Posted on 07/07/2009 10:15:22 AM PDT by sig226
Sometimes, more common these days is something like this.
Taken December 2008 at Fort Hood.
or this
Actually the 21 gun salute originated with guns more like these.
The practice of firing gun salutes has existed for centuries. Early warriors demonstrated their peaceful intentions by placing their weapons in a position that rendered them ineffective. In early times, it was customary for a ship entering a friendly port to discharge its cannon to demonstrate that they were unloaded.
I use .45 Long Colt because that is the traditional name for it. Although SAAMI says it is just .45 Colt. Most people know exactly what I mean when I say .45 LC, but may not know that .45 Colt means the revolver cartridge while .45ACP, oops, make that .45 Auto is for automatics.
Yes, I know there have been quite a few revolvers chambered for the .45ACP cartridge.
Now the reason I don’t say 9mm Luger long is because that is a made up name.
Holy thumb hole man. I can’t afford 50AE deagle food. I’d wager those 825 house breakers are priced into bmg land.
I’m not sure where they started the .45 Long Colt nonsense since I have a Sear’s and Roebucks catalogue from 1900 that lists it as .45 Colt.
Save yourself some typing.
LOL.
umgud - red trailer.
No, they can be had with buckshot. You only get a handfull of shot, but they are big enough and fast enough to do more the just PO the target. At really close range, the type of shot wouldn't matter much, as you'd just get one ragged hole. The Judge can also chamber and fire .45 Colt. That will get anyone's attention. (as will five 000 buck shot)
The 38-40 is an oddball and I am not sure how it got it’s name but I bet it has something to do with the fact that 41 Long Colt and 38-40 both share the same diameter barrels which is around .401-403.
The 41 Colt has been loaded with actual .385 hollow base bullets which expanded when fired to fill the bore. This is similar to how the .22 rimfires work. Interestingly the case on a .41 Colt is .41 Caliber.
Of course the 40 in 38-40 comes from the charge of 40 grains of black powder which it was originally loaded with. I guess whoever designs a cartridge gets to name it.
You all need to step away from the keyboard.
You are getting confused. There is no conflict. Libby has no problem calling a semi-auto, like John M. Browning's creations, a "pistol". It's revolvers being termed pistols that gets his dander up. My fahter in law, a little older the G. Gordon, used the terms the same way. He had several of each in his gun safe, but the one beside the bed was a .45 ACP pistol.
I would like to see the ballistics of the .45 vs a .410 slug. Can a slug shot even be used in this revolver? Also, can the Judge fire both 2 1/2" and 3" .410 shells?
Meant to add that I saw those same cannon, probably with many of the same cannoneers, fired about that same time, for a different event. The LT in charge was still wet behind the ears, but he was definitely squared away. The casing for the first round fired was presented to the outgoing CO, the last one to the incoming guy. An SES civilian!
Hope to see them again this Friday, starting around 1000, when that last round will once again go to a Colonel.
Clips have one advantage: they're cheap and compact. For the cost of one M1A mag, you can get a bunch of clips, a large number will fit in an ammo box, and they retain their tension for years. Having a large number of loaded clips might be useful if TSHTF.
.45 Colt has been called LC for at least a hundred and 30 years. The reason was to distinguish it from the short Colt.
At one time the U.S. Army issued revolvers chambered for both cartridges and at the same time.
I hope you don’t go around calling the .45 Auto, .45ACP. I do but I am not a stickler for exact wording.
I'll take a shot at it. 8-)
"Inherent accuracy" has to do with the accuracy of the rifle once you take out the human element(the skill of the shooter). In other words, if you put the rifle into a rigid mechanical holder, and then measured the size of the group on the target, that would be the inherent accuracy.
The ballistic coefficient of a bullet has to do with its ability to overcome air resistance. The higher the BC, the better the bullet will retain velocity. This is important at longer ranges, where a high BC means a flatter trajectory. A flatter trajectory means that you will be less likely to be high or low due to miscalculating the distance to the target, or due to variations in the muzzle velocity from variations in your ammo.
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Pistol = A handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel. (a revolver has multiple chambers)
Ummm... Somebody please gimme a cigarette.
I got rid of my orphan ammo gun when I gave my Winchester Model 94 chambered for the 32 winchester special to my grandson...
I would love to have a model 94 in .32 Winchester special. I think ammo is still available just not very common. It is probably a tiny bit better cartridge than the 30-30.
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