Comments on: Boomershoot Proof of Concept

by: Random Nuclear Strikes » Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:59:52 +0000

[...] So threepers, once you’ve got your battle rifle and gear squared away (maybe including a specialty pistol) and you’re all signed up for the next training class, why not reach out to a prag or two and find out if there’s some organized political activity you don’t know about where they could use your help — your time, efforts, donations, whatever. Then don’t sneer, don’t mess up their plan by doing it your way, just help! What’s the downside? [...]

by: Random Nuclear Strikes » For Kevin Baker

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:43:11 +0000

[…] That very pistol’s performance at Boomershoot 2008 […]

by: David

Sat, 24 May 2008 08:02:59 +0000

Guy, I don’t believe there’s any legal definition for a “light carbine” based on barrel length — certainly not in California, and our gun laws are pretty ummm detailed.

The closest thing I can think of is that if you have a rifle receiver and reduce the barrel below 16.5″ you violate a law against a “short-barreled rifle.” However, if you start with a pistol receiver you can pretty much have any length barrel you like on it.

One of my .308 pistols has a 17.5″ barrel on it, and when I had that barrel on my Encore rifle receiver it was indeed a sweet-handling short rifle, or carbine if you will. But I like it better on my pistol receiver.

FYI, Thompson/Center receivers come from the factory designated as either a rifle or a pistol. Some would argue that a recent court decision makes this irrelevant, and for Federal law they may be right — but California has its own law on the subject and we Californians have to keep careful track of whether we’re slapping a short barrel on a T/C rifle receiver or a pistol receiver. Annoying, to be sure….

by: guy

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:05:30 +0000

“my factory Encore pistol and its 15″ Bullberry barrel”

I will never claim to be an expert on guns, but at 15″ is that still a pistol or is it a light carbine?

by: David

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:45:58 +0000

I wanted to see if I could detonate a boomer with my 7-30 Waters Contender pistols at that range, too, as the factory loads use a flat-nosed bullet. However, I had a bit of a forend problem and put them back in the case until next year.

by: Joe Huffman

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:06:31 +0000

My best estimate of your bullet velocity at 620 yards is just under 1500 fps. This is well into the "gray area" of successful detonation velocities. With a very flat nosed bullet 1200 fps will do it. With a very pointed bullet it could take over 1700 fps. Regardless, just hitting the targets at that range with pistols is impressive.

by: David

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:46:05 +0000

Wasn’t me! But I was telling folks to “take two and give one to your friends,” so you must have had a friendly genie stop by.

by: Ry Jones

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:11:37 +0000

Thanks for the article you left at my shooting position; it was a great read.