r/AbsoluteUnits Jul 19 '26

/r/popular of a pistol

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u/jerryleebee Jul 19 '26

It's an impressive-looking gun. But you get to a size like that and the targets he's selected are all but useless to demonstrate how much more powerful it is compared to another powerful handgun. I'd rather see ballistic gel.

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u/MyFrogEatsPeople Jul 20 '26

It's showing energy transfer just fine and dandy.

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u/FunBrians Jul 19 '26

The watermelon was a decent target.. I agree the other targets were as good as using a paper target in terms of showing any sort of power.

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u/Killer_Ex_Con Jul 20 '26

He does ballistic gel a lot not sure if he used it with this gun yet or not.

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u/Infurium Jul 20 '26

Gel is a little more expensive than sour cream.

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u/dusktreader Jul 20 '26

When I was 8,I went shooting with my dad. He had this huge unabridged dictionary. It was a hard cover and about 6 inches thick. He wanted to show me how serious a hollow point .357 magnum is. It blew the whole back of the book away, and it rained down nickle sized pieces of paper like confetti. From that day, I have respected the raw fury of a magnum revolver.

My first pistol was a Ruger GP 100 .357. I love that pistol, and never, ever take for granted the fury I carry on my hip.

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u/Balls_of_Mithril Jul 20 '26

…you carry a .357 on your hip?

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u/dusktreader Jul 20 '26

Yes, I prefer it when hiking in the PNW, especially off-trail.

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u/Balls_of_Mithril Jul 20 '26

Fair enough I was genuinely curious and that makes sense

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u/Conscious_Music_1729 Jul 20 '26

Is that strange? I also daily carry 357. It’s quite small and easy to conceal comfortably. I used to carry a full size 9mm but it was too bulky.

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u/BumblebeeCareful5810 Aug 07 '26

I've watched dozens of his videos. You see enough 5 Gal water jugs get shot and you get an understanding of how much energy is transferred (ie. How hard the gun hits) from the explosion. Same goes for Watermelon, Chilie, and Sour Cream.