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45King · August 17, 2000, 05:02 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jim Keenan:
The old .41 derringer rimfire round did it almost routinely. With softer wood, the bullets would stick and could be picked out with the fingers[/quote]

Jim, when I was a kid, my Grandpa once let me shoot his Remington .41RF derringer. (Had I known then how valuable the ammo was, I'd never have done it.) I found that the bullet would penetrate the side of a rusty paint can filled with sand, and that it would also penetrate to the base into the end grain of a pine stump.
This all makes me wonder if a knife might not be a better back-up than a derringer in ANY caliber.

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Shoot straight & make big holes, regards, Richard at The Shottist's Center

August 17, 2000, 05:02 AM	#23
45King Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 1999 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,033	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jim Keenan: The old .41 derringer rimfire round did it almost routinely. With softer wood, the bullets would stick and could be picked out with the fingers[/quote] Jim, when I was a kid, my Grandpa once let me shoot his Remington .41RF derringer. (Had I known then how valuable the ammo was, I'd never have done it.) I found that the bullet would penetrate the side of a rusty paint can filled with sand, and that it would also penetrate to the base into the end grain of a pine stump. This all makes me wonder if a knife might not be a better back-up than a derringer in ANY caliber. ------------------ Shoot straight & make big holes, regards, Richard at The Shottist's Center