The Brits did a lot of STRANGE stuff when they gave or left arms to their colonials. One of the was an conversion that turned an SMLE into a single shot .410 smoothbore. They had a similar shotgun conversion that did the same for Martini-Henrys.
The "WHY?" of this is pretty simple - they didn't want to give front line or recently obsolescent military hardware to people that might soon be firing them the "wrong" direction, but they are one of those things that when you see them, you find yourself saying "Dude. . .seriously?"
Disn't Bannermans make some of those forage guns as well?
Yes they did. The Germans also made shotguns out of Mausers to feed the troops IIRC.
Until not that long ago...well, I guess post WW2, Britain was still knapping flints for African nations. The Soviet flood of AKs replaced a lot of obsolete weapons in Africa and elsewhere. And last year, I saw an episode of Bizarre Foods where Zimmern was in some Asian country and he and a bunch of villagers were hunting (rice rats, I believe) and the only firearm in the group was a long muzzle loader. Zimmern said it was a flintlock, but I don't know. Never got a good view of it.
Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
Mossberg Brownie. I remember playing with one of these years ago. Lots of head scratching.
How'd it shoot? I kinda feel like a young engineer was given too much rein and by the time anyone noticed it was an, "oh @%$# who the hell are we gonna flog these off to?" moment.
Mossberg Brownie. I remember playing with one of these years ago. Lots of head scratching.
How'd it shoot? I kinda feel like a young engineer was given too much rein and by the time anyone noticed it was an, "oh @%$# who the hell are we gonna flog these off to?" moment.
Like 4 barrels that could not decide what the poi should be. If you were more than 10 feet away you’d be safe. That’s probably why they sold them to trappers. Your have to be at fur burning distance and shooting something chained down to have a chance at killing it.
Mossberg Brownie. I remember playing with one of these years ago. Lots of head scratching.
How'd it shoot? I kinda feel like a young engineer was given too much rein and by the time anyone noticed it was an, "oh @%$# who the hell are we gonna flog these off to?" moment.
Looks like something right up my alley - except they're expensive! There's 3 on GB right now, and they're between $400 and $500!
-Zorba, "The Veiled Male"
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
Mossberg Brownie. I remember playing with one of these years ago. Lots of head scratching.
How'd it shoot? I kinda feel like a young engineer was given too much rein and by the time anyone noticed it was an, "oh @%$# who the hell are we gonna flog these off to?" moment.
Like 4 barrels that could not decide what the poi should be. If you were more than 10 feet away you’d be safe. That’s probably why they sold them to trappers. Your have to be at fur burning distance and shooting something chained down to have a chance at killing it.
And today the gun manufacturers tout and advertise crap like that as the next greatest carry gun ever conceived.
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Mossberg Brownie. I remember playing with one of these years ago. Lots of head scratching.
How'd it shoot? I kinda feel like a young engineer was given too much rein and by the time anyone noticed it was an, "oh @%$# who the hell are we gonna flog these off to?" moment.
Like 4 barrels that could not decide what the poi should be. If you were more than 10 feet away you’d be safe. That’s probably why they sold them to trappers. Your have to be at fur burning distance and shooting something chained down to have a chance at killing it.
Thanks, I figured that would be the case. Looking at comparable guns from the '20's and '30's they're actually pretty expensive little suckers compared to something half way decent like an H&R revolver. I guess thats why they never did particularly well.
Mossberg Brownie. I remember playing with one of these years ago. Lots of head scratching.
How'd it shoot? I kinda feel like a young engineer was given too much rein and by the time anyone noticed it was an, "oh @%$# who the hell are we gonna flog these off to?" moment.
Like 4 barrels that could not decide what the poi should be. If you were more than 10 feet away you’d be safe. That’s probably why they sold them to trappers. Your have to be at fur burning distance and shooting something chained down to have a chance at killing it.
Thanks, I figured that would be the case. Looking at comparable guns from the '20's and '30's they're actually pretty expensive little suckers compared to something half way decent like an H&R revolver. I guess thats why they never did particularly well.
If the gun designer had shown me the drawings I would have asked “How are you going to regulate the barrels?”, and it never would have progressed from there. Cute gun with absolutely no purpose built because “they could”.
That first thing needs hotter ammo or a different recoil spring - maybe that would help it...
That first thing is a total waste of a good Glock.......wait! What am I saying? I don't even like Glocks! Truthfully the only thing I have against Glocks is purely opinion...I think they are ugly. And that thing makes a standard Glock look good.
That first thing needs hotter ammo or a different recoil spring - maybe that would help it...
That first thing is a total waste of a good Glock.......wait! What am I saying? I don't even like Glocks! Truthfully the only thing I have against Glocks is purely opinion...I think they are ugly. And that thing makes a standard Glock look good.
Yea, I think Glocks are fugly too - they make a hi-point look good. With that said, I respect them, they're very good firearms and a good choice for just about anyone who is OK without a manual safety.
-Zorba, "The Veiled Male"
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
I agree, they are solid, dependable firearms.....I just can't get over the looks.
I don't care what a handgun looks like, when it is for self defense, but when it comes to Glocks, I just cant my hand around it and pull the trigger properly. If I could I would have a few of them.
Logistics cannot win a war, but its absence or inadequacy can cause defeat. FM100-5
Love Glocks! I've got some all-steel semis and the look great, subjectively look better than plastic guns, but this means I can't carry them around as freely as my plastic guns without fear of damaging them. A lot more vulnerable to finish wear and scratches. Does this matter? It does to me. All-steel auto handguns have no real value except for looks and nostalgia over plastic ones
Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
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How'd it shoot?
I kinda feel like a young engineer was given too much rein and by the time anyone noticed it was an, "oh @%$# who the hell are we gonna flog these off to?" moment.
Thanks, I figured that would be the case.
Looking at comparable guns from the '20's and '30's they're actually pretty expensive little suckers compared to something half way decent like an H&R revolver.
I guess thats why they never did particularly well.
That first thing is a total waste of a good Glock.......wait! What am I saying? I don't even like Glocks!