The firearm thread

[sAsLEX]

Doctors orders were to get more exercise.
Chris

Mention anything about smoking?


I have been out round the bach in the south island quite a few times now, but still nothing to blood my new rifle other than the possum...... seen a few deer in passing but no shots on.

[Indiana_Jones]

Mention anything about smoking?

Yeah, it makes you look cool....

-Indy

[Wolf]

Yeah, it makes you look cool....

-Indy

Or downright sexy, if ya gots what it takes...

[jono035]

I have a sneaking suspicion that it may not actually be entirely the work of the cigarette in those photos...

[sAsLEX]

Yeah, it makes you look cool....


-Indy

http://www.quit.org.nz/file/vids/TQG...n_5_Regret.mpg

[Wolf]

I have a sneaking suspicion that it may not actually be entirely the work of the cigarette in those photos...

You're quite right.

There's definitely something special about black and white photographs...

[Indiana_Jones]

http://www.quit.org.nz/file/vids/TQG...n_5_Regret.mpg

Sif, he's faking it.

-Indy

[The Pastor]

For tube mags, are round nose projectiles ok? or dose it have to be flat nose?

[jono035]

For tube mags, are round nose projectiles ok? or dose it have to be flat nose?

Depends on the 'roundness' I would guess (ogive I believe it is called)... Probably caliber and primer size too...

Could always test it by loading rounds with nothing but primers and projectiles, getting a tube and dropping one round through it onto the other from varying heights? Any primer impression or fired primer = bad?

Edit: On second thoughts, could do it with a fired or oiled primer too, just press the end of the bullet into the primer and see if it can make a dent, if so then probably unsafe.

[Mr Merde]

For tube mags, are round nose projectiles ok? or dose it have to be flat nose?

I wouldnt trust the round nose bullets. Flat nose are safest. The last thing you want is a chainfire in your magazine. You may loose some distance with the flat nose but what is that compared to the damage to your rifle from a round going off in the mag.

When I first got my lever action I =didnt know this and I cast round nose bullets. They sat on the primer of the bullet in front.

Dont forget even with out powder a primer can send a bullet quite a way up the barrel and I have seen them fall out the muzzle end. Happened to me once and the bullet fi nished up just 2" from the muzzle.

A primer alone has enough power to take a finger off a hand.

Dont mess around.



I have now made up 50 rounds for the 45-70. Run out of BP and cases so I will have to wait to load some more.

Chris

[ghost]

For tube mags, are round nose projectiles ok? or dose it have to be flat nose?

you could try those new fangled LEVERevolution thingys, they are suppost to work well, never tried them myself...

[The Pastor]

you could try those new fangled leverevolution thingys, they are suppost to work well, never tried them myself...

they work great mate, just an expence to reload.

According to the marlin owners fourm (american) the tube mag thing with pointy tips is just a big old wifes tale..... Dont trust yank judgement tho

[jono035]

they work great mate, just an expence to reload.

According to the marlin owners fourm (american) the tube mag thing with pointy tips is just a big old wifes tale..... Dont trust yank judgement tho

Probably one of those situations where 99% of the time you're fine, but then 1% of the time your gun explosively disassembles itself.

[Swoop]

Well, after a morning of visiting gun shops...

I was most impressed with a little Rossi youth rifle at Serious Rooters. Interchangable barrel from .22lr to .410.
Single shot and with a nice action. This would break down nicely to pop into a pack for when those bloody possums arrive at your campsite!
Cheap price too. Blued steel was a little over $300-

[wbks]

Hey, this is probably a stupid question... But, do all bolt action 22s shoot everything from high velocity to sub sonics, fine?