Gunpowder From Pee & 'INEPTOCRACY' T etc:

I've just read a post on 'Active Response Training' that points-out that our brains can't really handle much more than THREE new things at once - so here goes .. (That was #1)

#2: Last Saturday I shot the first load of 6 balls from the fixed sight 7.5" Ruger Old Army and I'm very pleased - "rapt" even - that it shot them onto target very nicely into what is, for me, a tight group.

Considering that this is the used gun that had a bent, jammed base pin and has corrosion-pitting in the bore - it performs "extra good". - However the nipples (cones?) were found to be distorted and hard to cap so they'll be coming out of the cylinder  asap to be spun-up in a drill press and polished down to a taper fit with the #11 percussion caps.

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#3: "Neville" e-mailed me this picture of a pithy T-Shirt message - and I have to agree that it somewhat  captures what our current Government is about:

 .. Yup!

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I came across "Cody" on Youtube for the first time the other day - and his demos on making gunpowder - totally using 'found' natural raw materials is fun and worth knowing eh:

and Part2

- "Mad Scientist" - naah, very sane I'd say. Thanks Cody. - Oh was that 4 things?

Marty K.

Lever-Action Shotgun Aussie Row:

Our Australian cuzzies are having a bit of an issue over a "new" model of shotgun that is (- or is not) about to arrive in their gun dealers shops.

Lever-Action Adler A110 - Made in Turkey.

Current 'Aussie Rules'  were introduced following the "Port Arthur" shootings and involved bans and 'buy-backs' of thousands of semi-auto guns .. but the Adler A110 has put the cat among the pigeons again. This seven shot lever-action meets the current regulations in every way - being manually operated.

 - But when 7,000 advance orders were placed by shooters - somebody (Gun Control Australia) noticed - and has been screaming "murder" about this operating system being as 'quick-fire' as the now banned semi-autos - and that its Australian entry will "undermine" the National Firearms Agreement.

(ex)Prime Minister Abbots Government placed a "temporary ban" on this firearm - but then did a bit of a "back-down" one month later under pressure from Liberal Democratic Senator Leyonhjelm.

I smell a rat - and think that the "back-down" isn't and that there is a good chance that their Police Working Group will be considering a re-classification (capacity reduction) and another 'Buy Back'.

- Do I see the shadow of "adjunct associate professor" Philip Alpers gleefully hopping up & down behind this 'working group'?

Armed Aussie:

- Only time will tell whether those 7,000 Aussies will have to claim back their $800 deposits - and all decent folk with lever-action repeaters will have to start queuing-up outside their nearest Police Station to hand in their rifles.

Maybe the fact that Abbot was recently deposed as prime minister and replaced by Malcolm Turnbull may affect the outcomes - but I for one won't be holding my breath.

Marty K.

Is an Advanced Gun Oil 'Canola" cooking Oil?

I've seen several on-line claims that one "Advanced Gun Oil" is little more than the same cooking oil that you'll have at home.

 

 

If you poke about on-line you'll certainly find some warnings and claims that this expensive gun-oil is actually little more than canola cooking oil.

Some 'experts' have tested 'FireClean' - advertised as an "Advanced Gun Oil Lubricant Cleaner" ..

 
- and are saying that it appears to perform exactly as canola vegetable oil does.

 

 - 'Canola' oil is another name for 'rapeseed oil'.

 

That is not to say that it doesn't work as advertised - but that the average working shooter might save his cash - and instead use the straight 'good-oil" that can be found in food supermarkets or your home kitchen shelves.

 

 

Even the FireClean makers patent application is said to clearly state that it comprises three types of vegetable oils.

 

Take a look on-line if you enjoy a good exposure discussion.

 

Seems to confirm that you need to have eyes up your exhaust pipe when dealing with corporate advertising eh. -

 

So "gun-oil" might be "canola oil" - and "canola oil" might be "rapeseed oil" and .. they definitely want your money.

 

Note: If you are cooking or eating it - be aware that both canola (rapeseed) and olive oil are high calorie fat.

 

Marty K.

 

 

Glock Cutaway Video - Great!:

Here's a superb to-the-point look at a rare cutaway training model Glock G17.

You can't beat actually seeing exactly how the different bits work - even though you already know the story and how the system operates.

- There are very good reasons why the Glocks are so popular and successful (and why many other makers have followed with their own version of a Glock).

