Simon Daymond Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 What does/did, lock and load stand for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Richard Farrant Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 It is a term that dates from the old percussion type of weapons, ie, lock the hammer back, fill the chamber with powder and put the cap on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bazz Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 a USA saying means placing on a magazine and cocking the weapon. In UK parlance this is 2 seperate drills, 1, Order "with a magazine of ?? rounds load" 2, Order "Ready", cocks the weapon. These above are a basic explanation, there is more to these drills. Bazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Or civil ranges normaly the other way round Load, Lock, try your aim. Commence firing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Richard Farrant Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Or civil ranges normaly the other way round Load, Lock, try your aim. Commence firing. Think you will find that the term "lock and load" dates back before the modern gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Yes aware of that. Open the frizzen on a flintlock so that the flash hole is uncovered. The lock. Hammer should be at half cock to avoid acidental discahrge, even if the pan is not primed then a spark could set off any stray poweder or you may have hot residue in the barrel. Prick the touch hole. Standing well back from a muzzle loading barrel measure in the powder. Add wad DO NOT use palm on top of the ram rod, if the gun has an AD it goes straight through the palm. Add shot. Add wad, I use deep fried wool carpet discs, with Spry vegatable fat as lubricant. Then prime pan, or in my case being lazy add percussion cap. Full hammer and squeeze trigger, count ten lcok times, bang count another ten main charge may, or may not (Hang fire) go off. count twenty and the shot or ball rattles out the end. Ah the joys of Black powder shooting. Modern cartridge weapons Load round or magazine, with action open then close Lock so weapon in battery, then try aim . At that point the Range Master should give commence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Simon Daymond Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 my question answered, thanks chaps. (BTW, my militant went green last weekend, well the cab at least, pictures to follow shortly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Sorry guys, anorack syndrome from answering questions from the great unwashed at Milly Odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Richard Farrant Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 anorack syndrome from answering questions from the great unwashed at Milly OddThere will have been a few visitors to Odyessy who went away bewildered then ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Degsy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 There will have been a few visitors to Odyessy who went away bewildered then ......... Typical British understatement....not quite how I would have put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HotBed Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Typical British understatement....not quite how I would have put it. :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Won't comment on how many. Lot smaller this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 john wheatley (R.I.P.) Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Won't comment on how many. Lot smaller this year. I was there and I've been this height for years :cry: Regards, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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