7.62x54r came today.
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[QUOTE=Justin Case;37621688]I don't know why I spend so much of my time lurking this thread, never held a firearm let alone fired or owned one. There's apparently a shooting place near me (England by the by) so I'm considering going there some time soon just to try it out.
As I work in a country store I get offered to join people clay pigeon shooting with a bunch of the local farmers and upper class folk but as a socially awkward mess I feel unable to go without someone I know there with me.
Thinking of buying a deactivated gun as a nice wall mount in my room, problem being my room has no wood so most sexy-as-fuck-tier guns would clash with the scheme I've got going on.[/QUOTE]
Just accept the invite next time someone asks you to go. You don't want to be like me, the anti-social guy who owns several assault rifles. Everyone thinks you're preparing to mass murder a shopping mall.
[QUOTE=Justin Case;37621688]I don't know why I spend so much of my time lurking this thread, never held a firearm let alone fired or owned one. There's apparently a shooting place near me (England by the by) so I'm considering going there some time soon just to try it out.
As I work in a country store I get offered to join people clay pigeon shooting with a bunch of the local farmers and upper class folk but as a socially awkward mess I feel unable to go without someone I know there with me.
Thinking of buying a deactivated gun as a nice wall mount in my room, problem being my room has no wood so most sexy-as-fuck-tier guns would clash with the scheme I've got going on.[/QUOTE]
The best part of going to the range for me is meeting new people.
I've met people of all ages and had very enjoyable conversations. One trip i ended up talking to some guy for 2 hours instead of shooting. Plus the more they get to know you they more then often let you try one of their guns. Which allows you to experience a new weapon or caliber.
Trap/skeet shooting is one of the best places to socialize at times while having some fun competition.
[QUOTE=Skullivan21;37621354]AMD 65, Browning Hi Power, and 870[/QUOTE]
I'm taking this one, since I need to break in the 870, and it's been a while since I shot the AMD.
Yeah, when I go to a large range I tend to drag out my oddball guns like my Matchlocks and let people have a go with em.
Last time I went I brought my .75 Matchlock and I had about a dozen people watching the thing fire, especially funny because I was next to a guy with a .50 BMG who was feeling a little puny with a 5 foot Matchlock throwing fire and smoke. The thump from that one doesn't turn heads like the buh-boom from the 25mm Matchlock though, and it's especially fun in the evenings because you can see where it's singed my hair. :v:
[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;37624030]Yeah, when I go to a large range I tend to drag out my oddball guns like my Matchlocks and let people have a go with em.
Last time I went I brought my .75 Matchlock and I had about a dozen people watching the thing fire, especially funny because I was next to a guy with a .50 BMG who was feeling a little puny with a 5 foot Matchlock throwing fire and smoke. The thump from that one doesn't turn heads like the buh-boom from the 25mm Matchlock though, and it's especially fun in the evenings because you can see where it's singed my hair. :v:[/QUOTE]
Did you have to register that thing as a destructive device since its over .50cal? And are there any restrictions on building your own muzzle-loaders like there are for building standard rifles?
[QUOTE=Timebomb575;37624092]Did you have to register that thing as a destructive device since its over .50cal? And are there any restrictions on building your own muzzle-loaders like there are for building standard rifles?[/QUOTE]
my understanding is that as long as its not rifled its not any different than having a 10 gauge shotgun or similar
muzzleloading weapons all together might not be regulated
There aren't any restrictions on Muzzleloaders, smoothbore or rifled.
There's a foundry not too far from me that sells full size Napoleons, 3" Ordnance rifles, and 20 pound Parrott rifles. Just need to install a steel bore liner and you can have a 12 pounder for $2300 and the Ordnance rifles are just under $1500. And if that's not enough, how about a one ton, 8" siege mortar?
[url]http://www.hernironworks.com/cannonprice.html[/url]
I forget which one, but one of those is popular because you can fill soda cans with concrete and use em for ammo. Might have been the 2.9" Parrott Rifle.
Then there's this, which I wouldn't recommend doing but is a good laugh:
[url]http://www.buckstix.com/howitzer.htm[/url]
I'll get a cannon some day, but I'll probably wait until I can afford to have my own property where I can build a powder house and mill to make and store my own powder in large quantities.
My dream is to one day own a howitzer.
just measured a coke can, it measured 2.599 inches. out of a 2.9 inch barrel that's a lot more clearance than I'd be comfortable with
I might have to build myself a 25mm muzzle loader
In cannons and other large bore muzzleloaders there is what's called 'windage', this is the space between the barrel and the projectile and is actually desirable and not dangerous at all, in fact a projectile that fits too tightly in a cannon is more dangerous than a loose fitting projectile. Remember BP doesn't build pressure as quickly as smokeless powder, and larger granulations of BP burn slower.
Not all pipe bombs are sealed off at both ends, and when a pipe bomb weighs between 100 and 1,000 pounds it's not something you walk away from.
My 25mm Matchlock fires a ball so loose it will actually roll down the barrel (But when tamped down against the powder it holds fast and won't roll back out).
I can't verify, but I suspect the ball in my 25mm Matchlock doesn't even touch the barrel once fired, the gas pressure pushes past the ball with such force it 'floats' down the barrel, riding on the blast wave. In this way, despite being a smoothbore and loaded with no patch it is really very accurate at long ranges, I've made 100 yard shots with it center mass on a human sized target, roughly 6-8" groups.
