Questions that don't deserve their own thread.Post em here.
>>61416830>>61418346Yes he got it second hand. I'm pretty sure it is not a long eye relief scope. I own an almost identical one (the one shown in the picture) and that's not an LER. Most likely a lens is indeed missing on the ocular side of the scope. I guess that's not fixable :-/
>>61422541How did that gun hold like 30rounds in that movie?Was it, magic?
>it's a famasright, why does the trumpet specifically become go to answer to any question that's not worth answering?
I got three questions1) ISMI vs Wolff recoil springs?2) Surefire A vs B mounting for polymer frames?3) Has anyone tried philster’s enigma with a suit?
>>61422541Are u having a good day?
>>61416499>A revolver seems more fun I think. Revolvers are a LOT more complicated to maintain. You have to clean a BP revolver very thoroughly and they gum up fast. There's an extremely real risk of chainfires if you do not prepare your cylinders properly, which can destroy your gun or injure yourself and others. And of course you need to deal with the usual issues with cylinder gap blast and timing that all revolvers have.If all you want is click-fshoom, a musket or SXS shotgun is probably a better choice as a first BP gun. >Also, what are the "must have" items to get alongside it?* A powder measure. This is not the same thing as a powder horn. If you plan on firing the gun more than once, you REALLY do not want to have more than one charge's worth of powder anywhere near the chamber. I know two different people who're missing three fingers between them because they poured powder straight from a full horn onto a hidden ember* An extraction screw for pulling charges. It's not just for unloading, it's also for clearing misfires* A nipple wrench and a couple spare nipples* If your revolver doesn't have a rammer, a ball setter is really useful* Wadding, powder, and caps. You can make your own primers. The last couple /bpg/ threads have info on it as well as buying or improvising the tools and chemicals for "real" primers* Some kind of wax/grease for lubing balls and sealing your chambers. Once you load the cylinder you need to seal off the front end of each chamber to prevent stray sparks from touching off the other chambers. I use a simple mix of beeswax and lanolin* Cleaning supplies. Hot water will do most of it, but pipe cleaners are great for clearing the nipples. Always clean your gun right after you shoot. BP fouling sucks up water from the air and turns into acid that eats your gun. Oil it after. * Lead, a crucible, and a ball mold if you plan to shoot regularly. Popping a couple cylinders once every six months isn't really worth it though
Stupid question: I've recently gotten into guns and only have a bolt-action rifle so far because I thought it would be easier to get into than a semi-auto.Now while cleaning the gun I noticed that I can't seem to be able to reach the part where the bolt sits behind the chamber because it's just a flat surface behind the barrel. My fingers are not slender enough to be able to reach it with a tissue and q-tips are too short to anything meaningful. How do you guys go about cleaning that area?
What actually is the difference between the beretta 92F, 92FS, and m9? I bought a 92F from one of those police auctions and don’t know shit about it.
>>61422541Do I need an instructor to shoot my BP remington for the first time or is the Youtube enough?
>>61422898Bore brush?
>>61422898I think you are looking for a chamber brush.
Are you at war with /pol/?
>>61422898Since I don't have a chamber brush, I clean it with an old toothbrush or I use a 12 Gauge or 20 Gauge bore brush and those work, but chamber brushes are made to do the exact task you're asking about
>>61422906The FS and M9 are functionally the same gun. M9 is just the military designation for it. Beretta sells them marked both ways commercially. The M9 sku is only available configured like the government ones whereas the 92FS can have variations like Inox and a compact "centurion" model. The difference between the F and the FS/M9 is during acceptance testing the military used some out of spec overpowered 9mm and it caused some slides to crack. So Beretta installed a larger hammer pin on the M9 to prevent the slide from flying off if that were to ever happen. Slide cracking was only ever seen in these trials and never in actual use so it wasn't really needed.
Mornin niggers. I am torn between buying a Glock 43x and a Rock Island 1911 GI. It will be my second pistol and I want something around 600$ in 9mm. I fired and like both. I know places that have both and will be going today in a few hours to get one. >Enjoy some cheese women & muscle cars as a thankyou
>>61422910Youtube is plenty just make sure you look up and adhere to the 4 rules of firearm safety.
