The Guns and Ammo Thread

[smilodom]

Hey alec....aren´t there any dog´s to shoot in Belgistan..?

 

[.Pixote.]

I bought a sling shot for my nephew once…off we went into the forest slinging stones around…yeah I was pretty shit with that thing, and almost broke my hand when I accidently flung a stone straight into my hand – still I love them. It also reminds me of the time I cracked a bone in my elbow with some crappy nunchucks made from an off cut of a curtain rod…homemade weapons and I just don’t like each other.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv9uFxYhp3c&feature=related[/youtube]

 

[alec]

Nah, it's for stray cats. There's an awful lot of them where I live and some times I'll get a flee infestation on my roof terrace. I don't target the poor animals, I just shoot against a wall and chase them away with the icy shrapnel. It works.

SuAside: heartshaped icecubes. They're really nasty.

 

[the_cpl]

almost broke my hand when I accidently flung a stone straight into my hand

The same happened to me.

 

[Blakut]

Didn't you guys had wire projectiles as kids?

 

[PainlessDocM]

LG: Definitieve zware beproeving met zwartkruit
Onder het sterretje staat het merkteken, Initiaal van de inspecteur
R (met kroon): Voor revolvers: ofwel "Zwartkruit met 30% overdruk" ofwel "Rookzwakkruit met 50% overdruk". (Overige wapens normale druk)
Leeuwke met PV: Laatste proef met rookloos kruit (vanaf 1903)

I'll try to make a photograph of the symbols on the revolver.

Seems like Cachoir & family was active from 1910 to 1965, give or take.

Thanks for that man. Much obliged .

 

[DirkGently]

Not a bad start at all, Fireblade.

Thanks, much appreciated.

LG: Definitieve zware beproeving met zwartkruit
Onder het sterretje staat het merkteken, Initiaal van de inspecteur
R (met kroon): Voor revolvers: ofwel "Zwartkruit met 30% overdruk" ofwel "Rookzwakkruit met 50% overdruk". (Overige wapens normale druk)
Leeuwke met PV: Laatste proef met rookloos kruit (vanaf 1903)

Care to translate that for those off who don't speak whateverthehellthatis?

I'll try to make a photograph of the symbols on the revolver.

Seems like Cachoir & family was active from 1910 to 1965, give or take.

You don't like katana's? I used to love them when I was a teenager

Let's say I'm not a fan of the hype spread by some people.

@PainlessDocM: I've seen awesome bayonets like that before, but the best, most :black101: bayonets i've seen have the upper side of the blade serrated, for sawing through people/barbed wire. Those are awesome.

You make my brain hurt... Large serrated bayonets are for pioneers and engineers. They weren't made to saw people in half, and for barbed wire they had better and faster ways.
The saw edges were meant to saw stuff (big surprise). If you'll remember, building fortifications in those times usually required quite a bit of wooden support structures. If you'll remember, combat engineers also dug tunnels towards the enemy lines, which yet again had to be supported by wooden support structures.

Yeah, I know they weren't for sawing through people, was I just being ridiculous. I'm sorry for making your brain hurt.

Katanas and swords and things are kinda boring, imo. Unless you're really, really into actually stuff with that sword, you've got a big showpiece, and all you can do with it is have it sit there or make you look like a douchebag.

This differs how from people who own historic firearms?

They're still douchebaggy. Either shoot it, or put it in a museum.

 

[SuAside]

Thanks for that man. Much obliged .

The R was wrong btw. It's "getrokken loop" (canon rayé) from 1894 tot 1968.

LG: Definitieve zware beproeving met zwartkruit
Onder het sterretje staat het merkteken, Initiaal van de inspecteur
R (met kroon): Voor revolvers: ofwel "Zwartkruit met 30% overdruk" ofwel "Rookzwakkruit met 50% overdruk". (Overige wapens normale druk)
Leeuwke met PV: Laatste proef met rookloos kruit (vanaf 1903)

Care to translate that for those off who don't speak whateverthehellthatis?

Crowned and circled LG: Proof for black powder
Star & initials are from the inspector that proofed the gun.
Crowned R: Proof for rifled barrel.
Lion & PV: Proof for smokeless powder.

They're still douchebaggy. Either shoot it, or put it in a museum.

So private collections are douchebaggy?

 

[PainlessDocM]

Care to translate that for those off who don't speak whateverthehellthatis?

It's Dutch, better start learning it because we are slowly taking over the globe.

 

[alec]

... you're Dutch as well?

Nederlands of Vlaams?

 

[PainlessDocM]

The latter

 

[DirkGently]

They're still douchebaggy. Either shoot it, or put it in a museum.

