Hello "BudbaK" - shotgun info!!!!!
Hello "BudbaK":)
1. First of all welcome to the forum!!!!!!
2. I carry a S&W model 29 (.44 magnum) with a 4 inch barrel that has been Magnaported or a Springfield Omega (10mm) with a 6 inch barrel that has been Magnaported as my "backup" when I am hunting coastal marsh hogs in the "Big Bend" area of Florida. Although neither one will penetrate body armor - especially the ones with ceramic plates --- they would not do you any good in terms of "penetration". But either one will put a BIG coastal marsh hog down if you put it in the right place -- I believe that if you put it in "center of mass" on the vest, that it is going to knock the wearer on his behind.
3. Anyone who has been on this forum for a while knows that shotguns are my "thing" - especially the older ones. I believe you said that you were allowed to carry a 12 gauge. The local community college trains about 1/4 of the officers in the state of Florida. As a matter of fact they have a gun range ON CAMPUS -- the only such college in Florida that I know of. The shotguns that the soon to be sworn officers are trained on are pump shotguns. So I make the assumption that you are also carrying a pump shotgun.
The first thing I would do is get a "Rifled-Barrel" --- preferrably "Hastings" to go on that pump shotgun. The next thing I would do is go to www.dixieslugs.com --- assuming that you are allowed to carry slugs. The "Terminator" in a rifled barreled shotgun turns the shotgun into a "Paradox" gun. The penetration for this slug is a marvel to behold. In some counties here -- officers are allowed to carry slugs. They buy the terminators out of their own pockets because they know what they will do.
Best Regards:)
AdamsQuailHunter
1. First of all welcome to the forum!!!!!!
2. I carry a S&W model 29 (.44 magnum) with a 4 inch barrel that has been Magnaported or a Springfield Omega (10mm) with a 6 inch barrel that has been Magnaported as my "backup" when I am hunting coastal marsh hogs in the "Big Bend" area of Florida. Although neither one will penetrate body armor - especially the ones with ceramic plates --- they would not do you any good in terms of "penetration". But either one will put a BIG coastal marsh hog down if you put it in the right place -- I believe that if you put it in "center of mass" on the vest, that it is going to knock the wearer on his behind.
3. Anyone who has been on this forum for a while knows that shotguns are my "thing" - especially the older ones. I believe you said that you were allowed to carry a 12 gauge. The local community college trains about 1/4 of the officers in the state of Florida. As a matter of fact they have a gun range ON CAMPUS -- the only such college in Florida that I know of. The shotguns that the soon to be sworn officers are trained on are pump shotguns. So I make the assumption that you are also carrying a pump shotgun.
The first thing I would do is get a "Rifled-Barrel" --- preferrably "Hastings" to go on that pump shotgun. The next thing I would do is go to www.dixieslugs.com --- assuming that you are allowed to carry slugs. The "Terminator" in a rifled barreled shotgun turns the shotgun into a "Paradox" gun. The penetration for this slug is a marvel to behold. In some counties here -- officers are allowed to carry slugs. They buy the terminators out of their own pockets because they know what they will do.
Best Regards:)
AdamsQuailHunter
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Thank you Sir for the info. I'm prohibited from slugs by departmental policy; although, if you searched my duty gear hard enough, you might help me locate that stash of slugs I mis-placed the time before last when I went shooting. The problem is if I every did just happen to find them during a shoot-storm, would I only get a few days off, or would it be more permanent??? I'm a strong believed in the "It's better to ask forgiveness that to try to get permission from a beaurocracy" policy (from extensive trial & error), so I can't ask what to expect, and so far no one I know of has been caught using prohibited ammo in a shooting. I'm not particularly fond of the idea of being the first; although, I'm even less fond of being dead, ergo the status quo.
I guess I'm in the market for a stainless steel, true double action 10 mm. Does anyone besides Smith have any of them out there?
I know Smith stopped making them (according to their wed site). I also know they had some strength issues early on, did they ever get that resolved, or is that why they stopped making them?
For regular shooting, I enjoy Glocks, but when my life is on the line, I like a true double action. In 24 years of carrying ammo in & out of the local rain and air conditioning I've had a very few round fail to ignite on the first strike. With a true double action, I just pull the trigger again. Every time but 1, the round went off the second time. I prefer having the ability the fully cycle the hammer again while I'm reaching up to cycle the slide.
By the by, although my wife calls me the Budda Bellied Bubba, my handle here is actually BubbaK, not BuddaK. I'm not that wise or benevolent and wouldn't want to offend any Buddists by pretending to be.....Did I type that out loud? It must be the required cultural sensativity training kicking in, huh?0
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