Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

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Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by m24 » Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:04 pm

Jeff Cooper advocated four basic rules of gun safety:
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.

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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by shooter » Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:54 pm

:lol: Reminds me of articles after rathores silver calling him rifleman.
You want more gun control? Use both hands!

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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by MoA » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:51 pm

Actually that poster is incredibly accurate from a journalists viewpoint.

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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by shooter » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:59 pm

whats the 'ak-47' in red black just before the car. and while we are at at, for the benefit of some of our new members, i would like you to identify all the objects in the poster (barring the car of course)
You want more gun control? Use both hands!

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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by xl_target » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:28 am

whats the 'ak-47' in red black just before the car. and while we are at at, for the benefit of some of our new members, i would like you to identify all the objects in the poster (barring the car of course)
That is a "Spud Gun".
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You stick the barrel into a potato and it cores out a piece that stays in the barrel.
Squeezing the trigger then uses air to expel the potato slug. (LOL, be careful ...very dangerous :) )


Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
In order, the objects on the page are:
1. An AK variant (Avtomat Kalashnikova)(usually an AK 47 would be fully automatic but variants are usually available in the US in semi-automatic form)
2. An AR-15 variant
3. FN P-90
4. IMI's Uzi type submachine gun
5. .50 cal rifle (could be a Barrett M90 or M95)
6. Walther PP/PPK type of pistol
7. CZ 75 pistol (Pre-B version)
8. RPG 7 type launcher and rocket ("Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot" not "Rocket Propelled Grenade" as is commonly thought. It translates to "hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher")
9. A Spud Gun
10. Le Automobile
11. A percussion-cap muzzle-loading pistol
12. Ruger No. 1 rifle
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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by m24 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:52 am

:clap: Well done, xl. You get a lifetime supply of Parle G biscuits and footpath chai, whenever you're in Delhi. :)

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Jeff Cooper advocated four basic rules of gun safety:
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.

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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by xl_target » Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:59 pm

Ah man, M24. Stop it, you're making me drool.
Do you know how many years it has been since I have had Parle G biscuits and foothpath Chai?
If I'm ever in Delhi, I'll make it a point to collect on that. :D
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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by m24 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:09 pm

With pleasure, chief. :)

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Jeff Cooper advocated four basic rules of gun safety:
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.

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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by Anand » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:53 pm

:lol:

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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by Vassili Zaitsev » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:17 pm

Last week i saw the 10 best rifles in the World and teh AK 47 is the number 1 among them.
During Vietnam war the AK 47 was pushed to service along side with M16 from US and it was a winner.
After that all bad boys and all bad countries have AK47 as their primary weapon in view of America...but nevertheless AK had revolutionize the whole concept of guns...
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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by eljefe » Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:02 pm

dont forget the 'high power' appellation, like, black powder went out of style only in the 70's or something :twisted:
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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by ravi.sharma » Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:44 pm

Last week i saw the 10 best rifles in the World and teh AK 47 is the number 1 among them.
During Vietnam war the AK 47 was pushed to service along side with M16 from US and it was a winner.
After that all bad boys and all bad countries have AK47 as their primary weapon in view of America...but nevertheless AK had revolutionize the whole concept of guns...
Which AK 47 are you talking from the Above Variants? :lol:

I like the One in Blue, though the shape seems to be a bit odd. ROTFL ROTFL

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Re: Journo's guide to Firearm Identification

Post by diskaon » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:56 pm



just a comparision of the AK with the M16..

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