Recovered lead balls have a band around them, one half of the ball will be dark black from the fouling and the other will be pitted from hitting the dirt which is what leads me to believe this, if they were dragging or rolling down the barrel there wouldn't be two perfect hemispheres.
[img]http://puu.sh/142li[/img]
on the topic of cannons, heres my dad's
[video=youtube;UkHeSbrLJvY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkHeSbrLJvY[/video]
It wasn't dangerous that I was thinking, it was lost power. I guess we're talking just a few millimeters but it still sounds loose to me.
As much as I'd love to be, I'm not an expert on cannons.
I'd have to build it flintlock or caplock too, matchlock isn't my thing.
Yeah, Matches are unique these days, but they are a pain to actively shoot with. A self-igniting lock is definitely more functional for extended shooting sessions.
[Url=http://therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/english_arms/%28727%29.htm]The Rifle Shoppe[/Url] does sell a complete 25mm wall gun kit, but I wouldn't recommend trying to build one from a set of castings unless you're sure you can do it, proper lock geometry in a Flintlock is absolutely vital or you'll get a 'thud' instead of a spark when you go to fire it.
Would be easier to put a Percussion lock on there instead of the Flintlock though, but you'd probably need to carve a stock from scratch unless the stock TRS carries has no lock mortice. It's not unusual for an old Matchlock to have been converted to Flintlock, then to Percussion so long as the barrel was in good shape.
[QUOTE=Aman VII;37613340]Oh god you've summoned Dacommie I must beat him to the reply.
To start simple, what type of gun do you want to own?
There are 2 (practical) license levels, each consist of a pretty easy common sense multiple choice test.
Also you need to be 18 before they will issue you the license. You can get everything set up before hand though so as soon as you turn 18 you get it.[/QUOTE]
I'd like to have a SKS/1911 as my first gun, but my ultimate goal would be to own a fucking bazooka, how cool would that be? just kidding, but I would like to own other various weapons as well.
2 day late reply:
[QUOTE=/Vandy/;37589946]I got to hold one of these today:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fuN97.jpg?1[/IMG]
Also, how do I identify if a 1917-1918 production Colt 1911 marked Property of U.S. Government was put into service? I have the opportunity to get one, but I really want to make sure it was used in service first.[/QUOTE]
Reminds me of this.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmqNMc0IDWE[/media]
a gun that long has a lot of weight to counteract recoil, but it was still enough to launch him back.
bad acting, or big bullets? you decide.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;37625846]a gun that long has a lot of weight to counteract recoil, but it was still enough to launch him back.
bad acting, or big bullets? you decide.[/QUOTE]
He blew up a jet with one shot
The answer is he's the fucking Joker
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/F5227.jpg[/img_thumb]
since I'm back to college, this makes me miss my stuff back home.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;37625846]a gun that long has a lot of weight to counteract recoil, but it was still enough to launch him back.
bad acting, or big bullets? you decide.[/QUOTE]
bad acting. the "bullet" was a fucking firework or some shit.
Hey guys, long time lurker and casual gun owner here. It's my birthday coming up, and I've decided to get a semi-auto pistol. It'd be the first one I've ever owned, so I'm gonna need something easy to shoot and reliable. I've done some research and I was thinking about a g17 glock, but they're a little too modern for my tastes. But yeah, any ideas?
Are Beretta 92's and CZ-75's to modern as well for your tastes?
They can look super classy.
Yeah, Cz75s are p good. The most important thing is to find a gun that suits you.. preferably shooting it to see how you handle it.
Perhaps a Browning Hi-Power?
Star Model B? 1911 looks in 9mm package...
[QUOTE=Tacosheller;37626825]Hey guys, long time lurker and casual gun owner here. It's my birthday coming up, and I've decided to get a semi-auto pistol. It'd be the first one I've ever owned, so I'm gonna need something easy to shoot and reliable. I've done some research and I was thinking about a g17 glock, but they're a little too modern for my tastes. But yeah, any ideas?[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=F3WALP1[/url]
[editline]11th September 2012[/editline]
One of yous was looking for a parts kit for a romanian PSL a while ago, right?
[url]http://www.classicfirearms.com/pslps49999[/url]
[QUOTE=FuDy;37625659]I'd like to have a SKS/1911 as my first gun, but my ultimate goal would be to own a fucking bazooka, how cool would that be? just kidding, but I would like to own other various weapons as well.[/QUOTE]
SKS and 1911 are on different license tiers, one being PAL the other RPAL. As previously stated they are both pretty easy written tests and a processing fee.
Check local gun stores websites and see if they offer the PAL/RPAL course, you can go in and get it all set up with them.
an SKS will cost you around $200 and lets say you take the cheap route, a chicom 1911 is $380 or so.
[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;37624310]
Then there's this, which I wouldn't recommend doing but is a good laugh:
[url]http://www.buckstix.com/howitzer.htm[/url]
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[url]http://www.buckstix.com/CoehornMortarHunt.htm[/url]
bahaha oh god
[quote]...The relaxing sport of mortar hunting for feral cats[/quote]
Lost it there :v:
Redneck award winner of the year, every year.
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