The Rifleman
I just watched the intro to an old western, The Rifleman and it is amazing how he worked the lever of this winchester and fires almost full auto like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IVCwYPjFXc |
There was a set screw in the lever that could be set to engage the trigger to produce rapid fire.
David. |
Really? Never heard of it.
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Sort of like a lever action version of firing a revolver with just the hammer?
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There was a magazine back in the 80s named "Firepower", and they occasionally did articles on movie, and tv weapons. In one issue the covered a number of different weapons, including the Rifleman's Winchester. They had a poor photo of the rifle (this was before laser-printed magazines) showing the set screw arrangement. The set screw was at the base of the trigger guard, where it met the hoop. Tightening the screw would cause it to move up into the trigger guard, where it would catch the trigger whenever the lever was actuated. If you carefully watch the opening, you can see that his finger is nowhere near the trigger. If you tried that without some type of arrangement like that, then I imagine that you would end up impaling your finger on the trigger. :eek:
Michael Landon used to tell a story about Chuck Connors. They were good friends when "The Rifleman" became a hit, so he asked CC if he would come and put on a show for his Cub Scout Troop, as they all loved the show. CC agreed. The troop met in a school that had a stage, complete with curtain. ML told the the kids that he had a special treat for them...CHUCK CONNORS, THE RIFLEMAN! And nothing! ML went behind the curtain to find CC holding the rifle in one hand, and the blanks in the other hand. ML asked him what was wrong? CC replied that he didn't know how to load the rifle! Michael Landon said that here was a man that could make the rifle sing and dance, but they had never shown him how to load the rifle. So ML showed him how to load the rifle, and CC put on a great show for the Cub Scouts. David. |
Cool story! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for the info, guys. I wonder would this kind of set trigger give people back in the late 1800s an advantage in a fight.
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Presumably very little except at point blank range.
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Could you imagine the screams if Mattel were to even try and market such toys nowadays? :eek: David. |
Actually today Nerf makes rifles with magazines to load and fire. Bolt action rifles for their toy guns and even scopes. I wish I had those when I was growing up.
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Heh, no kidding.
I got to hang out with some young kids who had those, and I probably enjoyed 'em more than they did. The Maverick revolver and bolt-action magazine loading rifles are so badass. |
Strike Raider Rapid Fire CS 35 and yes that IS a drum mag!
http://gearpatrol.com/blog/wp-conten...5-1024x778.jpg A revolver http://www.phiredup.com/files/admin/nerf.jpg Belt fed gun http://stevejencks.files.wordpress.c...ike-vulcan.jpg A rifle http://www.wellsvilledaily.com/archi...b96bff8c65.jpg Another rifle http://www.wrcm.ca/wp-content/upload...recon-cs-6.jpg Sniper rifles http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ynWOAg4YQB...llow%29+05.JPG Yet another rifle http://www.boltsniper.com/Longshot/IMGP4544.JPG A rocket launcher type or more like it just fires a really big dart http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ynWOAg4YQB...f_Titan_06.JPG The Longstrike CS 6 http://www.adultfansofnerf.com/wp-co...6-1024x320.jpg Damn...I wish I had any one of these when I was 10 |
If you look closely, the "rifle" is the basis for the sniper rifle and the "yet another rifle". The Sniper has a barrel extension which doubles as a standalone/underbarrel pump action single shot pistol as well as a scope which has no magnification, just a cool cross pattern and dot.
My buddy has a bunch of these including the sniper rifle, revolver, the belt fed as well as an older Nerf pistol, and two no name dartguns, one being a lever action and the other a mock double barreled shotgun, all of which are fun as hell. The last two require you to load the darts into cartridges which adds a spin of realism to the guns. Cool toys to have if you don't do airsoft or actual firearms. |
Which was pretty much why I got into Airsoft.
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Oh shit.
I need to be a kid again, or have some kids of my own. STAT! |
Yeah, I really they had those when I was little or give them to my little cousins. It teaches kids how to properly load a gun and operate it.
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