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From: jkh@jade.UUCP
Newsgroups: mod.rec.guns
Subject: Re: handgun advice solicited
Message-ID: <2507@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: Thu, 12-Feb-87 15:29:24 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 12 15:29:24 1987
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Author: decvax!tektronix!sequent!brian@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (Brian Godfrey)
Article: 2:16


   Why do you want a bigger caliber just to knock over cans? Just for the
boom? If you can afford to shoot 1500 rounds of anything besides .22, then
you wouldn't be asking about "cheap" guns. Those larger calibers are very
expensive to shoot. Even if you reload it will probably cost you four or
five times as much as .22s. I think you will find .380s to be slightly more
affordable than 9mm, but still more than .22s. Get a Walther PPK/S and it
should last you a long time. I used to reload shotgun shells (I shot skeet
and burned them by the thousand) and .44 Mags. It is an extremely boring
pasttime. Recommended only for serious shooters and mental vegetables. 
   If you want a totally new experience, I have a Ruger Super Blackhawk for
sale, complete with Lee reloading set, reloading supplies (empty cases, 
primers, bullets, powder, books), and a real nice Lawrence belt and holster.
Talk about a BOOM! 

--Brian