If writers knew as little about cars as they do guns...


iconHeh!

Can you imagine a story beginning, "I raised the hood of my Volkswagen Mini, checked to make sure the spark cylinders were bolted into the pistons, and got in and started the 7-cylinder diesel, only to hear the turbo-supercharged whine of an oncoming Yugo limo - "?
This is why gun enthusiasts get so mad when writers talk about 25 mm handguns, or 40mm handguns, or about guns having magical abilities to shoot down airplanes. In most cases is just ignorant writers now knowing anything about the subject they are writing about. In other cases, it's a deliberate attempt to fool the general public.



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Most journalists writing about firearms share something with politicians; most of them are either crooks or idiots.

Posted by: Robert Garrard at May 31, 2005 2:28 PM

I was trying to imagine reloading for a 25mm or 40mm cartridge, but I don't think my press would handle it...LOL

Posted by: Robert Garrard at May 31, 2005 2:34 PM

There was a short article on this in one of the recent Dillon Precision catalogs. Some gun club invited a bunch of writers out for a day of learning and shooting. So perhaps a dozen authors might know better now. But I get a kick reading how the heroine pulls an automatic double barrelled .375mm revolver from her purse! Reminds me of those crazy guns on Get Smart, or of John Kerry's deer hunting stories.

Posted by: Drew at May 31, 2005 10:12 PM

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