practicality: (Leon Kennedy // Lone Wolf)
practicality ([personal profile] practicality) wrote2006-07-30 11:30 am

I Am A Nerd

Oh my god, why did I not find out about Google Notebook before today? It is wonderful and fulfills my deep burning desire to organize things. I already have files started for Eva, Leon, and assorted gun info, although I may add one for Tseng shortly.

Speaking of, I just had the revelation that while I personally like revolvers better than semi-auto, Tseng would probably opt for a semi-auto, at least for work, for the pure and simple reason that they chamber more. Most of the large-caliber rifles are only chambered for six rounds, and you're supposed to leave one empty for safety. The large caliber semi-autos, though, hold ten in the magazine plus one in the chamber, and it's really easy to carry an extra magazine and switch when one is empty, as opposed to reloading a revolver.

Now to decide if he'd go for something more exotic than a 1911-style semi-auto or not.
(...And I totally need an Ada 'girl with guns' icon)

EDIT: Randomly, where the hell are all the cool RE people hiding? I know of a few interesting people over in the Claire/Leon bit of things, but I'm afraid to talk to them because almost all the C/L fans are some variety of Ada-hater and would either try to kill me or irritate the hell out of me, because while I like Claire, I like Ada too (Claire/Leon/Ada OT3! ...Yeah, crack, but it's fun crack)

EDIT 2: And the cool DMC people, too, although I know a few of those. There the problem is less crazy shippers as it is finding the ones who aren't totally bitchy.

[identity profile] ext_18732 (from dreamwidth.org) 2006-07-30 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
Google notebook is such love.

[identity profile] ext_25515 (from dreamwidth.org) 2006-07-30 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Notebook :o Okay, I love this thing. Thanks for the info :D

[identity profile] ext_85324 (from dreamwidth.org) 2006-08-03 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
There hasn't been a need to only load 5 rounds in a 6 shot revolver for at least 50 years. All modern revolvers made since WWII have an internal safety that keeps the firing pin from hitting the primer in the cartridge if the gun is dropped. They are perfectly safe fully loaded and anyone who believes otherwise is operating off of old info.

Btw, Smith and Wesson has been making 7 shot .38 Special and .357 Magnum revolvers for about 10 years now. Their standard L frame 686 model and the newer 619 and 620 models are all 7 shot instead of 6.

Is your character a cop or private detective? Most police agencies have switched to high capacity semi-auto's, often chambered in .40 S&W. The Glock 22 and 23 are very common, but are not the only guns used. The Glock Model 22 holds, I believe, 12 rounds of .40 S&W.

For a private investigator, he could carry what he wanted, within the limits of the law. The 1911 has a long association with fictional hard boiled private dicks and is a good choice if he/she is made in that mold. If you character is more modern and less "world weary," a different gun might be a better choice, from a character point of view.

Btw, found your journal through Guns as I was browsing "Guns Friends" entries.