>>61422952No. /pol/ brownoids just keep showing up here to start off-topic bait threads and dickride putin.
>>61423026Unironically take the CZ-pill. The P10 is like shooting a Glock but better.
>>61423026Do you already have a comfy concealed carry option? If yes get 1911, if no get glock. Ignore the idiot saying to get a cz
>>61423026G43X for conceal carry.
>>61423125THIS. The CZ P-10 series is like a Glock that’s been fixed: better sights, trigger, more capacity, and also cheaper. $399 at Bass Pro/Cabela’s last time I checked.
>>61423026glock unless you get the rock island for a good price or you just absolutely want to have a 1911. I had a $300 9mm RIA and it functioned fine, but it's fit and finish was unremarkable. Which is expected from the price point.
>>61422918thanks!
>>61423253I spend a lot of time in the Philippines and I am amused by the price difference between different RIA pistols. The ww2 style 1911 costs peanuts at 300+ while the Baby Rock and the double stack ported short barrel 1911 that holds 10 rounds costs as much as a Glock. I would rather go with the Glock in that case.
Is the "Garands can't use standard commercial ammo" saying complete fudd lore or not?
Where do I read about basic gear set up besides the generals here? I have a WASR (complete gun) that I want to put a new receiver on. Is there a well known gun smith I can send it off to? Everyone around here is booked months if not years in advance and won't take on more work.Where do you find ideas for shooting drills to practice?
>>61422898Yeah I’m thinking maybe chamber brush?
>>61423312Yes and no.Yes, in that you can get commercial ammo that works in a Garand. No in that if you pick a random box off the shelf, it’ll probably cause a bent op rod. But where the actual dividing line is, I don’t know off the top of my head.
I’ve read that Capital Armory can have suppressors shipped directly to you. What’s the catch?
>>61423629CMP suggests bullet weights up to 175gr and pressures up to 50,000 CUP. As far as I'm aware this describes a pretty large chunk of the ammo commercially available
>>61423031It's black powder, there are a lot more than 4 rules.
>>61423312Modern loaded 30-06 is hotter than WW2 ball the Garand was meant for. You can get around this by swapping out the gas plug or converting to an adjustable one. Turning the gas down will let you safely and reliably shoot modern ammo. Years ago before the cuckening, InRange had a good video on that topic and tested different gas settings.
>>61423870CMP suggests current SAAMI spec
Is there such a difference between JHP and HP that you'd want one over the other? Trying to find a brand for me to slowly build up now that I have my pistol and I see HP go for cheaper than JHP.
>>61422910YouTube is enough but personally I would do it with an instructor just to be sure
>>61423915Yeah the action is strong enough to handle it no problem. Its just with the default gas setting the op rod velocity is high and it whacks the receiver so you introduce added wear to the gun if you don't change it.
>>61423972Most HP's are JHP, they just often leave off the J in the description. Unjacketed hollow points are uncommon at best. You can tell just by looking at the pics of the ammo: is the nose of the bullet just bare lead? Or is it covered with something else, typically copper?
>>61423972If you want a bunch of cheap JHP for doing JHP things (as anon says you can't tell anything about performance from whatever terms the manufacturer uses) your best bet is earmark a few hundred in your account and keep an eye on sgammo, you'll see cases of contract overrun/rejected LE ammo pop up every so often at bargain prices. For example HSTs missing some primer sealant, which you should not give a single shit about.What you need to bear in mind is that not all JHPs perform the same. You're probably going to see S&B, Magtech, etc. as the cheapest options by far, and they are not very good. Fine for blowing up water bottles and still better than FMJ though.
Is picrel a real thing ?
>>61424359I mean you can certainly do it. I doubt it has a measurable increase in terminal effect. It probably has a measurable negative impact on external ballistic performance>>61423026If you want to carry something in warm weather/ light clothing get the 43x. If you want a nightstand gun get the 1911. What's your other pistol?
>>61424359It's a movie scene meant to add dramatic tension. IRL if you did that you'd increase the likelihood of the bullet breaking apart and fragmenting while simultaneously reducing how far it would penetrate. I'm not sure which of several movies that is from, but if it's the one with the bear it would actually be counterproductive. The general rule with shooting animals is you want the highly expanding or fragmenting bullets for small game and as the game gets bigger you want something that doesn't expand. People shoot groundhogs with bullets like Vmax that practically explode the moment they hit something. Meanwhile dangerous game is shot with non-expanding bullets called "solids" because the goal is to ensure they can penetrate deep enough to hit vitals.
