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great thread!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fun Gun Quiz Questions
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ShamboPyro
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EvilGenius
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I like this thread.
pikid89
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was the first 30-06 the johnson rifle?
allaroundhunter
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That was introduced in 1941, I believe; after the M1 Garand.
The .30-06 cartridge was created for the M-1903 Springfield rifle.............No rifle was designed for the round, the round was created for the rifle..........
statelineblues
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Prior to creating the first practical automatic weapon, the Maxim Machine Gun, Sir Hiram Maxim was famous for inventing what?
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Maxim invented a self-setting mouse trap, in addition to experimenting with all manner of electric gadgets. His son played a significant role in the development of the automobile.
The Light bulb...............
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first U.S. service rifle designed for 30.06
Jad answered correctly, the first U.S. service rifle designed specifically around the 30.06 cartridge was the 1918 BAR
Jad answered correctly, the first U.S. service rifle designed specifically around the 30.06 cartridge was the 1918 BAR
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now for another
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silicosys4
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Another trivia question. During WWII most, if not all, production of small arms ammunition included corrosive primers. The one exception was ammunition for the .30 M1 carbine which, throughout the war, was manufactured with non-corrosive primers. Why wasn't .30 cal. M1 carbine ammunition produced with corrosive primers?
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Many thanks to Clermont
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Many thanks to Clermont
allaroundhunter
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I got this one. The gas system on the M1 Carbine was staked, making it much harder (and almost impossible) to clean in the field. Using corrosive primed ammunition would have quickly deteriorated the gas system.
The 1918 BAR was not designed specifically around the 30.06, the primary variant was chambered in .30-06, it was also chambered in .303, 7x57, 7.92x57 & the 6.5x55 Swede. The .30-06 Springfield cartridge was designed specifically for the 1903 Springfield rifle............
MachIVshooter
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The 1917 Enfield.
The original rifle pattern (P14) wasn't, but the modified American version of the rifle was.
Nope..............
MachIVshooter
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Care to quantify that?
AethelstanAegen
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You want him to put a number to his nope? I think you meant "care to elaborate" or something along those lines but just in case you were looking for a number, 42.
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Swedish Interdynamics MKSwho here can tell me what this is?
Yes I can put numbers to that. The only diff between the Pattern 14 & the 1917 was chambering. The P14 was originally supposed to chambered in the .276 Enfield, but war came early so they went with the .303, we to finding ourselves short on rifles said, hey we can chamber it in our .30-06, walla the 1917 Enfield............
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And the designation. That's my point. It was the first US military rifle to be adopted in that chambering. The US army didn't adopt the rifle in .303 and then change the chambering whilst leaving the designation, as they did with the M1903.
If we're going to consider only rifles which were designed around the cartridge itself rather than chambered in and adopted as, that'd be zero.
Nope, I meant quantify. In this context, it means enumerate the reasons. If you're gonna be snarky, you need to be right.
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I realize this will be an easy one for you guys but, there has not been a new question so...
What other pistol did the military consider during trails before deciding on the 1911?
What other pistol did the military consider during trails before deciding on the 1911?
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The post about the M1 carbine using a staked gas system, which precluded the use of corrosive ammo because it was not considered "field strippable" and could not be cleaned by the average soldier, was correct.
The other pistol used in the 1911 trials was a Savage model H variant, I believe. DWM won a spot in the final trials, along with Colt and Savage during the initial trials (that included 6 weapon manufacturers), but failed to submit a unit for the final testing, so it was just Colt and Savage that were in the final trials,
Lol, I googled that, M-Cam.....won't lie
The other pistol used in the 1911 trials was a Savage model H variant, I believe. DWM won a spot in the final trials, along with Colt and Savage during the initial trials (that included 6 weapon manufacturers), but failed to submit a unit for the final testing, so it was just Colt and Savage that were in the final trials,
Lol, I googled that, M-Cam.....won't lie
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