I just saw this thing.
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Bill DeShivs
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Sterling pistols of this type were copies of the Hi Standard pistols.
These were made after GCA-68, when there was a dearth of pocket pistols.
These were made after GCA-68, when there was a dearth of pocket pistols.
Cheapshooter
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Yup, looks like an HD that Bubba took a hacksaw to!
Good question. I'm betting it has less than an inch of rifling engagement area. I don't remember where, but I recall reading that it was thought (or assumed?) that lower pressured revolver rounds such as .38SPL, .38S&W, all the .32's of old only needed an inch of rifling to stabilize the bullet. I'm thinking a Sterling engineer said "Hmm, hold my beer, let's see what happens."
Yeah, well, clearly that doesn't apply to the .380. having been intrigued, I found an old, archived review of a Sterling. It was evidently having massive keyhole problems...
Had to Google to make sure it was real.
It is. or WAS...
Sheesh.
Sterling PPL .22 auto.
Wait...wait.. WAIT.... it's a .380
I'd call it a Zero.
SGW Gunsmith
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Pocket pistol eh? Wonder how long it takes to unsnag the hammer, rear sight and most likely the front sight, from the pockets liner? By the time one were to get it out, you'd probably have three or four holes in your shirt from the bad guy.Had to Google to make sure it was real.
It is. or WAS...
Sheesh.
Sterling PPL .22 auto.
Wait...wait.. WAIT.... it's a .380
Yah! "Zero" seems appropriate.
HisSoldier
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If the riflings were in good shape I'd expect it would not keyhole, it only takes a few hundredths of an inch to get the bullet rotating.
Which reminds me of something someone said, I'd like to know where it's in print if it is, that Walther engineers responded to a statement that pistol barrels had to be perfectly straight to be accurate, so they made a pistol with a barrel like a corkscrew that was accurate. I assume the spiral was very slight but it makes sense assuming the sights were set up to the exit direction.
Which reminds me of something someone said, I'd like to know where it's in print if it is, that Walther engineers responded to a statement that pistol barrels had to be perfectly straight to be accurate, so they made a pistol with a barrel like a corkscrew that was accurate. I assume the spiral was very slight but it makes sense assuming the sights were set up to the exit direction.
It don't need no stinking sights!
I know your joking but - don't discount not using sights.
People like - t Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry Ford II, John Wayne, Audie Murphy, all learned point shooting under the instruction of one Bobby Lamar "Lucky" McDaniel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_McDaniel
Excellent read - about both a largely forgotten technique and man
People like - t Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry Ford II, John Wayne, Audie Murphy, all learned point shooting under the instruction of one Bobby Lamar "Lucky" McDaniel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_McDaniel
Excellent read - about both a largely forgotten technique and man