>>61424359It was a real thing, with soft lead or soft lead jacketed round nose bullets. Pointless with a JSP, the jacket is already off the nose. I think it's mostly in Taxi Driver because it's something damn near every kid did when they only had a .22LR.
>>61422541Is there an international specialists group for defence industry?
>>61423026>600$ in 9mmGive the Steyr M9A2 MF a shot
>>61424588Yeah, international Jewish finance.
>>61424359>>61424575Yeah, it’s from Taxi Driver…https://youtu.be/WLNFCgWKuDA?si=_S5RX-PawHIsPLu1
>>61424615It would definitely resonate with the boomer audience. >we did that with .22, it made the rabbits blow up gooder
>>61423125I really like CZs, I have shot one before and really liked it (no idea what model, just remember it being a .40). I just want something in 9mm and the places I went had these 2 which I shot and found myself comfortable with both.>>61423161Im planning on taking the CC course ASAP as soon as I get this. My other pistol is a Taurus 605 that I love but dont think it's ideal for CC or qualifying. I still love the thing though.>>61424591Had to google, but that is a fine looking gun. Will definitely keep Steyr in mind for the future.>>61423194>>61424390>>61423253Thank you very much, I was reading this thread on my phone at the store and settled on the 43x. There was a very close competitor though, they had a sig p365 that was from a wholesale lot but 'NIB' for about the same price. It was tough, but I liked the 43x slightly more and went with it. Thanks again for the suggestions, cheers!
>>61424761CZs are pretty much all in 9mm these days. I haven't seen. 40 or 45 in a while. I saw some good sales on their plastic frames a while back, but I recommend their CZ 75 series. >steyrBereli sells them occasionally for 400. Extremely good deal. One of my favorite pistols, and there are holster options in case you put a light on it.
Do you need to disassemble the bolt on a bolt action for cleaning?
With a tank/tracked vehicles in general, the ideal is having the treads be driven by the front right?
>>61426439Only if you want it to be clean.
>>61424761>or qualifyingI wouldn't worry about that unless you're legally blind or have Parkinsons.Actually blindness may not be a deal breaker.
this has been sitting in the back of my head during an AT4 course but I didn't have the balls to ask the instructors because of it's stupidity; can you mortar an AT4
>>61422541If a glock 19 was loaded with a bullet exactly like 9mm luger, but the bullet diameter was 9.04 mm instead of 9.02 mm would the consequences bea. can't even tell the differenceb. my gun will slowly deterioratec. I no longer have a gunor d. I no longer have a hand
>>61422787Always surefire b. Put a bit of blue loctite on the threads and don't torque the fuck out of it
>>61427302Depends on how it's loaded (powder charge wise)My guess is that you'll foul the rifling in short order and the risk of a bullet getting stuck will only go up from there.
>>61427302As long as the alloy is right and you use lube it would be a.
>>61426439not very frequently.
>>61426565NGMI, but I am blind in 1 eye and kinda nervous about qualifying for it.>im not a terrible shot for having shit depth perception and they let me use knives at work with no problem.>Just dont want to embarrass myself
Straight or Angled spotting scope?
>>614227872) b is meant for steel frames, a is meant for polymer frames
is this too tight of a bend for the switch cable?
What plate/soft armor companies do you all like? Prices vary wildly, but this doesn’t seems like a “bargain buy” type product.
>>61428433I keep seeing people push for the B on polymer frames and Ia curious to why they go against the surefire recommend model.
>>61428496Is it putting stress on the plug by causing torque or upward movement?
>>61428833a wont let you crank it to damage the plastic frame point, b will. this means b can be tighter and everyone assumes well im not a retard that will overtighten. i really dont want any play. imma put a b on cause i dont want a built in idiot stop stopping me from being retarded.
