"Steve B" wrote in message
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Bottom line: You do not shoot to kill. You do not shoot to wound. You do
not shoot to warn. The only words out of your mouth should be: "I shot
to
stop the attack."

Repeat that over and over: "I shot to stop the attack... I shot to stop
the attack..."

These are the words that will acquit you at trial.

That was very helpful advice. Thank you. My late FIL bought a Judge.
Nothing to do but he had to have one. I shot it once, and found it
unacceptable except as a last resort weapon or a paperweight.

Steve

It's sad that in some states you have to add "and I had no means of escape."

My buddy just had to have one of the Cop .357 four barrel derringer pistols.
Apparently it's a close cousin to the Judge in the "better than nothing"
category of personal sidearms. Accurate to within a foot from a foot away.
The ultimate belly gun for someone with incredibly strong hands. Pulling
the trigger rotates the internal hammer to strike each barrel's firing pin
in turn, so the action is already stiff. The shape of the pistol is such
that it puts your finger at the worst position possible to apply strong
pressure.

Like a lot of backup guns, it was just too small. Nice stainless finish but
at 20 feet the accuracy was abysmal and nowhere near that of a smaller
automatic pistol. It did have an interesting buzzing noise that it made
with some types of ammo when the bullet tumbled in flight (not enough barrel
length to insure a spinning flight, I would imagine).

He was fortunately able to sell it to another guy who also "had to have" one
for almost what he paid for it. His has a disturbing tendency to misfire
with the hammer not striking the round hard enough and that made it pretty
useless as a backup gun. The guy who bought it was happy to have it,
misfires and all because they've stopped making them. Some people swear by
them. It's likely to be able to take down a drug crazed 300 pounder, too.
Deceptively heavy. He threw his out of a fairly sturdy ankle holster when
running at a good clip. The COP .357 owed most of its success to being a
prop in Blade Runner. I'll bet it's like The Judge. If it's saved your
life in a bad situation, it's your friend for life. Otherwise, get a real
gun.

--
Bobby G.