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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Ballistically, a .22 long rifle has as much knock-down power as a .25acp, and is a LOT quieter. A .380 auto, while the same diameter as a .357mag or a .38 special, has almost no stopping power unless loaded with frangible rounds. But they certainly are cute. 
Stitchawl |
Hey, don't be knocking .380 ACP. I have a Ruger LCP that I carry when I want a very small and light gun to carry when jogging. Mainly for dog encounters though. The next unsupervised and off-the-leash dog that comes after me while I'm jogging on a public road may never do that again.
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Originally Posted by pspearing
I seem to recall reading that some covert agencies have used Ruger Mk IIs with the bolt locked, but that's not something one carries around most of the time. A typical carry gun is not easily suppressed. What was the scenario of the bathroom killing in The Godfather? Wasn't it essentially forget the noise and get away quickly? It's been a while since I read it.
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Yes, it was a revolver that Michael Corleone used to kill Sollozzo and it was not silenced. In fact as I recall when Clemenza is instructing Michael how to shoot before Michael comments on how noisy it is and Clemenza tells him that it was left that way on purpose to scare off any bystanders from interfering. He also tells Michael to immediately drop the gun
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Originally Posted by crich70
I wouldn't think you would want a piece that was easily traced back to you either. Serial #'s are hard to erase and if there is a paper trail the police will come calling sooner or later if the gun is just tossed after use. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_night_special |
Well yes and no. The serial number will certainly allow the gun to be traced back to the first point of sale, likely a FFL, and the first legitimate purchase after that. Thereafter maybe not so much. I could right now legally sell any of the guns I legitimately purchased and own now, each of which will have a paper trail, to any person I would care to with no paper work, or even questions about identity. And this could be repeated any number of times. That's one of the reasons why I do favor closing the private sale/gun show sale “loophole” that now exists. Of course the story is set in Europe where laws and gun availability are entirely different than in the US.