>Post thread about experiences with rural people not being knowledgeable about guns>Immediately get called a lying nogunzYet I can post copy-pasted ND stories and still get newfags thinking im being 100% truthful
>>61423320why do you need a new receiver
>>61428876>admits to being untruthful>still does not post a gun
>>61428891>admits to being untruthfulAlready said this like half a dozen times because of you people, but everything I posted about happened. But let me guess, you're just gonna say it didn't again and theres no convincing anyone I had even mundain interactions with another gun owner irl>still does not post a gunThe reply I screenshotted was replying to a picture of me with my shotgunThere, 0 context left out from the other thread. Now if anyone else does the same I know they were retarded and didn't read
>>61428982>somebody else's pic of a chinkshit pumpgunIdk what else I was expecting
>>61428876Is this even a QTDDIOT? I don't think it is. This is just a statement akin to a cross-thread "subtweet"
>>61422795No.>>61422906>92F same external appearance, first of the listed models released.>92FS, still same external appearance, upgraded safety internals to prevent the slide from flying off in cases of catastrophic failure.>M9, same as above with the addition of a picatinny accessory rail on the bottom front of the pistol.>Bonus 92S, same as 92F, but with European heel-style mag release at the base of the grip rather than at the trigger-guard.
>>61428496no, the plug isn't being torqued by the cable other than the cable weakly wanting to return to straight line. there's minimal slack, i can unplug and replug without feeling like i have to stretch or twist it into proper position
>>61429030meant to respond to>>61428839
>>61429003>Hurr durr thats not your $250 shotgunI'm not lowering myself to the level of needing to write up a timestamp to prove I own shitty guns, cry about it>>61429021fair, didn't feel like killing a thread to post about /k/fags being weirdly protective of hillbillies
>>61429076rurals are more likely to have hands on experience but not read about it, it's a different type of knowledge
>>61429030When strike industries got their cable management system into the NGWS, they said to avoid 90 degree angles. Your looks similar yo my setup with Arson Machine cable system and an old mod button. I wrap the wire with black cling gauze before a class or LARPing.
>>61429260Err a sharp/literal 45 degree bend, your is a gentle bend.
I've never been to an actual range with staff and shit. Can I bring a .22 rifle to a pistol range or will they throw a fit?
>>61429271>Can I bring a .22 rifle to a pistol range or will they throw a fit?The range should have posted rules. If it's not in the rules you can find, stop being a cringy sperg and call them to find out. It usually works best to show up for at least one session, not act like a dickhead or a retard, and then ask if it's okay to bring along your .22 next time you come in. Some ranges have insurance, construction concerns, or licensing restrictions that mean they can't let anything that's not a handgun with ammo under a certain FPS onto the range. They might have other restrictions too. My main indoor range is near a military base, so they don't allow you to bring in handloads or your own ammo in >any< issue calibers to prevent people putting greentips through the back wall.
>>61429398Thanks. I had a friend invite me but didn't know about .22. It's after hours and they don't appear to have a website. I just don't actually enjoy shooting pistols, they don't tickle my autism the way manual actions do.
>>61429476Generally speaking a pistol range is a rimfire range and vice versa. Centrefire rifle is the problem that requires extra measures. Take a pistol just in case.
>>61428876>no really, this totally happenedI'm gonna keep pointing out every made up thread, all you can do is seethe.
can i ream a .22lr chiappa little badger to .22wmr ? i want a little more oomph when hunting innawoodz
>>61430543Maybe, I can't imagine they'd be using two different barrels. Heat treat might be different though. Even if you can find a gunsmith willing to do it it's probably cheaper and much easier to just go and buy the WMR model, or better the .17 HMR.
>>61430543Is there reaming involved? I thought the difference between .22 LR and WMR was just the length of the magazine and ejection port?
>>61430996Think McFly.
>>61422558It's a movie.>>61422627It's a really old /k/ meme from an FB post where a kid was posing with an M16A4 at a military recruiting event and one of his friends was asking if it was a FAMAS (presumably because of the carry handle).>>61422952Just lots of cross-traffic. It can be irritating but it's not a fight or anything.>>61423026Between the two I'd take the G43x. If you want a 1911 abandon modernity and embrace the standard 5" .45ACP version. It's just not the same if you don't.>>61423312You can shoot commercial ammunition but it must be 150gr or less and 2900fps or less. A lot of off the shelf commercial .30-06 exceeds those parameters.You can modify the M1 to handle hotter ammo up to a point, but it's a very finicky design.>>61423641Either not suppressors or not legal.>>61430543It can probably be done because it's a single shot but you'd have to adjust the extractor as well.>>61429271Should be ok, but it depends on their rules. Why not look up the rules or call them and ask before you go?>>61428394Doesn't really matter. It just has to magnify a bunch.>>61426439Deep cleaning every couple of years sure. Routine cleaning no. I've done it only a few times and even then it wasn't really necessary.You should also not disassemble revolvers and shotgun trigger assemblies either.
