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Post by Horsie on Jan 2, 2015 20:01:57 GMT
Gauntlets shouldn't be too tricky to fabricate, I've got a design in my head right now for a style that would cover the forearms and backs of the hand.
If you wanted something that protected the fingers too you could fashion little strips of armour, punch holes in them with an awl, and use cord to secure them to each other (like lamellar armour) and to the fingers of a pair of gloves. I'd suggest TIG welding gloves for a base in that case.
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Post by Canuovea on Jan 2, 2015 20:15:31 GMT
I was thinking of something like that as well.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jan 3, 2015 2:37:45 GMT
Hey Word, have you ever heard of Yildiz? I guess they make shotguns, and I looked at their TK-36 .410 the other day. It's a single-shot with a fixed modified choke (or at least the one I looked at was), it has a tang safety, a second trigger outside of the guard that opens the action, walnut stock, and it couldn't have weighed much more than 3lbs. No, I never heard of them. There are so many Turkish manufacturers nowadays it's hard to keep track. I looked up their site and I have to say it's a very attractive single. Although having a trigger style mechanism to open the action seems like a recipe for unintentional discharges, even with it outside the guard. What was the price of the one you looked at?
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jan 3, 2015 2:48:36 GMT
A cheap way to make knife sheaths is with linen and latex. When it's done it has about the same resistance to cutting as leather does. I figured it would be a neat way to make some armor. The Linothorax is pretty cool, but I was thinking something more medieval era similar to full plate with a helmet and gauntlets.
If you really wanted a tough suit of armor there's always Kevlar.
I was also thinking welding gloves or some other type of work glove would work well for a gauntlet base.
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Post by Horsie on Jan 3, 2015 2:49:44 GMT
I think it was about $170US, it was really cheap.
I think it would be difficult to accidentally fire it; the trigger to open the action is so far forward of the trigger guard that I either have to take my hand off of the stock (and I'd notice if I was then putting my fingers inside the guard), or operate it with my left hand.
I looked at that and an H&R 20guage, and the H&R must have weighed twice as much.
Regular welding gloves would provide a lot of padding on their own to absorb shocks, but they're bulky and very hot. TIG welding gloves are very thin and would provide a lot of dexterity, but you'd get no padding from the glove itself.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jan 3, 2015 2:57:17 GMT
I looked at that and an H&R 20guage, and the H&R must have weighed twice as much. Wow, really? The H&R is already a flyweight, unless you buy the heavy barrel slug thrower. For that price I might have to ask my dealer if they can find one. It's got a ribbed barrel which makes it better than the H&R for wingshooting.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jan 3, 2015 3:03:58 GMT
Oh, wait. The .410 doesn't have a ribbed barrel.
But the 12 is slick looking. Too bad they don't have a 20.
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Post by Horsie on Jan 3, 2015 3:25:13 GMT
Yeah, like I said, this thing must have weighed 3lbs, I've handled revolvers that have been as heavy.
I've always found the H&R to be really heavy though; they're about 6lbs, just a pound an a half lighter than my O/U 12g.
They don't make a 20g version? That's odd.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jan 3, 2015 10:12:02 GMT
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Post by Horsie on Jan 3, 2015 15:41:01 GMT
That's pretty neat, although I'm not sure how well it would perform compared to a pistol-calibre Derringer at the range you'd use it at.
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Post by Horsie on Jan 3, 2015 19:37:36 GMT
I'd love to find a Greener GP shotgun, I saw one at a gun show years ago, before I had my license; Essentially it's a smoothbore Martini-Henry that's been chambered for 12guage shot shells. It also seems that they replaced the cocking indicator (the little tear-drop shaped piece on the right side of regular Martini-Henry's) with a safety. There was also a .410 made from Lee-Enfields too, with the magazine well blocked for single-shot use; it'd be fucking heavy for a .410, but I'd still love to have one.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jan 4, 2015 4:03:45 GMT
That's pretty neat, although I'm not sure how well it would perform compared to a pistol-calibre Derringer at the range you'd use it at. I donno, .223 isn't designed for use with a 3 inch barrel. Most of it's energy would be lost in the bloom, which would prolly be the size of a beach ball. I would think the idea of a .223 pistol is more impressive than it actually is in practice. A 3 inch barrel with a 1.76 inch case only leaves 1.24 for bullet acceleration for a cartridge that was designed for a 16-20 inch barrel. If you want any performance out of a short barrel you really need to look at ammo that has been designed for pistols. .22 TCM, five-seven, or Tokarav would be better choices for a small cal, high velocity pistol.
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Post by Harkovast on Jan 4, 2015 4:07:26 GMT
I am not sure I agree with a wordweaver on this one about the sword present. She got you the bastard sword....is she trying to tell you something? If she follows this present up with the asshole hammer or the shithead axe, then you should be really worried. And if she even hints at buying you the Complete and Total Douche Nozzle mace, then get the hell out of there!
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Post by Horsie on Jan 4, 2015 4:09:11 GMT
Even then, if I had a single-shot pocket pistol I think I'd rather have something with a lot of mass rather than high velocity.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jan 4, 2015 4:32:34 GMT
Yeah, a pistol like that is really for ranges close enough to swing a bat and hit. So velocity isn't really needed. A fat .45 ACP or long colt would be fine.
Also, Vast can give himself 50 harkopoints for making me laugh.
Since when can I give out harkopoints? Since fuck you is when.
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