BehindBlueI's
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- Oct 3, 2012
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Nope....There are no practical reasons and there is no benefit other than "cool", "big flame", "Gun guys are weird", etc......However, It is tough to find a .45 acp in a revolver that short and although one can find compact 1911's with that short of a barrel there can often times be reliability issues with the compact 1911's or if perhaps one prefers revolvers over semi autos for their weapon of choice while cruising the back country...I AM trying BBI...
OR WAIT!!!!! One has a .44 magnum lever gun and wants a companion compact gun to go with it???????
Maybe I just want to be a "Cowboy BB"...
[video=youtube;glb2U6y-GdU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glb2U6y-GdU[/video]
You're talking to the guy who stays qualified on 2 revolvers for duty carry. I get it.
For strict "cool factor" I'd carry my 3" GP100 Wiley Clapp every day. If it didn't get dark at some point in my shift, I'd probably still carry it on duty as I'm nearly as fast on first shot with it as I am with my P220. Followup shots, of course, are a bit slower.