Multi-barreled, homemade matchlock or “cigarette” pistols were used in the attack on Korean policemen. Img from Korea JoongAng Daily.
On 19 October 2016, a 46-year-old suspect with the surname of Seong started attacking people. He had various weapons, including homemade guns, a bomb, a hammer, and knives. He was wearing an electronic tracking device on his ankle. From Korea JoongAng Daily:
An ex-convict went on a shooting spree in northern Seoul’s Gangbuk District Wednesday night using a gun he manufactured himself, fatally shooting a police officer before he was apprehended.
The ex-convict was wearing a type of bullet-proof vest and helmet and had with him 16 more homemade guns, a bomb and seven knives.
The suspect, a 46-year-old surnamed Seong, was wearing an electronic tracking device on his ankle when he started attacking people near Opaesan Tunnel in Beon-dong. He had a record of prison sentences for sexual assaults.
Seong allegedly shot a passerby with a homemade gun and missed him, although another passerby was hit. Seong then bludgeoned the first passerby with a hammer.
While this event occurred six years ago, it is worth recording as another murder with a homemade gun. It is possible the assassin of former Prime Minister Abe knew of this murder.
Another report says the suspect had six guns. The killer is reported to have made a bomb as well. He was wearing a “bulletproof” vest used in paintball games. The vest was said to be effective in stopping three police bullets. He was also wearing a helmet, origin not stated.
The article from Korea does not show how the propellant for the homemade guns was ignited. The article explains the mechanism as a simple matchlock, or perhaps a sophisticated hand canon, that was ignited by a similar method.
Ron Spomer answers some interesting questions. I found it interesting that he recommends a slightly more squaring up against the gun with heavier recoiling firearms. Also, the thumb over the pistol grip part of the stock (rather than around the stock) to prevent breaking the trigger pull badly with a jerking motion seems to have become customary.
As I expected, the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus did a magnificent job at putting pellets in the bird (19:48). My takeaway isn’t so much that one shotgun does better than another, but that you need to know what you’re doing and get your testing protocol and equipment settled out when you presume to test one against another. Having to admit you screwed up a test should be just a bit embarrassing, but at least it’s honest.
I’ll also say that after a morning of shooting quail with the A400, I felt like I had plinked with a .22 rimfire rifle all morning. The action and stock design manages the recoil better than any 12 gauge shotgun I’ve ever used.
I like the idea of an autoloading .22 magnum more than Tim does, and I also like the idea of a .22 magnum revolver.
I must say that I once owned a KelTec PMR-30 and it was the most unreliable firearm I ever owned. It wouldn’t cycle a full magazine without a failure to feed or failure to eject. I suggested to KelTec that they redesign the magazine out of Aluminum because in my opinion the polymer magazine was causing problems with moving cartridges up the stack and into the chamber. It caused too much unnecessary friction.
They didn’t listen to me. They apparently think the weight is more important than functionality. I ridded myself of that firearm. Maybe the Walther WMP would be a better gun at some point in the future. And by the way, I wouldn’t have any problems carrying the .22 magnum for personal defense against two-legged predators, although it probably wouldn’t be my first choice as I leave the house.
I think the ammo thing is easily fixable. Just don’t run ammo that isn’t reliable.
You are only going to get one shot at this, so take the time required to get it right. Mount the gun in a gun vise so it won’t slip. Select an Allen bit that is in good shape without rounded or worn edges. Make sure the hex pocket in the screw head is clean and free from debris so the bit can enter all the way to the bottom. Insert the bit into the screw and tap it into place with a plastic-tipped hammer. A few solid whacks with the hammer on the screwdriver handle not only seats the Allen bit in the screw, but may also help loosen the screw. If the fit is at all sloppy, put a little Drive Grip or powdered rosin on the bit. Using two hands, push straight down on the top of the screwdriver with one hand, and turn with the other. Keep the screwdriver perfectly in line with the center of the screw; do not allow it to tip. Be careful about how much torque you apply, as these are small, rather delicate, screws. If the screw doesn’t loosen, back off. Try again while tapping on the screwdriver handle with a plastic hammer and applying constant torque to the handle. This is easier if you have some help. One person taps on the handle with the hammer, while the other keeps the screwdriver straight and applies the torque.
If just one of the screws is a problem, remove the rest of them first. Sometimes there is a misalignment of parts, so that puts pressure on one particular scew when all of them are tight. Removing the rest of them will often relieve that pressure, allowing the last screw to be removed.