>>61431008Okay, I looked it up and WMR doesn't use a heeled bullet. Which is kind of shit, I thought you could fire .22 LR from a magnum. Why does anyone buy anything chambered in this garbage cartridge then, at least if it was just a longer .22 LR you could use cheap ammo for plinking. Why pay centerfire prices for rimfire reliability?
Since I can't find the BST thread: What's a reasonable price for a used 870 Remington that's barely been used?
>>61432042Around when was it made?
Is there any way I can strengthen my lungs without feeling like I'm going to blow-out my eardrums?
>>61432130Take up swimming
>>61431982Think harder.
>>61431982>rimfire reliabilityJust buy CCI
>>61431704>You can shoot commercial ammunition but it must be 150gr or less and 2900fps or less.
>>61432152>CCI>More reliable than the cheapest garbage 9mmNope.
Test
>>61432290At no point were we talking about 9mm
I have a cnc warrior folding stock and after shooting with it I can no longer fold the stock. I understand you need to have a certain technique but the thing wont budge
>>61422541I'm going to Ukraine in the summer for a couple weeks. My friend has some stuff to pick up from kyiv and lviv and I'm helping grab it. I haven't been there for like 5 years, anything I should be certain to bring back?My russian is okay, I won't be going to the front. Seen enough war as a former USMC 0302 and killing russians isn't on my 2024 plan. Any chance I could snag some good gear? Otherwise I'll just be picking up some pins and patches and stuff.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn-P4WWgPLc
>>61434529Pins and patches for sure but anything valuable they probably wont let through the airport. Maybe snag some Russian uniform or gear?
>>61433185We were talking about rimfire vs centerfire, and shitty 9mm is the cheapest centerfire you can buy.
What's a good cc handgun for my gf? Picrel, it's her
>>61434645Throwing stars. Maybe some nunchucks. How is she with a Bo Staff?
>>61431704>You should also not disassemble revolversNothing wrong with doing this assuming you know how to put it back together. I have diassembled and deep cleaned every used (and some new) S&W revolvers I own, usually so I can give them a deep clean and a nice oiling.
>>61434603yeah we'll see what the babushkas have in their little stalls.
>>61429022>M9, same as above with the addition of a picatinny accessory rail on the bottom front of the pistol.that's the M9A1 retard
>>61434619It's also dogshit for dinging squirrels innawoods you oozing vagina. He's talking about a fucking little badger here.
>>61435159I'm sorry you can't follow a simple conversation, maybe you should try going back to elementary school.
>>61435248Maybe you should try paying attention, asshat. 9mm is crap compared to 155mm but you're not getting that in a break action either.
>>61435332If you can scroll up, you can see I was talking about reliability and not the relative advantages of 9mm vs .22 mag.
>>61435375If you find another brain cell you might see that it's entirely irrelevant to a gun that is and can only be chambered for rimfire cartridges. You may as well be talking about artillery.
>>61435435If you were half as intelligent as you thought you were, you would have bought a gun that doesn't fire a rimfire cartridge.
>>61435439If you weren't a raging faggot you'd have a 16 inch naval gun.
>>61435440You seem pretty butthurt to realize that your favorite cartridge is actually dogshit. Fortunately, it's not too late to sell the gun at a loss and pick up something better.
>>61435458I'm coming to your house with my takedown Schwerer Gustav right now. You're dead kiddo.
Where do I learn the difference between gun types? I'm essentially a fudd and would like to know more. I specifically would like to know how the US government defines the difference between rifles and pistols since some pistols seem to be only a few inches smaller than a rifle.>pic relatedIs this considered a rifle or pistol by the government? The website seems to imply it is legally a pistol in some way.
>>61435998I forgot the picture of course.
