Be ready for the second gunfight

[philip964]

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/0 ... -shot-him/

Two men broke down the back door of a house in CA. Homeowner shot one of the men in the head. He survived and is in the hospital.

A relative of the man he shot later showed up at the door of the homeowner.

The homeowner is named Harry. His neighbors consider him a hero and call him Dirty Harry. BTW he is 85 years old.

[Richbirdhunter]

That's a great story

[Abraham]

He is a hero.

The dirtbag who showed up to intimidate should also be in jail.

[ELB]

Meanwhile, Harry’s neighbor consider him a hero. “We’re calling him Dirty Harry,” said Swendsen. “No, Harry’s absolutely a hero … What we’re thinking of doing is taking a collection of money to buy Harry a stronger gun because obviously the gun he had didn’t do the job.”

I love it.

[Taypo]

Meanwhile, Harry’s neighbor consider him a hero. “We’re calling him Dirty Harry,” said Swendsen. “No, Harry’s absolutely a hero … What we’re thinking of doing is taking a collection of money to buy Harry a stronger gun because obviously the gun he had didn’t do the job.”

I love it.

Best part of the whole article right there.

I knew a cop in NY that had a scar on his forehead from a .38 that went through his windshield and was stopped by his skull. He was carrying a .38 when it happened and went straight from the hospital to a gun shop to buy a bigger gun.

[ArmedAndPolite]

Meanwhile, Harry’s neighbor consider him a hero. “We’re calling him Dirty Harry,” said Swendsen. “No, Harry’s absolutely a hero … What we’re thinking of doing is taking a collection of money to buy Harry a stronger gun because obviously the gun he had didn’t do the job.”

I love it.

Best part of the whole article right there.

I knew a cop in NY that had a scar on his forehead from a .38 that went through his windshield and was stopped by his skull. He was carrying a .38 when it happened and went straight from the hospital to a gun shop to buy a bigger gun.

38 is one of the few calibers I haven't shot. I prefer something with more penetrating power for daily carry

[EEllis]

Meanwhile, Harry’s neighbor consider him a hero. “We’re calling him Dirty Harry,” said Swendsen. “No, Harry’s absolutely a hero … What we’re thinking of doing is taking a collection of money to buy Harry a stronger gun because obviously the gun he had didn’t do the job.”

I love it.

Best part of the whole article right there.

I knew a cop in NY that had a scar on his forehead from a .38 that went through his windshield and was stopped by his skull. He was carrying a .38 when it happened and went straight from the hospital to a gun shop to buy a bigger gun.

38 is one of the few calibers I haven't shot. I prefer something with more penetrating power for daily carry

38 can go right through a person. It is the same size as a 9mm and there are loads just as hot.

[VMI77]

Meanwhile, Harry’s neighbor consider him a hero. “We’re calling him Dirty Harry,” said Swendsen. “No, Harry’s absolutely a hero … What we’re thinking of doing is taking a collection of money to buy Harry a stronger gun because obviously the gun he had didn’t do the job.”

I love it.

Best part of the whole article right there.

I knew a cop in NY that had a scar on his forehead from a .38 that went through his windshield and was stopped by his skull. He was carrying a .38 when it happened and went straight from the hospital to a gun shop to buy a bigger gun.

Sounds like a hasty generalization to me. Very likely due to the angle of incidence. And not unique to the .38 special.

http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/inde ... 50227.html

Among the comments:

Bullets as large as .50 cal have skidded around the cranial vault, so if there's a magic caliber threshold, it's somewhere north of there.

There are verified stories of the .45 ACP not punching through someone's skull.
The skull, especially the forehead and the rear of the skull, are extremely tough, made even more so by the smooth curved surface.

I also remember the picture of the South Vietnamese cop disposing of a VC prisoner with a .38 Special S&W Centennial. There was no doubt about the result, and there wouldn't be in any but a very few cases.