H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619

My Grandmother was born in this country to a German immigrant family. She spoke fluent High German. Her Second husband grew up in Austria and he therefore spoke fluent Low German. Neither had any kind of an accent. Nor could they converse with each other in German. While the written forms are the same, the spoken forms are so different that they are in many cases not mutually understandable. If I recall correctly, he could understand her, but she could not understand him. Supposedly, when they were getting ready to dub his movies into German, Arnold Schwarzenegger called up his agent and asked him to contact the dubbing company to express his interest in dubbing his own parts, since naturally, his first language is German. They asked him send in a recording of some test dialog. They REJECTED him, saying he sounded like the son of an Austrian pig farmer. (Or something like that.) He replied, "I am the son of an Austrian pig farmer!" Then he said to audience, "I guess I'm not understandable in two languages."

Okay, trying to fire .32 ACP ammo in a gun chambered for .32 S&W or .32 S&W Long, even if it will fit, is a fools errand as the ACP is so much higher pressure that it can, and probably will, blow up your gun. But does anyone know if .32 either, or both, of the S&W cartridges will fit in a gun chambered for .32 ACP? I have found a derringer in .32 ACP for short money, and and considering it. As is, I'd be perfectly happy to use ACP ammo in it, but if the S&W round(s) will fit, that would "seal the deal" for me and take me off the fence. I do have one of those conversion cylinders for the Nagant that'll chamber all three rounds, but if I recall correctly, it required some modification to work. But this is part of the reason why I am wondering if it is possible.

You guess correct.

I have a Winchester made in Connecticut. It seems to be superior to ones made in Italy or Japan. *Ducks and hides*

Actually, I suppose I don't, really. I don't like beans, but that's a separate issue. If you must know the truth, I had just seen the episode of The Big Bang Theory where Sheldon, a Texan, explained that chili does not have beans in it, so it was on my mind. I guess it's like how every time I see someone on TV say, "He's got Moxie," which I have oddly heard a lot lately, I find myself thinking "Does that person even know what Moxie IS?" I'm from New England, so I do, by the way. And yes, I actually LIKE the stuff. And just to be pedantic, I really am a "Yankee." What is a Yankee? Well, to people not from the USA, a Yankee is an American. To an American, a Yankee is someone from the North. To a Northerner, a Yankee is someone from New England. To a New Englander, well, from there it get's a little silly. Some would say it's someone from Vermont. Others would say to qualify you have to have at least 2 generations of family in the ground. Others would say you have to be born here. Others would say that you just have to live here, or know that you put cheddar cheese on apple pie, not ice cream, or just like Moxie. I qualify on the last three criteria. Yeah, as much as I "Identify" as a New Englander, I have to admit that I was born in Detroit. But I can prove that as well. I can chug a Vernor's and not dissolve into a coughing fit! And oh yeah, the ACP in .25 ACP .32 ACP, .38 ACP, 380 ACP and .45 ACP stands for Automatic Colt Pistol, and said cartridges are so named because they were first chambered in pistols made by Colt. The .XX Auto designation is a abbreviation. With regard to .45 Colt being colloquially referred to as .45 Long Colt goes, I have decided that it ain't worth worrying about. People know what you mean, irregardless of whatever the official name is.

Ah yes, just like a large frame Lightning. I remember the first time I cycled my large frame and saw the things swing out, I thought it was weird. Other than the swinging part, at least on Colt Originals, I've been told by Lassiter that the only difference between the large and medium frames is size. His exact words were that the large frames were a Lightning "on steroids." The small frames are completely different, having more in common with a Winchester 73 than the medium frame Lightnings. At least, that's what it looked like to me. Lassiter more or less knew why I made the comparison and agreed with me. (If I recall our conversation correctly.) I do know that my AWA .45 Colt Lightning can run .45 Schofields with no problem. I wonder of they will cause problems with trying to run the shorter round in the Pedersoli. (I need to double check something on the large frame...) $2000 is a bit steep, but perhaps worth it. I wonder what other calibers it will be available in. I'd be interested in .44 Magnum. I don't like the config of their "modernized" Lightning in that caliber, but one of these would be something I'd strongly consider acquiring. You can never have too many Lightnings. Adding a .44 Magnum to my collection would be most welcome.

So, what is different about these from a regular Lightning?

For some reason, I want to say... One knife to rule them all One knife to find them One knife to bring them all And in the Darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where they shadows lie...

Everybody should have at least 1 Frankengun.

I know you know. (Why do I feel like Inspector Clouseau?) I was just having fun.

That's kinda nifty. Here's what goes with the bolt.

Does it have beans in it? Cuz if it has beans in it, it ain't chilli. Then again, "cuz" and "ain't" aren't words, to be pedantic about it.

It's not turd uck in. It's tur duck in.

I always wondered if people who posted on Twitter were called "Twits."

Not to be pedantic, but a "gun" can have rifling. For example, the 16" GUNS on a battleship are indeed rifled. And the are clearly guns, that's what the navy calls them. A rifle, if course, a gun that has rifled bore, that is shoulder fired. A carbine is, most literally, a "short" rifle, and a "musket" has shifted from its original meaning of a shoulder fired weapon that is a smooth bore that fires a round lead ball about the same size as the bore to basically, an extra long barreled rifle, probably with a bayonet lug. Of course, carbine is a very nebulous term. Compare a US Krag Carbine to an M1 Rifle, they are about the same length. An M-16 is about the same length as an M-1 Carbine, but is considered a rifle. So is the M-4 Rifle a rifle, which is even shorter. But the M-4 is pretty much the same size as the M-16 Shorty of the Vietnam era, that was indeed referred to as a carbine. And if you are in the Army, never call your rifle or your sidearm a gun. A gun is a big old cannon. Or so I have been told. And a .45 Automatic is a historical term specifically for the 1911. With "semi-automatic" handguns, the terms, "auto-loader" and "automatic" have been used historically to refer to such "pistols." Now with regards to (used in the general sense) machine guns are even more complicated. A machine gun, generically, is a weapon that starts shooting as soon as you pull the trigger and doesn't stop till you let go of the trigger. More specifically... Heavy Machine Gun: A big honkin' thing, chambered for .50 BMG or similar cartridge, and is belt fed. Machine Gun: A medium sized thing, belt fed, and chambered for a typical rifle cartridge. Examples include the Browning .30, Maxim, M-60 and others. Light Machine Gun: A shoulder fired rifle capable of "Full-Auto" fire. Such as a BAR, M-14, M-16, AK47 and similar rifles chambered for a typical rifle cartridge. Sub-Machine gun. A shoulder fired "carbine" capable of full auto fire, that fires a pistol type cartridge, such as Tommy Gun, M-2 Carbine, PPSh-43, and other similar weapons. Machine pistol: A handgun capable of full auto fire. Most historic example would be certain Broomhandles. Perhaps the Mac-10 and maybe the Uzi would fit in this category. Now, there can be some blurring between these categories. Is the M-16 a Light Machine Gun or a Sub-Machine Gun, for example. What about that German WWII gun that the SS always carried in their black uniforms in the movies and TV shows? It is a puzzlement.