Gun Myths and Legends

jollyroger said:

Not to disparage the good prosecutor, but you CAN get latent prints off a gun. The determining factor is the surface: a polished surface will hold a latent print, while a parkerized surface or rough-texured metal or plastic will not. I've gotten usable latents off a S&W 4506 slide, a beretta 950, several bryco's, etc.: fuming with super glue and sometimes just using powder and lifts. Even if the gun is parkerized, the mags are often smooth steel and will hold a print.

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True but what makes polished surfaces on guns so hard is that it is real easy to smear the body oils around and mess the print up. I've tried it. If you deliberatly place your finger on the surface and remove it straight away you leave a beautiful print that will scream your identity, but start handling the gun in any realistic way and you get smudges almost immediatly.

The .17HMR is better in every respect than the .22 WMR.

If you own a -fill in your choice of holster, gun, other gear here-you're a mall ninja, Walter Mitty, wannabe, poser or all the above.

We don't have to worry about gun control, we just elected xxx to office.

Someone who works in a gun store, law enforcement, the millitary, shooting range told me so, it has to be right!

"You can't learn to shoot accurately with a 45acp. Start with a .22"

"You can't conceal a full-frame 45acp."

"You won't stop anyone with a 9mm, it goes right through them and they keep on coming."

"Now that Obama is President and the Democrats are in charge we HAVE to charge a fortune for ammunition because they are going to make it illegal to buy it."

"Places with 'no guns' signs will never change or allow guns."

at 600m it de-stabalizes and around 800m it does. atleast for 5.56 nato

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thats BS...

"I bought a pump action 12 gauge because it's the best home defense gun. All I have to do is rack the slide and it sends the bad guns running for their lives. Obviously, I'll never need to worry about firing a shot. I didn't even buy any ammo... because I'd just have to pick my shells up off the floor after I got done racking the action."

I swear officer it wasn't loaded

A .50 BMG doesn't have to hit you to kill you... if it flies close by you the shock wave it makes in the air will kill you.

A bullet rises when it leaves the barrel because of the twist.

A scope makes your rifle more accurate.

The higher power your scope is, the more accurate it makes your rifle).

Being able to shoot a sub-MOA group with your rifle rested front and rear, vise-clamped to a bench, and pulling the trigger while sitting in a lawn chair leaned over the bench with your ass crack hanging out like a plumber makes you a skilled Rifleman and deadly sniper.

Good marksmanship can be bought with match-grade barrels/ammo and an expensive scope.

You need a scope to see/hit targets farther away than 300 yards.

Glocks are plastic POSes that will jam if you squeeze the grip too hard and will melt if you put them in the microwave.

A reciprocating bolt handle makes your rifle less reliable... it will make it jam if you shoot it on it's side with the bolt handle on the ground, whereas a rifle with a non-reciprocating bolt will work just fine shooting it with the ejection port against the ground.

An AK is a 100-yard rifle.

The 5.56 was designed to wound, not kill.

The 5.56 bullet breaks apart and the pieces bounce around inside the body when you shoot somebody.

Firepower means the number of rounds you can put downrange in a given amount of time (and has nothing to do with the amount of hits you can make in a given amount of time)!

More rounds in the air equals more casualties (the Pentagon's reasoning when it adopted the M-16).

A fully automatic weapon is a much more effective killing machine than a semi automatic one.

M-16s were made by Mattel during Vietnam.

A rifle is accurate if it can fire 1 inch groups (with no mention of what range they are fired at).

The founding fathers were not the great marksmen they are cracked up to be, and modern shooters would put them to shame.

There is no way armed citizens could win against the government like they did in the Revolution... people with rifles cannot take on a government with attack helicopters, tanks, and laser-guided bombs.

The 2nd Amendment gives us the right to keep and bear arms.

I don't need any marksmanship instruction... I kill my deer every year.

I do not get my fat, lazy ass off the couch to do anything to promote liberty at a time when it is relatively easy to do so, but if things get really bad, you will have to pry my gun from my cold dead hands don't tread on me liberty or death molon labe blah blah blah.

i do not get my fat, lazy ass off the couch to do anything to promote liberty at a time when it is relatively easy to do so, but if things get really bad, you will have to pry my gun from my cold dead hands don't tread on me liberty or death molon labe blah blah blah.

