{"id":7685,"date":"2013-10-31T15:40:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T15:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramworks.net\/blog\/?p=7685"},"modified":"2015-11-16T17:50:50","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T17:50:50","slug":"nothing-magic-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/nothing-magic-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Magic Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"45-1\"<\/a>Thoughts on the effectiveness of various defensive handgun cartridges vary as much as opinions as to how sexy or attractive Britney Spears<\/a> is. I’ll not offer an opinion on Britney but I can tell you that I when I was a young man I did go out with girls not half as pretty. Had fun too.<\/p>\n

Regardless of your feelings about Britney, don’t make the mistake of thinking there is any magic associated with her or any defensive handgun cartridge. We’ve all heard the hoopla about how one shot from a .45 is all you need. Trust that and I’d advise you keep you insurance policy paid up at all times.<\/p>\n

For more on this I suggest you check out my latest blog over at the North American Hunting Club website. CLICK HERE TO READ<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thoughts on the effectiveness of various defensive handgun cartridges vary as much as opinions as to how sexy or attractive Britney Spears is. I’ll not offer an opinion on Britney but I can tell you that I when I was a young man I did go out with girls not half as pretty. Had fun too. 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