If the screw is in a scope base that sits on a flat receiver, you can sometimes use a plastic hammer to tap on the base and turn it on the gun enough to loosen the screw. Remove all the other screws, and then tap the corner of the base so that it will drive the base counter-clockwise. It’s not necessary to turn it very far—just a partial turn will often break the screw free. Sometimes working the base back and forth with the hammer a few times will also break the screw free. Be careful about doing this on rounded receivers like the Remington 700, as tapping the mount will cam it against the receiver, jamming the screw tighter or breaking it off.
I found the entire article to be very helpful. Yes, the value of torque wrenches, quality gunsmithing tools, and gunsmithing screwdrivers cannot be overstated. You know all of those screws on lever action rifles? Yea those.
You don’t get them off with a regular screwdriver bought at Lowe’s. Quality gunsmithing tools cost more, but it’s worth it in the long run from damages to your firearms when you use the wrong tools.
I’m not being a know-it-all. Like all good engineers, I learn by doing it wrong the first time.
Why is this in dispute? There is nothing sacrilegious at all to me about putting a scope on a lever action rifle. I’m in favor of whatever makes it easier for me to hit my intended target.
But I will remark that the prices of scopes seems to be going up, up, up, up and up.
This is a SFP fixed-parallax scope, albeit a good sized objective lens for letting light in, that’s going for $600.
This video is apparently a well-watched video. I don’t usually like to embed video that I don’t really think is worth the viewing time it will take to go through it all, and I especially don’t like stream of consciousness presentations that could be done more efficiently, any more than I like watching other men scratch their beards.
However, I wanted to ask these questions of readers. What adult needs to be told that manufacturers are out to sell things and take your money? What adult needs to be told that there is a difference between what you want and what you need?
Exclude the category of collectors, which as far as I’m concerned, is a legitimate category and limited only by the size of your bank account. And also exclude investors – guns can be a legitimate investment as well.
If a man can only afford a single rifle, or in other words, he must make the decision to eat or buy another rifle, what mature adult is going to go hungry or let his family go hungry so he can buy another rifle because some video tells him to?
He does make some interesting points about the monetary transaction necessary to get your product “reviewed” or get it good press. I had always assumed that. And the great majority of the time for me, I do an awful lot of research before I buy any product, be in rifle or refrigerator. But I’m just not that impressionable from videos and popular reviewers telling me anything at all.
Whether rifles, refrigerators or truck tires, I do my research and I buy what I want if I have the financial resources to do so. If I don’t, I settle for second best.
This is how most mature men do things. And I don’t have thermal scopes, ballistic helmets, NODs or night vision.
The .45/70 outperformed everything else in penetrating brush and delivering a bullet that’s still flying straight and true—something that will surely inflate the egos of its contemporary fans. I expected the .45/70 to yield the best results simply because of the mass of the bullets, but it exceeded my expectations substantially. With extensive enough testing some other big-bore cartridges might outdo the .45/70, but when it comes to common and available brush rifles today, the .45/70 wins.
The best brush bullet in my testing was the 325-grain, .458-inch Lehigh Defense Extreme Defense bullet. It was in Black Hills Ammo’s Honey Badger factory loads, traveling at 1900 fps. These are solid copper machined bullets with a nose that’s fluted and resembles a Phillips screwdriver. The bullet is designed for zero deformation, and to penetrate deeply. The fluting at the tip is designed to cause cavitation and a wound channel like expanding bullets. I’ve seen bears shot with them, and they are formidable. This load had an average deflection of only 0.63 inches, without a single key-holed bullet in 15 total shots.
You can see all of his testing protocol at the link, but the bottom line is that it’s the venerable 45-70 for the unqualified win.
I’m not trying to be a gun snob, but one thing the Italians know how to do is make shotguns. Beretta for gas operated guns, Benelli for inertial shotguns. Additionally, anyone who claims that pump action is the only reliable action in a shotgun has never shot a Beretta A400 or 1301. I’ve shot both, and I’ll say the same thing about semiautomatic shotguns to the malcontents that I say about ARs and 1911s. I’ve never had a single FTF or FTE, or a malfunction of any kind. And I run them hard.
You get what you pay for with any product, and guns are no different. This think looks cheap. You couldn’t give it to me.
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