Now we come
to the “cool” ones. The rifles that action heroes have been using to sow
destruction for over 50 years now. Let’s define some things.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
Rifles: Bolt Action
This is probably the most common style of rifle in the
sporting world. They can be chambered in any caliber from .22 long rifle, to
.50 BMG (Browning Machine Gun).
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Rifles: Double Rifles
Double Rifles were made in Europe, mainly England, for use
in Africa in the late 1800’s. They had the same metal casings, but used black
powder or a mix of black and smokeless. These latter versions were the
“Express” calibers. The .577 Nitro used black powder only, the .577 Nitro
Express used a mix.
Labels:
Break Action,
Double Rifles,
Elephant Gun.,
Firearm Guide,
guns
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Rifles: Rolling Block and Falling Block
The word
Rifle can refer to many different types, from the long barreled muzzle loading
flintlocks*, to the classic lever action cowboy gun, to the modern hunting
rifle, and even the short barreled bullpup assault rifle. The one thing they
must all have is a rifled barrel.
Labels:
Falling Block,
Firearm Guide,
guns,
Old West,
Rifles,
Rolling Block
Rifles: Lever and Pump Actions
Starting in the mid-1800’s metal cartridges made repeating
rifles possible. The most famous of these was the model ’94 (1894) Lever Action
Winchester. This was most common in .30-30, which is still available today.
Labels:
Firearm Actions,
Firearm Guide,
guns,
Lever Action,
Pump Action,
Rifles
Monday, May 28, 2012
Silencers
On the Accessories page, I briefly went over sound suppressors.
This time will be more in depth.
A suppressor is the more accurate term for a silencer. This is an
attachment that fits on the end of the barrel of a firearm and reduced the
intensity of the sound.
It does not make the weapon silent.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
How interchangeable is ammunition?
This comes up now and again, and I haven’t posted a firearm entry for some time, so here’s a new one.
There are several calibers that sound like they
should be interchangeable, but the truth is, there are slight differences that
can lead to disaster for your fictional characters, and your real life ones.
Labels:
Bullets,
Cartridge,
Firearm Caliber,
Firearm Guide,
guns,
Pistols,
Revolvers
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday for 2/12
From I See You (unpublished):
I
hope my face fills your mind because if there is any doubt about it, any doubt
at all in your mind that I’m the one that set this up, it means you did got to someone else.
Someone too scared and traumatized to do what needed to be done. Someone too
scared to act. Someone you drove so far down that hallway into their own
private hell that they may never come out. Well, I came out. I came out and I
know right where you are, you son of a bitch.
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