Single shot a TT-33?

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Is there any reasonable, simple way to adapt a TT-33 to single fire. Of course I would like it to be switchable back and forth from single to auto again.

Why? Well I hate losing my brass and seldom fire it rapidly, so why not?

Or does anyone know of a simple way to catch brass before it goes flying off into never never land.
 
If you were to lock the slide in some way so it won't function I guess you'd convert the gun to a single shot. But it would be hard on the metal around the pin or catch since that part, pivot pin and the metal around it would be withstanding ALL the recoil power. It would need to be very burly to prevent this occurring.

Keep in mind that you still need to operate the slide to allow the gun to be loaded. So you are limited to a useable lock.

If you want to preserve your brass and don't like hounding around for them then the a semi auto isn't the gun for you. If you are a slower and somewhat deliberate target shooter than you want a revolver. Either a flip out hand ejector model or a single action style. Either provides far more control over where your brass goes. And as a bonus they tend to be generally a little more accurate to boot.
 
Beater, you should patent that one, (do you leave the oil in it?)


Okay it was just one of those fly lands on your head ideas, its forgotten now.


And Jerry likes it when we lose brass $$$$$$
 
use a heavy recoil spring that your ammo cant cycle
or brace your thumbs against the back of the slide
im not even joking, if you keep pressure on the slide, it works
 
BCRider said:
If you were to lock the slide in some way so it won't function I guess you'd convert the gun to a single shot. But it would be hard on the metal around the pin or catch since that part, pivot pin and the metal around it would be withstanding ALL the recoil power. It would need to be very burly to prevent this occurring.

Keep in mind that you still need to operate the slide to allow the gun to be loaded. So you are limited to a useable lock.

If you want to preserve your brass and don't like hounding around for them then the a semi auto isn't the gun for you. If you are a slower and somewhat deliberate target shooter than you want a revolver. Either a flip out hand ejector model or a single action style. Either provides far more control over where your brass goes. And as a bonus they tend to be generally a little more accurate to boot.
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I'm not so sure about excerting too much of an extra pressure on the gun if you stop cycling the slide... Pressure inside the barrel is peaked while bullet is still in the barrel. The moment bullet leaves the barrel, which is also when slide is released off the lugs, pressure drops significantly as pressure chamber is now has an open end...
 
aakoksal said:
I'm not so sure about excerting too much of an extra pressure on the gun if you stop cycling the slide... Pressure inside the barrel is peaked while bullet is still in the barrel. The moment bullet leaves the barrel, which is also when slide is released off the lugs, pressure drops significantly as pressure chamber is now has an open end...
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Not in the gun overall. As you say there's no extra pressure THERE. But whatever latch is used to lock the slide and whatever pin holds the catch and the notch in the slide would be taking on the whole energy of the recoil smoothed out only by the flex in the shooter's hand. And unless such a latch spreads out the recoil energy over a pretty large surface area you're going to get a lot of peening and other deformation of the metal throughout the latch and in the slide and frame where the latch is mounted and touches.
 
I have tryed a variety of hand guns, and like the weight and feel of the Toks. I liked them enough that I missed the one that I sold and just bought another. But there are things that a revolver does better, no doot a boot it.
 
commonman said:
Beater, you should patent that one, (do you leave the oil in it?)


Okay it was just one of those fly lands on your head ideas, its forgotten now.


And Jerry likes it when we lose brass $$$$$$
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i was serious,,, someone on here had posted pics. cut the neck apart and open the side of a 1 liter oil jug, hold it with the same hand on the grip. looked goofie but it worked
 
Thenooblord said:
use a heavy recoil spring that your ammo cant cycle
or brace your thumbs against the back of the slide
im not even joking, if you keep pressure on the slide, it works
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I do this with my Semi auto .22s when shooting squirrels with sub sonic ammo, it helps tremendously with consistency. The odd time I have placed my thumb behind the charging handle to hold the bolt closed when firing standard velocity ammo and it hurts and the bolt does not stay closed. I would pay to watch you shoot a TT-33 with your thumb holding the slide closed. :)
 
Canadian_Zuk said:
I do this with my Semi auto .22s when shooting squirrels with sub sonic ammo, it helps tremendously with consistency. The odd time I have placed my thumb behind the charging handle to hold the bolt closed when firing standard velocity ammo and it hurts and the bolt does not stay closed. I would pay to watch you shoot a TT-33 with your thumb holding the slide closed. :)
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havent done it myself with more powerful stuff, but watched somebody shoot an M&P40 doing this and he didnt complain, he used both thumbs, Ive only done it with .22s like you ;p
what could possibly go wrong?!?!?!
 
commonman said:
Duct tape?
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It would likely work if you do both sides of the slide to frame for the full length. But do you really want to change the tape after every shot?

I'd say hang a little net by your shooting station so the brass falls to the ground in a smaller than usual spot and then pick it up. Or if you can set up a camera tripod with a big wire hoop and a trash bag attached to the hoop you could shoot the gun so the casings all go into the bag.
 
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