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Post by captbart on Jul 3, 2016 10:02:23 GMT -5
I've read the .35 has more recoil than .30-30 but I find the ammo availability of .30-30 enough of an edge to compensate for a little less knock down power. On the topic of cowboy guns: I did note that Burt uses 'cowboy' guns in T5 to some effect against ABs in Africa. Knowing a bit about the ballistics of buffalo guns, I think the Tremors team did a mild disservice to the 50-90 and 45-120 in T4. Anything that is still lethal at 3000 yards should have an effect at 10 feet. Burt used a .458 (I think) in the basement in T1 to great effect against a Grabboid. The team uses .375 H&H as backups in T2 and do a great job blowing up Shriekers. I'd still want something more than a single shot weapon against something like Grabbiods, Shiekers or ABs but there is no critter I know of (that is always the rub, isn't it) that I think my lever guns or .375 H&H could not handle. Check out powderburns.tripod.com/sharps.html for an interesting story about Sharps rifles, black powder and range.
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Post by Mr.ELBlanco on Jul 3, 2016 13:40:01 GMT -5
Graboid has much tougher skin then a buffalo though! haha. Burt used an 8-Bore shotgun in the basement with solid slugs in it. Heather carried a .458 from the compound when they left in the bulldozer/ trailer. I don't think the Shriekers or ABs are as hardy as the Graboids.
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Post by captbart on Jul 4, 2016 12:05:10 GMT -5
Agreed. The Graboid is a tough nut to crack. In T4 Black Hand Kelly gets 4 or 5 shots of .44-40 or .45 down the gullet of a Graboid without effect. Trouble with a worm is finding a critical spot to hit. Kelly might actually have harmed the first Shrieker developing in the Graboid but it did not upset the Grabiod's digestion. The big bore Buffalo guns might have been effective had it, like in the basement in T1, blown out the top of the worms "brain case". That is where Burt got his in the Basement and was approximately where the punt gun hit as well in T4. Could be the key; they keep getting smarter which seems to imply a good size brain unlike regular worms.
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Post by Mr.ELBlanco on Jul 7, 2016 12:22:46 GMT -5
.50 BMG seems to be pretty effective, as seen in "A Little Paranoia Among Friends."
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Post by captbart on Mar 23, 2017 8:55:41 GMT -5
Just rechecking older threads ... Yep, a .50 BMG is an anti-armor weapon. While I agree that a Graboid IS a tough nut, it probably isn't as tough as 3 to 6 inches (WW1 tank sizes) of armor plate. The Army let me shoot M-2 machine guns and I LOVED the things. Most impressive? A Quad-50 mounted on the back of a "Duce and a half" truck. That would impress even an African Graboid.
I rather enjoyed Burt's care of his SAA Colt in T5. Even though it wasn't "enough gun" for the issue at hand, he still cared for it and used it to good effect. That was a nice touch.
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Post by Mr.ELBlanco on Mar 24, 2017 4:16:32 GMT -5
I just tested out some .50 BMG on steel plates this past Saturday, good times. I also enjoyed Burt's SAA time in Tremors 5, I liked that how it wasn't his gun for the trip but he was still shown taking time practicing reloading with it and as you said taking care of it. He called it a "pop gun" haha.
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Post by captbart on Mar 24, 2017 9:19:32 GMT -5
Yep, one of my most annoying meme in various gun posts is the "if you don't think (pick a caliber) is enough gun, let me shoot you with mine" non-sense from various mall ninja types. Every lead launcher can do damage, if the shooter is skillful or lucky enough. Every gun should be cared for and treated with respect. My 9mm pocket pistol (always my backup carry) isn't much use against a Grizzly bear and I would need to be very lucky to get away unscathed but it could be quite useful against a wolf or cougar.
