« previous next »
Pages: 1 2 [3] 4 5 ... 11   Go Down

Author Topic: Trivia  (Read 25574 times)

Fatman

  • Top Forum Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1454
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 0
Re: Trivia
« Reply #20 on: December 30, 2008, 07:42:13 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on December 30, 2008, 07:41:04 PM
Who developed the first .30-30 cartridge?

I don't know, but I bet he stuttered.
Logged
Anti: I think some of you gentleman would choose to apply a gun shaped remedy to any problem or potential problem that presented itself? Your reverance (sic) for firearms is maintained with an almost religious zeal. The mind boggles! it really does...

Me: Naw, we just apply a gun-shaped remedy to those extreme life threatening situations that call for it. All the less urgent problems we're willing to discuss.

Big Frank

  • NRA Benefactor Member
  • Top Forum Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11220
  • DRTV Ranger
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1539
Re: Trivia
« Reply #21 on: December 30, 2008, 08:18:14 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on December 30, 2008, 07:41:04 PM
Who developed the first .30-30 cartridge?

That's a trick question. I had to look it up to find the right answer.  :o
Logged
""It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his personal services to the defence of it, and consequently that the Citizens of America (with a few legal and official exceptions) from 18 to 50 Years of Age should be borne on the Militia Rolls, provided with uniform Arms, and so far accustomed to the use of them, that the Total strength of the Country might be called forth at a Short Notice on any very interesting Emergency." - George Washington. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, Friday, May 02, 1783

THE RIGHT TO BUY WEAPONS IS THE RIGHT TO BE FREE - A. E. van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher

TSB

  • Guest
Re: Trivia
« Reply #22 on: December 30, 2008, 09:20:19 PM »
Quote from: jumbofrank on December 30, 2008, 08:18:14 PM
That's a trick question. I had to look it up to find the right answer.  :o

It's no trick, just a question!
Logged

Big Frank

  • NRA Benefactor Member
  • Top Forum Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11220
  • DRTV Ranger
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1539
Re: Trivia
« Reply #23 on: December 30, 2008, 09:28:43 PM »
Winchester invented the .30 WCF but their competition decided to call it .30-30 instead of .30 Winchester Center Fire. The correct answer would be that Marlin invented the .30-30 name for the .30 WCF cartridge that was invented by Wichester. Winchester invented the cartridge but not the name. Marlin invented the name but not the cartridge. So if you say Winchester you're wrong and if you say Marlin you're wrong. That's why I think it's a trick question.
Logged
""It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his personal services to the defence of it, and consequently that the Citizens of America (with a few legal and official exceptions) from 18 to 50 Years of Age should be borne on the Militia Rolls, provided with uniform Arms, and so far accustomed to the use of them, that the Total strength of the Country might be called forth at a Short Notice on any very interesting Emergency." - George Washington. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, Friday, May 02, 1783

THE RIGHT TO BUY WEAPONS IS THE RIGHT TO BE FREE - A. E. van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher

TSB

  • Guest
Re: Trivia
« Reply #24 on: December 30, 2008, 09:40:16 PM »
Quote from: jumbofrank on December 30, 2008, 09:28:43 PM
Winchester invented the .30 WCF but their competition decided to call it .30-30 instead of .30 Winchester Center Fire. The correct answer would be that Marlin invented the .30-30 name for the .30 WCF cartridge that was invented by Wichester. Winchester invented the cartridge but not the name. Marlin invented the name but not the cartridge. So if you say Winchester you're wrong and if you say Marlin you're wrong. That's why I think it's a trick question.

No trick Frank!  True it was developed for the Marlin Co. for a knockoff of a Winchester design but who developed the cartridge for Marlin?
Logged

Sponsor

  • Guest
Re: Trivia
« Reply #25 on: Today at 12:26:19 AM »
Logged

Big Frank

  • NRA Benefactor Member
  • Top Forum Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11220
  • DRTV Ranger
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1539
Re: Trivia
« Reply #25 on: December 30, 2008, 11:07:51 PM »
From what I read they didn't develop anything, they just chambered their rifles in .30 WCF but called it .30-30 so it didn't have Winchester in the name. Like when the .357 SIG came out and somebody called it .357 Auto because they didn't want the SIG name on a Ruger or whatever pistol it was. I'll search again later and see what I can find. UMC made the ammo for Marlin since they didn't make their own. My 7th edition Cartridges of the World just says Winchester designed it. End of story.
Logged
""It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his personal services to the defence of it, and consequently that the Citizens of America (with a few legal and official exceptions) from 18 to 50 Years of Age should be borne on the Militia Rolls, provided with uniform Arms, and so far accustomed to the use of them, that the Total strength of the Country might be called forth at a Short Notice on any very interesting Emergency." - George Washington. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, Friday, May 02, 1783