>>61435998>I specifically would like to know how the US government defines the difference between rifles and pistolsYou and everyone else.That is not a pistol, it's legally a rifle and factually an SMG converted to a self-loader with a barrel extended to meet the ATF's retarded definitions.
>>61435998>I specifically would like to know how the US government defines the difference between rifles and pistols since some pistols seem to be only a few inches smaller than a rifle. According to the Feds, a pistol needs to be* Rifled (AKA the no shotgun pistols clause)* Designed to be fired one-handed. Various features, including foregrips and stocks -- unless those stocks are from a historic design grandfathered in -- are assumed to mean the weapon is a short-barreled rifle instead. * Manufactured off of a receiver that was made for a gun called a pistol. Even if it's mechanically identical to a rifle receiver, if the manufacturers *say* it's for a pistol it totally is. If you later use that receiver to make a gun defined as a rifle, its pistol virginity is taken and it must now forever be a whore of a rifle.Yes, this is exactly as retarded as you think it is.* Must meet certain size requirements * Must be designed for "sporting purposes" if the barrel is over .50 caliber. Fortunately the ATF considers "for the lulz" to be a sporting purpose most of the time, you just have to get them to sign off on it. * Can't be disguised as another object (the "no pen guns" clause)* A short, confusing tangle of rules meant to keep Saturday Night Specials off the market that are largely inapplicable due to inflation and modern manufacturing methods."Rifle" is just based on size, rifling, and two-handedness, it's where most of the stuff that's not regulated or a shotgun winds up.
>>61436125>If you later use that receiver to make a gun defined as a rifle, its pistol virginity is taken and it must now forever be a whore of a rifleNo. Pistols can swap back and forth at will as long as they do not cross through SBR territory.
>>61436079>>61436125Thank you both. That cleared up a lot of questions I had.>>61436143>SBR territoryThis confused me a lot. I've heard all my life that shortening a barrel of a gun is very illegal. So why is it that guns with short barrels can be sold? Is it because the other parts of the gun make it long enough not to matter that the barrel is short?
>>61436256>So why is it that guns with short barrels can be sold?its cause lawmakers are retarded. originally they wanted to ban anything under a certain length including pistols.the thought being we dont want them cutting rifles/shotguns short to be concealable like pistols.then they didnt ban pistols but left all the shit in about short longguns.
>>61436256>I've heard all my life that shortening a barrel of a gun is very illegal.Only if you take it under 16" from the breech face to the muzzle or the end of a permanently-attached muzzle device. Recrowning a damaged barrel is a fairly common procedure and shaves a chunk off the length, it's why you see so many 16.25" and 16.5" barrels out there. Even then going under the limit is legal in most states as long as you file some paperwork and pay a couple hundred bucks, it just adds a whole fuckload of extra annoyance if you ever try to sell the gun or take it across state lines.
>>61436264I think I understand. It sounds like it has to do with how people can modify their guns more than anything.>>61436286>Even then going under the limit is legal in most states as long as you file some paperwork and pay a couple hundred bucksI believe I have heard about this. You pay two hundred for a gun manufacturer license, do some paperwork, and then you can legally make a gun that would otherwise be illegal. I have also heard of using a trust in the same way so that the trust owns the weapon and parts, and you just take care of them.
>>61436344The basic cash is just a tax on the item, not a license fee. Those are separate and have their own extra rules.There are different rules and forms for "Please ship me antiques without a background check", "I want to make one gun that would otherwise be illegal", "I want to make and intend to sell several guns etc.", "I intend to make *and sell* several guns that are not otherwise restricted", and "I want to repair guns for money, which will involve having other people's potentially-restricted guns in my custody". Check the ATF website for more specifics, they have very comprehensive FAQs and the full text of the relevant laws and rules.
>>61436389If it is only a tax, that is even weirder. I'll check out the website. I heard gun laws were retarded and confusing so I figured y'all would be the best people to ask.
>>61432130Inspiration training devices (power lung, bas O2)Play a wind instruments for fun (harmonia, didgeridoo)Static apenia training routine (long breath holds)Work on all energy systems (sprinting, middle distance, long distance)You want a low heart rate and BP, strong Inspiration muscles, good lactic acid removal, and to learn how to fight the CO2 response.
