Week 51 2023

 This Week in Firearms History:

December 17: In 1903 the Wright Brothers achieve the 1st motorized sustained flight; in 1944 Japanese Americans are released from detainment.

December 18: In 1799 George Washington is buried at his Mount Vernon home; in 1916, WWI, the battle of Verdun ends in German defeat; in 1917 the 18th Amendment is passed, outlawing alcohol.

December 19: In 1843 Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" is published; in 1946 Ho Chi Minh attacks Hanoi beginning the Vietnam War; in 1998 the U.S. House impeaches President Bill Clinton.

December 20: In 1833 gun maker William Richarson (of Harrington & Richardson) is born; in 1860 South Carolina becomes the 1st state to secede; in 1924 Adolph Hitler is freed from jail early, serving only 9 months of a 5 year sentence for the Beer Hall Putsch.

December 21: Forefathers Day; in 1866 the Fetterman Massacre takes place, 81 US soldiers killed by indians; in 1962 Cuba agrees to release Bay of Pigs POWs in exchange for medicine and baby food.

December 22: 1931 Western Cartridge Company purchased Winchester Repeating Arms Co.; in 1984 Berhard Goetz shoots 4 muggers on NY subway.

December 23: Festivus; in 1961 Townsend Whelen dies; in 1971 Dirty Harry is released in theaters; in 2013 Mikhail Kalashnikov dies at the age of 94.

Gun of the Week: 91/30 Mosin-Nagant Rifle

This week we look at one of the most produced bolt action rifles in history, the Mosin-Nagant 91/30 rifle.

The hyphenated name comes from the year of adoption and redesign and the names of the designers. It became of the most mass produced rifles in history and one of the longest used. In service from 1891 to present day.

The chambering was the 7.62 x 54R mm, a rimmed, bottle necked cartridge.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, millions of the surplus Mosin-Nagants were imported into the United States.

Cartridge of the Week: .22 TCM

Officially known as the .22 Tuason Craig Micromagnum, the cartridge is also called the .22 Micro-mag.

Created by Fred Craig for Armscor (which is owned by Tuason family in the Philippines), which is where its longer name came from. A 5.56mm NATO cartridge was shortened and re-necked to .224" diameter to create the round. While longer than a 9mm Luger, it can be fired from full size pistols. The bullet is a truncated cone, 40 grain projectile traveling at 2000 FPS. This is considerably faster than similar bottle necked pistol rounds like the .357 Sig and 7.62 Tokarev, but slower than the FN 5.7mm.

Gun Quote of the Week:

"A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders."
- Larry Elder

Bubba Gun of the Week:

This weeks bubba gun comes from Ugandan gunsmith Uchafu Fundi, his grandfather acquired the S&W M&P 38 Special in a trade for 6 goats. Uchafu made the repairs himself showing off his superior gunsmithing skills.

Gun Sticker of the Week:

This weeks sticker comes from Tee Public

Gun T-Shirt of the Week:

This week's T comes from 9-Line apparel, I think it spells it out.