doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Closing A Gun................

I knew a fellow once that had way toO much common sense....every since they changed the door handles on automobiles he has been locking his self out of his car.

Heck he's got so much common sense...he has even locked his self in his car....and had to call for help.
You know there's a key hole on the outside of the car door.

Well, Jimmy, since you are naming names...Kirk Merrington will tear you a new one if you fart around with the opening lever while closing a gun in front of him...Richard Levi, who builds some modest guns by the name of George Granger every year in St. Etienne will shake his head and mutter un-pretty things in French as he takes the gun away from you, if you try that. Oh, and as a point of reference, the people at the proof house there don't pussyfoot around when they proof test the completed gun either, they clunk them shut with a bit of authority. At least they did when I was there.
Quick question-Didn't you type the clamp "snaps" around the pin on the car door? Like, the way a snap action gun is supposed to "snap" into its final wedged closed position, before being fired?
Just curious. Car doors have always been 'sorta idiot proof, in that there is no way for someone to slow down or interfere with the snap of the jaw around the pin-it is independent of the button.


Maybe guns should be like that, too.


Best,
Ted

The only thing this eternally bothersome thread is missing is the Upper-Class Twit of the Year coda........
"I have no idea how a gun is closed (or opened for that matter). I've never looked back at my loader." :rolleyes:

Now, can we all go home?

Ah, come on, Leo-we 'slidy breech guys just 'gotta hurl insults and blow rasberries from the sidelines!
Best,
Ted

Just make sure it's closed before you shoot, ok. :rolleyes:

You boys might want to ponder this question: What is easier to fix/replace your gun, or your "eyeballs"? You know, there is "cloning and surgical reimplantation" involved.

Car doors DO work that way, Ted. As I said, look at the doorlatch on the back of your door when you open it. The two latches are held open until you close the door. Then they release and clamp around the post on the frame. (Take a screwdriver and slide it in there and watch them pop shut) Just like when you hold the lever over on a shotgun. They have made car doors this way for decades. Why? To reduce the wear of opening AND closing the latch when you open the door. It saves one cycle each time and saves wearing out the door latch. Guess what? The least amount of times you rub two pieces of metal together, the less wear you put on them. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. You might want to tell your buddies that when you see them.

It's too early for a drink...but I need one. lol

Homey, a "shot" of cognac a day keeps the cardiologist away!

Only if your are French!