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What's Your Heavy Hitter?

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#1 ·
When I was a boy, I overheard an old man and a deputy having a friendly conversation.

Old man: what do you carry?
Deputy:357 mag
Old man: Ah, a heavy hitter.

This was the first time I had ever heard the term "Heavy Hitter"

To this day, I think of the .357 mag to be a heavy hitter

What do you consider to be a heavy hitter and why?
 
#76 ·
Ruger Super Redhawk 44 Mag for pistola and Ruger #1, 375 H&H Mag for rifle. The 375 is for stopping the zombies' vehicle 100 yards from my house and the rest of my collection is for picking them off as they scatter.
 
#77 ·
My heavy hitters are my Ruger New Model Blackhawk shooting a 325gr LSWC (Keith) atop 20 grains of H110.



and my 1886 Browning/Winchester shooting some of Randy Garrett's 420 grain "Superhardcast" 45-70 Government Hammerheads at 1650-FPS.

 
#81 ·
If the situation REALLY goes South on us, the heavy hitters will be out in this order, In my hand, the AR15 and a Glock 23 on my hip. In my wife's hand, her Moosberg 590 12ga HD shotgun and on her hip her XD .40 and in my oldest sons hand the AK with another XD .40 on his hip, in my daughters hand, her .22 rifle. Between the 4 of us, I think we can defend the safe room door until the cavalry arrives.
 
#84 ·
My "heavy hitters" for the SHTF scenerio are a Springfield M1A socom, paired with either a Sig P226 .40 S&w or my Springfield Load 1911 type pistol. The winchester 1300 defender 12ga and .357 magnum revovlers are back up or for use by family or friends.
 
#90 ·
I too consider the .357 Magnum to be a "Heavy Hitter" in regards to bipedal aggressors.

Not for naught was the 125 Grain JHP dubbed the, "King of the Street" by Edwin Sanow.

Biker
 
#91 ·
Taurus Millenium Pro PT145 (.45 ACP) with Winchester Silvertip 185g JHP
Ruger P90DC loaded with same.
Remington 870 express loaded with #4
Worst comes to worst, .45-70 with 405g Remington
And, if I need to go long, Remington 770 (30-06) with 150g Federal.
 
#94 ·
Sidearms, my heaviest hitters are 6 1/2" Mod. 29 & S&W 1006.
Longarms would be Mossberg 590 Mariner & 30.06.
 
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