Covid Lockdown Activities

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by weederr33

I went to the store to buy ammo so I could have fun at the range. All of it was sold out. It really irks me how people are panic buying the most trivial shit due to a virus. I can't even order any online because it's all sold out.

I haven't bought ammo for years. I reckon it's too late to refresh my supply -


humfrz

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I haven't bought ammo for years. I reckon it's too late to refresh my supply -


humfrz

I buy some almost every time I see some on sale, not a lot just some. I probably have around 5-700 cases prepped for reloading too.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I buy some almost every time I see some on sale, not a lot just some. I probably have around 5-700 cases prepped for reloading too.

Cases or casings - ??



Yep, it's a slow day here.


humfrz

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Cases or casings - ??



Yep, it's a slow day here.


humfrz

Casings

I think I am short on small rifle primers though.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Atmo

Good to hear parts and service are doing well and the regional parts distribution centers are all open. The sales side is another story. Daily sales reports are far below plan nationwide in almost all series. It was prolly before your time, but can you imagine if Toyota was still selling the Corona?

Originally Posted by Opie

Not before my time lol

LOL The one pictured isn't even before my KID'S time!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I haven't bought ammo for years. I reckon it's too late to refresh my supply -


humfrz

Should be easy for the guns you grew up with.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Should be easy for the guns you grew up with.

Well, I don't go back quite THAT far -

The first large bore rifle I had access to was my grandfathers (maybe great grandfathers) old 45-70 Springfield that he carried in the Spanish-American war.

I found some "old" ammo for it out in a barn cabinet. The smokeless powder cartridge was corroded but I figured it would still fire. I opened the "trap door", inserted the cartridge, noticing it fit really snug, and forced the trap door closed. Cocked that puppy and pulled the trigger.

BAM! The powder was still good and it went off. My head hurt and my ears started ringing real loud. After I finally got the trap door open, I saw what had happened. The shell casing had split and was jammed in the breech.

I couldn't get the casing out, so I took it to my grandfather. He had to heat the breech with his torch (expanding it) enough that he could coax the split casing out.

Two lessons learned. Heat can help things become unstuck and DO NOT use old ammunition!

THE END


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, I don't go back quite THAT far -

The first large bore rifle I had access to was my grandfathers (maybe great grandfathers) old 45-70 Springfield that he carried in the Spanish-American war.

I found some "old" ammo for it out in a barn cabinet. The smokeless powder cartridge was corroded but I figured it would still fire. I opened the "trap door", inserted the cartridge, noticing it fit really snug, and forced the trap door closed. Cocked that puppy and pulled the trigger.

BAM! The powder was still good and it went off. My head hurt and my ears started ringing real loud. After I finally got the trap door open, I saw what had happened. The shell casing had split and was jammed in the breech.

I couldn't get the casing out, so I took it to my grandfather. He had to heat the breech with his torch (expanding it) enough that he could coax the split casing out.

Two lessons learned. Heat can help things become unstuck and DO NOT use old ammunition!

THE END


humfrz

I have a 1941 Lee Enfield 303 with about 20 rounds. The last time I fired it was in 1975 and the ammo was not new then. At least they are not corroded. Well, not visibly at any rate.

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by Opie

True, plus most survived the spanish flu so they aren't scared of this LOL

If they did then they are like 102+ and was an infant. No one who is alive today lived the Spanish Flu. 18-35 year olds were the demographic that died the most during that pandemic.

[Opie]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

If they did then they are like 102+ and was an infant. No one who is alive today lived the Spanish Flu. 18-35 year olds were the demographic that died the most during that pandemic.

Have you been to Florida lately?

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The flu and Covid are not the same thing. The flu is actually much more dangerous but since people are used to that they just don't panic. It is "just the flu" even though it kills tens of thousands in the US alone every year.


The flu numbers make the Covid stats look like a nice sunny summer day!


Hell the US numbers from last year dwarf the rates in even the worst affected Covid countries (so far)


"CDC estimates that the burden of illness during the 2018–2019 season included an estimated 35.5 million people getting sick with influenza, 16.5 million people going to a health care provider for their illness, 490,600 hospitalizations, and 34,200 deaths from influenza (Table 1). The number of influenza-associated illnesses that occurred last season was similar to the estimated number of influenza-associated illnesses during the 2012–2013 influenza season when an estimated 34 million people had symptomatic influenza illness6"

This isn’t entirely accurate. It is like saying Ebola isn’t as dangerous as the flu or COVID or like sharks aren’t as dangerous as dogs based on absolute numbers of death cases.

The Spanish Flu was the flu yet the numbers of people who died was night and day different, and the amount of young that died was the worst part of it. Similarly, COVID has a greater virulence or ease of transmission than the regular seasonal flu. Moreover, the mortality and morbidity rates are likely similar to the Spanish Flu, which is about 10x what it is for the seasonal flu. If we allow the flu to pass through our culture like we allow the seasonal flu then imagine more like 340,000 deaths than 34,000.

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by Opie

Have you been to Florida lately?

Do they have a lot of 120+ year olds?

[Tcoat]

IRace I can't quote.
Yes to all you said. I am just comparing one part of the equation there. My point was that people are complacent about the flu but there is no need to panic either.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

Do they have a lot of 120+ year olds?

It was a JOKE. They are all old there. Opie is 146.