Peskyfoxs Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Wouldn't fancy firing this ! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2517305/Farmer-Paul-Altons-homemade-gun-police-wife-reports-him.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Some more sensible, calm and quality reporting by the daily mail! I love how "EXPANDING AMMUNITION!!!" is as news worthy as depleted uraniun cannon shells. And i dont think the "plastic tags" are part of the construction, look more like they are holding it on a display board. How do we have any hope when a eccentric homemade gun is treated like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Apparently this gun has a 74 round mag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Quite funny that! On first reading the headline I imagined a multi barrelled weapon firing 74 rounds at a time, or a weapon with a magazine capacity of 74. It turns out neither is correct, and in fact it doesn't have a magazine at all but 74 was the number of rounds found! So while it may be capable of firing 74 rounds, each one would have to be loaded and then fired before another could do likewise. So it has in fact a single shot mechanism...though no doubt this wouldn't be quite the headline grabber the Mail would prefer. No wonder I don't buy papers anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Impressive, i have a .22lr capable of firing 500 shots of EXPANDING BULLETS, that.mushroom when they hit flesh, if i reload 500 times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikk Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Impressive, i have a .22lr capable of firing 500 shots of EXPANDING BULLETS, that.mushroom when they hit flesh, if i reload 500 times! Oh my god why on earth would you need such a dangerous WEAPON. Next we will be hearing about bullets that can kill or even pass right through flesh :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 I have some that make a really loud noise as well. Thank god the daily mail don't know about those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Heath Robinson is about right for that one. Thanks for the offer Andy, but will not be firing that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 (edited) He made it. but his Uncle gave it to him?? Brilliant piece of reporting there. Edited December 3, 2013 by Paladin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 He made it. but his Uncle gave it to him?? Brilliant piece of reporting there. I'm assuming that was rhetoric with a tad of sarcasm, if yes then rock on bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 The reporting is diabolical it is so bad I'm not sure if it is intentional ... What isn't clear in the article is if the shotgun was the one he owned when he lost his liscence or not, one doesn't require an SGC to use a shotgun..... But to posses (him being the landowner/occupier) his uncle is guilty of a section 5 offence for giving it to him, the cable ties hold it to the evidence box aren't part of it, it looks like it might be a modified captive bolt gun. Oh and you have to be an "expert" to fire it..... BTW the 74 rounds were LR and the "pistol" was chambered for shorts from what I gather...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Refreshing to see a story that isn't about immigrants giving you cancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Refreshing to see a story that isn't about immigrants giving you cancer That Daily Fail website is amongst the crassest bags of vile on the Internet, you only have to look at the adverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy1100 Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 why was he arrested for carrying a work knife alot of us carry knifes whilst on way hunting ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 I think he was arrested for threatening his wife with a lump hammer, the knife was a brucy bonus and judging by his guilty pleas to it, he was bang to rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 What a load of rubbish as long as the barrel on it is thick enough to withstand the blast of it being fired and for .22lr that I would think most .22 air guns barrels would do the job nicely I would have no worries about firing that gun why do they always have to make mountains out of mole hills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 As a sometimes reader, what makes me laugh is the website. It's basically a celeb mag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 What a load of rubbish as long as the barrel on it is thick enough to withstand the blast of it being fired and for .22lr that I would think most .22 air guns barrels would do the job nicely I would have no worries about firing that gun why do they always have to make mountains out of mole hills. Many airguns (esp the better ones) use .22 barrels that would go onto a rimfire no problem.... from reading the article (i use article loosely) the "pistol was chambered for .22 shorts which produce 87ft/lbs (118J) so not much more than an airgun an FAC Daystate ranger does 80ft/lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 (edited) what a nutter grade a headcase why was he arrested for carrying a work knife alot of us carry knifes whilst on way hunting ect cos he's a grade a nutter taking a lump hammer to the mrs Edited December 3, 2013 by overandunder2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 what a nutter grade a headcase cos he's a grade a nutter taking a lump hammer to the mrs They said that he hit the arm of the chair not her it is simple to call him a nutter but you do not now what his wife is like there are some people in this would that I could be tempted to hit with a lump hammer. :whistling: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 cos he's a grade a nutter taking a lump hammer to the mrs When everybody knows you should use an axe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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