Basic firearms stuff

[CholeraJoe]

This is my M1-A with bipod, 30-round magazine and night scope.

[JRandomFreeper]

Our local honor guard uses 3 firings of 7 rifles.

/johnny

[Dead Corpse]

*nom nom nom*

Yummy.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Sights are the last thing you need for wing shooting. Once you get your head down on the stock, focus on the target and only the target. “Aiming” is counterproductive. Moving target, moving gun... don’t slow or stop your swing when you fire, follow through.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Maybe Mr. Liddy can explain to us why Saint John Browning called his new .45 cartridge a “Automatic Colt Pistol”/ACP cartridge?"

Because he designed it to go into his brand new 1911 pistol?

[OB1kNOb]

Thanks for starting this thread. I will find it very useful.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"For instance, braces of “matched dueling PISTOLS” have been available since the late 1500s"

Yes, you are correct. The revolver is a cylinder fired handgun that was invented by Sam Colt. He got the idea from his sailing days. The ships wheel became the cylinder for his revolver. I believe the first one he invented was the 1836 patterson (built in New Jersey) revolver. If you had one, it would be worth a mint.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Our local honor guard uses 3 firings of 7 rifles."

I had said it does not have to be 21, but a lot of funeral processions use the 21. Originally, 21 was the max and was used for heads of state with lesser people getting lesser volleys.

[WayneS]

Don’t take it to Wal Mart. They have no idea.

While generally this is probably very true, I am aware of one notable exception. There is a young man who often works the sporting goods counter at the Wal-Mart in Culpeper, Virginia, who is quite knowledgeable about firearms and ammunition.

Case in point: When I inquired about its avaialbility, and without me even having to describe it to him, he knew that .38 S&W is slightly larger in diameter and a bit shorter than .38 Special. As I expected, Wal-Mart did not stock .38 S&W, but he spent a good deal of time trying to find a way to get a box of this ammo for my very old five shot, top-opening S&W.

He ultimately had to give up because Wal-Mart’s ammo catalog did not even have a stock number for that round, and he was unable to get one initiated (he spent some time on the phone trying, though). And after all his efforts ended in failure, he directed me to someone who might (and did) have a box of it in stock.

Maybe we should call him "the exception that proves the rule".

[WayneS]

...and also mine.

[Billthedrill]

It also requires practice, and I'm a lazy bastidge. Most likely my shotty will be used on two-legged monsters anyhows. Always been better with a rifle and I'm sort of resigned to that.

The deer in my area have dropped and I saw the cutest little wobbly fawn traipsing through my backyard day before yesterday behind Mom. My guests emitted the obligatory "Awwwww." Durn near got stomped for referring to the little critter as "venison." Cute venison, then. What?

[Tijeras_Slim]

Yep, takes practice. If you’re used to rifle shooting, it is a more difficult transition.

Mmmmmm.... venison.

[Joe Brower]

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Also magazine vs. clip...it’s a pet peeve of mine."

I agree. Unless you have an M-1 Garand or an 03 Springfield, chances are you have a magazine fed rifle, not a clip fed rifle.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Let’s have a good word for the Smith and Colt 1917 revolvers and their clips.

[Lee N. Field]

But what the heck are Springer and Deagle?

"Deagle"==Desert Eagle.

Springer. I dunno. Something from Springfield Armory isn't exotic enough for the gamers.

[ßuddaßudd]

LOL
Thanks for the chuckle.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Let’s have a good word for the Smith and Colt 1917 revolvers and their clips."

Well, I guess I was talking more about stripper clips on rifles than moon clips which I guess just about every revolver has.

[Tijeras_Slim]

moon clips which I guess just about every revolver has.

Mostly the rimless ones. .45 is most common, but other clipped revolvers have been in .40 S&W, 9mm, 10mm, and .38 Super.

[Shooter 2.5]

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