n00b Test Thread

[Dbltap]

This thread is to query n00bs about all things guns.. from the most general to the most arcane/nuanced specifics. And no google cheating.. or I'll know! I think it'll be a fun thread all around.
So I'll start.
Why did the old time US gangsters prefer their Tommy guns and 1911's to be chambered for .38 Super?

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[40calruler]

Depends on situation.....kick in my front door of house 17 rnds 9mm....car jack me 8 rnds 45acp

Yes sir. I also have and would use both depending on the situation. Even .380 suits me fine a lot of the time. Liking the LCR .357 in the pocket lately but I go back and forth.
At home the CZ 75 will do any dirty work needed. Plus it is what I shoot best. It has a fantastic low recoil with all them extra bullets in the clip thingy. It is my doorbell if someone forgets to knock or ring the regular one and opens the door. It lets everyone know there is a guest in the house!

 

[filsonhand]

Because it's the only bullet that goes super fast.

That's freaking hilarious

 

[Certaindeaf]

Honestly, I had no idea that Gangsters preferred the .38 Super over the 45 acp. First time I have ever heard that. I guess it could be possible, but I was ignorant.

The cars back in the day were made of pretty thick steel.. and they wanted to hole the occupants within.. being the bad persons that they were.

 

[IronMonster]

I always figured that if I was in a self defense situation any rifle could become an assault rifle, because when I ran out of ammo I would beat you stupid with it.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I always figured that if I was in a self defense situation any rifle could become an assault rifle, because when I ran out of ammo I would beat you stupid with it.

True story and who doesn't love a sawed off BAR Bonnie style?
Anyone can pose a next question.

 

[40calruler]

Difference between a Beretta 92fs and M9?

Seems easy but I am sure there are plenty who do not know.

 

[ConcreteJungle]

Name at least one firearm that you can safely fire three (or more) different cartridges from without any modification.

Shotgun?
2-3/4" , 3" , 3-1/2"

 

[Dbltap]

Also can include birdshot, buckshot, and slugs.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Also can include birdshot, buckshot, and slugs.

Mullet! fine times.

 

[Riot]

1. 16 inches? Or was it 19? Damn.

It's actually only 12" (which even I got wrong, I thought it was 13")...this is so the bullet will go past the chest cavity wall, hit a vital organ (lung, heart, etc.) and not penetrate out the back of the rib-cage. This standard was set by the FBI.

2. The .40 came about because 9mm failed spectacularly during a FBI shootout if I remember right.

Close...the 10mm came about because of the shootout...officers were shooting 9mm and revolvers while being shot at with a mini-14...people complained about the 10mm having too much recoil so they put the grain down so low it wasn't doing crap...then the .40 S&W came about.

 

[Flopsweat]

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

 

[Joe Link]

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

African or European?

 

[1sgdavo]

Difference between a Beretta 92fs and M9?

Seems easy but I am sure there are plenty who do not know.

The lanyard ring

 

[Certaindeaf]

The .357 Maximum fires the .38 Special, .357 Magnum.. and the .357 Maximum.
I think 9mm Largo guns can fire a heap O different cartridges but I forget the list.

 

[40calruler]

The lanyard ring

M9-Made in the great US of A. 92fs-Made in Italy.

Among a few minor differences....Some say quality. I do not agree. M9 is a great weapon and I trust mine as much as the 92.

 

[edslhead]

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Had to look. 13–14 meters per second

 

[shootnscoot]

M9-Made in the great US of A. 92fs-Made in Italy.

Among a few minor differences....Some say quality. I do not agree. M9 is a great weapon and I trust mine as much as the 92.

All the M9's are zeroed from the factory, 92fs are not.

 

[Flopsweat]

The lanyard ring

Also the dust cover is shaped slightly differently and the engraving is different.

 

[Flopsweat]

African or European?

What? I don't know that. Waaaaaaaaa!