It just occured to me.... is it possible I might have upset gun experts without even saying 'gun silencer"?
You know, by saying other, political things about guns?
That was an interesting YouTube video on using a pillow as a suppressor....
Someone earlier mentioned the Winchester lever action rifles...one of my first guns was a Winchester 94 in 30-30 that I bought with earnings from my sawmill job...I think I was 14 or 15. I had always hunted deer with a shotgun and I really wanted a rifle..
I was stationed in Wyoming in the early 70s and I remember being at the base rifle range one day when the Wyoming State Police were training. They carried Winchester 94s in their cars...they were doing some training where they would shoot one or two rounds, and while moving forward they would top off their rifle..that side loading gate is handy.
The 30-30 round is very potent...
I often carry my Winchester when I'm on my farm...it's light, accurate and reliable...can't beat that.
"I don't know if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or imbeciles who mean it."-Mark Twain
'Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.'- Benny Hill (1924-1992)
This is a modernized Version of the SOE pistol Welrod - probably the most quiet gun in the world in WWII.
The new Welrod (B&T VP9) would be perfect for an assassin in a Bond movie, but not James Bond IMO.
At this years pistol/rifle CQB refresher we did almost that. The scenario was that you are pretty close up with the threat and you get your "OH S1HT!" -moment, either run out or get a jam... It's better to drop down (we went on our knee/knees) to load/clear, and continue to fire in an upward angle, than to stay upright as a perfect target.
Then again, the several '40s and '50s manuals I have, show quite different technique from what we know today, included the above one. I have sometimes wondered if the instructors really knew what they were talking about...
Case in point:
"I mean, she almost kills bond...with her ass."
-Mr Arlington Beech
At this years pistol/rifle CQB refresher we did almost that. The scenario was that you are pretty close up with the threat and you get your "OH S1HT!" -moment, either run out or get a jam... It's better to drop down (we went on our knee/knees) to load/clear, and continue to fire in an upward angle, than to stay upright as a perfect target.
Then again, the several '40s and '50s manuals I have, show quite different technique from what we know today, included the above one. I have sometimes wondered if the instructors really knew what they were talking about...
Case in point:
Some of the shooting styles in WWII do look strange today. I remember the SOE agent Max Manus wrote that some of the recruits who had shooting experience from before the war questioned some of what the pistol instructors said. One instructor was of the opinion that the arm should be bent when firing a pistol ?:)
The more experienced shooters had a shooting competition against the instructor and won.
Not a question this time. I'm watching QI episodes (highly reccomended on the web and Stephen Fry said something quite interesting about the Swiss Army. Every year on averge 24 people are murdered by someone using assault rifles kept at home by reserve soldiers. This makes the third highest rate of gun murders per capita of any country in the world.
I looked at the statistics. The average gun realted deaths per capita in Switzerland is 37.16. That's very high, more than Guatemala.
Of course, not all gun deaths are murders.
Honduras has 60 and Venezuela has 59.13, El Salvador has 45. In other words Switzerland isn't on third place according to these numbers, but they are very high on the list. Most countries are under 2-3. All of Switzerland's neighbours are under 3.
But the list I found is far from complete: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate
Here are some more numbers:
USA has 4.62.
Norway 1.75 (In the cold war Home Guard members kept battle rifles at home, but gun deaths were very low back then too)
Japan 0.06
India 0.28
Israel 2.09 (a country where conscripts bring their military weapons home or on the streets when on leave)
From 1914 to 1986 the service pistol in the Norwegian military was a version of the Colt M1911 produced on licence by Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk ("arms factory"). Most of the pistols were produced from 1915 to 1947. This includes production during the German occupation 1940-45.
This is where it gets interesting. Some workers at the arms factory smugled out individual pieces of guns in their lunch boxes. These componenets were stolen before they were stamped with production numbers, making them untraceable. When they had all the components the pistols were assembled and handed over to members of the resistance. About 500 of these "Matpakke Colt" ("Lunch Box Colt") ended up in the hands of the resistence. Now these guns are highly sought after by collectors.
The guns look very much alike. According to IMFDB the Compact version has only been used in one English-language movie before, and that is SPECTRE. Is it deliberate, or perhaps the EON armourer simply likes the gun?
The guns look very much alike. According to IMFDB the Compact version has only been used in one English-language movie before, and that is SPECTRE. Is it deliberate, or perhaps the EON armourer simply likes the gun?
If you recall tv series "Strike Back", it also featured CSA SA vz. 58 Compact in several episodes.
Sometimes, because of the restrictions imposed on transporting and / or possessing certain types of firearms, film and tv productions source weapons locally. This makes for some very interesting weapons spotting!
"I mean, she almost kills bond...with her ass."
-Mr Arlington Beech
Sometimes, because of the restrictions imposed on transporting and / or possessing certain types of firearms, film and tv productions source weapons locally. This makes for some very interesting weapons spotting!
I think that was the case in OHMSS, but it certainly isn't the case this time.
Sometimes, because of the restrictions imposed on transporting and / or possessing certain types of firearms, film and tv productions source weapons locally. This makes for some very interesting weapons spotting!
