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But that shot is all modern and better made.12 gauge?! Talk about obsolete! Do you all know how old that cartridge is? It makes the .45acp look like a youngin'.
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But that shot is all modern and better made.12 gauge?! Talk about obsolete! Do you all know how old that cartridge is? It makes the .45acp look like a youngin'.
The 7mm express > 7mm-06, but both are waay better than the .280 Rem.
Lock time with a flintlock can be very fast if :Andy, please answer a burning question for me
How does a wheellock compare to a flintlock vis-a-vis lock time?
Thanks, Rev
Well Snohomish county ain't that far away...we will have to get together so you can shoot my wheel lock...I shot a well-tuned flintlock owned by our gun club's resident BP authority, and was surprised by how fast the lock time was.
Have never had the opportunity to shoot a wheellock.
Thanks.
Lock time with a flintlock can be very fast if :
The flint is sharp and clean...
The pan isn't clogged with powder or damp powder...
The vent hole is clear...
The pan is centered and slightly below the vent hole...
The vent hole is large...
All of which sounds like a lot but if you have a good quality lock...it really is fast.
www.redaviscompany.com
Has some excellent locks and videos of them in action....worth a look
One day ...I'll have to get some videos of my guns , wheel lock included up and running on here...
A wheel lock requires that the action be "wound" , then have the pan charged...and when the trigger is pulled , the wheel spins and causes a spark to ignite the powder in the pan ....
It is much more slow than a flintlock.
Andy
I know that there are many diehards who refuse to accept the fact that the 45 ACP cartridge is now obsolete. This is especially true of many 1911 pistol fans.
But people need to face today's facts: the 45 ACP cartridge is over 100 years old, and is clearly now obsolete. We have better alternatives that are now available.
This video below does a good job of explaining many of the reason why you should not choose the 45 ACP as the cartridge for your pistol:
Oh boy.... A .380 at thrice it's size
Actually, .45/.380=1.184210526315789, making the .45 ACP one and eighteen hundredths times the size of the .380 ACP, mathematically speaking. But as @Flymph shows, in the semiauto cartridge world, it's a 2X difference. However, neither the .40 ACP nor 10mm are shown (being identical diameter), so I'll stick with my 3x the size statement, in consideration of adding the .40 to the chartsorry, 380/45=8.44 -- that's way more than 3x the size.
All cool by me yo!Actually, .45/.380=1.184210526315789, making the .45 ACP one and eighteen hundredths times the size of the .380 ACP, mathematically speaking. But as @Flymph shows, in the semiauto cartridge world, it's a 2X difference. However, neither the .40 ACP nor 10mm are shown (being identical diameter), so this I'll stick with my 3x the size statement, in consideration of adding the .40 to the chart
Sorry, I was bored because GunBroker is currently down...