What is the best caliber and gun for a man?

pax · January 30, 2006, 10:05 PM

Now granted all men are not alike, but men in general have big, thick fingers. They cannot manage fine motor skills as well as women can, so any finicky little gun which requires them to smoothly pull the trigger is probably not a good idea.

Men usually have heavy upper-body musculature, so you could expect them to be able to hold even a heavy gun out in front of them (for example, a Desert Eagle would be a good handgun choice which takes advantage of a man's usually well-developed gross motor skills).

On the other hand, men often have emotional difficulty shooting smaller guns, feeling perhaps that such guns are not "manly" enough, so smaller guns might be best left unconsidered even when a smaller gun might otherwise be a good choice.

Because men are generally less precise and less patient than women are, a gun that would require them to carefully align the sights is probably not best. For that reason, a shotgun, perhaps a 12-gauge, is probably the best gun for a man. It is big and powerful, thus avoiding the social scorn caused by using a smaller gun. Because the shot can be expected to spread somewhat, an impatient or imprecise man will not have to carefully align the sights. Better still, a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun both sounds manly, and allows the man to use his usually well-developed gross motor skills.

pax

Women will forgive anything. Otherwise the race would have died out long ago. -- Robert Heinlein

LawDog · January 30, 2006, 10:10 PM

Dealing with more Neandertals than usual lately?

LawDog

1inthechamber · January 30, 2006, 10:15 PM

I didn't have any emotional difficulties shooting a .22.

azredhawk44 · January 30, 2006, 10:16 PM

If it's an auto, it's a .45acp. Big grips, double stack. Glock21, Springfield doublestack 1911, HK, whatever. At least 11+1, because real men don't use no sissy 10 round mags.

If it's a revolver, it's a .44magnum. 6" barrel. Smith, Ruger, Dan Wesson, whatever. Full lug barrel, heavy as heck. It's got handloads that breathe dragon's fire out the front of it when he lets that sucker loose. Hollowpoints that shine like a pimp's jewelry can be seen from the front of the cylinders, so big that you can hide a basketball in it.

Capt. Charlie · January 30, 2006, 10:21 PM

Depends on what they're going to be huntin' with it, Pax. Now if they're huntin' wimmin, I recommend a 22,000 grain, 500. caliber deluxe club

. Hey, it worked for our early, Piltdown Man ancestors!

OBIWAN · January 30, 2006, 10:32 PM

OK...now them is fightin words

Even the parts that are true

#18indycolts · January 30, 2006, 11:20 PM

BB's can be deadly!

pipoman · January 30, 2006, 11:28 PM

Who scorned you Pax?

hso · January 31, 2006, 12:04 AM

Bwahahahaaaa

Sounds just as stupid that way as the more common testosterone laden low IQ gutless other. But I'm afraid it's a little too subtle for 'em, Pax.

Sir William · January 31, 2006, 12:05 AM

I note that even HKs are coming in colours today. Blue for boys? LOL

Capt. Charlie · January 31, 2006, 12:36 AM

Methinks perhaps she's a little ticked at this thread

.

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=197652

mack59 · January 31, 2006, 09:04 AM

The smallest handgun/mouse gun a real man should shoot - more so because of its concealabilty than its firepower - is the Ma Deuce in 50 BMG. For serious work real men should carry at least a 20mm canon.

sig226man · January 31, 2006, 12:32 PM

So, I guess I should question my sexuality for looking at a Glock 36?

David W. Gay · January 31, 2006, 12:59 PM

How's this?

Twycross · January 31, 2006, 02:01 PM

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For serious work real men should carry at least a 20mm canon.

Minimum. With at least 100 rounds. Most guys carry it all IWB, too. You only thought most men were overweight!

DWARREN123 · January 31, 2006, 02:44 PM

It depends, the model and caliber must fit or it will not be a good experience.

Wildalaska · January 31, 2006, 03:24 PM

Whatever a man decides...

WildablatantjerkduetochestcoldAlaska

OneInTheChamber · January 31, 2006, 04:04 PM

I've never heard of someone who has been on the wrong side of a .22 and said "I wasn't scared, it was a wimpy gun".

Getting shot is getting shot; I don't want to get shot by a .22 just as much as I don't want to get shot by a .223.

