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Offline Questor

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Have there been any worthwhile developments since 1906?
« on: April 11, 2005, 09:09:58 AM »
To hear some tell it, there hasn't been any progress at all since 1906. That can't be right. What big milestones in progress have we had since then?
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2005, 10:25:20 AM »
There are "arguably" huge advancements/progress made with regard to guns made since 1906. Not the least of which would include.

specific needs guns (varmint, dangerous game, extreme range)
safety (better materials, better engineering, better testing)
stock materials (many more options to fit the need)

and of course ammo including
powders (non-corrosive, better lot to lot consistency, more varieties)
bullets (game specific, VLD, varmint, premium)

optics (better quality, more durable, higher magnification, variables)

Although they may not have the same historical/sentimental value I believe newer guns are much more accurate and consistent.
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2005, 10:48:44 AM »
Weatherby!
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2005, 10:59:53 AM »
Only two of any major concern: 1911, and when Nosler developed their partition bullet.
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2005, 11:18:11 AM »
Non-Corrosive  powder, the rest would have happened eventually.
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Re: Have there been any worthwhile developments since 1906?
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2005, 01:48:46 PM »
Quote from: Questor
To hear some tell it, there hasn't been any progress at all since 1906. That can't be right. What big milestones in progress have we had since then?


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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2005, 02:12:46 PM »
Modern fogproof, waterproof optics.  You can't hit what you can't see.
Cheap, reliable electronic chronographs.
Nosler partition bullets, mentioned above.
Non-mercuric, non-chlorate priming.  Mercury ate brass cases, chlorate left salt in the rifle bore.
Our excellent series of IMR rifle powders didn't come along until the 1930s.  Before that, some smokeless powders incorporated tin (like the old DuPont 15 1/2 and 17 1/2 series), and left bores terribly fouled.
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« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2005, 09:05:28 AM »
1) Weatherby Cartridges
2) Magnum  Cartridges
3) Ultra Magnum Cartridges

For Hunting, in my book, if it ain't Magnum, IT STAYS HOME WHERE IT BELONGS !

4) The M16/AR15 Rifle platform; too bad it isn't made in 375H&H and 458 Lott !!
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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2005, 10:00:52 AM »
Its a good thing there have been some significant changes too. Otherwise we would have one forum thread and it would be about 03 springfields with fouled barrels and crappy iron sights and how to make our 1911s shoot straight.
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2005, 02:50:06 PM »
I was born in 1943...
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« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2005, 09:16:36 PM »
Yes. :-D  :-D  :-D




Good one Steve :wink:
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« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2005, 05:17:39 AM »
investment casting, laser range finders, electronic sights
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« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2005, 02:22:50 PM »
tubeless tires...
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« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2005, 03:10:29 PM »
We can't forget sliced bread
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