Monday, May 15, 2023

Week 20 2023

 

This Week in Firearms History:


May 14: In 1804 the Lewis & Clark Expedition leaves St. Charles, MO; in 1955 the Warsaw pact is signed, starting the Cold War.

May 15: National Peace Officer's Day; in 1972 racist politician George Wallace survives an assassination attempt.

May 16: In 1883 Buffalo Bill Cody opens his Wild West Show; in 1990 Eugene Stoner and Mikhail Kalashnikov meet in DC for the first time.

May 17: In 1933 gun designer Doug McClennahan is born; in 1943 Operation Chastise, Eder Dam in Germany is destroyed by RAF bouncing bombs.

May 18: In 1825 Daniel B. Wesson is born; in 1978 TV show Baretta airs its final episode.

May 19: In 1879 John Moses Browning filed for the first of 128 patents; in 1986 the Firearm Owners Protection Act was passed.

May 20: In 1834 Marquis De Lafayette dies at the age of 76; in 1911 Bill Jordan is born; in 1920 Carlos Hathcock is born.


Gun of the Week: Ruger 44 Carbine

The Ruger 44 Carbine was the first rifle ever made by Ruger.


When first introduced in 1961 it was named the "Deerstalker", the name was changed a year later when Ithaca sued for trademark infringement as they had a shotgun with a similar name.
The 44 Carbine fired a 44 Magnum cartridge from its 4 round tubular magazine, hidden in the stock below the barrel. Loading the rifle was similar to a pump action shotgun. 
The gun was popular, made from 1961 to 1985 and was the inspiration for the Ruger 10/22 rifle. Read more here.


Cartridge of the Week: 7.62 x 25mm

The 7.62 x 25mm is a handgun and machine gun cartridge designed by the Soviet Union in 1930.


The word design should have been in quotes as the 7.62 x 25mm Tokarev was actually a copy of the 7.63 x 25mm Mauser.
The Soviets used the cartridge in the Tokarev TT-33 pistol and variants (introduced the same year and itself a copy of the Browning/FN model of 1903), as well as in the Czech CZ 52 pistol and a host of submachine guns including the PPSh-41.
The round is notable for its speed, sending an 85-grain bullet in excess of 1500 fps, which helped it penetrate light armor. 


Gun Quote of the Week:

"The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government" - Thomas Paine

Bubba Gun of the Week:

Gator Beauchamp from Moss Point Mississippi was a contestant in the 1st Annual Golden Poop Awards for Gunsmithing in the "Best Tactical Rifle under $100" category. He built this customized Mosin-Nagant rifle he calls his "Super Swamper Folding Chooter" 





Gun Sticker of the Week:

This week's gun sticker comes from Warrior 12




Gun T-shirt of the Week:

This shirt speaks some truth and makes people think, buy them here




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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 15, 2023 at 5:59 PM

    Always enjoy your posts with the Ruger 44 Carbine in them. First rifle I bought and owned, hunted with it going on 26 years, only rifle I ever used for deer bear and boar hunting, its just is like an old friend, never missed with it, never went past 100 yards shooting a critter either, passed up a couple nice deer, just didn't want to wound one and it run off to die or stay in misery till it died, so everything shot under 100 yards, went down pretty much DRT. Always used 180 grain shells, a personal hand-load, of H110 32 grain compressed under a Sierra Sports Master bullet, packed in PMC cases, on 5 and 6 reloads and no case problems yet, very effective for everything I shot with them. Shell lifter mechanism wore out 6 years back, no replacement parts, being a welder fabricator, bought a Desert Eagle .44 mag magazine, gave it a good think, converted the .44 Carbine to mag fed, it was pretty tricky getting it to fit and function, just enough space and fit-up for it to work reliably, had to weld a tiny stripper lug to the bolt and machine out a little bit of the receiver for rotation clearance for the bolt to go into battery, along with a tiny bullet ramp welded and ported, so the round ramped up out of the magazine consistently. All in all its a dandy set up, looks kinda of racy with a magazine now. Put an early 25mm tube red dot with a 1moa reticle, on 85, it really made it a super fast lethal carbine, still runs like new, of it ever breaks I'll put something small like a Trijicon TMR reflex on it. But thanks for the great posts!

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  2. AnonymousMay 16, 2023 at 2:21 AM

    7.62 x 25 Tokarev was modelled on the 7.63 x 25 Mauser, not 7.63 x 35 Mauser (I don't think that's even a cartridge, but could be interesting?), just a slip of the fingers on the keyboard me thinks! Love you work mate, cheers from Down Under :)

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