 - The short answer is that they work.

We've all got our own beliefs and bias's (yes- even me - would you believe! ;-)) - but for you "seekers of truth" there is a worthwhile tale on The Firearm Blog called "Handgun Experiences from 'Battlefield' Las Vegas" - where 'Ron' tells it how it is - in his experience of millions of rounds fired on range from hundreds of guns.

When I was the New Zealand Factory Dealer I'd throw my (unloaded) G17 onto the concrete floor and hit it over & over with a sledge hammer - then insert a loaded magazine and empty it down range - then asking any S&W and Colt owner to give me their gun to try it - Funny enough but I never did get any takers.

I find it fascinating that the Battlefield Range also speaks well of their Advantage Arms .22" rim-fire calibre conversions for the Glock. - Mine certainly has worked (and continues to work) pretty well - provided I use decent ammo.

Advantage Arms Plus a Glock17 = Affordable Fun.

- Buy one.

- Every time that I use my "converted" Glock in .22" RF I have to wonder WHY the Austrian factory refuse to bring-out their own rim-fire model.  - I  do understand the problems with USA Legislation and the 'points requirement' for importation - but they might well consider that every practical problem has a practical solution.

I (for one) could suggest a way to easily achieve the needed US points for a small calibre polymer handgun.

Marty K.

Not BLACK-Powder.. the Real Golden Powder?

- Back on June 6th 2015 I blogged about different gun powders -  'Colourful Gun Powders'  - and how there might be an alternative blend (not modern 'smokeless powder') that could be used instead of the dirty corrosive old 'Black Powder' that is made from nitre, charcoal & sulphur (sulfer).

A key alternative formula seemed to be Skip Kurtz's 'Golden Powder' which is a 60:40 blend of Potassium nitrate : Ascorbic acid and there's a fair bit of information about this early attempt to develop a superior black powder alternative.

Skip Kurtz was a long-time singer and stage performer and a keen shooter and gun collector - who wrote his own book about the sorry tale of his twenty-six years trying to bring his invention to shooters:

- Driven by curiosity I gave in and paid far too much for a copy of his book to be sent from Amazon but I guess it was worth it to read of the greedy, underhand dealings of many competing investors who seem to have acted like crude teenagers brawling over a torn bag of lollies.

While the book tells only one side of the tale - the stories of dirty dealings leave a nasty taste - but it certainly explains how patent disputes and poor manufacturing methods coupled with financial failings - have lead to several inferior versions that bombed commercially .. as well as the current successful black-powder substitutes.

The book includes pages of copied documents and patent records as verification of Skips story and Court cases. - Well illustrated with some good shooting interest.

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- When I finished the book I looked for any updated information online and found his obituary:

Earl F 'Skip' Kurtz died September 21 2013 aged 76 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Marty K.

.45-70 Derringer Fired on The Range:

- Just a quickie for entertainment only:

I just watched Big Daddy Hoffman (and his son) fire a two barrel  American Derringer Corp. derringer (M4 Alaskan) chambered for .410" shotgun - and the second barrel in the somewhat larger .45"-70 round ..

The .45-70 when so fired does seem to smack straight-back into the palm of their hand rather than rotate up and rearwards to imprint on the forehead.

There doesn't seem to be anything much useful to say.

Engraved Version M4 - That's Pretty.

 Perhaps it may be worth adding that this M4 Alaskan actually has a 4.1 inch barrel - the .45-70 loaded cartridge is just over 2.5" long.

Marty K.

Night Firing Ruger Old Army Photo:

Such a brilliant (literally!) photograph that I had to post it ..

Ruger Old Army - "great balls o' fire!"

Picture 'posted' by 'THE DON' on the ROA Club site - Great Shot eh.

 

- Here's one of my amateur attempts at an action shot:

 

 All I can say is "that it ain't easy!"

-too early - too late!

 

Mind you - my Olympus camera when set on 'P-auto' - goes "click .. oh, you want to take an action shot do you - OK - clack."  - too late.

 

Years back I was trying to catch a photo of local arab fishermens net full of glistening sardines as it was being lifted by the breakers - while they were unloading their catch onto a beach in Oman  - After clicking about a dozen times I just gave up!

 

 

- It always amuses me to find blobs of grease that have also made their way to the target area. Black powder shooting can be a grubby business. - I guess that I'm easily pleased eh.

 

Life is good,

 

Marty K.