How does one test a firearm in a safe manner?
How does one test a firearm in a safe manner?
Tie a string to the trigger and a door knob then throw it as hard as you can like a javelin.
Tie a string to the trigger and a door knob then throw it as hard as you can like a javelin.
No idea how to do it 'right', but this is how I did it:
Once, I purchased a ~70 year old mil surplus rifle along with 40 year old mil surplus ammo. (Mosin–Nagant Carbine)
My test methodology:
- Full disassembly (removed the furniture, etc.)
- Spent an hour inspecting the steel with a light and a magnifying glass, mostly looking for any visible stress fractures in the barrel.
- Held it at arms length (no cheek weld) and fired it. (Figured I might lose a hand, but it would be my off hand and I could live with that.)
- Repeat for a half dozen more rounds.
- Cleaned and reinspected.
These guns are robust and likely this was overkill (and the Russkies did well when they packed it away with Cosmoline), but hey ... my time and my skin.
No idea how to do it 'right', but this is how I did it:
Once, I purchased a ~70 year old mil surplus rifle along with 40 year old mil surplus ammo. (Mosin–Nagant Carbine)
My test methodology:
1. Full disassembly (removed the furniture, etc.)
2. Spent an hour inspecting the steel with a light and a magnifying glass, mostly looking for any visible stress fractures in the barrel.
3. Held it at arms length (no cheek weld) and fired it. (Figured I might lose a hand, but it would be my off hand and I could live with that.)
4. Repeat for a half dozen more rounds.
5. Cleaned and reinspected.
These guns are robust and likely this was overkill (and the Russkies did well when they packed it away with Cosmoline), but hey ... my time and my skin.
Find the nearest outdoor range.
Find the nearest outdoor range.
Aim at head pull trigger
Aim at head pull trigger
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