Thread: Guns Guns and MORE Guns

Due to the rising cost of ammo, there will be no warning shots from here on out

Originally Posted by Johntoad57

That was Davy Crockett's rifle from the Alamo! I didn't know people still used flintlocks to hunt with.

Some states up here have a special "Primitive Weapons" season. Long bows and flintlocks, only. And no adjustable sights or optics n such. Were talkin... PRIMITIVE..!!

Originally Posted by outback

Some states up here have a special "Primitive Weapons" season. Long bows and flintlocks, only. And no adjustable sights or optics n such. Were talkin... PRIMITIVE..!!

Long Bows eh?
They worked OK for Rambo.

I met this guy.
John Clark, gunsmith.
Made the guns used in The Revenant.


Can buy these in kit form for under a grand still.
Cheers.

Yea, Ontario has seasons for bow only and black powder for moose and deer. They are normally before the regular season starts so you get the tail end of the rut for moose as a bonus.

Bob

Originally Posted by outback

Some states up here have a special "Primitive Weapons" season. Long bows and flintlocks, only. And no adjustable sights or optics n such. Were talkin... PRIMITIVE..!!

Are we talking flintstones primitive?

My P220, W. German. I’ve had it since the 90s.

Originally Posted by STF

Long Bows eh?
They worked OK for Rambo.

I used to hunt squirrels with a recurve when I was a kid. Of course I put a bunch of arrows where a squirrel used to be but I also bagged my fair share. That's all hunters had before the advent of more technologically advanced weapons came out; that or a rock. It's surprising what hunger will do for your skill level. After using only a recurve a compound with sights seemed almost like cheating. It still does a little.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

I met this guy.
John Clark, gunsmith.
Made the guns used in The Revenant.


Can buy these in kit form for under a grand still.
Cheers.

Love that wood. Beautiful grain to it

What about the 1911-gun? Is there much interest here in 1911s, in the broadest sense of the term "1911" as it is used in modern times to describe a genre of handguns?

I like 1911s. Only pre-lock Smith & Wesson revolvers are esteemed more by me. I'm an admitted fogy when it comes to razors, firearms, watches, and most other things. I'd rather have and use the old stuff.

I really do like the 1911 and the High Power. When it comes to automatics, I'm not so keen on anything marketed as "new and improved" in current firearms manufacturers' catalogs. I'll make an exception for some of the all steel CZ pistols.

When I was a kid several family members owned 1911s. These would have been US contract pistols or Colt Government Models for that's all the 1911s there were in those days before everybody and their blind uncle jumped on the bandwagon making 1911 clones and customs. The 1911 enjoyed a reputation in our family and among shooting acquaintances equal to that of the Glock today. The 1911 was dependable, hah, perfection if you will.

I still feel that way.


The oldest one here is the latest addition to the 1911 gun menagerie roosting on the Colt shelf in the safe. This British contract Colt Government Model .455 dates to 1916. It appears to have been carried some, neglected later, yet shot very little and was properly cleaned afterward. The exterior finish belies the sparkling bright bore and perfect tight mechanics.




Show with its cartridge and a packet of military ammunition.


The magazines Colt provided for the British contract .455 won't fit in the magazine well of a .45 ACP chambered 1911, being slightly to large in girth.




A World War I British service .455 S. L. cartridge shown with a crabby ol' 1918 U. S. military contract .45 ACP cartridge. The semi-rimmed .455 S. L. makes use of a very blunt jacketed .454 diameter, 224 grain bullet at something around 750 fps.

I enjoy reviving and shooting obsolete cartridges. This pistol has proven to be the worst stinker for obtaining components for handloading. The cartridge was designed for the Webley Self Loading pistol which was adopted by the British Navy in 1912. It is variously known as .455 Self Loading, .455 S.L., .455 Eley, .455 Webley Automatic and probably some more variations. Original ammunition is very expensive and very hard to find. I've shot two magazines-full of original .455 S. L. ammunition through the pistol since acquiring it. That's all; some World War I and some Kynoch World War II era cartridges. I'm saving some more for chronograph testing purposes to see what sort of average velocity performance the cartridge generates.

I finally resorted to having RCC Brass out of Amarillo, Texas make up a small batch of cartridge cases. Took delivery on those, but we have moved recently and I haven't got the loading bench fired up yet.