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by rjshv » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:11 am
ngrewal & trammway,
Like you've rightly said, finding a good imported revolver or pistol is like a treasure hunt, but when you land a good one, then it's a treasure. Maintenance is more important than age. 'Antique' does not mean it won't do the job. Anyway, since imported seem to be out of favour, the IOF is ok. If it was me, I'd buy a revolver. I'v just seen enough pistols jam with the KF cartridges. Then there's the problem of keeping a pistol loaded. The magazine's spring weakens in due course when kept always loaded.
Unless you're very sure of what you're doing, don't ever modify a gun except for the visual stuff and accessories.
As for distance, it does'nt matter how long the bullet travels. Be aware that the average shooter can manage to shoot with acceptable accuracy only up to 30 feet or so from a small handgun. Beyond that, you are likely to miss the entire target. So longer range could only be a safety hazard if anything. Anyway, I THINK the travelling distance would be 300ft and killing range upto 150 ft. Correct me if am wrong.
Trammway, I think you are talking about rimfire and centerfire cartridges. To tell the difference, I shall quote what is a good explanation:
"Rimfire cartridges are an older design. In a rimfire cartridge, the priming compound (impact-sensitive substance that produces the spark to ignite the gunpowder) is located inside the hollow rim of the cartridge case. The firing pin crushes the rim against the chamber mouth to fire the cartridge.
In a centerfire cartridge, the priming compound is located inside a small metal cup called a primer, which is made separate from the casing. The cup is inserted into a hole in the center of the base of the cartridge. The firing pin strikes the primer to set the cartridge off.
Rimfire cases are made of soft brass so that the firing pin can crush the rim. However, this makes them unsuitable for higher chamber pressures. Centerfire cartridge brass is much harder, because only the primer cup needs to be soft. With the switch from black powder to smokeless powder, higher chamber pressures became commonplace and rimfire cartridges became obsolete. The only common rimfire cartridge in use today is .22LR, popular for target shooting and pest control." Today, all other cartriges except the .22 are centerfire.
V. Rajesh
When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.
he he he.