deye243 wrote:I find this a bit suss ...... y'all fell for it
Ah drats, i've been found out.
It's true, I;m researching this so i can invade the Czech republic and claim it's many mountains for myself and a herd of rabid goats.
deye243 wrote:I find this a bit suss ...... y'all fell for it
Norton wrote:Well, this is new
To argue the other side of the coin to Bigrich...
If you want to be technically accurate, a bolt-action rifle is going to be better suited for your story IMO.
Bolt actions are very simple, making them strong and reliable. Not that you'd ever advise such a thing in the real world, but if starting with a well maintained rifle you could realistically expect many years without problems (other than it getting a bit sticky).
Lever actions are mechanically more complex and jamming is more common. Partly due to the complexity, also often due to the operator not quite completing the lever throw and causing a jam.
How long "long range" is depending on your point of view. You mention he's a "marksman", but also that he "has his gun license" which sounds a lot more civilian to me.
If you're talking about a hunter/recreational shooter, real world "long range" is going to be something like 400-500 metres max with the type of rifle they're likely to have.
If you're talking about a trained marksman you could be talking about 1,000m - 1,500m but you'd be talking about a more purpose built precision rifle, and high quality optics for that. No Joe Blow goes into a gun shop and grabs a $900 off-the-shelf hunting rifle and starts hitting bulleyes at 1,500m, you know?
"What cartridge is best" is a conversation that's literally been discussed millions of times in the shooting community I'd keep it simple and say .308 Winchester, or .300 Win Mag. These are both popular, proven, highly capable cartridges. Go .300 Win Mag if you're story is going to be extreme range stuff.
Either of these would go through 10 layers of medieval plate without blinking. All but the very smallest centrefire cartridges would go through 1 layer without any trouble whatsoever.
About brands, realistically, there are a dozen brands that would fit the story. Remington, and maybe more so Ruger, are both known to be reliable. I think it's fair to say Remington leans more towards accuracy, where being rugged and near unbreakable is very much part of Rugers brand image.
Hope that helps.
TwelveCheeseSticks wrote:Thanks for the reply.
He'll be shooting anywhere between 10 metres to a little over a kilometre (He does this once to impress another character), But he's no military grade marine, He's a office worker who shoots hogs every few months.
How large is his target at that distance?
He has a scope, but im not exactly sure the types of those. ANy recommendations for brands of those?
Cheers
bladeracer wrote:
I would very strongly recommend that whatever firearms you decide to write about that you go and actually spend some time handling and shooting them. I am continually annoyed by writers trying to sound authentic by describing the gun, then failing dismally by things like "He instinctively flicked off the safety as he drew his Glock from its holster and caressed the hair trigger with his finger.", (Glocks don't have safeties and have horrendously heavy triggers), or "His clip was almost out of bullets!". In virtually all cases, clips are used to quickly transfer cartridges into the magazine of a firearm - clips are not magazines. Bullets come out the muzzle, cartridges are loaded into the firearm.
And I suggest you fire the firearms without hearing protection at least once, the noise is often totally overlooked by novelists.
For reliability, accuracy and longevity I think you're limited to bolt-action rifles, but the chambering is a wide choice, virtually anything from .223Rem and up will penetrate 2-3mm steel out to hundreds of meters, and medieval armour was not particularly tough. The volume of the ammunition being carried might make it sensible to stick to the smaller cartridges, like .223 - you can carry two or three times more .223 in your pockets than you can .30-06.
Unless your protaganist happened to be carrying a great deal of ammo at the time he went back, you might need to learn about reloading cartridges using blackpowder, or if you're travelling to pre-gunpowder times, learn how to make it yourself - that'll really impress those maidens
TwelveCheeseSticks wrote:
He's a bit of a wimp, so he cant lift anything particularly heavy.
Cheers, thanks for the reply
TwelveCheeseSticks wrote:
Thanks for the reply.
He'll be shooting anywhere between 10 metres to a little over a kilometre (He does this once to impress another character), But he's no military grade marine, He's a office worker who shoots hogs every few months.
He has a scope, but im not exactly sure the types of those. ANy recommendations for brands of those?
Cheers
Ziad wrote:And this is precisely why i think many stories are not 100% factually accurate regards to guns. REPLY TO WM.T post
If the guy uses black powder, as smokeless is not available in olden times, the speeds will be very low... and even lower with a lead bullet. Plus the barrel will gey dirty so he will need to clean the barrel after every shot either lead or powder fowling. From a 308, speeds are probably around 1500fps, which will be good to take an animal or your armor plates at around 100-200m, no way 1000m.
The problem is that he will need lot of equipment and need to learn lots of skills to make these bullets, stuff that might not be readily available. He can't walk to the shops and get some federal large rifle primers, or a lee lead melter, (yes he might be able to goto a blacksmith). But the bigger problem is there is no internet and how many shooters as a percentage now have knowledge to build lead projectiles and mix up black powder and primer compound.
Also you assumption is that he knew he was going to fantasy lands and thus he is carrying 400 bullets to start up. You guys hunt, tell me how many bullets you take with you on a trip, even varminting you are probably take 100max.
Sorry to burst everyones bubble, but some liberties will need to be taken with the equipment.or he will spend most of the first 2/3 months making equipment. Just pretend he had unlimited supply of modern match bullets.
Ziad wrote:i was just checking if others actually read my posts and yes confuse ppl.