Which gun myth(s) did you used to believe?

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BlueHeelerFl said:
And I want to say vampires don't cast reflections on mirrors cause the original mirrors were silver
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I want to agree with you. IIRC, it's because polished silver is an element of purity. Scientifically, it's because silver does indeed affect the blood. For example, overdosing on colloidal silver will turn your skin blue. Sometimes permanently.

And in the Dresden Files, a character (IIRC a Russian, fittingly) specifically uses cheap steel-jacketed rounds in a battle against the fey. With appropriate results.

I have to agree with Monster Hunter International's solution to the silver bullet problem by essentially copying the Cor-Bon Pow'R Ball: a JHP with a polymer ball pressed into the cavity to recreate the shape of FMJ. Except MHI does a silver ball. Would act like a regular jacketed bullet and be a ton cheaper than solid silver slugs.
If you need to shoot something with silver, you don't need much silver. If you don't need silver, well, you still shot it.

To keep it directly gun-related, I used to believe that silver bullets would actually be effective. In reality, they would be lighter than lead, so they wouldn't have the energy. They would also be substantially harder, so hollowpoints wouldn't expand well, and anything would cause problems with pressure or have trouble engaging rifling properly. And then would need different rifling to stabilize properly anyway.
 
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Deus Machina said:
I want to agree with you. IIRC, it's because polished silver is an element of purity. Scientifically, it's because silver does indeed affect the blood. For example, overdosing on colloidal silver will turn your skin blue. Sometimes permanently.

And in the Dresden Files, a character (IIRC a Russian, fittingly) specifically uses cheap steel-jacketed rounds in a battle against the fey. With appropriate results.

I have to agree with Monster Hunter International's solution to the silver bullet problem by essentially copying the Cor-Bon Pow'R Ball: a JHP with a polymer ball pressed into the cavity to recreate the shape of FMJ. Except MHI does a silver ball. Would act like a regular jacketed bullet and be a ton cheaper than solid silver slugs.
If you need to shoot something with silver, you don't need much silver. If you don't need silver, well, you still shot it.

To keep it directly gun-related, I used to believe that silver bullets would actually be effective. In reality, they would be lighter than lead, so they wouldn't have the energy. They would also be substantially harder, so hollowpoints wouldn't expand well, and anything would cause problems with pressure or have trouble engaging rifling properly. And then would need different rifling to stabilize properly anyway.
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I would think silver buckshot would be a good choice for monster hunters
 
Since majority of gun writers test 30-30 carbines at a distance of 50 yards, I assumed that this cartridge was not capable of killing animals beyond 75 yards or so. But I've successfully downed mule deer and whitetails at distances of 150 yards and beyond with my scope fitted carbine.

TR.
 
I can’t say as I ever believed this, but if ask anyone who has never owned a Ruger .30 carbine BH/NMBH, they will tell you that the flame & report are tantamount to one of these German 88s :eek::eek::eek:

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Reminds me of an old coot who said he served on an Iowa class battleship on an 88 mm mount. Nope - not even on the Bismarck. I won 5 bucks on a bet when I made him look it up. As an aside, the latest Dresden books have fallen apart and firearms usage became ridiculous.
 
@GEM ... funny story!
I recall reading that the Luftwaffe once fitted an HE-111 medium bomber with an 88, but scrapped the idea after the inaugural test flight ... supposedly the 88’s thunderous recoil not only loosened rivets, but it also reduced the 111’s airspeed to near-stall levels.
 
riverats said:
I can’t say as I ever believed this, but if ask anyone who has never owned a Ruger .30 carbine BH/NMBH, they will tell you that the flame & report are tantamount to one of these German 88s :eek::eek::eek:
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I did own a Ruger .30 Carbine NMBH, and it was loud, but I can't say it's "flame & report" was tantamount to a German 88 because I've never seen, much less heard a German 88 go off. I'm the same way whenever I hear that such and such rifle/cartridge "kicks like a mule." That is, I've never seen a mule kick anyone, much less been kicked by a mule myself.;)
Nevertheless, the Ruger .30 Carbine NMBH I had was loud with factory ammo, but it didn't hold a candle to my 14" Remington XP 7mm IHMSA. My 14" XP 7mm IHMSA will roll up the end of the carpet pad you're laying on when it goes off.:eek: I still don't know if the flame and report is "tantamount to a German 88" though, or whether or not "it kicks like a mule.":D
 
