Posted on 04/28/2015 10:27:49 AM PDT by w1n1
When Winchester produced its famous 1873 lever-action rifles and carbines, Colt wasted no time in chambering its single-action Army revolver in Winchester’s calibers from .44-40 down to .32-20. There are times when the quick handling and easy portability of a handgun is of paramount importance for self defense, but when faced with dire threats cowboys knew it was much better to have a repeating rifle.
A handgun and long arm in the same caliber was a winner on the American frontier. From a self-defense standpoint, today’s shooters can find a practical, cost-effective, modern parallel to the 19th century Colt/Winchester pairing in Hi-Point carbines and pistols. Read the rest of the Home Defense story here.
My handgun/rifle combos are:
Ruger Super Blackhawk & Winchester 94 in .44 Magnum
Ruger GP100 & Marlin 1894 in .357 Magnum
M1 Carbine & AMT Automag III in .30 Carbine
I'm around competitive sporting clays shooters every weekend, never met one who wasn't very pro 2A.
Glad to hear that, it has not been my experience.
You must have met some of those posers like Kerry. Sorry to hear it, but they are a decided minority.
That's cool, a pastor here in Maine, just gave one to his son in NM.
But Do They WORK?
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I like the price and the concept. It looks butt ugly so I haven’t bought one.
Yeah ... Think so.
Pretty sure.
My attitude on the subject has always been to buy the best you can afford at the time. If that’s HiPoint then it’s HiPoint. It’s a damn sight better than nothing.
Thanks...been thinking, for a while, a lever action rifle. I like yours though. I might go for .45 ACP since that’s my favorite pistol round. Although .357 mag sounds good too.
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