• archonet@lemy.lol
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    1 month ago

    it’s just the usual “hurr durr anything smaller than .45 is for girls” bullshit. Usually espoused by the sort of ancient old farts who remember carrying one in WWII, Korea, or Vietnam; and who dislike the general shift to smaller bullets going faster because they don’t understand terminal ballistics.

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      1 month ago

      No it isn’t. You misunderstood that. Typically anything over .4 is a handgun round (or shotgun). Most rifles are shooting smaller caliber. If you see .223, don’t bring a handgun, bring a rifle.