And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I do not know or understand why you keep posting images of "tiny" little guns. They are pretty much only good for a "get off of me" weapon and as I have posted in the past, when you shoot them, they tend to make your shooting hand really sore.
Use your imagination. They have their place, as you point out, and they can be quite fun to shoot, even past ten feet. You sound like you're offended. They might make your shooting hand sore, but that certainly isn't necessarily the experience of everyone else. I've shot them plenty, and never even had a twinge of soreness.
I had one and loved it, even though it was the California-compliant .32 ACP model. A jewel of machining. No sights on it - as Larry Seecamp said, if you are far enough to need sights to hit, you should use a different pistol. This is a last-resort defense. It hides in a pocket quite well, or on an ankle. I sold it to my sister-in-law, who carries it as a backup.
Rohrbaugh R9 (9mm) and Remington RM380. Plusses and minuses with each. That little 9 will really rap your hand. Mine has always worked with hollow-points but would sometimes jam with FMJ practice ammo. I'd read that chopping (shortening) auto-loaders often reduces reliability because the lightened slide runs too fast. The recoil spring in that gun is a captive part of an assembly, which also includes some stainless parts (which move under recoil) in the stack. I wondered what might happen if I replaced stainless with tungsten. I weighed the stainless parts and since I knew the density of stainless I was able to calculate the part volume. Then I was able to calculate the weight of a similar part made of tungsten, and the consequent difference in weight between stainless parts and their tungsten replacements. My buddy told me that golfers sometimes use adhesive-backed lead tape in order to adjust club speed (or inertia, or whatever matters to a golfer). So I got said tape, cut pieces that equaled the weight difference, and applied that to the outside of the slide. Limited testing has shown improved reliability, so one of these days I'll make some tungsten parts and try them out. Note for entrepreneurs: one might offer tungsten sights and other slide-mounted components for chopped M1911s, etc. Get the slide weight up, slow it down, and get better reliability?
I do not know or understand why you keep posting images of "tiny" little guns. They are pretty much only good for a "get off of me" weapon and as I have posted in the past, when you shoot them, they tend to make your shooting hand really sore.
ReplyDeleteUse your imagination. They have their place, as you point out, and they can be quite fun to shoot, even past ten feet. You sound like you're offended. They might make your shooting hand sore, but that certainly isn't necessarily the experience of everyone else. I've shot them plenty, and never even had a twinge of soreness.
DeleteI had one and loved it, even though it was the California-compliant .32 ACP model. A jewel of machining. No sights on it - as Larry Seecamp said, if you are far enough to need sights to hit, you should use a different pistol. This is a last-resort defense. It hides in a pocket quite well, or on an ankle. I sold it to my sister-in-law, who carries it as a backup.
DeleteThen you will not mind standing still while we shoot you with one and see how you do. Deal or just a mouth??
DeleteWhy are YOU complaining about what HE posts on HIS website?
DeleteI have a NAA 32 cal ,it doesn't hurt to shoot it ,fits in your pocket . Now I have a AMT 45 cal backup , it can hurt your hand. But I don't mind.
ReplyDeleteYeah, .45acp is a bit more powerful than a .32 -- although both are fun!
DeleteIf you have to and your up close put one of those tiny pills slow them down, right in somebody's knee see what happens.
ReplyDeleteRohrbaugh R9 (9mm) and Remington RM380. Plusses and minuses with each. That little 9 will really rap your hand. Mine has always worked with hollow-points but would sometimes jam with FMJ practice ammo. I'd read that chopping (shortening) auto-loaders often reduces reliability because the lightened slide runs too fast. The recoil spring in that gun is a captive part of an assembly, which also includes some stainless parts (which move under recoil) in the stack. I wondered what might happen if I replaced stainless with tungsten. I weighed the stainless parts and since I knew the density of stainless I was able to calculate the part volume. Then I was able to calculate the weight of a similar part made of tungsten, and the consequent difference in weight between stainless parts and their tungsten replacements. My buddy told me that golfers sometimes use adhesive-backed lead tape in order to adjust club speed (or inertia, or whatever matters to a golfer). So I got said tape, cut pieces that equaled the weight difference, and applied that to the outside of the slide. Limited testing has shown improved reliability, so one of these days I'll make some tungsten parts and try them out. Note for entrepreneurs: one might offer tungsten sights and other slide-mounted components for chopped M1911s, etc. Get the slide weight up, slow it down, and get better reliability?
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