A gun is a device designed to propel a projectile using pressure or explosive force. The projectiles are typically solid, but can also be pressurized liquid, or gas.
Remington's gun
This pistol, which was offered to the potential consumer in 1961, was designed not only as a target pistol, but also as a long range pistol.
Remington Arms designers did not try to be sly, but simply converted the Remington Model 40X short-barreled carbine into a pistol, turning it into a bullpup pistol, with the bolt and chamber located behind the pistol grip and trigger.
This design was supplemented with a nylon stock, which was fashionable at that time, and a telescopic sight.
The gun originally used .222 Remington (5.56x43mm) low-pulse cartridge, which was considered to be one of the most accurate cartridges, but later a special .221 Fireball cartridge was made for the gun (to reduce the sound and flash after firing).
The weapon was single shot, but one of the modifications was equipped with a 4 round magazine.
The gun was designated Remington XP-100, and became so popular (especially among “benchrest shooters”) that it gave rise to a whole class of similar systems. The gun was produced for more than 30 years, from 1963 to 1998.
Technical specifications
Total length 360 mm
Barrel length 270 mm
Weight w/ 1.7 kg
Cartridge .222 Remington
Magazine capacity single shot
Arnett's gun
The place to start is with the name of the gun - L.A.R. Grizzly Win Mag.
So: the gun was patented in 1981 by American Perry Arnett for .45 Winchester Magnum (11.5x30mm) cartridge, and from this cartridge the Win and Mag were derived; the gun was produced in 1983 after some modifications by Mr. Ogat, L.A.R. company, founded by Mr. Larisch, Augat and Robinson (L.A.R. = Larisch, Augat and Robinson), which acquired the rights to the Arnet pistol; and Grizzly indicated that the gun was intended for hunting big game with short-barreled weapons.
For this hunting (and also for shooting at metal targets-silhouettes) the gun used the appropriate cartridge with bullet weight of 15 - 17 g and energy of 1.128 - 1.357 Joules.
The cartridge dictated decent weight and size characteristics of the gun - with a total length of 267 mm and barrel length of 165 mm, it weighed 1.36 kg without ammunition and 1.5 kg with ammunition.
But it was hardly unusual in design, as it was just an enlarged copy of the 1911 Colt pistol, with its short-stroke, tilt-locked barrel, Browning earring, and single-action percussion trigger.
Combined with the powerful cartridge, the weapon had a very strong recoil and required replacement of the recoil spring after every 1000 rounds.
It should be noted that the company also produced larger pistols with more powerful ammunition. For example, the Mk.V pistol used .50 Action Express (12.7×33 mm) cartridge, as it was very eager to catch up with the Israeli-made Desert Eagle.
The weapon was produced until 1999.
Technical specifications
Total length 267 mm
Barrel length 165 mm
Weight
- w/ 1.36 kg
- with ammunition 1.5 kg
.45 Win Mag cartridge
Magazine capacity 8 rounds (7+1)
Sokolowski's gun
This gun was designed in 1985 by Paul Sokolowski with two main goals: it was to be the most beautiful and the most accurate gun among pistols using high-powered ammunition.
Paul Sokolowski achieved this beauty in a rather original way: there is not a single bolt or pin in the design of his pistol, nor are there any of the usual levers and buttons for fire and magazine control. In addition to the main trigger, there are two additional triggers: the trigger on the left is responsible for magazine release, and the trigger on the right works as a safety (press once to activate it, press twice to deactivate it).
The weapon uses recoil energy of the free-floating bolt, which is equipped with a special shock absorber to slow down the rate of fire.
The only protruding part is the ready-to-fire indicator pin. The only screw is on the adjustable rear sight.
As they say, the designer achieved the second goal as well - the weapon has a very soft trigger, low recoil and high accuracy.
The pistol was designated Sokolovsky Automaster .45 and became not only the most beautiful (one of the most beautiful) and the most accurate (one of the most accurate), but also the most expensive (one of the most expensive) pistols in the world - its price started from $3333 (now it can go up to $25,000).
Technical specifications
Total length 245 mm
Barrel length 152 mm
Weight w/ 1.63 kg
Cartridge .45 ACP
Magazine capacity 6 rounds
