What's the oddest thing you've heard someone say in regards to firearms, ammunition, etc.?

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Blue Brick said:
Shotguns:
Longer barrel equals more accuracy. "Reach out and touch those birdies"

2 3/4 inch shot gun is faster than a 3 inch shotgun. "Less travel"
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Many 2.75" loads are faster than 3" loads....if they are both loaded with lead shot.
 
Trey Veston said:
That's actually what some manufacturers call it and quite a few old timers call it. I've heard it used interchangeably over the years.

Here's why...

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The Colt shooters could easily use the shorter Smith & Wesson cartridge, so the quartermasters began referring to the Colt round as “45 Long Colt”. The Frankford Arsenal ended up dropping the longer round from production in 1887 and solely manufactured the 45 S&W round as the “.45 caliber M1887 Military Ball Cartridge“ until 1892 when it was replaced by the 38 Long Colt round in a new double action revolver.

For about a decade the moniker 45 Long Colt was applicable when differentiating between the two rounds but by the dawn of the 20th century the Schofield had long been retired and sold on the surplus market, by the end of World War 2, both revolvers were becoming distant memories and Colt's latest offering that proved itself in the Second World War (the M1911 chambered in 45 ACP) was becoming the new favorite among shooters.




So is it 45 Colt or 45 Long Colt?

While either term is correct, 45 Long Colt was really just a nickname. The majority of ammunition manufacturers stamp their cases with “45 Colt” as do the majority of firearm manufacturers mark their firearms with the same.

The reason for this is because .45 COLT is the official name used by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI). When all else fails, this is the correct term to which we fallThere

Horse Pucky. No such round ever existed. America gun writers coined the phrase to differentiate between it and the 45ACP. No 45 Short Colt No 45 Long Colt. No such animal.
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"Horse Pucky. No such round ever existed. America gun writers coined the phrase to differentiate between it and the 45ACP. No 45 Short Colt No 45 Long Colt. No such animal."

OK...

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While it is sometimes referred to as .45 Long Colt or .45 LC, to differentiate it from the very popular .45 ACP, and historically, the shorter .45 S&W Schofield, it was only an unofficial designation by Army quartermasters.[1]
 
I know I've posted several times here, but this is one that really disturbs me:
At sportsmans years ago, I saw a olderish man (he had grey hair) behind the counter talking about how the women always get the small .380s and then come complain they hurt their hand. What disturbed me is this man had such a lowly opinion of those guns, that he said the only way they'll be useful is if you run up to them and shoot them really close in either the navel or the neck. Like this guy got reaaaly detailed about how he feels those small .380s are useful only for running up to the enemy, and blasting as many rounds as you can get close into their neck.
I mean, hey we all have twisted thoughts sometimes but to use that as your sales pitch? that's disturbing.
 
Heir Kommt Die Sonne said:
I know I've posted several times here, but this is one that really disturbs me:
At sportsmans years ago, I saw a olderish man (he had grey hair) behind the counter talking about how the women always get the small .380s and then come complain they hurt their hand. What disturbed me is this man had such a lowly opinion of those guns, that he said the only way they'll be useful is if you run up to them and shoot them really close in either the navel or the neck. Like this guy got reaaaly detailed about how he feels those small .380s are useful only for running up to the enemy, and blasting as many rounds as you can get close into their neck.
I mean, hey we all have twisted thoughts sometimes but to use that as your sales pitch? that's disturbing.
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"They make a good belly gun. Any distance past that and you're better off throwing it at them"
 
"I have a gun on me. I never show anyone, so if anyone ever sees it, it'll be the last thing they ever see"
Same guy...
"I never shoot anything besides the one I carry. I put too much effort and money in practicing with it to take a chance of messing up my trigger feel"
 
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Trey Veston said:
"Horse Pucky. No such round ever existed. America gun writers coined the phrase to differentiate between it and the 45ACP. No 45 Short Colt No 45 Long Colt. No such animal."

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_Colt

While it is sometimes referred to as .45 Long Colt or .45 LC, to differentiate it from the very popular .45 ACP, and historically, the shorter .45 S&W Schofield, it was only an unofficial designation by Army quartermasters.[1]
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Have your way. A manufacturer calls it that so must be true. How’s it loaded different than the 45C in the loading manuals.
However giving in to modern standard there is now a Short Colt, it’s called a 45Special. A shortened 45C to give the cowboys better shooting Ammo.
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Scooter22 said:
Counter man at Dicks to a old man with a model 95 7x57 Mauser looking for ammo:
"NO, NO they don't make that ammo anymore. They make a 7mm magnum now. You have to get a bit and ream it out to fit."
Over hearing that I asked as a joke: Oh who makes that bit, B&D?
"No it's a special order from Craftsman." he seriously said.
I talked to the old guy outside of the store.
Same counter guy a couple months later. A guy was asking him about reloading.
customer.:" The highest load listed still doesn't fill the case."
counter guy: "Welllllllll you know those loading manuals only list light loads. If you want to make'm like the factory does you fill them to the bottom of the neck":eek:
I made sure I talked to the customer and also the manager. Last time I saw him.
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I met some old timers in Colorado in the early 80s who reloaded for deer and elk- and that is exactly what they did for their 270s and 30-06s; dip the case in a bowl of powder til it reached the neck and seated the bullet on top........YIKES! I was very new at reloading, but even I knew that was not the way to go...........
 
