Questions You Should Be Able to Answer Before Entering a Gun Show

On 8 May 2010, I received from my friend Cruffler the following tale, upon which I 'blogranted thus:
Cruffler relates a tale from a gun show. He's covering a friend's table and a guy walks up and looks at a VZ24. Now this is a totally original VZ24, unaltered, still got little bits of the Czech Republic in the screw-slots ya know. And the guy asks, "What caliber is that?" To which Cruffler responds, "Eight by fifty-seven." To which the guy responds, "You should write it on [the price tag]." And then he walks away.

It's. A. Vee. Zee. Twenty. Four. DOOFUS! Heinlein suggested solving a quadratic before being allowed into a voting booth. How about y'all send suggestions for questions which should be asked before allowing someone into a gun show? Like, "Who designed the M1911 pistol?" (No, not like "What's the rifling twist in a .280 Ross straight-pull?")

Yes I'm being facetious, I don't want to turn people away from what might be their introduction to our eee-vill anti-government-extremist ranks. But some of these people need native guides. And c'mon, send your suggestions, I'll make a page.

So here are the questions I have so far, with appropriate answers:

  • Who designed the M1911 pistol?
  • John Moses Browning.

  • Who designed the .45 ACP cartridge?
  • John Moses Browning.

  • Who designed the US M2 .50 BMG?
  • John Moses Browning.

  • Who designed the M1918 Automatic Rifle widely used in WWII?
  • John Moses Browning.

  • The common Czech VZ24 is a copy of what rifle?
  • The 1898 Mauser.

  • What is the most common caliber of 1898 Mausers and their copies?
  • 7.92x57mm or "8mm Mauser".

  • What cartridge was the US M1 Garand originally chambered for?
  • .30-06.

  • Who designed the action of the M16/AR15 family of rifles?
  • Eugene M. Stoner.

  • Who designed the action of the AK family of rifles?
  • Mikhail Kalashnikov.

  • What was the first arm chambered for the 9mm Parabellum cartridge?
  • The 1908 Parabellum (or Luger).

  • Who was the key person responsible for the development of the .44 Remington Magnum cartridge?
  • Elmer Keith.

  • The Winchester Repeating Arms Company produced primarily what type of arms?
  • Rifles and shotguns.

  • Colt’s Manufacturing is most famous for producing which 3 modern firearms?
  • The Colt 1873 Army revolver, the 1911 automatic pistol and the M16/AR15 rifle.

  • Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal, or FN is headquartered in what country?
  • Belgium.
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