Message #316359

[jimco]

It's not so much the pistol but the round itself. I hunted Alligators for 30 years. I experimented with all sorts of calibers and loads. One day I came across an article by Chuck Hawks on The Stopping Power of Hand Guns. He said and I quote " The famous Federal 125 gr.
Jacketed Hollow Point Round, Federal part no. 357B is the most effective one shot stopper of All hand gun loads, not just the 357."

 After reading the article I went an purchased a box and began shooting all gators with this round. It was especially impressive on the big gators ( gators larger than 9 ft.). One shot, that was it. No twitching, no moving, no waiting, no nothing. It was good night Irene on ALL of them. Now they were all on a gator line and shot at 3 to 5 yds. but this round has stopping power.