Posted on 03/08/2008 5:43:28 PM PST by Last Dakotan
These two are comparable in price and probably in performance. Looks like the M1 is about 1-1/2 lb. lighter. Suggestions?
I think that a big part of it is that while it seems really cool to have something like that... Many years ago I was going to buy a TC Contender chambered in .375JDJ, at the time, the handgun version of a .460 Weatherby! Well, either that or 45-70 or .444Marlin. Anyway, as I was getting older it occurred to me that spending a bunch of money on a handgun that I'd probably fire fewer than 20 times a year just to see how much punishment I could handle just didn't make any sense, even if it meant that I wouldn't be able to guarantee that an elephant would stay out of my pajamas. So I came to my senses and bought a Ruger Redhawk in .44Mag... With the 180gr JHP or 300gr Sierra and LOTS of WW296, it was plenty of fun to shoot but at the same time it was far more flexible (though having interchangable barrels would have been nice in the TC).
Mark
Good grief, I just looked this up and the .303 British has one "Plinker" projectile (bullet) in .308 diameter and the others are all .311 diameter.
What a difference a loading maual makes!
Note to self: check before posting.
.30-06 vs .308 or .303 vs .308 - Sigh, I like the “real deal” better.
Don't get me started on my 8MM Mausers.
:-)
Please... Let's keep the nomenclature straight... It's NOT an "assault weapon." It's a "Battle Rifle!" Boy, wouldn't THAT just get the GGs panties in a twist?!?!
Mark
Skinning!
;-}
It may be one of those "gun" things.
In the reloading manual universe the family groups are fairly big with just the bullet diameter. Expanding into multiple bullet diameters can make things really unwieldy. Though I just learned how treacherous things can be with the .303 British.
There was a pretty good food fight on another thread a while back about the proper nomenclature for the .45 pistol cartridge.
The poster of the first part insisted the proper industry term was .45 ACP while the poster of the second part said .45 Auto was equally acceptable.
You can find commercially available ammo from reputable companies with either term printed on the box.
I stayed out of that particular kerfuffle.
Best regards,
How can I tell the difference if I'm looking at used mini 30's? How do I avoid that inaccurate designs?
It’d be also mighty handy for commiting hari-kari when the damn thing jams and the bucks are gathering for the charge!
Actually, I was one of those “kerfuffle-ized” for calling it .45ACP.
I was “informed” in no uncertain terms that the CORRECT nomenclature is “.45 Auto.”
I told him, “I don’t care.” Frankly, when I say “.45 ACP,” people know what I’m talking about, and it it pisses off the guy who insisted that I call it something else, so much the better.
I am aware of the importance of being quite specific on bullet diameters while reloading... Though things can get a bit touchy... For example, when I reloaded .357 mag or .38 special, I used .357 bullets, no matter if they were cast or jacketed. However when I reloaded 9mm, the cast bullets were .355, while the jacketed bullets were .356. And I don’t know why that was. Those were just the diameters of the bullets I was able to buy.
But while “Bench Racing” with guns, I’ve always been less precise than when actually reloading ammunition.
Mark
Nope. The M1 Carbine fires a round called the .30 carbine.
It’s basically a pistol cartridge.
And what a great pistol round, one of my favorites, if you can stand the noise and about a 3 ft flame coming out.
> And what a great pistol round [the .30 carbine],
> one of my favorites, if you can stand the noise
> and about a 3 ft flame coming out.
It’s probably ok in that role if you handload with
faster burning pistol propellants. Then the main
annoyance is that tapered case which has to be
lubricated for resizing.
That's when I stopped posting to him. It wasn't worth the effort.
I lubricate all cases. I bought Dillon’s spray lube. When the cases come out of the brass polisher, I lay them down on a disposable oven drip pan and spray once or twice. I’ve had the same spray bottle for years.
The pan also allows me to do another inspection since it’s easier once the cases are clean. Cracks and dents show up easier.
Remington?
A couple ways. The newer Mini-30 is not available in blue/wood configuration, and has a newer front site, rounded receiver edges, and has serial numbers starting with “581”. The 580 is the newer Mini-14. Ruger did a major retooling in 2006, and these changes reflect the newer design, along with better construction tolerances. Accuracy is suppose to be significantly better, and I believe this to be so.
Sorry the sarcasm of that was lost on ya.......
The knowledge base on FR is amazing.
No, I caught yours... I think that you missed mine...
Mark
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