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Don"t most free pistols have a Martini type dropping-block action? If the law specifies "break top or bolt action" are the Martini types covered? Clearly the Martini actions come within the spirit of the law, as would any of the falling block actions. In the real world, the difference...

The order has switched for me as well. I don't know why, but this isn't the first time.

I'm not annoyed, just curious ...

Roger

- Heeling can also be a result of anticipating the recoil. Either the wrist breaks up slightly to compensate or (in my case) the arm elevates from the shoulder. This shouldn't be much of a problem with air pistol IMO since the recoil is virtually non-existent. That has been a problem for me - antic...

Both Bangsite and granular carbide are widely available on the web, at least in this country - eBay has quite a few offerings. The Bangsite, tho', is almost a powder and I'm not sure that would work with the SuperSmoker. It would probably load up the cotton wad that filters the gas upstream from the...

Carbide is available on their site, but they won't ship it internationally - that page might be blocked - so you will have to find it locally. I found this on eBay.au and it might work: http://tinyurl.com/nqtcf45 Or burn camphor, masking tape or a sooty candle - just don't try to burn paradichlorobe...

Muffo - Camphor may be mothballs down under. In this US, mothballs are paradichlorobenzene, which I would strongly recommend not trying to burn. The Ray-Vin SuperSmoker ( http://www.sbsdistributing.com/index.php?pr=Ray-Vin_SuperSmoker ) uses calcium carbide (usually just called "carbide") ...

The major difference (maybe the only difference) between the -1 and the -2 is the extractor. The "no dash" and -1 extractor is a single piece that is essentially a flat spring anchored at the rear. The later one is more conventional. I understand that the earlier extractor can be broken wi...

desben - The chart shows that even for a 6" barrel, the muzzle velocity of some rounds can exceed 1087 fps which is the speed of sound in dry air at 32 deg F at sea level. The actual speed of sound will vary with temperature and humidity, but it is close enough to the MV of a high speed .22 tha...

I understand that the reason standard velocity rimfire rounds are used for target shooting is that the high velocity rounds start out supersonic and the velocity drops to subsonic down range. Depending on the particulars, that transition may occur before the 50 m target is reached and the turbulence...

I trim all cases to 1.136-1.139 (SAAMI spec: 1.155 +0.00/-0.020). My 52-1 has no problem feeding cases as supplied by Starline Brass, but trimming them narrows the spread and lets me get a consistent crimp. I also use a taper crimp; I haven't tested taper vs. roll, but from reading a variety of shoo...

Me too. It works well once you get the hang of it. It's a carbide torch, like the old miner's headlamps, and it works by squirting a little bit of water into a chamber with calcium carbide. The resultant flame is nicely smokey. However, if you give it a bit too much water you will get about a 10&quo...

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I don't how airborne lead would be much of an issue in airguns. The velocity is low and there is very little heat generated. I have been told that the major source of airborne lead in firearms is from the lead styphnate in the primer anyway, which is obviously not a problem for airguns. If you are c...

Wolff has many springs: http://www.gunsprings.com/home

For the 52-2:

http://www.gunsprings.com/Semi-Auto%20P ... D58/dID261

I don't know if there might be cheaper alternatives in Europe, but Wolff will ship overseas.

Roger

rmca wrote:

Conradin wrote: Especially since it is pink.

You gotta posted here too... I would imagine rover would drool all over it! :)

Gee, thanks for the moderately disturbing visual.

Roger

Yeah! Gotta get me some! Who needs Eley anyway?

Roger

With my 45 often my 1st shot is smack dab in that circle but from there the quality of my shots goes downhill. What to make of that? It often happens to me too, especially with the first gun I shoot during a session. I think it's because I don't anticipate the trigger. Usually, I bring it up and wh...

If you are leaning towards a used tank, you may want to visit a local dive shop first and find out what the down side may be. Here is a page from eBay describing what to look out for: http://www.ebay.com/gds/Buying-A-Used-S ... 382/g.html

Roger

Welcome to the TT forum - you've fallen in with a good group of people who collectively have a tremendous amount of knowledge of Olympic/International and Bullseye shooting and are generous and willing to share. However, don't complain about your age here - there are a lot of, say, very mature membe...

... but you have the moral and intellectual obligation, to argue why your views make more sense, are better, or at least are less bad. And that brings us to the essence of the problem. I applaud your appeal to intellectualism and making sense, but most discussions regarding firearms are essentially...