question 'Lock n' Load'?

[Simon Daymond]

What does/did, lock and load stand for?

[Richard Farrant]

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.

[Bazz]

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

[Tony B]

Or civil ranges normaly the other way round Load, Lock, try your aim. Commence firing.

[Richard Farrant]

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.

[Tony B]

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.

[Simon Daymond]

my question answered, thanks chaps.

(BTW, my militant went green last weekend, well the cab at least, pictures to follow shortly)

[Tony B]

Sorry guys, anorack syndrome from answering questions from the great unwashed at Milly Odd.

[Richard Farrant]

 

anorack syndrome from answering questions from the great unwashed at Milly Odd

There will have been a few visitors to Odyessy who went away bewildered then .........

[Degsy]

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.

[HotBed]

Typical British understatement....not quite how I would have put it.

 

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Tony B]

Won't comment on how many. Lot smaller this year.

[john wheatley (R.I.P.)]

Won't comment on how many. Lot smaller this year.

 

I was there and I've been this height for years :cry:

Regards,

John.