You know you live in the country if......

[Zeez]

I believe some 45s produce 1100 + fps. I'm waiting for that in a semi-auto pistol.

Tuning the Impact X is allot like reloading powder. You have hammer spring pressure and regulated air pressure. It is allot like primer and powder. In the end you tune for accuracy or speed / power. Having the barrel crowned helps too. Some folks take this to the N-th degree.

 

[nice fella]

furthering: new to the country

furthering: new to the country

1) mouse traps in the basement kills 3 mice and 2 baby snakes. Do I have full-grown snakes in the AC ducting? Disgusting. I can't get used to this.


2) I smelled shit in the house all day long today. Literal shit. I'm obsessively clean. I washed the dog; wasn't him. I washed myself, twice, wasn't me. Turns out- get this- the reason my house smelled like shit is because...there was shit everywhere.

A bear tried to get into the chicken coop last night. Long story short I wandered into the coop in my flip-flops and forgot to take them off when I entered the house.

Spent 3 hours tonight on my hands and knees with white vinegar.

 

[flylowgethigh]

LOL. I can't wait for the report on the oddball neighbors.

 

[St. Phatty]

So another question about re-loading -

if a bullet does not fit into the headspace gauge, and you rotate the bullet 180 and then it does fit - does it pass ?

I would say, it does not pass, if you're re-loading for semi-auto, because they are more sensitive to bullets being out of spec.

It's good enough for a bolt action. Not that bolt action deserves crappy bullets, just that the act of getting the bolt shut SAFELY can still be achieved, on a bolt action.

On a semi-auto, a round being .010 inches too long can literally jam the rifle in the firing position, with the safety STUCK on "Fire", AND a live round in the chamber, AND the firing pin 1/4 inch away almost ready to fire.

That's why I use a headspace gauge.

 

[Bud Green]

You know you live in the country if......

You realize that Peter Paul von Mauser was a friggin' genius....

His invention may have been slow compared to today's standards,
but it was foolproof, and never left you in a compromised position...

..

 

[Zeez]

Browning and the 1911 are high on my list.

I had a 1917 Enfield 3006, sporterized with the sight ears milled of and a Monte Carlo stock.
It was the British / American copies of the Mauser. The 303 Enfield was the all British one.

Man did that gun kick. In general, I think reliability is a trade off for accuracy

 

[Im'One]

Browning and the 1911 are high on my list.

I had a 1917 Enfield 3006, sporterized with the sight ears milled of and a Monte Carlo stock.
It was the British / American copies of the Mauser. The 303 Enfield was the all British one.

Man did that gun kick. In general, I think reliability is a trade off for accuracy

I have your rifle...walnut monte carlo stock and weaver scope

 

[Zeez]

I have your rifle...walnut monte carlo stock and weaver scope

I remember seeing surplus Enfields crated in cosmoline for 20 bucks.
That was the nicest conversion with the machine work done on the action, a sport barrel and beautiful wood.

 

[Microbeman]

I had the Lee Enfield 303 in the 60s-70s.

 

[star crash]

I have an original series Phaser ... the most bad-assed hand gun ever !

 

[St. Phatty]

Why is 357 Magnum almost always sold as a Revolver ?

Is it related to the ammo having a rim ?

There is the Magnum research handgun but it's not a commercial product in the US.

 

[igrowone]

Why is 357 Magnum almost always sold as a Revolver ?

Is it related to the ammo having a rim ?

There is the Magnum research handgun but it's not a commercial product in the US.

there's a non revolver version?
sounds cool in a military kind of way

 

[Zeez]

Why is 357 Magnum almost always sold as a Revolver ?

Is it related to the ammo having a rim ?

There is the Magnum research handgun but it's not a commercial product in the US.

It is the rim ammo.
The closest in a semi auto that I know of is a 380.

 

[PizzaMan5000]

You know you live in the country when you hear a gunshot at 3am and say "niice."

My old neighbor used to use a 17hmr etc and a thermal scope to snipe racoons, coyotes, and minks..... Dude had an extremely complete show car too.... He must grow weed or something.

 

[flylowgethigh]

Why is 357 Magnum almost always sold as a Revolver ?

Is it related to the ammo having a rim ?

There is the Magnum research handgun but it's not a commercial product in the US.

I load/shoot .44mag in both a big pistol and a lever gun. I love my stailness iron sight lever gun. You can do the same with .357 which (without checking) probably also means .38

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/5-great-357-magnum-lever-action-rifles/

 

[PizzaMan5000]

Why is 357 Magnum almost always sold as a Revolver ?

Is it related to the ammo having a rim ?

There is the Magnum research handgun but it's not a commercial product in the US.

You can pick up a IWI or magnum research desert eagle in 44 mag or 357 for $700-1,300 used all day.

You can also get the Coonan in 357 mag for $1,300+

Also got the Auto Mag and LAR Grizzly brands of obscure rimmed and or magnum semi autos.

You can get them in levers, and a couple pumps.

357 is a sweet round. Really barks with a longer than snub barrel.

Once you fire a long magnum cartridge in a semi, all other pistols seem light and tiny in your hand. The rounds are literally longer than the grip on a 1911 for instance.

 

[h.h.]

Folks in the “country” must be really paranoid. Sounds more like city kids.

 

[Gypsy Nirvana]

- we are all armed to the teeth over here in the UK - everyone's got a rusty old can opener -

 

[star crash]

Just had a "deep stoner thought" about a lot of things that I've just been taking for granted, for the last 8 years...

It's a little different living in the country, but I LOVE it!!

"You know you live in the country if"....
You own a 4x4 just so you can get down your own driveway and the street you live on...

. I found this ...

 

[TychoMonolyth]

You can pick up a IWI or magnum research desert eagle in 44 mag or 357 for $700-1,300 used all day.

You can also get the Coonan in 357 mag for $1,300+

Also got the Auto Mag and LAR Grizzly brands of obscure rimmed and or magnum semi autos.

You can get them in levers, and a couple pumps.

357 is a sweet round. Really barks with a longer than snub barrel.

Once you fire a long magnum cartridge in a semi, all other pistols seem light and tiny in your hand. The rounds are literally longer than the grip on a 1911 for instance.

I have a beretta CO2 pellet gun. That thing can take an eye out.