To answer the question, no it is not obsolete. It's a different tool for the job.
I used to carry a colt python when hunting or just trekking through the woods. It's been replaced with a Glock 22. Is the python ineffective? No. For me it came down to what would I prefer to lose, tear up(much more active in my younger days), and more bb's(16 opposed to 6). That's it really.
I still somtimes carry the python. Why? Because it feels good in my hand. Lots of rounds through that pistol, like it a lot. And if I shoot somthing in the face with it, short of a bear or extra large critter, I don't think I'm going to have any more problems with said critter.
Now a lot of this depends on where you live. If you are in bear country, I would have my .41 mag or .44 mag. Bigger hammer as said above. In my area, anything above .380 would be good.
"You cannot play fair with people who don't care if you get wiped off the map. You don't have to hate everyone who isn't part of your tribe, but it is foolish to keep caring about people who don't care about you."
Speech at the second National Policy Institute conference, December 26, 2013.
See you soon, AC.
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