I've googled, but I can't find any pictures of the Kazakh Navy, can anyone help me?
All I get is their flags
[QUOTE=Bean-O;17277255]116)Krag-Jørgensen[/QUOTE]
One quick note. The main reason it was replaced was because it was slower to reload than the Mausers the Spaniards were using. Stripper clips are much more efficient.
[QUOTE=Henslengtkadaver;17305221]I've googled, but I can't find any pictures of the Kazakh Navy, can anyone help me?
All I get is their flags[/QUOTE]
Try Kazakh Navy Soldiers? You're more likely to get images that way, even though the Navy doesn't really have soldiers.
Lol Naval Soldiers is kinda redundant.
Yes, but key words don't give a damn whether your repeating yourself or not.
Bean-o! Do one on the south african sniper rifle used in district 9!
[img]http://tools-of-death.ru/hot/ho01/NWT-20%20(20mm).jpg[/img]
how about no?
No.
Why not do a special article on concealed-carry firearms?
Probably not tonight. I'd like to do a conventional article. Any suggestions?
SMALL CALIBER FIRE ARMS .25 .22 etc various self defence rounds womens guns.
Why not make an article on competitive shooting?
116)Astra 400
[img]http://world.guns.ru/handguns/astra400.jpg[/img]
This one dates back a while. Back in the early 1920s Spain was seeking a replacement for this really awkward-looking Campo-Giro pistol. A contract was put out for a weapon of the same 9x23mm (AKA 9mm Largo) caliber, but of a simpler design.
Numerous handguns were submitted. What was ultimately approved for service was a simple blowback design. The idea is the same as the Campo-Giro, but greatly influenced by the FN1903 and 1910 hence an internal hammer system. Often considered too weak and therefore unsuitable for a full-power handgun round, blowback-operated handguns do not have a locked breech. The only thing holding the round in the chamber is the recoil spring and the mass of the slide. This unconventional approach gave the Model 400 (sometimes nicknamed the "Pipewrench" due to its strait grip and long barrel) a number of unique properties.
For one thing, while it fired 9x23mm Largo, the same gun could actually chamber 9x23mm Steyr, 9x20mm Browning long and 9x19mm. But only in emergencies. The inconsistent dimensions and different loading of these calibers make shooting them out of a model 400 dangerous. After the Spanish Army adopted the 400, Nazi Germany placed an order and quickly found that this difference in chamber dimensions caused severe problems with the gun when loaded with 9x19mm. Namely headspacing issued which caused the guns to explode after firing a substantial amount of rounds. Thus a version was later made which was optimized for that caliber.
Overall the design is decent. There is an internal hammer which reduces the things the gun can snag on when it is drawn. The slide is a bit tough to pull back and the ergonomics are iffy, but it did its job as well as any other automatic pistol of the time. Its ability to chamber other 9mm calibers was found to be risky, but useful. Ironically the first widespread use of this gun was against itself during the Spanish Civil War. During that conflict two additional factories were made to fill the demand. It also saw service in the Rif War, a little known colonial conflict involving Spain and France vs. the Republic of the Rif which as a result became what is known as Morocco today. Besides that and the few used by Germany during WW2 (remember, Spain was allied with Germany, but neutral in the fighting) Chile used them for a while.
In the postwar era surplus Astra pistols were sold in Europe and the US. This is on top of civilian sales which had existed throughout the 400's existence. The variants chambered in lighter calibers such as .380ACP and .32ACP were marketed as the Astra 300, but were otherwise for the most part the same. Around the 1950s the 400 and 300 were put out of production because newer and better designs were being made. In all 100,000+ were made by Astra, as well as numerous licensed and unlicensed copies. The 9x19mm version was known as the Astra 600. Only about 10,000 were delivered to Germany before and during WW2 where they earned a reputation as a solid, if awkward design. Another 50,000 were made and many were sold to East Germany after the war ended. In all roughly 60,000 such pistols were made.
Today they are largely collector's pieces since 9mm Largo is a bit hard to come by in the states. However, due to the crude nature of the weapon itself the asking price for one is seldom as expensive as that of other handguns of its time.
Do the Gabilondo Ruby pistol.
I think that the Borchardt C93 deserves a mention.
[QUOTE=ray243;17317583]Bean-o! Do one on the south african sniper rifle used in district 9!
[img]http://tools-of-death.ru/hot/ho01/NWT-20%20(20mm).jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
stupid kiddie
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[QUOTE=Username?;17333562]I think that the Borchardt C93 deserves a mention.[/QUOTE]
aye
Finally picked myself up a light for my Glock.
[img]http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/49917/gunstuff/GlockTLR1.jpg[/img]
Were there any outstanding guns made by Cook?
me and my dad modify the shit out of our rugers
I love my Yugo SKS and Mosin Nagant 91/30 to death.
It wasn't on the list in the opening post and I haven't seen it my casual browsing of the thread so,
The[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K31] Swiss K31[/url]? It's the only straight pull bolt action I know of.
Yeah I've done the K31.
In retrospect I think it was kind of iffy since it was never used outside of Switzerland.
I'm out of ideas and it is very late so I'll try to do an article tomorrow morning if someone suggests something good.
[QUOTE=Wittmann;17341868]stupid kiddie
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aye[/QUOTE]
Em wut
[QUOTE=ray243;17350117]Em wut[/QUOTE]
Stop making stupid suggestions.
[QUOTE=angelangel;17350155]Stop making stupid suggests.[/QUOTE]
I just wanna know if its as good as they said. And why are you here, Singapore doesn't allow firearms
[QUOTE=ray243;17350162]I just wanna know if its as good as they said. And why are you here, Singapore doesn't allow firearms[/QUOTE]
And that precludes him from having an interest in firearms why?
[QUOTE=ray243;17317583]Bean-o! Do one on the south african sniper rifle used in district 9!
[img]http://tools-of-death.ru/hot/ho01/NWT-20%20(20mm).jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
No. Just because it's in a movie/game(Halo) it doesn't mean it's good
I think you guys are being a bit harsh on ray243.
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[QUOTE=Bean-O;17354452]I think you guys are being a bit harsh on ray243.[/QUOTE]
:frog:
Even if he is in the wrong calling him a kiddie might be a bit unnecessary.
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