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Re: Novelist Seeking Gun Assistance

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 4:23 pm
by Union St
Thank you so much. Mist, anyway I might e able to see a 1962 Guns Review? PDF maybe?

Re: Novelist Seeking Gun Assistance

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 4:34 pm
by MistAgain
Union St wrote:Thank you so much. Mist, anyway I might e able to see a 1962 Guns Review? PDF maybe?
Will dig up the earliest copies I can find .

Re: Novelist Seeking Gun Assistance

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:00 pm
by 1066

Re: Novelist Seeking Gun Assistance

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:09 pm
by PeterN
Interesting to be reminded of what we could buy and use back in 1988 without causing mayhem in the streets. I bought my long Mannlicher M95 rifle from the R.I.F.L.E shop in Little Eaton. It was run by a father and son. They unfortunately fell foul of the law and did a little porridge. From memory, I think they were had up for selling deactivated guns with a spare unchambered barrel and a chamber reamer. All the items perfectly legal sold separately but I think they were done on conspiracy to reactivate deactivated guns or something. When I was there, they had some lovely Swedish Mauser rifles for £65 each and Springfield 1903 rifles for not a lot more. This would be around the time of the advert.
Regards
Peter.

Re: Novelist Seeking Gun Assistance

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 1:59 pm
by Union St
Thank you. I bought the only one from 1962 that would send to the US!

Re: Novelist Seeking Gun Assistance

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:52 pm
by Union St
Hello, if you sent me a PM in the last few days, I still don't have the ability to reply (because I'm a new member, I guess), so can you PM me your email address and I will reply there. Many thanks, stay safe everyone.

Re: Novelist Seeking Gun Assistance

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:19 pm
by Union St
I threw this together. Do the gun parts feel reasonable?

Re: Novelist Seeking Gun Assistance

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:05 pm
by 1066
Union St wrote:I threw this together. Do the gun parts feel reasonable?
That sounds pretty fair to me - the only thing I would say, I don't think he would have time or gain any advantage in turning the gun round to use as a club. The pistol is too small and the barrel/slide too short to gain any mechanical advantage, it takes unnecessary time and he has a live round up the spout in a gun with an undiagnosed fault with the muzzle pointing towards him.


Another thought - if using a semi-auto there's always an empty case ejected somewhere, sometimes many feet away. A possible problem if police find it. (Not a problem with a revolver of course)

Re: Novelist Seeking Gun Assistance

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:15 pm
by Union St
Very good point. He wouldn't turn a failed gun towards himself. Got it.

Re: Novelist Seeking Gun Assistance

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:52 pm
by Ovenpaa
1066 wrote:Another thought - if using a semi-auto there's always an empty case ejected somewhere, sometimes many feet away. A possible problem if police find it. (Not a problem with a revolver of course)
However he can always 'Police' the brass (Pick up the fired cases) afterwards which is a nice touch.