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Originally posted by tropple
Why does everyone always assume that the only ammo in the world are factory loads?
Don't everyone get so negative because a person uses a large-bore weapon. Hell, the M-29 is wonderful with a 3/4 load, very authoratative and not at all bad on the wrist. Even in a 3/4 load, it'll do the job.
Also, for safety, you can use pre-frangible rounds. My fave has always been the Glaser Safety Slug. Even in .308, there is no penetration through a second layer of sheetrock. I don't know if Glaser makes a round for this yet, but they probably will. I used to buy them in .45, .308, and .380. It was a comfort to know that if I had to use the backup, that making a torso hit with a .380 was a killer.
There are a couple other rounds with very low penetration past a second surface. Offhand, I don't remember them now, though.
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I don't think it’s a matter of weather or not it’s a big bore weapon. It's that the DE is a piece of crap. It's expensive to shoot, uncomfortable, and unreliable. This is why nobody has copied it. It’s the same reason why it’s used in all the movies. Its main point in life is much the same as the H2. Sure, it’s big and powerful and flashy, but you wouldn’t want to take it offroading. As far as self defense is concerned, by the time it takes you to draw and accurately shoot one round, I could have gotten 3 well placed rounds with a Glock. And if a 10mm doesn’t stop someone, you need to be running.
Your revolver on the other hand is copied by everyone and IS powerful and reliable.