I'm sorry. whaaaa? Que es Caliber.. No habla 'gun lingo'. Yup, whoever helps me has a Long Hard road ahead of them.I love when a guy at a gun section tries to misinform me about a gun, and I go "Actually..." The look on their faces is priceless. I LOVE it when they try to sell me a .22, .25, or a .32 and I say "Um I want something that will actually protect me. How bout that such and such .45 (or .40)?" Most of them look dumbfounded, some look like they're in love...
Show of hands if you've ever had a guy dump you because you prefer a higher caliber (rifle/shotgun/pistol) than he does?
Knitting works for me too! My parents would open meeting a new boyfriend of mine with: "You've got a one of a kind. She can clean, knit, crochet, sew, work on the car. Is a better shot than many men, fish, hunt, and clean and cook anything she kills." Usually the last bit chased most guys off, I think that was their point...
Thankfully it doesn't work with the fiance...
Oh, and can I just say, looking VERY forward to meeting you.
Basically caliber is the size of the bullet, the higher the caliber the larger the bullet, the more powder it takes to get it out of the barrel, and the more kick it has. There are some exceptions, best examples of which are the .38 and the .357. Which are the same diameter but they have different length brass (the part that stays put when you fire), different grain (weight) and length bullet (the actual projectile), and different powder requirements. There are a lot of other factors as to how much kick it will have, a 2" barrel will have a lot more kick than a 4" barrel of the same caliber, weight of the bullet (a 115 gr 9mm will not have as much kick as a 147 gr 9mm)...
Ok I'm gonna shut up now or someone will start calling me Rita Gummer...
It'll have to be at a BYC gun shoot (Didn't we mention that once before?) or Knoebels since I can't make it Sat.
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