The only two guns I ever dumped was a cheap .38 SPL that was shaving lead on firing because of really poor lock up. That gun was unsafe and could not be fired reliably fire. The other was a 9mm Makarov that was inaccurate, occasionally dropped a magazine and recoiled worse that any handgun I've ever fired. It just hurt every time you pulled the trigger. It may have been the Chinese ammo; that stuff has been inconsistent in every caliber I've tried. I will not shoot it anymore. Interestingly enough, the Russian stuff is pretty good. My wife's AK-47 really likes the Golden Bear ammo.
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Post by Mr.ELBlanco on Mar 25, 2017 4:22:53 GMT -5
I feel safe with any caliber if I can shoot the gun any good, its all in the shot placement. I still carry a 5 shot .357 snub nose almost every day, I feel fine with the 5 shots for the most part. I still have yet to sell any of my stuff, I would definitely do so in the cases you mentioned, russian ammo has always been fine for me as well.
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Post by captbart on Mar 25, 2017 8:59:06 GMT -5
EB, What kind of .357? I have a Ruger SP101 in .357 that is on my hip every time I go our the door. When sitting around the house I always have my Key Etc P11, pocket nine, on but about the only time I don't have the Ruger with outside the house is when I have the 1911. Usually I have both waist guns and the pocket gun. I find the Ruger in a cross draw the easiest thing to get to from a setting position.
I've never run across a firearm I can't shoot well enough to hit the target. Some I like better than others but none I couldn't use if I had to do so. I found the Walther .40 to be heavier recoil than my Colt Combat Commander .45 ACP. I was surprised; don't understand why but something about the shape made the felt recoil higher than I expected.
A gun I've never fired is the Rhino in either .357 or .38. Seems like an unnecessary innovation but would like to at least fire one once. Any experience with one?
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Post by Mr.ELBlanco on Mar 31, 2017 13:49:14 GMT -5
Ruger LCR with a big dot night sight for my front sight. I pocket carry it most of the time, only weighs like 17 oz. Sometimes i'll carry my Glock 29 in 10mm but not very often. I agree, I can always make use of any firearm, some better then others but I can make hits with all. I always thought a .45 ACP pushed more while the .40 S&W snaps up a bit. I have not fired a Rhino before, I too would like to try it, I want to see how the recoil compares with the lower bore axis. Also, just bought a Colt Anaconda 6" .44 Mag on gunbroker, always wanted one, they got high in price and I wouldn't want to pay more so I just went ahead and got one or I never will.
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Post by captbart on Apr 26, 2017 10:26:06 GMT -5
Mr. EB, I like your distinction between push and snap. I had not thought of it that way but I think you are correct. The .40 snaps which isn't as bad, for me at least, in a Glock than it is in the Walther. I have a couple of guns that I shoot with both modern and black powder - notably my Marlin in .45-70. I've called the difference a shove for BP verses a 'kick' for modern powder but push vs. snap works as well. I can tolerate a lot more push/shove than I can the snap/kick. My .375 H&H kicks, my .50-90 Sharps shoves hard but is a pleasure to shoot. The .375, with which I do practice, is never a "pleasure".
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Post by Mr.ELBlanco on Apr 26, 2017 12:12:23 GMT -5
I want to get a nice 45-70 lever action eventually, the only guns I've fired of 45-70 now is blackpowder or very low pressure loaded rounds for some trapdoor springfield rifles and a pistol. I still haven't fired a .375 but I have fired a .458 quiet a bit now, its fun but I do shoot it in moderation now. (First time out I fired 25 rds and a few days later like 5 more, shoulder was some colors I've never seen).