>>61436417>I heard gun laws were retarded and confusingI mean they really are. But also a significant chunk of the advice you're gonna get will be a suggestion to emulate Oedipus, most of the rest will be >>complying, and/or wrong. That "and selling" part of the laws is the one that's really gonna get you the Chuck Tingle's Donetsk Republic Memorial Award For Getting Uncermoniously Fucked in the Ass, though.
>>61434645Chinkshit tokerev
Just how powerful is a .600 nitro express, fired from a revolver at very close range? I mean, compared to most rifle cartridges.I'm working on a comic, and despite the quasi-cyberpunk elements, I want to keep the gun stuff somewhat accurate to reality. What if you loaded 4 regular rounds, and one hot round in the fifth chamber, how much extra power could you get out of the fifth shot, assuming it destroys the gun? Does destroying the gun make the projectile lose power, given that the energy it disperses?Beyond that, is there a handgun/revolver cartridge more powerful than the .600?
>>61438801>Just how powerful is a .600 nitro expressOut of a rifle it's insanely powerful. Back when it was invented even professional elephant hunters considered it to be overpowered. Think about that. Professional dangerous game hunters used to consider it overpowered. Out of a pistol with a much shorter barrel? That's different. Give me a moment and I'll model it in quickload.>Beyond that, is there a handgun/revolver cartridge more powerful than the .600?Yeah, .700 Nitro Express. .50 BMG, picrel, 20mm...none of them are "revolver cartridges" by design but there's no reason a revolver couldn't be built to use them, especially in the context of cyberpunk fiction.
>>61438898With a 10" barrel I'm getting about 1500 fps using a 900 grain bullet. That would assume a a solid barrel with no cylinder gap so in reality it would be a bit weaker than that, but we're still talking a 2oz chunk of metal going at supersonic speeds, so more powerful than a 12ga slug.
New to shotguns, why is ammo so expensive? What brands are cheap but good quality? In 12 guage. Also, I have a Winchester model 12 but have been thinking about selling it for a semi auto. What should I look for?
>>61423312Personally I think as long as its under 175 grain or so most Garands will be fine. But I use the Schuster plug and usually 165g pvri sp ammo, and it has turned the Garand into a much softer shooting gun. Worth it just for that desu.
Had an idea for clearing mines with little effort.Tell me why I'm retarded.1) You have a dog or guy with a metal detector pinpoint wherever a mine roughly is.2) You put a little pyramid on top of it that weights next to nothing, but holds a bullet that aims downwards with a little fuse sticking out of the top.3) The bullet ideally hits the mine directly but in the very least shakes the soil enough to trigger the mine anyways.Maybe buckshot is best.The mine blows, at the cost of a bullet, a bit of glue and a bit of wood or paper, and you need practically zero skill or training.
>>61439643this is not a good way to disarm mines-how do you know if you've missed?-a mine will probably function perfectly well even with a hole in it, military explosives are rather insensitive to ballistic shock by design for safety and transport. You can shoot a block of C4 and it wouldn't do anything.
>>61439463>, why is ammo so expensive?Most of it isn't. You're either looking in the wrong places or you're looking at some kind of special stuff.>cheap but good qualityjust get on Ammoseek or see what's cheap at your local stores. I've never encountered truly bad shotshells, I've shot a fuckload of the cheap stuff like Federal Top Gun and Rio and sure, it doesn't pattern as nice as the expensive loads do but it's reliable, and for just having fun, shooting clays, whatever, it's plenty good for that.
>>61439696>You can shoot a block of C4 and it wouldn't do anything.Granted, because C4 is optimized to be very stable, but I would assume that a mine that gets activated by stepping on it would be triggered by a bullet hitting it, or even the ground next to it.Also you would know if you hit it if some sort of explosion were to come out of it.
>>61439769you assume wrong.
>>61439713Thanks. I meant relative to stuff like 9mm or 7.62, seeing stuff at 50+ CPR hurts
>>61439769what I'm saying is that most military explosives are designed so that they will not detonate if they are dropped, thrown, or shot, they require specific shock caused by primers, which might explode I'd give you that but how are you going to hit it if the primer is so much smaller than the whole, or electrically detonated? Example, the US has accidentally almost nuked itself several times with nukes falling off the back of bombers. Nukes work by using conventional explosives to compress a reactive core. In most if not all of these cases the conventional explosives in the bombs survived falling out of planes without detonating, what makes you think that shooting it is going to set it off?
