Rare cartridge?
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Heh.I just watched an episode of Grimm on television. Police forensics identified a bullet casing as extemely rare -- a 9x19 Parabellum!
Almost fell out of my chair laughing.
TV is for retards. I pay for it but never watch it anymore. 99% of programming is unwatchably stupid. The "News" is a couple minutes of real news and then all filler and government/police propaganda and more filler, plus a tiny bit of weather and uninteresting (to me) sports. Need to shut the stupid cable off, but need the not-quite-so-stupid internet.I shot what may actually be a rare cartridge today. It was unknown to me anyway, though I am somewhat of a newb. A guy at the range offered me a shot with his shiny stainless .357 Max single action revolver, with about a 16" barrel. I had never heard of .357 Max before. Big boom.
Cool gun.
That's just sad
Gotta love TV researchers eh?
Mind you, to someone who knows nothing about guns, it probably sounded cool. I have a friend in med school right now, and she's slowly ruining House for me by pointing out all the medical errors. And that show actually pays doctors to vet their scripts!
I gave up on TV a few years ago. The rare gem that I actually want to watch, I can always get via the internet.
.357 Max I've only ever seen in a reloading manual; a little Wikipedia suggests it is indeed relatively rare. Ruger only made 400 Blakhawks chambered for it, and only a couple other manufacturers ever touched it. Supposedly nobody makes revolvers chambered for it anymore because of problems with flame cutting of the top straps. Cool that you got to shoot one.
Gotta love TV researchers eh?
Mind you, to someone who knows nothing about guns, it probably sounded cool. I have a friend in med school right now, and she's slowly ruining House for me by pointing out all the medical errors. And that show actually pays doctors to vet their scripts!
I gave up on TV a few years ago. The rare gem that I actually want to watch, I can always get via the internet.
.357 Max I've only ever seen in a reloading manual; a little Wikipedia suggests it is indeed relatively rare. Ruger only made 400 Blakhawks chambered for it, and only a couple other manufacturers ever touched it. Supposedly nobody makes revolvers chambered for it anymore because of problems with flame cutting of the top straps. Cool that you got to shoot one.
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Heh.
I shot what may actually be a rare cartridge today. It was unknown to me anyway, though I am somewhat of a newb. A guy at the range offered me a shot with his shiny stainless .357 Max single action revolver, with about a 16" barrel. I had never heard of .357 Max before. Big boom.
Ya internet is like TV that actually has interesting content
pisces-guy
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funny, don't they research these things at all??
heavenIsAlie
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it could have been a rare piece of brass perhaps, some brand that isnt sold to the public
Good call; the script had a metallurgical report indicate the casing came from a prewar German company. Apparently the scriptwriter thought Luger ammunition could only be fired from Lugers and that Lugers could only fire ammunition specifically made for them.
Quite aside from the cartridge/firearm nonsense, how often do police labs check the metallurgy of cartridge cases?
The stupidest thing I ever saw on TV was from the venerated British series "The Prisoner". One episode featured WWII German grenades, the ones with handles attached to make them easier to throw. The scriptwriter thought the handles were removed before throwing and had Number 6 pour the charge from the grenade proper into the hollow metal handle so the bad guys blew themselves up.
It showed on CTV Friday, April 20. Featured a German weredog hunting an influential member of the resistance. He carried a 1926 Luger with what appeared to be an integral silencer. Other than the lame cartridge reference, it was a very good episode.
