Biggest Gun Myth?

[Vulcan]

Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Bayonne NJ Cop told me a couple weeks ago that the 22 is the preferred weapon used in Mafia killings. (single bullet to the head)

Says cause it isnt as loud as a firecracker so few people pay any attention to the sound. And cause the round enters the skull and usually kinda bounces around on the inside scrabling the brains as it goes.
all without making the mess that lager calibre would.

Dont know how true it is.
But seems to make sense.

Yeah its true. My old man used to be in the security business, was even licensed to carry a pistol (rear in NZ).  He used to get some interesting security mags. One of the other interesting aspects of the use of .22's for killings was that the entry wound they leave was extremely small, sometimes very hard to spot. They showed pictures of guys that had been shot just behind the ear where the coroner had missed the entry wound on the first look. Spose it gives the killer a bit more room to exit the scene.

[Horn]

Originally posted by lasersailor184
Very true.  .22 caliber is the most popular caliber out of all rounds, pistol or rifle.  It's very easy to buy subsonic rounds for absolute low prices.  Add onto that the idea that .22 caliber guns are the most popular.  While bullet stamping never worked, each gun leaves a particular marking on a bullet.

So the best thing to do is to use the most popular bullet, with the most popular gun with the ease of getting rid of ammo and gun.

Not to mention the ease of silencer manufacturing, you'll have an absolute silent untrackable gun.

..or police your brass:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=119933

What are your thoughts on the .357 Sig?

Nice round, shoots flatter than the .40. At least it seems so. Friggin expensive though. I got the .357 barrel for my p226. Went back to the .40 just because it didn't seem *that* different. Secret Service swears by 'em, though.

[Angus]

.22 is preferred for slaughter. Well it's cheap, silent, and not to dangerous.
(Like shooting your foot through a bull's head)

And you can drop a bull with it if you know what you're doing.

(However that means a maximum load, which is normally just about supersonic, and .22 Magnum is very much safer)

[lasersailor184]

That being the biggest POS brass catcher you can buy.  Most brass catchers damn near fit onto the reciever openings.

[Roscoroo]

i guess Reynolds is still researching solid fuel rockets ....while your at it decifer under water Flares for me too ..



Oh yea some of mythbusters stuff need boots .

[Holden McGroin]

Originally posted by Roscoroo
i guess Reynolds is still researching solid fuel rockets ....while your at it decifer under water Flares for me too ..

The propellant mixture in each Shuttle SRB motor consists of an ammonium perchlorate (oxidizer, 69.6 percent by weight), aluminum (fuel, 16 percent), iron oxide (a catalyst, 0.4 percent), a polymer (a binder that holds the mixture together, 12.04 percent), and an epoxy curing agent (1.96 percent). The propellant is an 11-point star-shaped perforation in the forward motor segment and a double-truncated-cone perforation in each of the aft segments and aft closure. This configuration provides high thrust at ignition and then reduces the thrust by approximately one third at about 50 seconds after lift-off to prevent overstressing the vehicle during maximum dynamic pressure.

Fuel, oxidizer, polymer, and catalyst are mixed together into a rubbery consistancy and molded into the SRB shell.

 

[Maverick]

Ammunition does contain oxidizers. Military ammunition in particular is also sealed at the bullet / case location as well as the primer seat against moisture which would prevent the loss of air captured at the time of manufacture. Even if the load is underpowered compared to being fired in an atmosphere containing oxygen it will have no resitance from air as the bullet flies towards the target making it more effective than it might be on the earth. Given the fact that everyone in space needs to have a sealed environment to survive, merely putting a small hole in an opponent's suit will effectively render them combat ineffective same as shooting them dead center in the chest. The biggest problem I see in shooting a gun in space will be one of Newton's law of equal and opposite reactions. If the shooter is not braced they will be affected by the recoil.

[Horn]

Originally posted by lasersailor184
That being the biggest POS brass catcher you can buy.  Most brass catchers damn near fit onto the reciever openings.

I await your contribution of a good brass catcher for a Ruger Mk2.

[lasersailor184]

A pair of pantyhose are better then those fish nets.

[Horn]

Originally posted by lasersailor184
A pair of pantyhose are better then those fish nets.

I await your contribution of a good brass catcher for a Ruger Mk2.