on a lighter note...

[sgt_zim]

Gunsmithing for the first time.....or trying to assist the shooter next to you at the range who just jammed 2 rounds into his new AR15 while trying to clear a malfunction caused by not having the buffer assembly properly secured behind the detent post.

Don't ask me how he did it. It's a great mystery. The result was I popped out the rear pin to break open the upper receiver and the buffer and buffer spring went about 4 and 6 feet respectively past the shooters' table.[the range uses 3 feet wide by 6 feet long picnic tables for shooter's benches].

I've found out that the spring from any "click" type pin works very well as a substitute under the detent post.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Gunsmithing for the first time.....or trying to assist the shooter next to you at the range who just jammed 2 rounds into his new AR15 while trying to clear a malfunction caused by not having the buffer assembly properly secured behind the detent post.

Don't ask me how he did it. It's a great mystery. The result was I popped out the rear pin to break open the upper receiver and the buffer and buffer spring went about 4 and 6 feet respectively past the shooters' table.[the range uses 3 feet wide by 6 feet long picnic tables for shooter's benches].

The magazine spring for most pump and auto shotguns have a knack for going airborne when replacing them after a thorough cleaning. I would venture to say there isn't an expert gunsmith anywhere in the world that hasn't had those springs get away at least a dozen times. Seems it requires one man + an ambidextrous midget wizard to compress the spring while replacing the compression fit retaining cap inside the end of the magazine tube. Do NOT stand in the line of fire! Those springs pack a wallop. Ask me how I know!

 

[JOHN GRENZ]

 

[Firebird]

In Canada you get fries and cheese with your gravy hot tub-it’s a better deal!

 

[Vashper]

We had two guys at the club, cousins. One of them had a five-charge, like a Browning Auto. It was an object of envy, few people had anything other than a double-barrelled shotgun. He was the "soul of the company" himself, telling a lot of funny stories, for which, by the way, he himself was often the reason. And so one day, shortly after the duck hunt opened, in September, we were already going home, setting up camp, loading junk into cars. They cleaned their weapons. I was sitting by the lake, admiring the scenery. Suddenly, a metallic clang came from behind, "Bank!" and a five-shot barrel flies over me along a mortar trajectory, and falls into the lake. I must say, in such situations it often turns out who the real friend is. There were no such people among us, and the author of the performance climbed into the lake himself, and it was quite cold.
The guys, by the way, had a rare surname of Scotian-Gaelic origin:

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[Mark A Ouellette]

 

[F. Vaccaro]

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Been there, done that!!!!

 

[Ontario Hunter]

We had two guys at the club, cousins. One of them had a five-charge, like a Browning Auto. It was an object of envy, few people had anything other than a double-barrelled shotgun. He was the "soul of the company" himself, telling a lot of funny stories, for which, by the way, he himself was often the reason. And so one day, shortly after the duck hunt opened, in September, we were already going home, setting up camp, loading junk into cars. They cleaned their weapons. I was sitting by the lake, admiring the scenery. Suddenly, a metallic clang came from behind, "Bank!" and a five-shot barrel flies over me along a mortar trajectory, and falls into the lake. I must say, in such situations it often turns out who the real friend is. There were no such people among us, and the author of the performance climbed into the lake himself, and it was quite cold.
The guys, by the way, had a rare surname of Scotian-Gaelic origin:

Maddox Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Check out the Maddox history and family crest/coat of arms. Free Search. Explore the Maddox family history for the Welsh Origin. What is the origin of the name Maddox?

www.houseofnames.com

Could not have been a Browning A5. In order for the barrel to be launched off the gun would require removing the magazine cap. If the cap is even loosened, the hammer is blocked. Must have been a gas operated gun.

Read your bio. Very interesting. Hope you can get out of the country to hunt someday.

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[BSO Dave]

 

[JOHN GRENZ]

 

[Vashper]

Could not have been a Browning A5. In order for the barrel to be launched off the gun would require removing the magazine cap. If the cap is even loosened, the hammer is blocked. Must have been a gas operated gun.

Read your bio. Very interesting. Hope you can get out of the country to hunt someday.

This is not a Browning Auto, but a "type". The gun is called "MC21-12", it has a movable barrel 75 cm long and a fairly powerful spring. I had one, but I changed it to a gas operated.
Yes, there are no special problems for a trip to Africa, except for one major one . The main thing is, before I retired, there was such an opportunity - I just had to not buy a lot of guns, and I could save money on an inexpensive safari

 

[Ridge Runner]

The magazine spring for most pump and auto shotguns have a knack for going airborne when replacing them after a thorough cleaning. I would venture to say there isn't an expert gunsmith anywhere in the world that hasn't had those springs get away at least a dozen times. Seems it requires one man + an ambidextrous midget wizard to compress the spring while replacing the compression fit retaining cap inside the end of the magazine tube. Do NOT stand in the line of fire! Those springs pack a wallop. Ask me how I know!

Don't have to ask. Been there, Still do that. It pretty much comes with the territory on my 11-87 and 1100, when removing or inserting the magazine plugs.

 

[Boyd Brooks]

 

[Boyd Brooks]