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My Gunsmith's house
| 12-21-01
| Neil E. Wright
Posted on 12/21/2001 8:00:01 PM PST by Neil E. Wright
These are some pictures I took today of a gun the local gunsmith made. It fires custom made .22 ammunition. The barrel is milled steel, the breach block is a solid block of aluminum. The firing mechanism is patterned after the firing trigger of an M2. Enjoy the pics of this ONE OF A KIND gun. (BTW ... it is NOT for sale!!!)
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: banglist
I apologize for the quality of the photos ... I'll try to get better pics next time I go up to the gunsmith's house.
Toward FREEDOM
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posted on
12/21/2001 8:00:02 PM PST
by
Neil E. Wright
(newright@ctaz.com)
To: Bang_list
You guys might enjoy seeing this homemade gun ... :)
toward FREEDOM
To: Neil E. Wright
OMG! Is that 200 grain .22 ammo?
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posted on
12/21/2001 8:08:23 PM PST
by
Brett66
To: Neil E. Wright
What is the diameter of the cartridge body? Is the barrel rifled? Has the pistol been shot before? Any penetration tests?
To: Neil E. Wright
Can't say as I've ever seen a gun quite like that.
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posted on
12/21/2001 8:11:04 PM PST
by
oldvike
To: Neil E. Wright
Interesting as a novelty, but I fail to see any real use for it.
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posted on
12/21/2001 8:12:50 PM PST
by
IronJack
To: oldvike; Brett66; Shooter2.5
According to the gunsmith, the FMJ .22 projectile leaves the muzzle at 7000fps. I'll have to get all the specs on it when I go up to reshoot the pics next week.
Toward FREEDOM
To: Neil E. Wright
No wonder it has two grips. One hand might lead to a nasty bump on the head.
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posted on
12/21/2001 8:25:14 PM PST
by
oldvike
To: Neil E. Wright
If the pictures are accurate, and that is indeed a .22 caliber bullet, then my guess is the cartridge casing is at least 20 mm!
To: All
Here's some pics of his miniatures: all of these are functional shooting weapons ... :)
The Sten Gun miniature shoots .22 shorts ... The two handguns in the middle of the case are single shot pistols .. all the knives except the top one and the middle one are hand made by the gunsmith.
Toward FREEDOM
To: oldvike
At least............
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posted on
12/21/2001 8:30:11 PM PST
by
1John
To: All
The case is a .50BMG necked down to a .22 .. :)
Just for info
Toward FREEDOM
To: All
This gunsmith also made some rifles that are absolute works of art. I hope he'll let me take some pics of those next week .... absolutely beautiful workmanship ... he showed me a rifle yesterday that he made ... took him 11 months ... and it is absolutely lovely .... the wood on it cost $100+ and is gorgeous!!!
Toward FREEDOM
To: Neil E. Wright
I guess this will answer the question that bullet weight has more to do with recoil than velocity. I read somewhere that someone made a rifle that went 5000 FPS and the barrel carboned up so badly that it was impossible to clean after a couple of shots. Good luck.
To: oldvike
Is that the famous .22 Elephant round?
To: Standing Wolf
Elephant round? Maybe. This gun apparently has a muzzle velocity of 4,700 mph! I honestly can't believe that the .22 bullet would even survive it's trip out of the barrel without being pulverized by the concussive force. Just a guess.
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posted on
12/21/2001 9:12:41 PM PST
by
oldvike
To: oldvike
I honestly can't believe that the .22 bullet would even survive it's trip out of the barrel without being pulverized by the concussive force. Or spun apart, if the barrel is rifled!
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posted on
12/21/2001 9:58:20 PM PST
by
Skibane
To: Neil E. Wright
Any reloading data you would like to share with us? I would sure hate to overcharge this round.
To: GOV'T MULE
I have been to the local range on several occations and have witnessed a rifle that shoots a very similare round. The name I recall him calling it was 'BR-22' The Br stands for 'bench rest'flat shooting to about 3,000 yards (about 4 miles) Two hands for beginners is not just an addage for children drinking milk.
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posted on
12/21/2001 11:09:40 PM PST
by
coffmg
To: coffmg
There is a BR-22 cal. cartridge, but it would seem unable to put a bullet that far. It looks to be between a .223 and 22-250 in power.
"The 22 BR is similar to the 22 PPC but has a case of larger base diameter and slightly greater powder capacity with the same case length. There isn't anything one can do that the other can't duplicate. Both can push a 55 grain bullet at over 3000 feet per second and duplicate the performance of the 223 Remington. Both are extremely accurate and make excellent varmint cartridges as well as benchrest competitors."
| 22 BR Remington Cartridge Reloading Data |
| Bullet (grs.) |
Powder / (grs.) |
MV |
ME |
Source |
| 55 HP Hornady |
2460 / 32.8 |
3653 |
1570 |
Accurate 26" bbl. |
| 55BT Nosler |
2460 / 32.5 |
3605 |
1585 |
Accurate 26" bbl. |
| 60 HP Hornady |
2460 / 31.7 |
3455 |
1590 |
Accurate 26" bbl. |
|
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