This isn't going to turn into a "he's compensating for something" thread is it?

stratus · February 3, 2006, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Now granted all men are not alike, but men in general have big, thick fingers. They cannot manage fine motor skills as well as women can, so any finicky little gun which requires them to smoothly pull the trigger is probably not a good idea.

I have slender girly hands, though, and I'm extremely good at coordinating fine movements such as those involved in playing the guitar, as well as video games. And typing.

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Men usually have heavy upper-body musculature, so you could expect them to be able to hold even a heavy gun out in front of them (for example, a Desert Eagle would be a good handgun choice which takes advantage of a man's usually well-developed gross motor skills).

True, Desert Eagles make good clubs, but many men, as well as some orangutans, prefer the USP, because of their crinkled hands and total lack of fine motor coordination. In contrast, many petite females can step inside the USP's trigger guard and use it as a hula hoop.

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On the other hand, men often have emotional difficulty shooting smaller guns, feeling perhaps that such guns are not "manly" enough, so smaller guns might be best left unconsidered even when a smaller gun might otherwise be a good choice.

It's been said that anything larger than 9mm is because men are trying to compensate for something. I prefer the 9mm. I'm not trying to compensate for a darn thing. My P228 was recently modified to accomodate a fifty-two inch barrel.

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Because men are generally less precise and less patient than women are, a gun that would require them to carefully align the sights is probably not best. For that reason, a shotgun, perhaps a 12-gauge, is probably the best gun for a man. It is big and powerful, thus avoiding the social scorn caused by using a smaller gun. Because the shot can be expected to spread somewhat, an impatient or imprecise man will not have to carefully align the sights. Better still, a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun both sounds manly, and allows the man to use his usually well-developed gross motor skills.

I say give the man a dog. That way he won't have to aim anything and the dog will do all the work. If you have to hand something to a man, make it a flamethrower with a nice, heavy fuel tank that will give him another reason not to get up off the sofa.

Except me, I use the 9mm, but that's because I'm a pansy who can't handle a little recoil.

Jart · February 3, 2006, 07:39 AM

From an earlier "guns for women" thread:

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You definitely want to use a Magnum with a bore size over .300", because we charge when we're wounded.
- Tamara

Equally valid for the male of the species, I'd expect.

XavierBreath · February 3, 2006, 07:40 AM

I've been feeling the need to upgrade to spitballs through a drinking straw.

Mikeyboy · February 3, 2006, 09:38 AM

Its not the size of the bullet, but what you can do with it, that counts

Mikeyboy · February 3, 2006, 09:39 AM

Its not the size of the bullet, but what you can do with it, that counts

okiejack · February 3, 2006, 11:46 AM

It's a fact of life. It makes no difference which caliber we choose, forming a mutually benificial emotional bond is not going to be a cake walk.

Tonyny · February 4, 2006, 12:50 AM

Well I had the "ladysmith" removed from my snub.....heh

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azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	Ar, Ar, Ar, Ar!!!!! If it's an auto, it's a .45acp. Big grips, double stack. Glock21, Springfield doublestack 1911, HK, whatever. At least 11+1, because real men don't use no sissy 10 round mags. If it's a revolver, it's a .44magnum. 6" barrel. Smith, Ruger, Dan Wesson, whatever. Full lug barrel, heavy as heck. It's got handloads that breathe dragon's fire out the front of it when he lets that sucker loose. Hollowpoints that shine like a pimp's jewelry can be seen from the front of the cylinders, so big that you can hide a basketball in it.

January 30, 2006, 10:21 PM	#5
Capt. Charlie Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Steubenville, OH Posts: 4,446	Depends on what they're going to be huntin' with it, Pax. Now if they're huntin' wimmin, I recommend a 22,000 grain, 500. caliber deluxe club . Hey, it worked for our early, Piltdown Man ancestors! __________________ TFL Members are ambassadors to the world for firearm owners. What kind of ambassador does *your* post make *you?* I train in earnest, to do the things that I pray in earnest, I'll never have to do. --Capt. Charlie

January 31, 2006, 12:04 AM	#9
hso Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2002 Location: Appalachia Posts: 170	Bwahahahaaaa Sounds just as stupid that way as the more common testosterone laden low IQ gutless other. But I'm afraid it's a little too subtle for 'em, Pax. __________________ TANSTAAFL