@.308 Norma ... firing mi-surp rounds, which equates to what, 1,425-ish f.p.s. in the NMBH, certainly gets the attention of fellow shooters, but in my experience, no more so than do warm .357 Sig/Mag or 7.62 Tok rounds ... recoil & the .30 NMBH is a non-issue.
 
riverats said:
recoil & the .30 NMBH is a non-issue.
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Yeppers, and mine was pretty darned accurate I thought. A while back, there was a thread about the "best" shot you ever made with a handgun, and I wrote about the running coyote I shot with my .30 Carbine Blackhawk at about 80 yards. I was out pheasant hunting with a buddy, and addition to my 12 gauge, I was carrying my .30 Carbine Blackhawk. When a coyote ran across about 80 yards in front of us, I pulled my Blackhawk and flung a bullet at him. The coyote slowed to a walk, stumbled, and fell down dead. I'd put a 110gr JHP bullet clear through his ribs. I never did tell my buddy I was as surprised as he was.:D
 
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GEM said:
Dresden books have fallen apart and firearms usage became ridiculous.
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That's too bad. I saw a new one had come out and thought "oh, it's been quite a few years I guess I have a few to read".

Nope, two. Including the new one.

Arcane Casebook series by Dan Willis is pretty good and the relatively rare firearms usage isn't terrible, the main character does prefer a 1911 and a thompson, so that's not all bad :)
 
Just occurred to me. For years I thought (from where I cannot remember) that the British P14 was copied from the U. S. M1917 rifle.
Nope. The other way around.
For a short period of time, I believed the P14 rifle was British and the P17 rifle was U. S.
Nope. Aint no such thing as a P17 U. S. rifle.
"P" is the British equivalent to "M" in the U. S. "P" stands for 'pattern' and "M" stands for model.
And for years I could not understand why the Garand and the Carbine were both M1s...
 
.308 Norma said:
Yeppers, and mine was pretty darned accurate I thought. A while back, there was a thread about the "best" shot you ever made with a handgun, and I wrote about the running coyote I shot...
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Shucks, I’ve been shooting for decades & I’m still waiting for the best shot (I) ever made with a handgun.

That is a fine shot & as you mentioned, those .30 Rugers really are tack drivers & with those tapered barrels, perhaps the most handsome of all Blackhawks.
 
That WD40 dries up and leaves your gun gummed up. I have since done a few videos showing that after a few months of WD in an open container only is reduced down to a clear three in one type oil as the solvent part evaporates. Some old timers still push this BS. I was told and have since observed that what WD does is to loosen the crud that you can not get to in a normal cleaning and then it carries it out to the surface and when it evaporates as any lub or oil will do it leaves that crud behind. WD itself will not gum up anything.
 
Got another one.

Guns must be cleaned spotless after every use.

Can be, yes. Must be, no! I was very surprised how rarely long range shooters even touch their barrels. Lots of handgun guys knock off the top layer, run a patch or two through the barrel, few drops of oil and back in the holster. I have gotten a lot better about just leaving my long range guns be and even my AR barrels are going a bit longer between deep cleans.

Myth or not though, you will never catch me with a dirty handgun unless it is still warm.
 
One myth that comes to mind pertains to "Knock Down Power". I once bought a Ruger 44 Carbine. While buying ammo the clerk commented that the 240gr HP would knock a deer down if you hit him anywhere. Opening day brought a spike buck within 25 yards of me. The shot was broadside just behind the shoulder. The buck flinched and ran 100 yards. I had a double blood trail that looked as if they were poured out of a 1 liter coke bottle, but no knock down. Got the same reaction from a 200gr Speer HotCor out of a 338 Federal too.
 
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