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@ᎶㄖҜㄩ 乃ㄥ卂匚Ҝ
Ruger makes the GP100 with 7 rounds too. From what I’ve seen online, the 686+ is between $70 and $100 more than the GP100. Both are excellent, so it’s really a matter of personal preference.

4 inches is the sweet spot for barrel length. Long enough for .357 Magnum to make use of its powder and get a decent sight picture, while not being overly cumbersome. In revolvers shorter than 4 inches, I’ve read .357 Magnum is punishing to shoot. One is better off with .38 Special in a small revolver or better yet getting a small 9mm pistol since it’s cheaper, has more rounds, and 9mm is better than .38 Special anyway.

Before I seek out a revolver for fun, I have to get a good semi-auto for practicality. I’m thinking full size 9mm - a Walther PDP, CZ 75, Beretta 92, or a S&W M&P. I’ll get proficient with a big pistol, then transition to a smaller size if I decide to carry.

@kleptomage
The 686+ is definitely worth it if you want that extra shot (it’s a 7-round .357 magnum revolver.) I once had the 3-inch model and I own a 4-inch model now.

@Background Pony #5252
Definitely.

@kleptomage
They are retro and cool, especially with wooden grips.

I know revolvers are objectively inferior to a modern semi-auto in many ways, but I just think they’re cool. I’d get a Ruger GP100 or a S&W 686 if the prices were reasonable. Hard to justify between $800 and $1,200 for what would basically be a toy.

@CaptainXtra
Helmets are generally supposed to stop shrapnel, not rounds. There are some helmets rated for rifle rounds, but the price of protection is weight.

Would those “bump helmets” stop shrapnel? No idea, this is the first time I hear about them.

@CaptainXtra
Another thing, which soldier would be stupid enough to mount a GoPro on their helmet? As if they need a reflective mirror on their head to tell the sniper or drone where to hit.

Are Bump Helmets just glorified Bike Helmets?

I hear they’re popular with tactical folks but fuck all useless in actual armed combat.

As in they can’t even deflect most calibers.

@CaptainXtra
Nowadays most of them use 9x19mm Parabellum.

So, what Pistol and SMG models/brands have the most shared/interchangeable ammunition types?

I’m guessing there’s no Magnum calibers included…

@CaptainXtra
Accuracy and automatic weapons don’t really go together.

@CaptainXtra
Aiming is a luxury in a real combat situation.

I’ve vaguely recall a time when some cocky sucker once claimed the following:

Well then, what’s the most accurate Machine Gun to have ever been created?

@ᎶㄖҜㄩ 乃ㄥ卂匚Ҝ
Ah, that old thing…

@CaptainXtra
I think a hunting thread already exists.

Does this place double as a “Hunting Thread” or is there a dedicated one for that?

Bought another 686+, this time with a 4” barrel.

Even working in modern factories give people hearing damage sometimes, and that’s much quieter than gun shots. Ear protection is necessary if people hear it too often, like range staffs. But being a police or soldier is much more than just shooting. It’s just one of many skills in their training, so they don’t necessarily hear gun shots all the time.

@CaptainXtra
In the past, soldiers were supposed to “get used to loud noises”. Today we know that it means hearing damage. Sometimes they did plug their ears with wax, cotton, spent brass or other stuff though.

Nowadays gun users wear either ear muffs, ear plugs, and/or use suppressors. If they don’t, they are leveling up their tinnitus.

Of course, people who carry (including cops) don’t wear ear protection all the time because they rightly assume that the chance of actually using the gun is very low. Same for hunters, who only put on earpro when actually shooting.

@CaptainXtra
@ᎶㄖҜㄩ 乃ㄥ卂匚Ҝ
And ear plugs.

@CaptainXtra
Hearing a loud noise once in a while does very little damage (if any) to your hearing. It’s constant loud noises that you need to be worried about.

How do Cops, Soldiers, Hunters, and general Gun Nuts not go deaf over the years?

A 9mm bullet going off alone is already enough to make most regular folks get shaken up, so imagine fellas using long guns regularly having their ears assaulted.

I don’t exactly see ear protection on every single Gun User all the time either.

Spent the morning watching Scott I found this pretty funny.