For me, that's a little long and heavy to be interesting. The article doesn't mention it but I'll bet the muzzle blast is headachie. Most people practice with good ear protection (as they should) but doing so doesn't inform the buyer of a useful fact.

BTW, a load noise in a defensive weapon is usually a good thing. Few things will get official notice faster than loud gunfire.

I disagree with this guy on the venomous snake thing. I have spent probably half my life in the woods (the first half!) and lived in snake country for most of it. From Michigan to Wyoming to the Gulf Coast to South America. IMO a man away from home who shoots snakes is a small man. An ignorant man. I don't even kill them around the house, though I do understand why folks with small children kill them. I did it when my kids were too small to understand them.

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