Is it possible to convert a pinfire weapon to fire centrefire cartridges ?
Out of scholarly/mechanical interest.
Is it possible to convert a pinfire weapon to fire centrefire cartridges ?
Easton Ramirez
Nicholas Morales
Yes.
Justin Carter
You do realize the chambers are built for the old cartridges, right? With the old powder loads and related pressures? There's faster ways to achieve a hand removal.
Christopher Butler
By drilling through the recoil plate and adding a rough firing pin?
Lincoln Collins
Just be very careful with your loads.
Kayden Torres
Oh, no I'm just legitimately interested on whether or not it's possible
I'm not stupid enough to try something like that
Ian Torres
Yes. You may have to do other work as well depending on exactly what gun you are modifying.
Of course you still need to make custom ammo, or modify the gun to accept a centerfire cartridge of similar size.
Luke Ramirez
Lewd
Sebastian Perry
Yeah, by all means. There's a lot of DIY weapons based on mechanisms like staples and nail guns and even toy guns can be made to fire. It's the part where you entrust your hand with the result that is scary,
Grayson Bell
Oh, huh.
I remember reading about some gang a while back that used exclusively muskets or something
Evan Fisher
birminghammail.co.uk
Oh here we go the Burger Bar Boys
Joshua Johnson
I didn't see the word musket mentioned anywhere. And the word 'antique' used about WW1 weapons is weird, to put it carefully. Maybe not; it used to be that antique meant 100 years old more more but now that would included a lot of weapons still in use in WW2. The current distinction - although not equal in all countries - seem to be weapons made for the old smoke-reduced powder types not used since about 1900, defining Luger P08s and k98s and Lee Enfields as 'modern' in spite of their age.
Parker Edwards
If you are a euro there are places to still buy pinfire ammo or reload your own
Jason Ward
I mean, while it's not as straightforward as centerfire, you can still reload pinfire rounds. I've talked to a few guys who reload for their pinfire shotguns.
Dominic Sanchez
Nowadays here I think it's based on whether or not it's chambered in what's classed as an obsolete caliber, or is a musket or blunderbuss or whatever
There is?
Matthew Rivera
hlebooks.com
hc-collection.com
google around there is a few others mainly in France who dgaf and ship out anyhwere to anyone who pays. If not theres that big guns/militaria fair in Belgium every year that can fill all your needs.
Dominic Martinez
ow and if you need blackpowder without a permit have a go at model rocketry engines. Just make sure to get the right grain.
Logan Foster
Huh
desu though I think that if you own pinfire ammo it means the law counts you as not owning the revolver or whatnot for the "right" reasons
so you can be jailed
Justguncontrolthings
Chase Anderson
That's pretty stupid. Old ammo is, itself, collectible.
Eli Brooks
Yeah, but if you own the gun to go with it, even if you never fire said gun, you need a FAC or face jail
It's a pain
(I really want to fire a pinfire revolver though)
Xavier Cruz
depends on the country i suppose but who will know ? pinfire might be outdated and somewhat shit but boatloads of motherfuckers have been killed with it. If its your only option go for it now. With our current euro nazi shit i dont expect these guys being able to sell in 3 years or so.
Joshua Carter
Ngl tempted to just travel to France/Belgium and see if I could get my hands on such
Anthony Stewart
28 of April in Ciney be there or be square
Or buy a antique
Order reloading kit (work on a good dropp off if you are worried allthough intra state stuff rareley gets checked)
Aquire BP from model engines
???
Go LARP with your pinfire
Lincoln White
>doesn't realize blackpowder exists
>doesn't realize that newly made cases can be loaded with it
>doesn't realize "the old powder loads" were made using blackpowder
Stick to ARs kid
Luis Clark
Yes it was common to convert 12mm pinfire to .38 s&w rimfire and then center fire
Brody Stewart
>Tyreese, give these niggas a volley