone pulled the trigger. For the Soviet government, the pistols were favoured because they were the make carried by German officers. In the event that the mass graves were discovered, the bodies would contain bullets from a German-style pistol and the Soviets could deny responsibility for the deaths. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:39:24 PM EDT
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One thing I find interesting is that Hans Ulrich Rudel carried a .25 as his sidearm during WWII.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 9:40:43 PM EDT
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World's stupidest argument. Would you let me poke a bobby pin in your eye? No? Therefore a bobby pin is effective defensive weapon. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I like see all the people who claim, tha the .25 is nothing, I like to see them prove the point, and volunteer to take some .25 bullets in their belly. Any volunteers? World's stupidest argument. Would you let me poke a bobby pin in your eye? No? Therefore a bobby pin is effective defensive weapon. Thank you, was going to post something along these lines.  Seems like every time mouseguns come up, someone does the "hurr hurr hurr wudja wanna be shot wit' one? Must be good, then! Hurr hurr hurr!" argument. I wouldn't want to be shot with a BB gun; WTF does that prove?
I certainly hope all my enemies choose BB guns or mouseguns, while I stick with .357 or .45 ACP.
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