Five rifles meme
I’m not making a list because the criteria aren’t well defined. I mean, five for shooting, for hunting, for home defense, for zombies? But Tam has some thoughts.
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
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October 16th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Rifle schmifle. The cartridge is what does the work.
.26 to .32 caliber, 140 to 180 grains bullet, 2,600 to 3,000 fps.
Any platform that can shoot it reliably and accurately, and does not weigh too much, is fine.
I’m not prescribing, I’m describing. That’s as good as we’ve gotten in about about a 130 years.
October 16th, 2009 at 11:10 am
P.S. No offense to you .223 fans. It’s a wonderfully accurate cartridge. And if I were a soldier having to trudge miles a lightweight rifle and lots of ammunition that did not weigh all that much is what I might want too.
October 16th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Well, lets go with firelock, because before that you had to carry a lighted match, punk, and so on. With the firelock the lighted match was on the gun. So you were much less likely to set yourself on fire. And carelessly pointing the muzzle down could easily result in an unintended discharge.
Next, the flintlock. Much more convenient than the firelock. Still largely a fair weather firearm.
The percussion cap came next in line. It let you shoot in seriously adverse weather.
Forget Maynard, and his glorified cap pistol. Although that one is still around.
The internal primer, a la Dreyse, comes next in order of importance.
And that cartridge case with the primer in the base makes most repeating arms possible.
And that’s the Old Man’s List
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October 17th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Five most significant rifles. In historical order.
1. Kentucky Long Rifle: Before this, firearms weren’t arguably better than bows and arrows.
2. Trapdoor Springfield: Wide use of a new technology, metallic cartridge.
3. 98 Mauser: Mag-fed bolt rifle standard.
4. Garand: Semi-autos come of age.
5. M16: 40 years and counting of a still relevant design.
October 17th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
The Martini-Henry entered service in 1871 and was used around the world from India to Africa, Afghanistan to Turkey, and in the China wars of 1842 to 1900 – it was in service somewhere with the British Empire up until the end of the First World War. I just think they’re cool because I lived in the lands of the former Empire, no offense to Trapdoor Springfields.