A few gun stories

[vintage chromoly]

 

[69a100]

This topic is proof positive that you can have a political discussion without it going postal in the wrong direction after 4 pages. Keep up the good work!

 

[Slap Stick]

If you cock a revolver the first thing it does is rotate the cylinder so the empty chamber has now moved. Same thing with a double action.

True. But the original statement was the empty chamber is the first to fire. Wrong. The first to fire is the chamber next to the empty. And when the cylinder comes around to that empty chamber what happens? The gun can't fire an empty chamber.
So the empty is the first to not fire.

 

[Frank Mopar]

True. But the original statement was the empty chamber is the first to fire. Wrong. The first to fire is the chamber next to the empty. And when the cylinder comes around to that empty chamber what happens? The gun can't fire an empty chamber.
So the empty is the first to not fire.

Thats is correct.

 

[Budnicks]

I use to run/manage Target Masters
(upscale indoor pistol range/club, semi private originally)
in Milpitas Ca. & the Hollywood location temporally
until it got on it's feet, running well
I helped to build both of them too,
I stayed over to get them up & running
worked night/manager at the Milpitas location for a couple years
I was also a federally certified Rangemaster & Instructor
Qualified LEO's & Agents
a family member was the org. CFO/CEO
it's under new ownership,
IIRC it's changed hands a few times now

it was in the 80's when I was living in San Jose area

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

Few years back, an older guy was getting an estimate for concrete from my older brother. When he saw my brothers last name he asked if he was related to Scott. My brother thought oh **** what did he do? The guy told thi he had some things that belonged to Scott, they went into the guys house and he disappeared then came back with a small box the was full of the shooting medals that I had earned but never received. He told my brother that I was the youngest to ever earn expert marksman first class. He had some of my targets that I had turned in but they had been folded and came apart in pieces. I was 13. We shot military.22 bolt action single shot with target barrels.
Every other Monday 6:30-9:00 in the basement of the library. I would love to have one of those rifles.