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Post by captbart on Apr 26, 2017 13:13:27 GMT -5
I want to get a nice 45-70 lever action eventually, the only guns I've fired of 45-70 now is blackpowder or very low pressure loaded rounds for some trapdoor springfield rifles and a pistol. I still haven't fired a .375 but I have fired a .458 quiet a bit now, its fun but I do shoot it in moderation now. (First time out I fired 25 rds and a few days later like 5 more, shoulder was some colors I've never seen). I recognize the new colors syndrome ... I've been there. I have a Marlin Guide Gun that I really love to shoot. It will handle BP or modern loads with ease. I suspect that part of the reason Marlin brought out their .444 Marlin was to preclude someone who has both BP and Modern .45-70 guns from shooting the wrong load in the BP model. I have an H&K single shot 45-70 that is black powder only and I have to be sure not to shoot the wrong round. When I have it on the range I never take modern .45-70 rounds. Much too easy for an old guy like me to make a mistake and feed the BP gun a modern powder round. Might not be very pretty. There are several .45-70 lever gun makers. I really like my Marlin as it handles well and shoot true. I have it close anytime I'm in bear country. I also carry either a .45 Colt or a .357 Mag loaded with a bear load. A .45-70 pushing 450 grains of lead at better than 1600 fps will get the attention of anything roaming free in the Americas - even if it escaped from a zoo. Of course if the scenario in Tucker's Monster occurs, I'm not sure anything smaller than an 8" Howitzer would make me feel good.
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Post by Mr.ELBlanco on Apr 26, 2017 13:28:15 GMT -5
Indeed, got to watch out for that. That's why I prefer for the most part to get guns that can handle both so I don't even got to worry about it.
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Post by captbart on Apr 29, 2017 11:10:50 GMT -5
I feel safe with any caliber if I can shoot the gun any good, its all in the shot placement. I still carry a 5 shot .357 snub nose almost every day, I feel fine with the 5 shots for the most part. I still have yet to sell any of my stuff, I would definitely do so in the cases you mentioned, russian ammo has always been fine for me as well. I'd like to revisit this comment if I may but it may belong in a Tremors 2 thread. This whole concept of large amounts of ammo. Burt's comment is T2 is a classic one - "I'm COMPLETELY OUT OF AMMO. That's never happened to me before!" Ok, I get that; without ammo the most expensive, capable gun in the universe is only a club. I've read incidents of police officers using 30 or more rounds in a gunfight. Still, a police officer's duty requires him to go to an incident and to put the welfare of others above his own. For him, retreat is not as easy a choice as it is for me. I believe it was Col. Cooper (or was it Elmer Keith?) that said'" the purpose of a handgun is to allow you to fight your way to where you never should have left your long arm." That said, I've noticed that most bad guys run when faced with armed resistance. Terrorist involve gunfights but even so, I have not read anywhere a fight that would have ended differently had the non-LEO/military had more rounds. A large number of rounds in a cache for a survivalist makes some sense. Rounds as an investment makes sense, especially in a liberal government scenario where new rules cause a spike in prices. The basic combat load for the M-16 was 10, 20 round magazines - 200 rounds. The M-14 load out was 160 rounds IIRC. A lot of talk about ammo weight but I noticed a great many grunts in RVN carried way more ammo (some up to a 1000 rounds) because the FMJ .22 caliber slug of the M-16 was way less effective than the 7.62 round. Those were situations where combat was longer range and duration that civilian encounters. I consider (feelings actually means nothing in the real world, only facts and logical thought count) myself secure with 5 rds of .357 Mag. 6 to 8 rds of .45 ACP or .45 Colt do nicely as well. 11 rds of 9 mm or .380 (in a modern bullet like Hornady Critical Defense) is more than adequate. Even 5 rds of .38 special will do the trick for non-police work as the FBI load demonstrated for years. The classic "5 rds won't help if you're facing 6 or more opponents" is demonstrably untrue. Enough stories of lawmen facing down mobs/riots (Earp in Tucson, several Texas Ranger incidents, etc.) show conclusively that even in a crowd, no bad guy wants to be the first to die. I carry two guns because mechanical failure is always a possibility. Two is one and one is none is something I have persona experience with and it was NOT fun! Still, if I can only carry one, it will be a revolver if possible. Just my not so humble opinion, of course.
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