The Gun Thread

[Florida Bullfrog]

The text didn't copy but it was from about 1971, when you could still mail order guns.

For reference though remember what we were making then. I was in HS and stocking groceries for $1.25/ h.

Those two Remington semi-autos at $144 were running for nearly $1,200 in today’s dollars.

 

[Smoked Brisket]

Those two Remington semi-autos at $144 were running for nearly $1,200 in today’s dollars.

About '75 I bought a used 1100 for $200 from a gun/bait shop.
I drove down the spillway levee and tried out. Jammed every shot!
I field striped it in the grass and the entire inside was caked with mud and swamp grass! A duck hunter must have dropped it out of his pirogue into the marsh.
I picked and shook the muck out and it never jammed again.

 

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[fuzzi]

The text didn't copy but it was from about 1971, when you could still mail order guns.

For reference though remember what we were making then. I was in HS and stocking groceries for $1.25/ h.

If the prices didn't give it away, the "Master CHARGE" did. My mom had a Master Charge, before the name was changed to Master Card.

 

[mdees88]

Well I gave into the urge and just ordered a new rifle. Half of one anyway, lol. I bought a 458 socom bolt action upper from bear creek arsenal. Went with a bolt action for simplicity (no cycling issues/gas blow back) and reduced noise.

I plan on using it to shoot deer subsonic suppressed. Picked up some 500gr Maker Rexs loaded by black butterfly ammo to go with it too, at ~$4 per round . It won't be a plinker but should be very effective on deer and pigs. I plan on handloading for it in the future.

I was going to use my 450 bushmaster but the twist rate is 1:24 which is not great for stabilizing the very heavy bullets. 458 is 1:14 which is much faster. It ain't a Daniel Defense, but it was $217 shipped to my door, lol. I've been happy with my bear creek 450 so I hope this bolt action upper works out.

 

[Smoked Brisket]

IMHO

 

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[Florida Bullfrog]

A tale of two bullets in the pics. Both subsonic 300 Blackout. Shot distance 42 yards. Cans full of hot water so my thermal can see them.

Top a Winchester open tip 200 grain. Bottom is a 190 grain Hornady Sub X. Not pictured are cans shot with 204 grain Hornady Black Amax and AAC 220 FMJ, each punching the cans through without splitting them.

So there’s a bit of gradient as to how much expansion occurs in a soda can filled with water, with the obvious winner being the Sub X. The Winchester has a modicum of expansion. The Amax and (naturally) the FMJ have none. The Amax is an explosive round in .308 supersonic loads, but its apparently too hard of a design to open at subsonic velocities.

I have some Lehigh defense rounds, but they seem too expensive to plink with.

Here’s one of the AAC 220 FMJ rounds that I dug out of a piggy shoulder that didn’t go wee wee wee all the way home. A few other shots where obviously tumbling exits.