The firearm thread

[deanohit]

"""heck, on the internet, you can even find a story about the elephant being killed with a 22LR LOL! """"

Quoted from the article not my words
And as for the pellet being dangerous to 2km

You don't believe this do you ?
Not trolling just my opinion.

Well, it wouldn't suprise me, it may have been point blank, we don't know.
But the thing is he mentions he found it on the internet and and it sounds like the author doesn't believe it himself.
I ain't gonna say yes or no to such a claim unless I see proof that it either did or didn't work.

[scumdog]

My crak old memory says this: The guy was staying in one of those those 'up-in-the-air hunting lodges that are about 5 or so metres up in the air supported on long posts.

Mr elephant came along and having an itch on his flank he used one of the posts as a rubbing post which resulted in the whole shebang shaking like a leaf.

The guy inside gets annoyed at his sleep being disturbed and decides for fire his revolver loaded with .22short cartidges to scare the elephant off.

He fires a shot through a gap in the floor-boards and is satisfied when the shaking stopped.

Next morning Mr elephant is discovered lying on the ground with a tiny hole on his back - the bullet had gone between two verterbrae!!!

(Can't recall if it was killed outright or just paralysed by the shot)

[doc]

OK work this out CCI CB Long conical ball 22 long lead round nose 710 fps 29 grain bullet. Mussel velocity is something you feel after a bad feed isn't it

But seriously they dont penetrate the plastic road side markers from the other side of the road. Well I was told that anyway, I may have actually seen it with my own eye's but I forget a lot of things.

That's a strange claim, considering I've holed metal cans - through both sides - at considerably more than the width of a road. Lots of fun if there's water in the can, too - the shockwave of the projectile passing through makes a nice little geyser. (.303 makes a more spectacular geyser, obviously).

They weren't using a .22cal air rifle, were they? Or perhaps the fact that the road markers are designed to flex in conjunction with the properties of the plastic may have caused the result. I don't have any data on the composition of the markers, but some plastic compositions temporarily deform rather than suffer damage when struck - pretty much how polycarbonate (aka bulletproof "glass") works.

I know a .22 would penetrate the old-style wooden road marker and pass through it at that range. My mate shot right through seasoned-wood fence strainer posts with a number of .22lr hollowpoints and a hardball when experimenting with different "enhancements" (largely plasticine and mercury).

I was describing the subsonics that Renegademaster is going to work the velocity out on . Ferk they wont even kill a pig at point blank seriously.

[The Pastor]

I lost my mechanics book with the equation + worked example in it >_<

[Korumba]

The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense.
The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important
than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.

As John Steinbeck once said:

1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

3. I carry a gun 'cause a cop is too heavy.

4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.

5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter
recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him,
"Why do you carry a 45?" The Ranger responded, "Because they don't make a .46."

6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.

7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented
on his wearing his sidearm.
"Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?"
"No Ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle."

8. Beware the man who only has one gun. HE PROBABLY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!!!

But wait, there's more!

I was once asked by a lady visiting if I had a gun in the house. I said I did.
She said, "Well, I certainly hope it isn't loaded!"
To which I said, "Of course it is loaded, can't work without bullets!"
She then asked, "Are you that afraid of someone evil coming into your house?"
My reply was, "No not at all. I am not afraid of the house catching fire either,
but I have fire extinguishers around, and they are all loaded too."
To which I'll add, having a gun in the house that isn't loaded is like having
a car in the garage without gas in the tank.

[sAsLEX]

NRA leader dies.

http://stuff.co.nz/4466777a10.html

[Indiana_Jones]

R.I.P Charlton.

That was sad news for me today.

-Indy

[McJim]

NRA leader dies.

http://stuff.co.nz/4466777a10.html

So can we have his gun then?

[scumdog]

So can we have his gun then?

Only when his hands are cold.

They're only dead at the moment.

[Steam]

Here's an interesting hand-cannon. Origin unknown. Age unknown. Caliber unknown - but pretty bloody large! It looks as if it may even have a fuse that you light.

If you liked that you may like this site: http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008...-spy-guns.html

[SpankMe]

Where can I buy some for my shottie so I can do some extreme bunny hunting

FRAG-12 rounds are made up of a standard
3 inch 12-gauge cartridge case and propellant, firing a fin-stabilized
19mm warhead with a MIL-SPEC 1316 compliant
fuze assembly. The projectile is designed to arm 3 meters
from the muzzle and fires upon impact with a surface. The
HE projectile has sufficient explosive power to make one
inch holes in ¼ inch cold rolled steel plate.

[Wolf]

Where can I buy some for my shottie so I can do some extreme bunny hunting

FRAG-12 rounds are made up of a standard
3 inch 12-gauge cartridge case and propellant, firing a fin-stabilized
19mm warhead with a MIL-SPEC 1316 compliant
fuze assembly. The projectile is designed to arm 3 meters
from the muzzle and fires upon impact with a surface. The
HE projectile has sufficient explosive power to make one
inch holes in ¼ inch cold rolled steel plate.

Just the thing for the ol' Mossberg 500!

[jrandom]

FRAG-12 rounds...

I saw a segment on those puppies on 'Future Weapons' on the Discovery channel a couple months back.

Gotta admit, a standard 3" 12-gauge round that turns your shottie into an RPG is awesome, and by awesome, I mean totally sweet.

[Wolf]

I saw a segment on those puppies on 'Future Weapons' on the Discovery channel a couple months back.

Gotta admit, a standard 3" 12-gauge round that turns your shottie into an RPG is awesome, and by awesome, I mean totally sweet.

"You must spread some Reputation around blah blah blah."

Love your definition of "awesome", dude.

[ManDownUnder]

Does the little ol' HMR have what it takes for goats?

Also, I might have an option on a cheap(er) 7mm-08. Any advice against it?