THE RIGHT TO BUY WEAPONS IS THE RIGHT TO BE FREE - A. E. van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher

tombogan03884

  • Guest
Re: Trivia
« Reply #26 on: December 30, 2008, 11:19:52 PM »
Here's some trivia. The US Govt. has adopted 3 .30 caliber rounds over the years, 30/40 Krag .30-06 and 7.62X51. Everytime they have used a different method of designation. .30/40 Krag, was designed as the last black powder cartridge, .30 caliber 40 grains of powder for the US Krag Jorgenson rifle. .30 -06 (actually there was a short lived .30-03 as well) .30 caliber adopted in 1906. Then of course the 7.62X51 is the metric measurement. According to my Sierra reloading manual, (I checked) all use the same diameter bullet, .308.
Logged

Big Frank

  • NRA Benefactor Member
  • Top Forum Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11220
  • DRTV Ranger
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1539
Re: Trivia
« Reply #27 on: December 30, 2008, 11:29:27 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on December 30, 2008, 11:19:52 PM
Here's some trivia. The US Govt. has adopted 3 .30 caliber rounds over the years, 30/40 Krag .30-06 and 7.62X51. Everytime they have used a different method of designation. .30/40 Krag, was designed as the last black powder cartridge, .30 caliber 40 grains of powder for the US Krag Jorgenson rifle. .30 -06 (actually there was a short lived .30-03 as well) .30 caliber adopted in 1906. Then of course the 7.62X51 is the metric measurement. According to my Sierra reloading manual, (I checked) all use the same diameter bullet, .308.

If it wasn't hard enough to keep track of they had two .30s at the same time when the Carbine came out. In typical military fashion they wanted to call the first type of ammo for each rifle and carbine Caliber .30, M1 and the next type of ammo Caliber .30 M2. The carbine used a fourth type of designation since it didn't add any other numbers to the .30.
Logged
""It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his personal services to the defence of it, and consequently that the Citizens of America (with a few legal and official exceptions) from 18 to 50 Years of Age should be borne on the Militia Rolls, provided with uniform Arms, and so far accustomed to the use of them, that the Total strength of the Country might be called forth at a Short Notice on any very interesting Emergency." - George Washington. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, Friday, May 02, 1783

THE RIGHT TO BUY WEAPONS IS THE RIGHT TO BE FREE - A. E. van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher

tombogan03884

  • Guest
Re: Trivia
« Reply #28 on: December 30, 2008, 11:39:13 PM »
Good point, I checked, it also uses a .308 diameter bullet. ( in looking up the carbine I noticed that 7.62x39 and .303 British both use a .311 dia. bullet)

What was the first sub .30 caliber cartridge rifle issued to US combat forces ?
Logged

Big Frank

  • NRA Benefactor Member
  • Top Forum Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11220
  • DRTV Ranger
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1539
Re: Trivia
« Reply #29 on: December 30, 2008, 11:42:49 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on December 30, 2008, 11:39:13 PM
Good point, I checked, it also uses a .308 diameter bullet. ( in looking up the carbine I noticed that 7.62x39 and .303 British both use a .311 dia. bullet)

What was the first sub .30 caliber cartridge rifle issued to US combat forces ?

I was going to say .22 LR but that was for practice not combat. The first thing that came to mind was 5.56x45mm then I remembered the 6mm Lee Navy.
Logged
""It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his personal services to the defence of it, and consequently that the Citizens of America (with a few legal and official exceptions) from 18 to 50 Years of Age should be borne on the Militia Rolls, provided with uniform Arms, and so far accustomed to the use of them, that the Total strength of the Country might be called forth at a Short Notice on any very interesting Emergency." - George Washington. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, Friday, May 02, 1783

THE RIGHT TO BUY WEAPONS IS THE RIGHT TO BE FREE - A. E. van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher
Pages: 1 2 [3] 4 5 ... 11   Go Up
« previous next »
 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk