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Be ready for the second gunfight
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:59 pm
by 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.
Re: Be ready for the second gunfight
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:41 pm
by Richbirdhunter
That's a great story
Re: Be ready for the second gunfight
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:42 pm
by Abraham
He is a hero.
The dirtbag who showed up to intimidate should also be in jail.
Re: Be ready for the second gunfight
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:33 pm
by 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.
Re: Be ready for the second gunfight
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:44 pm
by Taypo
ELB wrote: 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.
Re: Be ready for the second gunfight
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 8:10 pm
by ArmedAndPolite
Taypo wrote:ELB wrote: 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
Re: Be ready for the second gunfight
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 8:13 pm
by EEllis
ArmedAndPolite wrote:Taypo wrote:ELB wrote: 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.
Re: Be ready for the second gunfight
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:04 pm
by VMI77
Taypo wrote:ELB wrote: 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.