Comments by "Arthur Mosel" (@arthurmosel808) on "Garand Thumb" channel.

  1. By the way reloading doesn't take as long if you know what your doing and practice. Remember the people using these weapons were familiar with them, meat on the table or self-defense.
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  2.  @FightTalkNate  It wasn't just pirates that carried multiple pistols. As an example, some cavalry had saddle holsters for pistols in addition to what thy carried
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  3. Full Metal Jacket rounds were developed for warfare to make it more human. The mini ball was even worse than the tested balls and went further. The British used rounds meant to expand against non-Europeans. The rounds were originally made at Dum-Dum (SP? Usually this spelling) Arsenal in India. Most of today's self defense rounds probably violate at least one of the various conventions (Hague or Geneva) on warfare. By the a shotgun firing a rifled slug (especially a rifled barrel firing a slug) gives a good impression of a civil war rifled musket firing a mini ball.
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  4. Sorry, but you first have to realize the .22 was an assassins round, up close and personal. In fact, the mob used .22. Shorts at almost contact range. The benefit was a fairly quiet shot without penetration of both sides of the skull, and yes it did mess up the brain. In other words, it wasn't a sel defense use, but a murder shot. The MAAG in the Philippines fighting against the HUKs in the late 1940s. They recommended using the .22 Long Rifle in fighting guerillas. Why, because while the round won't necessarily kill, it could incapacitate a man and to evacuate a wounded man takes at least two men ; thereby rheducing the available fighters by three. If enemy chose to kill their wounded or leave them behind, it had a negative effect on morale. Another positive was the round was light, meaning a large number of rounds could be carried. Especially important since the doctrine used was continuous pursuit. One case, the guerilla band was chased for over six months; obviously needing less resupply was important. The use of the 5.56 mm was at least in part due to logic like this, increased ammo carried and less load in hot, humid conditions. A little research goes a long way, I actually have copies of part of the MAAG Report
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