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Dirty Harry or Doc Holiday?

gunpaqgunpaq Member Posts: 4,607 ✭✭
edited September 2002 in General Discussion
Watching the morning Philly news about a police shooting where two suspects dropped their weapons. The reporters identified one gun correctly as a semi-automatic but the other one as a strange silver Dirty Harry type gun. The reporters on atleast two TV channels seem to be quite befuttled by this stange silver gun. Anybody see this and can identify the strange silver gun? Looks like a fairly new stainless Ruger Super Blackhawk to me . Are revolvers that obsolete that the news media can't recognize one?

Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.

Edited by - gunpaq on 09/26/2002 07:29:29
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The current crop of reporters probably have never seen any firearms not featured in a product of Hollywood. All they know on this subject is that it is 'a gun' & that it is inherently 'evil' . . . ignorance is worshipped in the media, as long as it is PC ignorance.

    Better now, HD?



    Edited by - Iconoclast on 09/26/2002 15:38:10
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  • BullzeyeBullzeye Member Posts: 3,560
    edited November -1
    Media Guide to Weapons
    Section 2: Handguns

    Less than .38= "concealable Saturday Night Special, directly marketed to criminals"

    Greater than .38= "mobile high-caliber hand-cannon"

    JHP ammo= "dum-dum cop-killer bullets"
    FMJ ammo= "high-velocity cop-killer bullets"
    sabots= "armor penetrating cop-killer bullets"
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry Iconoclast, will all respect, I must disagree with you completely. There is nothing about makeup, dental care, and hair care that these people do not know.

    A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    He Dog, I apologize for not being sufficiently specific . . ."all they know about firearms ." Better?

    And yes, most of them are such mental giants that dental whiteners probably represent the depth of their intellectual limits.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Better Iconoclast, Much Better. It is always best to acknowledge the accomplishments of those you admire least. (I don't know why it is best, but it sounded kinda wise)

    A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand
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  • William81William81 Member Posts: 25,483 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bullzeye, Don't forget SWC: A soft lead bullet designed to inflict maximun damage and kill Cops.

    A couple years ago there was an article in Time or Newsweek that described a shooting using .45 ACP SWC as specifically designed to cause maximum damage as they are made of soft lead and flatten out upon impact. I wrote them a letter attempting to explain what SWC are generally used for but my letter was never printed....

    Stealing the words of old Humpenfender who used to post here:
    The Media "sucks"

    Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Liberals....
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  • thesoundguy1thesoundguy1 Member Posts: 680 ✭
    edited November -1
    Ammo designed to kill cops?
    Where are the lawyers, representing the ammo manufactures?
    The ammo manufacturers should sue these news outlets for slander or something.
    I don't think you'd find an ammo maker that considers, and certainly does not
    sell, anything specificly as a "cop killer".

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