PrepH4U
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Assault with Shooting - Lexington Park
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Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
Actually, this is - not - the first time I have fired off hotter rounds, with greater sized bullets in this German Luger. Like I have mentioned before, my Dad passed this weapon on down to me, some 35 years ago. I was in Maine at the time, where I would take it to a rock quarry, set up a few targets, and have at 'em. It would "jam" a few times, where a new round would not completely seat itself in the firing chamber, and I had to very carefully pull back on the toggle and extract the round.
Through further investigation, talking to local gunsmiths, in the Brunswick/Lewiston area, I was advised that off-the-shelf ammunition was not powerful enough to open the toggle fully, and it did not allow the just- fired round time enough to fully leave the firing chamber, while the new round was trying to seat itself, hence the jam.
I was advised, the way around that was to use a slightly hotter load. In fact, during WWII, the German Army found lighter loads produced the same - but infrequent - jamming of their pistols. They found the solution the hard way.
They poured a slightly hotter powder grain load into the shell casing. I have been using that kind of "load" for all this time, and have never had another jam since. A slightly 'louder report', when it fires, but other than that, no problems.
The handloaders, throughout all these years, have not let me down, and the pistol is just as solid as it was, the day my Father gave it to me. Thanks Dad!
Through further investigation, talking to local gunsmiths, in the Brunswick/Lewiston area, I was advised that off-the-shelf ammunition was not powerful enough to open the toggle fully, and it did not allow the just- fired round time enough to fully leave the firing chamber, while the new round was trying to seat itself, hence the jam.
I was advised, the way around that was to use a slightly hotter load. In fact, during WWII, the German Army found lighter loads produced the same - but infrequent - jamming of their pistols. They found the solution the hard way.
They poured a slightly hotter powder grain load into the shell casing. I have been using that kind of "load" for all this time, and have never had another jam since. A slightly 'louder report', when it fires, but other than that, no problems.
The handloaders, throughout all these years, have not let me down, and the pistol is just as solid as it was, the day my Father gave it to me. Thanks Dad!
edinsomd
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Yeahhhh.... A thug who doesn't know that sound? Are you serious???
My GRANDMOTHER knows that sound.
Give away my position? In my own home? In the darK? By racking my slide? I think not. Look at my AV. If a stranger is in my home, it ain't gonna be quiet, LOL.
Thirdly, this is a message forum, and not everything said here is a verbatim outlay of 'what if' planning...
Look up "Mall Ninja" on the interwebs, Homer. You'd shoot deer slugs in your house? I'm sure your neighbors next door will have no problems with that. Idiot.
edinsomd
New Member
Check with your Lugar experts- 9mm in +P or +P+ factory rounds may be the answer to the cycling issues you discribe. Take good care of your heirloom!
Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
Check with your Lugar experts- 9mm in +P or +P+ factory rounds may be the answer to the cycling issues you discribe. Take good care of your heirloom!
You can bet on that one! It gets cleaned every couple of months, whether it's been fired or not. This little bugger was handmade, back in 1938, as you can observe, by noticing the tooling "swirl marks" evidence, on the sides of the receiver/frame area. Shake it your hand, and there are no audible sounds being emitted from it; nothing is loose. After all these years, that is awesome.
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toppick08
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Any thoughts on .44 Mags ?
TurboK9
New Member
Wow how do you know so much about deer slugs? I didn't think they let little kids have guns? Or is name calling considered manly now??
Have you SEEN my house? The construction, the out buildings, the distance and placement of my neighbors homes? No. I'm pretty sure my neighbors would have no issue either.
Sorry I'm not bowing to someone whom I do not know, whom for all I know garners all their vastly superior tactical knowledge from the 'interweb', but after a couple decades of experience with firearms through the military, LE, and EP, I'm pretty confident I know how to protect my home.
Personally, my first choice is to not discharge the weapon at all. Given the average burglar would prefer to avoid armed confrontation it's a pretty reasonable expectation if the first thing they see is me and my wife standing there leveling shotguns at him / them. And if I do have to shoot, you can add 'rib cage' to the list of things a round would have to penetrate prior to reaching my neighbors homes.
Now take your ball and name calling and run along home.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
They are on par with loud cars..
Someone feels the need to compensate for their shortcomings..
TurboK9
New Member
.454 Casull.
I have to admit, it may not be the pistol of choice if you wish to conceal, but damn, I do like holding one.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
.454 Casull.
I have to admit, it may not be the pistol of choice if you wish to conceal, but damn, I do like holding one.
Every guy wants to hold something big caliber once in awhile.
Some of us get to every morning.
Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
I have fired one or two of them. Impressive as hell, the round will penetrate 1/4 inch steel! Makes a big enough hole too, at whatever you're targeting; we set up a series of canteloupes(sp?), and watermelons along a shelf, with an earthen ridge around 12' tall behind it, and fired away!
Neither of them stood a chance! Talk about explosions!
On the downside, the "report", or the noise it makes when you pull the trigger - definitely requires one to wear ear protection.(most guns do) but this guy is LOUD! Second, the recoil is a disaster. As soon as you pull the trigger, the muzzle points itself straight up - in the 12 o' clock position! If you need to fire off another round quickly - it's going to take you a couple of seconds to reacquire what you were aiming at. That's my recollection of the .44 mag.
Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
I don't think so. I visited the BayNet site, looked at the Police reports, and didn't see anything new, except for the original article....they are still "at large", or so it would seem.
G1G4
Find em Hot, Leave em Wet
Haven't found them yet.
bohman
Well-Known Member
I don't think so. I visited the BayNet site, looked at the Police reports, and didn't see anything new, except for the original article....they are still "at large", or so it would seem.
That's what I thought, but I was hoping that somebody had heard something that I didn't.
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toppick08
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ok
"Someone feels the need to compensate for their shortcomings.." Is that the new term for premature ejaculation?