Does anyone find it strange that,,,

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aarondhgraham

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Does anyone find it strange that,,,
The S&W Model 22 shoots a 45 cartridge,,,
And the S&W Model 45 shoots a 22 cartridge.

I probably just need another cup of coffee. :confused:

Aarond

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Yep... The whole body of knowledge regarding guns and ammo is VERY esoteric. It's no wonder that casual press reporters are easily confused by it all.
 
aarondhgraham said:
Does anyone find it strange that,,,
The S&W Model 22 shoots a 45 cartridge,,,
And the S&W Model 45 shoots a 22 cartridge.
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Other fun S&W model-number and caliber contradictions...

The 10 is a .38.
The 30 is a .32.
The 32 is a .38.
The 35 is a .22.
The 40 is a .38.
The 41 is a .22.
The 44* is a 9.

At least the 38 is in fact a .38! :)

*Exceedingly rare stillborn SAO version of Model 39, for the uninitiated :)
 
:Shrug:

I find it stranger that a .38 Special, a .380 ACP, a 9mm and a .357 Magnum are all the same caliber. And that a .44 percussion revolver is the same caliber as a .45 Colt.

The universe of firearms is filled with esoterica.
 
Well, don't get me started on Glock nomenclature....

Between S&W and Glock I am a bit lost....

Thank you Ruger for using names (mostly) and thank you CZ for everything (mostly) being a CZ75 of one type or another!
 
Well, don't get me started on Glock nomenclature....
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As was explained to me by a "non-expert" so take it with a grain of salt:

The original Glock 17 was a 17 round pistol, hence the name. All subsequent Glocks were just numbered in a sequential pattern.

Could be BS. Only Gaston knows for sure.
 
I find it stranger that a .38 Special, a .380 ACP, a 9mm and a .357 Magnum are all the same caliber.
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I feel sorry for my wife. Due to a brain injury she has problems with her short term memory. She asks me all the time..."A 380? Is that the same as a 38?" Or "38 S&W? Is that a regular 38 or a 38 Special?" You want to really confuse her, let her see "38 S&W Special."

We won't even talk about the various "9X's." :D

The original Glock 17 was a 17 round pistol, hence the name. All subsequent Glocks were just numbered in a sequential pattern.
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I've heard the same thing. No idea if it's true or not.

Now I need coffee. It's all Arrond's fault.
 
Several samples of the 9×19mm Glock 17 (so named because it was the 17th set of technical drawings of the company) were submitted for assessment trials in early 1982
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The Complete Works of Austrian Pistols, ISBN 978-3-9502342-2-0.
 
I find it far stranger that Berlin is in Washington state, London is in Ontario, Paris is in Texas and Kentucky at the same time, Rome is in Georgia, and Moscow is in Idaho, but I'm not going to dwell on any of it, life is short.
 
And a .44 is a 43.
A .38 is a .35(?).
What in the heck are those gauges and drams all about?
And what is that cordite I keep reading about in all those novels?
 
And what is that cordite I keep reading about in all those novels?
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Years ago one of the gun scribes (I think it was in Shooting Times) made an effort to hunt down some cordite. He gathered the staff together in an office, ignited a bit of it and got everyone to admit it did smell a bit 'acrid'. (I suspect he was a little short on material for his column that month.)
 
Gyvel said:
The original Glock 17 was a 17 round pistol, hence the name. All subsequent Glocks were just numbered in a sequential pattern.

Could be BS. Only Gaston knows for sure.
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Nah, there's others that know too. ;)

The 17 was called the 17 because it was Glock's 17th patent. Previously, they made curtain rods. No joke, you can't make this stuff up. :D

The rest, I believe based on nothing but assumptions, are named based on generations. The 20s are 2nd, 30s 3rd, etc.
 
Years ago one of the gun scribes (I think it was in Shooting Times) made an effort to hunt down some cordite.
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"Made an effort". I wish people would realize that real cordite is not easily stumbled upon.

In regards to handheld weapons, cordite was really only used in English manufactured .303 British ammo during the two World Wars.

I'm pretty sure the long strands of spaghetti are not loaded into a modern .30-06 as fiction would like you to believe.
 
A Glock 22 does not chamber 22 LR,,,

Several years ago a friend of mine,,,
Went to buy a .22 pistol as his first firearm.

He was absolutely clueless and was sold a Glock 22.

It did take some wrangling and arguing,,,
But the store owner eventually took it back.

Aarond

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