George P said:
I met some old timers in Colorado in the early 80s who reloaded for deer and elk- and that is exactly what they did for their 270s and 30-06s; dip the case in a bowl of powder til it reached the neck and seated the bullet on top........YIKES! I was very new at reloading, but even I knew that was not the way to go...........
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Actually, you can get away with it for 30-06 and 270, using 4831. "Fill 'em to the top and crunch the bullet down" probably won't get you in any trouble....Unless you're using heavy-for-caliber bullets.
 
Larry Ashcraft said:
Actually, you can get away with it for 30-06 and 270, using 4831. "Fill 'em to the top and crunch the bullet down" probably won't get you in any trouble....Unless you're using heavy-for-caliber bullets.
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Which is what iI think they were using (or maybe 4350)
 
At Duck's Unlimited BBQ a few years ago talking with friends and co-workers about zeroing a rifle scope when unknown loudmouth (LM) butts in,
LM - "I can zero a scope with one bullet"
Me - :confused: " With one round? How's that?"
LM -"You shoot at the target and then measure and adjust your scope accordingly."
Me - "What if you miss the target"?
LM - "I never miss."
Co-worker - "You don't bore sight first or anything"?
LM - "That's a waste of money and bullets."
Me - "I just bought a Savage bolt action .17 HMR. for my grandson and have a budget Bushnell I'm going to put on it.
Sure would like to see that one round zero." I could tell this loud mouth didn't have a clue as to what I was
talking about."
LM - "Sure" He goes wandering off.

7-8 years later still waiting to see that one "bullet" zero.
 
Larry Ashcraft said:
Actually, you can get away with it for 30-06 and 270, using 4831. "Fill 'em to the top and crunch the bullet down" probably won't get you in any trouble....Unless you're using heavy-for-caliber bullets.
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I wouldn't ever try it, I always work up a load, and then trickle powder to the exact same load.

George P said:
Which is what iI think they were using (or maybe 4350)
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"Back in the day" my dad would buy a 50 lb keg of 4831 from the local ordnance depot for $25. I think that (and 4895) were the preferred powders for most reloaders in the 1950s. Probably since most reloaders back then didn't blow themselves up, it was considered safe. My dad's "reloading manual" was a 4x6 card hanging above the workbench. There was no starting load or maximum load on it, just "put this much 4831 in your 30-06".
 
Alte Schule said:
At Duck's Unlimited BBQ a few years ago talking with friends and co-workers about zeroing a rifle scope when unknown loudmouth (LM) butts in,
LM - "I can zero a scope with one bullet"
7-8 years later still waiting to see that one "bullet" zero.
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I'd love to see it too. When sighting in my Extar I did my usual three shot group, adjust, three shot group, fine adjust, lather rinse repeat.

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I've got two to share.

Working the gun counter at a Sports Authority in the late 90s. Guy comes in wants to buy some 9mm NATO ammo. I hand him a box of 9mm Luger. He freaks out. Says his gun is a Beretta 92. It's military. It' supposed to have 9mm NATO military ammo.

My other favorite: "A 30-30 would make a great sniper rifle." - 9th grade ROTC cadet.
 
George P said:
Maybe he was talking about this:
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That is a pretty cool video but the shooter did use a second shot to verify his zero. Besides, I'm quite sure, but not positive, that the Loudmouth never has had a set up like in the video. Turns out the guy works(ed) in the local Budweiser distributors warehouse. I would have been more impressed if he would have just introduced himself and told us where he worked.:cool:
 
George P said:
It wasn't cooking spray back then, it was Teflon. The rumor was spraying bullets with Teflon would make them able to penetrate typical armor worn at that time. (this was before the 90s when my dad was a cop and folks took it seriously as vests had just started becoming mandatory)
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yes, I remember. The odd connection, Teflon coated pans didn't stick. Cooking spray, therefore must be Teflon. Teflon coated bullets (KTW if I remember right?) were armor piercing. The media, remember Hard Copy/Inside Edition/20/20 and those types? started calling Teflon coated AP. Since Americans don't know what PTFE is, they connected the dots. Nonstick>Teflon>cooking spray>AP. I'm not saying it makes sense, but I am saying it happened, and convinced a lot of people, including the ones I know.
 
Stop...stop...you guys are killing me! Ignorance is bliss, and apparently there are very, very many happy people. My best is pretty meager: "Sighted in 2" high MY .270 is right on at 500. No hold over at all. Yours just isn't as good". I know the old guy didn't believe it, but he'd run his mouth so much - and I called him on it - he had nowhere else to go. We still chuckle about it 30 years later.
 
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