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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Gamo Gate => : CFX Marauder July 08, 2008, 01:11:41 AM
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My slow brain seems to remember you talking of makingsuch a rifle....
http://www.network54.com/Forum/479035/message/1215484968/Here%27s+the+CFX++Carbine (http://www.network54.com/Forum/479035/message/1215484968/Here%27s+the+CFX++Carbine)
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Thanks Brent! That is very close to what I imagined. That must be a very nice package to shoot and quick handling. I wish Gamo would take notice and offer a carbine version. I'd bet they'd sell a bunch of them.................
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don't know much about rifles, but what's the difference here? what's a carbine version? how is it different from a regular version?
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Not THAT'S a nice rifle!!!
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bean - 7/8/2008 6:26 PM don't know much about rifles, but what's the difference here? what's a carbine version? how is it different from a regular version?
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbine) defines "Carbine" (the firearm, not the race horse) thusly:
A carbine is a firearm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm) similar to a rifle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle) or musket (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musket), but generally shorter and of lesser power. Many carbines, especially modern designs, were developed from rifles, being essentially shortened versions of full rifles firing the same ammunition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammunition), although usually at a lower velocity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity). There have also been many where the carbine and rifle adopted by a particular nation were not technically related, such as using completely different ammunition or internal operating systems (though the carbine still being weaker, or of smaller size). Either may be more common, depending on the time period. There are also a limited number of pistol-caliber carbines, designed by integrating the action of a handgun such as a revolver (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver) or autoloader (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-automatic_handgun) into a longer weapon with a rifle barrel and stock. They are generally employed as a more accurate alternative to a traditional handgun, and are used by some police teams and by civilian sport shooters.
In the 1800s, carbines were generally smaller firearms for cavalry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry). The foot soldiers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry) would have a longer, more powerful firearm, and cavalry a shorter, lighter firearm.
The shorter length and lighter weight of carbines makes them easier to handle in close-quarter combat situations (such as urban (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_warfare) or jungle warfare (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_warfare)), or when deploying from vehicles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_vehicles). Carbines have higher penetration capabilities than submachine guns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submachine_gun), while retaining standardized ammunition unlike personal defense weapons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_defense_weapon) that use proprietary cartridges. The disadvantages of carbines, when compared with their longer counterparts, are generally poorer long-range accuracy and shorter effective range, while also generally being larger than submachine guns and thus harder to maneuver in close quarters. Like full-sized assault rifles, carbines have higher muzzle blast and recoil and may overpenetrate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stopping_power#Overpenetration).
You can read the full page (quite a bit of info), here (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbine).
Hope that helps,
8) LJ
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Marauder, that thing is effing SWEET!!!!!!!!! Nice job bro!!!
Joe
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I'm wondering what fps loss from the full length cfx might be?
Charles
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These are Rich's words from the thread on the Yellow..
"The .177 has a JME1500 spring in it and the .20 CFX has a JM Trantula spring and there is a big difference on cocking force betweenthe two rifle with the short lever..
The .177 is shooting 7.9's at 880 fps and the .20 is shooting 11.4's at just over 790 fps, both are still breaking is as they have new seals and springs. "
http://www.network54.com/Forum/479035/message/1215894762/A+pair+of+CFX+carbines (http://www.network54.com/Forum/479035/message/1215894762/A+pair+of+CFX+carbines)
http://www.network54.com/Forum/479035/message/1214886168/which+scope+for+a+CFX (http://www.network54.com/Forum/479035/message/1214886168/which+scope+for+a+CFX)
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palonej (http://../view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=2367)..
Not mine but ive got a birthday on the 22nd and ive been gently hinting....(http://../jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cool.gif)