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hahahaha!!!

Glocks are plastic POSes that will jam if you squeeze the grip too hard and will melt if you put them in the microwave.

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I sure would like to see the fireworks though! Won't be good for either machine!

Firepower means the number of rounds you can put downrange in a given amount of time (and has nothing to do with the amount of hits you can make in a given amount of time)!

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Well to be fair, most bullets fired by our soldiers are for supression, not directly aimed at an individual person. Or so I've been told by many reliable sources.

"Assault rifles" are more deadly than a "regular" rifle.

If i shoot someone with a 12g they will fly throught the air for 20 feet through a double pane window.

wahahaaah

the famous glock 7 was ceramic, btw...

this is funny stuff!

porcelain, ceramic, plastic, tupperwar, plastic...ah man.

seriously guys. this thread is HILARIOUS!

...um this will suck... there is no "real" UN small arms treaty...and a mauser 98k is a small arm... NOT

lame i know. off to bed! keep em comin!

-G

The "plowhandle" stocks of a Single Action revolver fits every hand

More people are killed every year by .22 LR than any other type of gun (usually invoked when somebody mentions how weak a .22 LR is).

Bullets fired straight up in the air come down and kill people.

A .22 LR can kill somebody 1 mile away.

The whole idea of "bulletproof vests."

The M-16 is self-cleaning (that's what they told the troops when it first came out).

Somebody must be a good shot if they are in the police, military, etc.

Since I have a lot of guns and ammo stockpiled, I will be OK when society breaks down.

(x weapon) is so powerful and destructive that it will bring an end to war.

"In RVN, they could use our ammo in their guns but we couldnt use theirs."

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I heard this when I was in Vietnam. The idea was they could use .50 Cal in their machine guns but we couldn't use their .51 Cal. I can't speak to the truth.

M-16s were made by Mattel during Vietnam.

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I also heard this one. I think there might have been a germ of truth. Mattel, or some associated company, might have been a subcontractor for some plastic parts.

I also heard this one. I think there might have been a germ of truth. Mattel, or some associated company, might have been a subcontractor for some plastic parts.

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Mattel didn't manufacture any parts of the M-16, but I heard the same thing when I went in the service in 1971.

"A body shot from a .45ACP will pick you up in the air, flip you around 360 degrees, then you'll fall to the ground dead, and all your hair,(white by then) teeth and eyes will fall out. And your ears will fall off. AND your descendants will all get cancer..."

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And nothing will grow on your grave for at least 100 years.

LMAO. This thread is excellent.

Thanks, Gang.

They are police officers/military, so they are more accurate and know more about shooting that any civilian...

Marines are very good shots from what I've seen so far, but police... Ha!

AK's are indestructible.

Glocks make a cocking sound when unholstered.

.45 and 10mm are the only rounds that can kill with one shot, and they do it every time.

If you have 1000 posts or more on a gun forum, you MUST know what you're talking about.

Criminals follow gun laws.

Safety's on guns are for rookies.

The more guns you have, the better you shoot.

Buying a $2000 1911 will make you among the most accurate and deadliest of shooters.

A round from a shotgun will explode a mans head like a melon
Semi autos automatically make one a criminal
You can't hunt with semi auto assault rifle clones
Magnum cartridges will explode heads
A high powered rifle can decapitate a man
If you are driving a vehicle you can shoot while hanging out the window and not wreck
All high powered firearms will knock you back ten feet and rip your arms off.

c'mon jtpickens,

Dintcha know your arms just fall off voluntarily?

How about: A Desert Eagle(any caliber) will make you an expert shot...

I think the most oft repeated myth/legend I've heard is the whole "just rack a shotgun and the intruder will have an instant heart attack and die without you even needing to pull the trigger".

Nothing smaller than a .9mm can be used successfully in self defense.

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Is there anything even that small?

I've always chuckled when someone refers to .45 Hollow Points as "flying ashtrays" since its a bit of an overstatement.

You guys kill me....