Overnight on the hook: Security?

The 1911 (Kimber Custom II)with a round chambered and cocked and in a proper holster is pretty safe - but still makes me nervous. I will go through the process of pulling the slide back and letting it pick up a round. (Amazing how the sound of that action gets attention!) For long term I stay with the revolver (Taurus M817 snub nose, 7 shot). I never keep a round under the hammer, however. Maybe I missed it but no one has mentioned ammo. I use hollow point - otherwise I'm just kidding myself. Luck. Dale
 
With my new 1911 45, I'll probably use ball amunition. Penetrates better and more than enough stopping power without the hollow point.

On my old Makarov 9mm short, I always used ball. NOT ENOUGH penetrating power with hollow point (especially in winter when people wear more). Same with a 380.

Also, ball has the least feed issues.

I'm not an expert on this subject, so if my opinions are suspect, feel free to let me know. From what I have been able to ascertain, hollow points seem to be too much of a gimmick except in very defined circumstances. Somewhere around a typical 9mm load or so, things like hollow point seem like a good idea. Enough stopping power to make it count, but just a little extra from the hollow point to make sure.

bp
 
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I never keep a round under the hammer, however.
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Almost all modern revolvers utilize some type of hammer block so keeping the cylinder empty is unnecessary. In the old days of single action revolvers, (IE: Peacemaker), the hammer and firing pin sat on the cartridge, thus was a problem if the hammer was struck accidently.
 
Hollow points might be used against you in courts tho. I'll stay with ball in the 1911.
 
I thought hollow points were for safety? So they dont pass through and hit someone else.
 
Hollow points are for a more sure kill. It makes the same size hole upon entering, but much large passageway and where it exits. Hunters almost always use hollow points. It leaves fewer wounded animals excaping.

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The hollow point has less chance of being a through-and-through and thus hitting someone behind the target. Also the chance of a ricochet is reduced. Not keeping a round under the hammer on the revolver is an OLD custom. But I'm OLD and can't help it. Luck. Dale
 
Hey folks, being born and raised in the mountains, I'm one of those "hillbillies" that has been referred to several times in this thread. Funny, I don't recall ever raping, shooting, or doing anything to harm any law abiding citizen. I own guns and after a long military career, have had some small amount of training in how to use them. Hey Les, talk about personal attacks. The sterotyping of us poor southern hillbillies continues. ;>)
 
In Dallas, after forcing a liquor store clerk to lie on the floor, a pair of armed bandits waved clerk R.F. Wooten toward the cash register to give up the day's receipts. Wooten, a 64-year-old ex-Marine Corps Marksman, seized his cal. .38 revolver and shot one bandit dead in the head. The accomplice crashed through the plate glass door when the shooting began and fled down the street screaming.

 
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Returning to her Corbett Landing, Oreg., waterfront shop, Theresa Smith saw two suspicious men embarking in a runabout and discovered that her money was gone. When Smith got her revolver and ran to the dock demanding the return of her cash, the men put the boat in reverse, handed over the booty and then escaped empty-handed.

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I know Corbett landing. It's an old boat ramp that no longer exists. There was never any waterfront shops there.

I know Theresa Smith from the town of Corbett. Doubt if it was her either.

Unless there is another Corbett???
Or perhaps another internet myth...

-Greg
 
Quoted from: The Statesman-Journal, Salem, OR
12/1/1978
 
"We've had a lot of punks picking on older people around here," a Detroit policeman said. "This time a punk messed around with the wrong person." The "wrong person" was 78-year-old retired Marine Paul Guthrie. A criminal followed Guthrie's wife into their home and attacked her, then shoved Guthrie, who has only one eye, to the floor. But the World War II veteran retrieved a 16-ga. shotgun and blasted the intruder, seriously injuring him. Detroit police nominated Guthrie for a meritorious service award.
 
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