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Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day – Roland

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The nice thing about being retired (we hear) is that you can do pretty much what you want. Which means that, depending where you go, there’s no one to raise an eyebrow at a .44 Mag revolver with a 6″ barrel on your hip. Check out the other gear Roland carry with him daily at Everyday Carry . . .

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  1. The police will lobby against if evacuate there is no police exemption. Once the get what they want, most will support it like they did with the school ban.

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  2. MY 1 first thought was, he lied in every word,
    That hoary cripple, with malicious eye
    Askance to watch the working of his lie
    On mine, and mouth scarce able to afford
    Suppression of the glee, that purs’d and scor’d
    Its edge, at one more victim gain’d thereby.
    “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”

    Robert Browning

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      • That is a FACT; I haven’t had to use my tool on a bear yet; i would never going into the woods with anything smaller that a .44 mag. I guess I should spend some money on a six round holder; very tight budget right now.

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    • jwm,

      I assume you are referring (dead man walking) to Roland’s attacker. You do realize that revolver will launch full power 180 grain hollow-points at something like 1650 fps, right? I don’t know any human attacker who will still be on their feet after taking a .43 caliber, 180 grain hollow point to the chest at 1,600 fps. Even if Roland fails to hit center mass (torso), if he can hit the middle of an attacker’s arm or leg, he will definitely render that limb useless.

      I am seriously considering carrying a similar .44 Magnum revolver when shopping at malls during the holiday season in case of a multiple terrorist attack. The long sight radius makes 100 yard shots doable. And the considerable velocity/mass/diameter/energy makes “one shot stops” likely … an important factor when facing multiple suicide attackers.

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      • OK, guys. My sense of humor was a complete fail on this one. I fully realize the .44 mag is a helleva round.

        I was trying to poke fun at the tacticool crowd and their need for lots of ammo.

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        • Ahhhh … I give your intent extremely high marks jwm. (Notice that I expressed a similar sentiment although I had no humor to offer with it.)

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  3. Wow ,Nice. That’s a big everyday carry, but I suppose it fits where he’s at . I like the Taurus .44 but I prefer SW version .

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    • TXDuallyDog,

      Have you actually tried the trigger on that Taurus 44SS6? While I have not tried the trigger on that particular Taurus, I have tried the trigger on the Taurus Raging Bull in .44 Magnum and it is by far and away the best trigger I have ever felt on any handgun. If that model is even close to the Raging Bull, it will have an outstanding trigger.

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  4. Laughing to myself.
    Thought your yoyo was birth control pills……did a double take then laughed.
    Shaking my head saying …birth control pills…….ok?

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    • LOL; Mechanical Fishing Yo Yo and some bait, in case I get lost in the woods while hiking; I’ve acutely caught fish with that while camping.

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  5. I now live on Kodiak Island…44 mags and 10mm seem to be the preferred pistols. ..I have seen several fisherman with lever actions slung across their backs. Holsters run the gamut from Serpas to chest packs to nylon. Practicality and availability seen much more important here than someone’s sense of “best”.

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  6. I also notice he has Obama’s/Hillary’s identification tag on the backpack… see it right there? It says “A P.O.S.”

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  7. Roland,

    I mentioned above that the trigger on the Taurus Raging Bull .44 Magnum revolver is outstanding, both single-action and double-action. How is the trigger on yours?

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    • I’ve actually used this Taurus on a NRA National Center fire match with .44 Russian ammo; SA is great and also love practicing in DA; .44 magnum loads gets your hands tired.

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  8. As far as a theme song is concerned, I’m partial to “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” by Warren Zevon.

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  9. Roland was a warrior from the Land of the Midnight Sun
    With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done
    The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day
    So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody fray

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