January 31, 2006, 12:36 AM	#11
Capt. Charlie Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Steubenville, OH Posts: 4,446	Methinks perhaps she's a little ticked at this thread . http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=197652 __________________ TFL Members are ambassadors to the world for firearm owners. What kind of ambassador does *your* post make *you?* I train in earnest, to do the things that I pray in earnest, I'll never have to do. --Capt. Charlie

January 30, 2006, 10:05 PM	#1
pax Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2000 Location: In a state of flux Posts: 7,520	What is the best caliber and gun for a man? Now granted all men are not alike, but men in general have big, thick fingers. They cannot manage fine motor skills as well as women can, so any finicky little gun which requires them to smoothly pull the trigger is probably not a good idea. Men usually have heavy upper-body musculature, so you could expect them to be able to hold even a heavy gun out in front of them (for example, a Desert Eagle would be a good handgun choice which takes advantage of a man's usually well-developed gross motor skills). On the other hand, men often have emotional difficulty shooting smaller guns, feeling perhaps that such guns are not "manly" enough, so smaller guns might be best left unconsidered even when a smaller gun might otherwise be a good choice. Because men are generally less precise and less patient than women are, a gun that would require them to carefully align the sights is probably not best. For that reason, a shotgun, perhaps a 12-gauge, is probably the best gun for a man. It is big and powerful, thus avoiding the social scorn caused by using a smaller gun. Because the shot can be expected to spread somewhat, an impatient or imprecise man will not have to carefully align the sights. Better still, a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun both sounds manly, and allows the man to use his usually well-developed gross motor skills. pax Women will forgive anything. Otherwise the race would have died out long ago. -- Robert Heinlein

January 30, 2006, 10:15 PM	#3
1inthechamber Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Posts: 299	I didn't have any emotional difficulties shooting a .22.

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OBIWAN Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,340	OK...now them is fightin words Even the parts that are true

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#18indycolts Junior member Join Date: January 3, 2006 Location: Indpls Posts: 1,159	BB's can be deadly!

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pipoman Senior Member Join Date: November 8, 2005 Posts: 897	Who scorned you Pax?

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Sir William Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2004 Posts: 3,261	I note that even HKs are coming in colours today. Blue for boys? LOL

January 31, 2006, 09:04 AM	#12
mack59 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2004 Posts: 447	The smallest handgun/mouse gun a real man should shoot - more so because of its concealabilty than its firepower - is the Ma Deuce in 50 BMG. For serious work real men should carry at least a 20mm canon.

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sig226man Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2006 Location: An actual Chelsea NYC heterosexual who just moved to Queens Posts: 106	So, I guess I should question my sexuality for looking at a Glock 36? __________________ O & A party rock XM-202 "You, you, and you: panic; the rest of you come with me" -David Mamet's The Unit

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David W. Gay Junior Member Join Date: May 18, 2004 Posts: 8	The Best Caliber for a Man??? How's this?

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DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2006 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 1,758	It depends, the model and caliber must fit or it will not be a good experience.

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Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	What is the best caliber and gun for a man or a woman? Whatever a man decides... WildablatantjerkduetochestcoldAlaska

January 31, 2006, 04:04 PM	#18
OneInTheChamber Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2005 Posts: 789	I've never heard of someone who has been on the wrong side of a .22 and said "I wasn't scared, it was a wimpy gun". Getting shot is getting shot; I don't want to get shot by a .22 just as much as I don't want to get shot by a .223. This isn't going to turn into a "he's compensating for something" thread is it? __________________ Insert witty, comical, and/or significant quote here.

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February 3, 2006, 09:38 AM	#22
Mikeyboy Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2005 Posts: 1,231	Its not the size of the bullet, but what you can do with it, that counts

February 3, 2006, 09:39 AM	#23
Mikeyboy Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2005 Posts: 1,231	Its not the size of the bullet, but what you can do with it, that counts

February 3, 2006, 11:46 AM	#24
okiejack Member Join Date: December 26, 2005 Location: SEOklahoma Posts: 78	Meaningful Relationships are Difficult. It's a fact of life. It makes no difference which caliber we choose, forming a mutually benificial emotional bond is not going to be a cake walk.

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Tonyny Junior member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 35	Well I had the "ladysmith" removed from my snub.....heh