The firearm thread

[ManDownUnder]

The discussion on the "gap between projectile and lands" will occupy a group of shooters for ohhhhhh an evening (perhaps longer!).

And I know it! So I ultimately aim o find a good reliable load, build the bullets in sets of three, ratcheting up the COAL 5 thou per set and see how the rifle likes them. Maybe for added points I can then refine that to the nearest thou once I get the general idea.

Bugger - what a great excuse to reload... AND shoot.

... just all the f'n cleaning is driving me nuts at the mo. I get through... 30 or 40 patches per clean I guess - maybe more?

[Mr Merde]

Especially if immediately followed by "any powder at all".

A primer will drive a bullet quite a way along a barrel.

last one I had drove a .44 lead bullet to 3" from the muzzle of my 92 carbine. Thats a distance of aboutr 17"

[ManDownUnder]

A primer will drive a bullet quite a way along a barrel.

last one I had drove a .44 lead bullet to 3" from the muzzle of my 92 carbine. Thats a distance of aboutr 17"

I tried a "primer only" shot in a 12g shell... late at night in the shed I expected a small firecracker sized bang... I got flames and soot leaping about 400mm out the end of the barrel and one hell of a crack.

Quelle surprise!

[Wolf]

last one I had drove a .44 lead bullet to 3" from the muzzle of my 92 carbine.

I'd sure as Hell hate to immediately fire another bullet after that...

It only looks funny in the cartoons.

[Swoop]

A primer will drive a bullet quite a way along a barrel.

last one I had drove a .44 lead bullet to 3" from the muzzle of my 92 carbine. Thats a distance of aboutr 17"

Once upon a time...
A "Nameless" gentleman told me about having a case with a primer in it.
He placed the case upside-down on a block of wax and carefully pressed it onto the wax until it filled the case and then trimmed it off flush...
"A superb BLANK round!" was spoken...
Then he proceeded to chamber and fire in a revolver... aiming at the hall door that was some way down the hallway.
Strangely enough a 6" dia hole appears in the door.
Various eplanations to his beloved was offered.

One would have expected better, from an officer of the law...

[Mr Merde]

Once upon a time...
A "Nameless" gentleman told me about having a case with a primer in it.
He placed the case upside-down on a block of wax and carefully pressed it onto the wax until it filled the case and then trimmed it off flush...
"A superb BLANK round!" was spoken...
Then he proceeded to chamber and fire in a revolver... aiming at the hall door that was some way down the hallway.
Strangely enough a 6" dia hole appears in the door.
Various eplanations to his beloved was offered.

One would have expected better, from an officer of the law...

I have seen pictures of resultant injuries when a person takes, what they assume to be harmless components, then for granted.

A primer has the potential explosive output to take off a finger joint if not the whole finger.

I have a friend who has a piece of his thumb missing. this came about when he was seating a percussion cap on a revolver. Needles to say he now uses a piece of antler to make sure the cap is well seated on the nipple.

When I first joined the army we were given a demonstration of the damage a "blank" can inflict. A sargent fired a blank at a plasticine replica of a hand at a distance of about 10 feet. The blank blew a sizable chunk of the model away.

I have always treated my reloading components with the respect that they are due. Last night when casting new bullets I wore protective gloves, goggles and a workshop apron. I do not want hot (800 degree F) splashing ion my person.

[sAsLEX]

I do not want hot (800 degree F) splashing ion my person.

Probably don't want to sniff to much lead fumes either!


Hmmm come on NZD rise against the US so I can buy me some reloading gear!

[Indiana_Jones]

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmoID01.htm

Look at all that information on just Russian made 7.62x54R rounds!

The guy who runs this site is dicated to Mosin's and 7.62x54R. I think he's married to one lol.

Great forum too

-Indy

[Scouse]

So I want to buy a High powered air rifle dont care about cost what do the experts recomend

[Indiana_Jones]

So I want to buy a High powered air rifle dont care about cost what do the experts recomend

What caliber?

.177 or .22?

CO2, pump or spring?

-Indy

[Scouse]

.22 as far as the otherstuff goes I dont know just want what ever is the bestest most powerfull

[Indiana_Jones]

.22 as far as the otherstuff goes I dont know just want what ever is the bestest most powerfull

Ok. Wanna do some Possum and rabbit shooting?

-Indy

[Scouse]

or even Goats, just want the biggest bang for me buck.

[Indiana_Jones]

or even Goats, just want the biggest bang for me buck.

Well I don't really use air rifles, but from what I know if price isn't much of an issue then I recommend a German brand and go for the spring action, the co2 tend to run out too quickly.

-Indy

[Scouse]

A Name of a so called "German Brand" would go a long way to helping this firearm Noob out heaps.

Is it me or does this seem like im trying to get blood out of a stone?