In article <1992Nov12.201437.11050@phx.mcd.mot.com> mcdphx!systemname!gcall@enuucp.eas.asu.edu (Glen Call) writes:
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#In article <BxH1LF.IAw@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>, callison@essex.ecn.uoknor.edu (James P. Callison) writes:
#|> ##slkdh@cc.usu.edu writes:
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#|> ### I have a friend who wants a Desert Eagle Action Express (.50 cal) for
#|> ###the same reason. He figures that if he shoots it once the size of the gun and
#|> ###the sound of it fireing will scare any assailant into humble, penitent
#|> ###submission.
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#|> Out of curiousity, just how many of you have actually set off a
#|> round in your domicile? I have, and it is a _VERY_ disorienting
#|> experience.
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#Definitely. I shudder to think of the impact of firing a .357 or .44 magnum inside the close confines of a hallway. To think some people keep deer rifles around for self-defense!
I _have_ had an AD with a particularly nasty-sounding .44 Mag in an
8x10 room. I was not aware there was a gun involved until my
(old-model) Super Blackhawk slid out of some hunting clothing and
fell on its hammer. Imagine 26 grains of 2400 behind a 180-grain
Super-Vel in a small room. Yes, I was stunned. (Incidentally,
for those of you concerned with the deadly over-penetration, the
bullet came apart passing through a sheetrock wall.)
On the other hand, I have fired .44 Magnums on an indoor range
with the _accoustics_ of an 8x10 room with little damage to my
psyche. Yes, it was a long time ago; yes, I was dumb; yes, I
did permanent damage to my hearing (huh?); no, I wasn't
stunned.
I guess it's a matter of context. When I am pointing a .44
magnum revolver and pulling the trigger, I am not stunned when
I hear a .44 Magnum shot. When I am hitting the spacebar or
opening a toothpaste tube and I hear a .44 Magnum shot, yes,
