lysanderxiii

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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread A gas trap Garand.
  
  "Reliability" is one of those relative terms . . . When the Army discusses "reliability," they are often discussing how a weapon that...
  
  Yesterday at 11:03 AM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread A gas trap Garand.
  
  That is a picture of the original ported barrel gas cylinder design tested in 1939. As you can probably can guess the two set screws...
  
  Tuesday at 3:55 PM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread A gas trap Garand.
  
  There were actually three different front end designs, the original gas trap (2 Aug 1937 design approved), the experimental ported...
  
  Tuesday at 10:30 AM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread A gas trap Garand.
  
  Disassembly for cleaning is just removing the cross screw and sliding the plug up, and out of the cylinder. It's not that much more...
  
  Tuesday at 9:34 AM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread A gas trap Garand.
  
  There is the thing you have to remember about propellant gases, they are very hot and under high pressure. Because they are so hot all...
  
  Monday at 9:52 PM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread A gas trap Garand.
  
  The Army decided the gas port was a better idea long before they made 50,000 of them. They made less than 12,000 before they were...
  
  Monday at 8:05 PM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread A weird "Colt-ish clone" .32.
  
  A Glock works the same way, only the slot for the cross lock is a shelf, rather than a slot, allowing the barrel some back-and-forth and...
  
  Monday at 6:56 PM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread A weird "Colt-ish clone" .32.
  
  I wonder if Gaston saw one of those. Same method of disassembly as a Glock.
  
  Monday at 5:20 PM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread A weird "Colt-ish clone" .32.
  
  Star used an eight pointed star. It's a knock-off of a Star? Possibly Chinese.
  
  Monday at 5:14 PM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread Commercial ammo in garands test results..
  
  All of the information on pressures I have provided is only applicable to M1s with the ported barrel and "new front end." The original...
  
  Monday at 7:58 AM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread Anyone try a 28" barrel in a 10/22?.
  
  .22 Long Rifle has a peak muzzle velocity around 18 inches of barrel. After 18 inches of travel the volume increase faster than the gas...
  
  Monday at 7:02 AM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread Commercial ammo in garands test results..
  
  1. "They" is Aberdeen Proving Ground, and all of this comes from "Measurement of Muzzle Pressure in Cal. .30 Rifle M1." Report No. 219...
  
  Sunday at 10:49 PM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread Commercial ammo in garands test results..
  
  Oh, and by the way, in 1941 the specified instrumental velocity for Cartridge, Caliber .30, Ball, M2, was 2640 fps. Later in that year...
  
  Sunday at 2:10 PM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread Commercial ammo in garands test results..
  
  I do not see how this some how invalidates their conclusion that port pressures should be kept below 11,200 psi. The point of the this...
  
  Sunday at 1:23 PM
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  lysanderxiii replied to the thread I was wrong about my Dads M1 Garand..
  
  It would sure help keeping the bolt from flying out of the receiver if the front lug completely failed. Both the bolt handle and the...
  
  Jul 18, 2024
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