So private collections are douchebaggy?

Only if you don't use 'em. Don't get me wrong, I totally intend to have a collection of guns that could easily be called 'an arsenal' and lots of milsurp, but I also intend to shoot it all too (or atleast as much as I can afford).

 

[the_cpl]

Photos about my Ka-Bar tanto.

http://thatmaninblack.blogspot.com/2010/07/ka-bar-tanto-photos.html

 

[PainlessDocM]

Sexy tools, I like.

 

[SuAside]

Tonto? Yeah, maybe that's better than a tanto, because tantos suck.

Only if you don't use 'em. Don't get me wrong, I totally intend to have a collection of guns that could easily be called 'an arsenal' and lots of milsurp, but I also intend to shoot it all too (or atleast as much as I can afford).

I've got about 10 guns, some are never shot. Like my Nagant revolver. I just have it because I like the ingenius design and historical background. If I want to shoot a revolver though, I'll shoot my Manurhin MR-73 though, if you don't mind.

 

[DirkGently]

Tonto? Yeah, maybe that's better than a tanto, because tantos suck.

Only if you don't use 'em. Don't get me wrong, I totally intend to have a collection of guns that could easily be called 'an arsenal' and lots of milsurp, but I also intend to shoot it all too (or atleast as much as I can afford).

I've got about 10 guns, some are never shot. Like my Nagant revolver. I just have it because I like the ingenius design and historical background. If I want to shoot a revolver though, I'll shoot my Manurhin MR-73 though, if you don't mind.

You can do whatever you want with your guns, it's not like I'm going to come over there and fire them on you. (I don't blame you for not firing the Nagant though. That's got, what, like a thirty pound trigger pull?)

I would love a Nagant revolver if I could get a NFA registered suppressor. Having a silent revolver is just priceless.

 

[SuAside]

You can do whatever you want with your guns, it's not like I'm going to come over there and fire them on you. (I don't blame you for not firing the Nagant though. That's got, what, like a thirty pound trigger pull?)

Actually, a Nagant in decent condition (and most of them are) can easily be made smooth and crisp with minor (and safe) mods.

Long pull and of course you have to bring the cylinder forward, so it's not the lightest you can get, but still, I was very much surprised when a friend let me try out his modded one.

You can find the mods on youtube and several other sites.

 

[I_eat_supermutants]

Sua. I do have a question relating to guns. If you had to choose between a 6" Springfield Arms 10mm semi auto Omega or a Colt Python .357 Magnum (or it's what I was believed to be what my grandfather has). Which one would you choose for target shooting, plinking and just general recreation?

 

[DirkGently]

You can do whatever you want with your guns, it's not like I'm going to come over there and fire them on you. (I don't blame you for not firing the Nagant though. That's got, what, like a thirty pound trigger pull?)

Actually, a Nagant in decent condition (and most of them are) can easily be made smooth and crisp with minor (and safe) mods.

Long pull and of course you have to bring the cylinder forward, so it's not the lightest you can get, but still, I was very much surprised when a friend let me try out his modded one.

You can find the mods on youtube and several other sites.

Yeah, that's sort of what I was getting at. Unless you could make one that closed the gap in some way without relying on the trigger pull, it's always going to have some heft to it just for that.

Sua. I do have a question relating to guns. If you had to choose between a 6" Springfield Arms 10mm semi auto Omega or a Colt Python .357 Magnum (or it's what I was believed to be what my grandfather has). Which one would you choose for target shooting, plinking and just general recreation?

I'd go with the .357 because you're probably going to be able to find ammo a lot easier and for less. 10mm Auto isn't a really popular round since the FBI ditched it.

Myself I'd take something in 9mm or .40 S&W so I could afford to shoot it.

 

[SuAside]

Sua. I do have a question relating to guns. If you had to choose between a 6" Springfield Arms 10mm semi auto Omega or a Colt Python .357 Magnum (or it's what I was believed to be what my grandfather has). Which one would you choose for target shooting, plinking and just general recreation?

I had to look up the Springfield Armory 6" Omega 10mm Auto. I was not familiar with it. Doubt it made it to Europe, even if it was designed in cooperation with Peters Stahl.
You can find more info here: http://www.bren-ten.com/website/id56.html (check the article scans at the bottom too)

For actual use, I'd recommend the Python. Easy for plinking with .38Spl and solid for .357Mag for the serious work.

However, it seems the SA 1911 Omega is not only a very interesting design, it is also very rare. I most likely wouldn't shoot it much (especially since if something would break, you'd need a smith to custom make the part because Springfield Armory no longer supports it), but I'd keep it for sure. I suspect it might become a prized collectioner's item, given enough time.