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seamusTX wrote:Here is the TIME article that that was referred to from 2002:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article ... 83,00.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The reporter probably just googled "Bryco 380." That how I found it.

The Bryco .380 is #9 on the list. Many of the others are quite respectable and more expensive firearms.

- Jim

The 2000 list is an interesting change from a 1995 report by the ATF. Still looking for a more recent one. Here is the 1994 list:

10 most frequently traced guns in 1994
Rank Manufacturer Model Caliber Type Number traced
1 Lorcin P25 .25 Pistol 3,223
2 Davis Industries P380 .38 Pistol 2,454
3 Raven Arms MP25 .25 Pistol 2,107
4 Lorcin L25 .25 Pistol 1,258
5 Mossburg 500 12G Shotgun 1,015
6 Phoenix Arms Raven .25 Pistol 959
7 Jennings J22 .22 Pistol 929
8 Ruger P89 9 mm Pistol 895
9 Glock 17 9 mm Pistol 843
10 Bryco 38 .38 Pistol 820

seamusTX wrote:Here is the TIME article that that was referred to from 2002:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article ... 83,00.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The reporter probably just googled "Bryco 380." That how I found it.

The Bryco .380 is #9 on the list. Many of the others are quite respectable and more expensive firearms.

- Jim

5 of the 10 are Satuyrday night specials though.

CainA wrote:

The gun used by the robber was on the list of top 10 guns used in crimes in the U.S. in 2000, according TIME magazine, which published a study by U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

And the point of this sentence is?

-Cain

I think they were trying to note that these Bryco/Jennings/Jiminez/Raven line of pistols are very popular with the gang-bangers and thugs. They are small and easily concealable and probably more important is they are cheap enough to toss if they have to ditch them.

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THE FOLLOWING LINK CONTAINS EXPLICIT POST-MORTEM PHOTOS OF THE ASSAILANT DESCRIBED ABOVE. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN NOR MAY YOU WISH TO VIEW IT YOURSELF. IT IS MERELY PROVIDED TO EDUCATE THE FORUM MEMBERS ON SOME OF THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF ENGAGING A SUSPECT. VIEW AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION!

http://catm.com/yabbfiles/Attachments/F ... cademy.pdf

I have seen this report and thanks for posting the warning. It is graphic to say the least. However, it IS very informative on the myths of 'stopping power' on bullets. it all falls back to bleed-out or CNS shock.

DoubleJ wrote: "Yes, I'll have 5 shots, center of mass, to go, please."

Would you like fries with that?? Maybe you can use them to plug the holes.