The firearm thread

[jono035]

well you can buy an indy pad - they are like a maxi pad for your shoulder.

That was to tame the awesome, overwhelming power of the Mosin, right?

[The Pastor]

That was to tame the awesome, overwhelming power of the Mosin, right?

sadly it did nothing for indys accuracy

[jono035]

sadly it did nothing for indys accuracy

He wasn't doing too bad though? The cliff seemed pretty thoroughly scared, at least...

[The Pastor]

he wasn't doing too bad though? The cliff seemed pretty thoroughly scared, at least...

target was as safe as bin larden tho.

[jono035]

target was as safe as bin larden tho.

True, was more likely to be buried in a landslide than punctured with a bullet...

[The Pastor]

Whats the cheapest rifle to reload / shoot (if factory ammo is cheaper than reloading.....) BIGGER THAN A 22.

[jono035]

Whats the cheapest rifle to reload / shoot (if factory ammo is cheaper than reloading.....) BIGGER THAN A 22.

Well for reloading it'll be something that shoots cast lead in a common size and uses small amounts of powder (assuming you're not going to be doing anything that mows through the brass) so something like a pistol caliber carbine would be cheap as hell (9mm reloads cost me 21c each).

Otherwise, assuming jacketed projectiles, find what is cheapest there. Again it'll be something small and light would be my guess, .223?

Edit: Raw materials cost is constantly increasing so something that is throwing a big, heavy jacketed projectile downrange will most likely be hit most by this. Cast lead will always be the cheapest because if you're casting from wheel-weights you're essentially recycling

Edit 2: A .38spl/.357 magnum lever action would be insanely cheap to shoot if you're reloading, same cost as my 9mm... 9c per bullet for truncated cone bullets that'll be perfectly happy in a levergun, 9c per primer, 3-4c for powder depending on how much you buy/what you use... There is a guy on trademe selling the cast projectiles but failing that, any caliber you can get berry's plated projectiles in would be a close second (assuming you don't want to start casting yourself)...

[The Pastor]

would 30-30 be pretty cheap to reload? think there is tons of brass available and you could make it a light powder / projectile i think for 100m tin can size range...... at least thats what im thinking atm.

[wbks]

Talk to a person before you make broad statements. They have a habit of comming back on you and biting you in the arse.

Or you just dont really give a flying fu

yea yea im a dumbass etcetc I could go on. sorry...

What's the issue with fowling silencers? Not that it matters with legal rifles, but I've heard that fully auto fire can foul silencers?

[Dean]

yea yea im a dumbass

[wbks]

sack up for this coro ride or stfu!

[jono035]

would 30-30 be pretty cheap to reload? think there is tons of brass available and you could make it a light powder / projectile i think for 100m tin can size range...... at least thats what im thinking atm.

I dunno, find out what the projectiles are worth. It'll cost more in powder but that costs fuck all anyway.

[Dean]

sack up for this coro ride or stfu!

[sAsLEX]

Well I think Chris has more Military Service history than the rest of the regular posters here put together...

That's not to say he was out there sniping people while being peed on but there are plenty of people who find themselves in plenty of fucked up situations. Idolizing one subset of those people (especially a subset who end up in those situations very deliberately) is disingenuous.

Edit: Try noting the text you add when you edit a post, makes it a hell of a lot less confusing for those trying to respond to you.

Traf night last night.

Sat next to a Royal Engineer who spent time being shot at in Ireland, was involved in OPS for Bosnia, missed out on the Falklands as he was just coming back from Ireland at the time.

Opposite was a sailor who's offsider was killed by an exocet, and lived through receiving rounds incoming for extended periods of time.

Most in the room had served overseas in conflict.

Maybe you should talk to some of these people wkbs.



p.s. It was interesting to note that a SMG's rounds can be stopped by a wet great coat.

[Mr Merde]

would 30-30 be pretty cheap to reload? think there is tons of brass available and you could make it a light powder / projectile i think for 100m tin can size range...... at least thats what im thinking atm.

30-30 is an easy reload.

Got a set of dies here somewhere also.Yours if you want them

I have about 300 cases if you want them.

I no longer hve a 30-30. Donated it to Sniper a while back.

Easy round to cast for. Go for a flat toped bullet. You could also look at a gas check version allowing you toi oush it higher than about 1700 fps.

Chris