savage 99 magnetic barrel??

I think the rifle is pooched then. Some ethereal entity has misaligned the electrons within the barrel. If the magnetic charge becomes any stronger, which it will - the rifle started with none and it's only gotten stronger over time - it could act like the core of a transformer - which would cause en electrical charge to be placed on the copper as it passes through it.

That, in theory, would mean you are now shooting electrically charged projectiles :eek: That's a Taser! And they are prohibited!

I think you would be best served by sending the rifle my way. I'll take the necessary steps to demagnetize it for you and return it as soon as that process is finalized. Last time I did it took 20 years, but I think I've refined the procedure and could get that down to abotu 15 years now :)
 
m-134 said:
no,i thaught of that so i tested some diferent thins, it did the same thins with screws, nails, steel cased 7.62x39 ammo, car keys, and anything metal. its defantly the barrel.
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Wow! That's some serious power there ... I wa thinking you were just able to drag the tip of the screwdriver around ... but it's actually holding a magazine!!!

Never in my life seen anything like that.

Good news is that it shouldn't effect ballistics or safety.
 
IMagius said:
Wow! That's some serious power there ... I wa thinking you were just able to drag the tip of the screwdriver around ... but it's actually holding a magazine!!!

Never in my life seen anything like that.

Good news is that it shouldn't effect ballistics or safety.
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it does stguggle a little bit but it still lifts up a m93/woodsman magazine and a little screw at the same time.
if it gets any stronger i'll have a really nice fridge magnent. :D
 
Here's a theory, no more than that... I have put a magnet to several brands of European bullets that are apparently made with steel jackets, not gilding metal. Norma, RWS, S&B, among others. If one was to shoot steel jacketed ammo out of a steel barrel, would it be any different than rubbing a steel bar against another and therefore magnetizing it? I have made temporary magnets using the "rubbing" method, why wouldn't shooting steel jacketed bullets do the same? Just a random thought.
 
There's a point. I ahve been using the "smash" method for so long, I'd forgot abut th "rub" method of magnetizing steel. I guess enough rounds of "real" steel jacketed rounds could do that.
 
IMagius said:
There's a point. I ahve been using the "smash" method for so long, I'd forgot abut th "rub" method of magnetizing steel. I guess enough rounds of "real" steel jacketed rounds could do that.
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would copper jackets do the same? there hasnt been a single steel jacket or FMJ through the barrel, just softpoints and cast.
 
No. Copper & lead will not generate the same molecular response within the metals that steel on steel does to create the magnetic field. If that was the case, ALL our guns would have magnetic barrels.
 
m-134, are you certain there has not been any steel jackets shot through the rifle? The European ammo that I have on hand looks like copper alloy jackets, but is plated steel. ( Norma, RWS, S&B and Igman) Not doubting you, but just thought I'd ask for clarity.

Another random thought - how about hammer forged barrels? Hammer forging would likely magnetize, but I highly doubt Savage uses hammer forging. Hmmm...
 
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I was highly suspicious from the first post.
Then, he gives us pictures that prove it is a hoax.
No magnet will hold up a loaded centre fire brass cartridge.
Why is it that the so called rifle barrel in the pictures suddenly has no front sight, when it is supposed to be acting as a magnet?
It had a front sight in the first picture, but the blurred picture left one uncertain of what was going on. Certainly, no proof it was magnetized and holding something.
 
H4831 said:
I was highly suspicious from the first post.
Then, he gives us pictures that prove it is a hoax.
No magnet will hold up a loaded centre fire brass cartridge.
Why is it that the so called rifle barrel in the pictures suddenly has no front sight, when it is supposed to be acting as a magnet?
It had a front sight in the first picture, but the blurred picture left one uncertain of what was going on. Certainly, no proof it was magnetized and holding something.
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Huh?

No magnet will hold up a loaded centre fire brass cartridge.
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Read his post again.....SLOWLY. That is a STEEL cased 7.62X39

Why is it that the so called rifle barrel in the pictures suddenly has no front sight
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Ummm....because the barrel is rotated in the second pic?

Certainly, no proof it was magnetized and holding something.
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Looks like proof positive to me.....I think you owe the OP an apology
 
H4831 said:
I was highly suspicious from the first post.
Then, he gives us pictures that prove it is a hoax.
No magnet will hold up a loaded centre fire brass cartridge.
Why is it that the so called rifle barrel in the pictures suddenly has no front sight, when it is supposed to be acting as a magnet?
It had a front sight in the first picture, but the blurred picture left one uncertain of what was going on. Certainly, no proof it was magnetized and holding something.
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i'll post more pics... im uploading a quick video on both my flicker and on youtube
its not a brass case, its steel case china sport (norinco) 7.62x39 soft point ammo.
and the reason it looks like theres no sight is becouse the rifle was on the side becouse my arm was getting sore since i was holding the rifle with one arm and a camara with the other.
 
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OK, sorry about the cartridge. In the picture it even appears to be a brassy color.
The picture you posted now is larger than what I looked at and I can see part of the sight in the picture holding up the clip.
With the advent of facebook, and such things, we have all seen so many fakes posted, that I am very suspicious of all such things.
If yours is genuine, I apologize.
However, it would take an extremely strong magnet to hold that loaded cartridge, as shown in the picture. The rounded barrel means the magnet has only a very small surface to hold on, basically just the primer. The more surface that matches the magnet, the stronger is the hold. If the cartridge was parallel to the barrel, so much more surface would be holding, that any magnet that would hold the loaded cartridge by just a tiny area, could hardly be pulled off.
In my opinion there is no way a rifle barrel could be accidentally magnetized to achieve anywhere near the magnetic power required to hold that cartridge by such a tiny contact.
The usual way to magnetize a piece of metal is to rub a magnet over it. I have many, many times magntized various articles by stroking a magnet over them. The stronger the magnet used, the stronger will be the magnetized metal. There are some mighty strong little magnets out there now, for example the magnets used in the motors of cordless drills.
If one of these strong magnets were used to magnetize a rifle barrel, it may be made strong enough to hold a loaded cartridge. I never tried it, but maybe it would work.
 
H4831 said:
OK, sorry about the cartridge. In the picture it even appears to be a brassy color.
The picture you posted now is larger than what I looked at and I can see part of the sight in the picture holding up the clip.
With the advent of facebook, and such things, we have all seen so many fakes posted, that I am very suspicious of all such things.
If yours is genuine, I apologize.
However, it would take an extremely strong magnet to hold that loaded cartridge, as shown in the picture. The rounded barrel means the magnet has only a very small surface to hold on, basically just the primer. The more surface that matches the magnet, the stronger is the hold. If the cartridge was parallel to the barrel, so much more surface would be holding, that any magnet that would hold the loaded cartridge by just a tiny area, could hardly be pulled off.
In my opinion there is no way a rifle barrel could be accidentally magnetized to achieve anywhere near the magnetic power required to hold that cartridge by such a tiny contact.
The usual way to magnetize a piece of metal is to rub a magnet over it. I have many, many times magntized various articles by stroking a magnet over them. The stronger the magnet used, the stronger will be the magnetized metal. There are some mighty strong little magnets out there now, for example the magnets used in the motors of cordless drills.
If one of these strong magnets were used to magnetize a rifle barrel, it may be made strong enough to hold a loaded cartridge. I never tried it, but maybe it would work.
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i understand, apology accepted.
 
Since you have a scope on the rifle, find the center point and suspend it on a string to see if it will determine the NMP or if the barrel points away from the pole. A steel rod or in this case the barrel will have a north and south end however, the oppostive pole may extend into the action.
Interesting thread.
 
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