I think that was the case in OHMSS, but it certainly isn't the case this time.
Agreed N24, EON's Armorers don't seem to have a problem with getting what the Production need, Donk ( PPW 3O6R ) is obviously more in the know that me and has extensive knowledge on the subject {[]
Watching an old episode of Spooks last night, with a laptop with
Some plastic explosives in it. Obviously they tried several things
To diffuse it, but my question is
Is it possible to instead of stopping it, you could scoop out most of the plastic explosives, so only a small amount was left, then it could go off but cause little damage ? Or have I just killed myself )
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Yes that is entirely possible. Unless there’s a hidden trigger within the mass of plastique.
I just read that the Walther WA2000, the sniper rifle 007 uses in TLD, is extremely rare. Only a total of 156 were made. The price is $12 500 and up for one of them today. The rifle was made for militarized police anti-terrorism units like GSG9 and the French GIGN. That's a very small market and the rifle was expensive to begin with, so this probably explans why so few were sold.
Watching an old episode of Spooks last night, with a laptop with
Some plastic explosives in it. Obviously they tried several things
To diffuse it, but my question is
Is it possible to instead of stopping it, you could scoop out most of the plastic explosives, so only a small amount was left, then it could go off but cause little damage ? Or have I just killed myself )
Plausible, but it would be easier and more effective to just pull out the visible wired blasting cap(s) required to detonate plastic explosive.
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You know, by saying other, political things about guns?
Thought his was interesting silcencer v suppressor
Someone earlier mentioned the Winchester lever action rifles...one of my first guns was a Winchester 94 in 30-30 that I bought with earnings from my sawmill job...I think I was 14 or 15. I had always hunted deer with a shotgun and I really wanted a rifle..
I was stationed in Wyoming in the early 70s and I remember being at the base rifle range one day when the Wyoming State Police were training. They carried Winchester 94s in their cars...they were doing some training where they would shoot one or two rounds, and while moving forward they would top off their rifle..that side loading gate is handy.
The 30-30 round is very potent...
I often carry my Winchester when I'm on my farm...it's light, accurate and reliable...can't beat that.
'Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.'- Benny Hill (1924-1992)
Or perhaps Hinx prefers shotguns?
The new Welrod (B&T VP9) would be perfect for an assassin in a Bond movie, but not James Bond IMO.
Article:
https://www.all4shooters.com/en/Shooting/pistols/B&T-VP9-9mm-single-shot-repeater-silenced-pistol/
The WWII Welrod pistol:
Is this a practical technique, or is it silly?
Then again, the several '40s and '50s manuals I have, show quite different technique from what we know today, included the above one. I have sometimes wondered if the instructors really knew what they were talking about...
Case in point:
-Mr Arlington Beech
Practical on skis perhaps
Some of the shooting styles in WWII do look strange today. I remember the SOE agent Max Manus wrote that some of the recruits who had shooting experience from before the war questioned some of what the pistol instructors said. One instructor was of the opinion that the arm should be bent when firing a pistol ?:)
The more experienced shooters had a shooting competition against the instructor and won.
I looked at the statistics. The average gun realted deaths per capita in Switzerland is 37.16. That's very high, more than Guatemala.
Of course, not all gun deaths are murders.
Honduras has 60 and Venezuela has 59.13, El Salvador has 45. In other words Switzerland isn't on third place according to these numbers, but they are very high on the list. Most countries are under 2-3. All of Switzerland's neighbours are under 3.
But the list I found is far from complete: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate
Here are some more numbers:
USA has 4.62.
Norway 1.75 (In the cold war Home Guard members kept battle rifles at home, but gun deaths were very low back then too)
Japan 0.06
India 0.28
Israel 2.09 (a country where conscripts bring their military weapons home or on the streets when on leave)
This is where it gets interesting. Some workers at the arms factory smugled out individual pieces of guns in their lunch boxes. These componenets were stolen before they were stamped with production numbers, making them untraceable. When they had all the components the pistols were assembled and handed over to members of the resistance. About 500 of these "Matpakke Colt" ("Lunch Box Colt") ended up in the hands of the resistence. Now these guns are highly sought after by collectors.
The profile looks like it could be a Czech VZ58 as used on SPECTRE -{
If you recall tv series "Strike Back", it also featured CSA SA vz. 58 Compact in several episodes.
Sometimes, because of the restrictions imposed on transporting and / or possessing certain types of firearms, film and tv productions source weapons locally. This makes for some very interesting weapons spotting!
-Mr Arlington Beech
I think that was the case in OHMSS, but it certainly isn't the case this time.
Agreed N24, EON's Armorers don't seem to have a problem with getting what the Production need, Donk ( PPW 3O6R ) is obviously more in the know that me and has extensive knowledge on the subject {[]
Watching an old episode of Spooks last night, with a laptop with
Some plastic explosives in it. Obviously they tried several things
To diffuse it, but my question is
Is it possible to instead of stopping it, you could scoop out most of the plastic explosives, so only a small amount was left, then it could go off but cause little damage ? Or have I just killed myself
Plausible, but it would be easier and more effective to just pull out the visible wired blasting cap(s) required to detonate plastic explosive.