>>61438898>>61438976Sorry that I didn't reply sooner. I'm just going to have to look closer into ballistics... and learn how to draw something other than animu girls. Thanks, though.
>>61439832I'll have to admit: hollywood myths and video games
What's a good pocket carry closely around or preferably under 10 ounces? I'm a Floridian in gym and khaki shorts half the time, and I think motherfuckers are way too optimistic about what can be placed in their pockets. My phone is around 9.5 ounces and that starts to weigh them down.P3AT seems ideal but cannot be found.P32 seems too weak, and from a soon to be orphaned cartridge?Ideas?
I really want an AUG. Why shouldn't I, besides the pricetag?
>>61422541Just finally bought a 1911. Found a really good deal on a para gi expert for 400. Looks great except for the plastic grips and trigger. I didnt even know anyone made polymer triggers. STI used to make an aluminum replacement but since para went under, fuckin no more. Pls send help im coping and sneeding and i havent even picked the damn thing up yet.
for a long time soldiers used slings and bows, which hurled relatively heavy projectiles pretty slowly. Even early handgonnes used large stone/iron/lead balls moving very subsonic. Early matchlocks and later flintlocks had better muzzle velocities, but still used .50 or .75 caliber balls pretty regularly.Now we have modern rifles, with the tendency over the last 150 years mainly being a movement from full-sized rifle cartridges (7.62x54r, .303, 30-06) to smaller intermediate cartridges (7.62x39, 5.56/.223) with higher muzzle velocities. And there are laser weapons in use as well, likely to become more popular as batteries improve enough for them to be man-portable. Seems like the fastest, lightest possible 'projectile'Why this tendency towards smaller projectiles, moving faster? Just the obvious benefits of propellant being lighter than rest mass, and a better trajectory?
>>61440154>P3AT seems idealThe Ruger LCP is a straight knockoff of the P3AT. Marginally bigger but not so you'd notice.
>>61422541The yoke screw on my S&W Model 36 comes very loose after firing ~20 rounds. I've already tried putting medium strength threadlocker on the screw but it still comes out anyways. Am I just retarded or should I try using red threadlocker next?
>>61441319Did you clean the screw good with something like alcohol before you put the threadlocker on
>>61441319IIRC the yoke screw and sideplate screws are the same, but the yoke screw needs to be fitted. See if you got them mixed up.
>>61441095There's tons of examples like what you describe. To add another, in the mid 19th century dangerous game hunting was done with huge calibers, like 8ga and 4ga, often with explosive bullets. The moment smokeless powder hit the scene those went out the window and things like .45 Nitro Express became the norm.The higher velocity smaller caliber cartridges have several advantages: recoil is lower, the ammo is smaller and lighter, trajectory is flatter, and hydrostatic shock becomes a thing.
>>61441403The fuckhuge rifles were more for your second man than the hunter himself. The reasoning being that if you bollocks up your shot and now you've got a very angry elephant to deal with, it's time to stop fucking around and a bruised shoulder is the least of your worries.
>>61441629According to Mr. McCollum, yes. But they were used as outright hunting rifles not just if shit went sideways. W. W. Greener wrote the 8ga is the standard big game rifle for India and Africa at the time. In the black powder days the "fuckhuge emergency rifle" was the 4 bore and the common dangeorus game hunting gun was a 10 or 8. Once smokeless hit the scene the .450 Nitro Express (and its metric equivalents) became the normal dangerous game round, while the "oh shit" were the larger cartridges in the series like the .577 and .600 NE.
>>61441723You've got to remember that's only very slightly larger than a land pattern musket, and you're talking Greener Sr. there. You've skipped right over (BP) Express.Also I wouldn't trust Ian to repeat hearsay correctly, it's just not his wheelhouse.
>>61440884Just aren't that great. They aren't bad, but you get bored of it super quick. At least with an AR you can put new furniture on it for the novelty. Plus pretty much everyone else also makes a bullpup, so decide if you specifically want the AUG aesthetic, or if you just want a bullpup rifle
>>61441188It's like 4 or 5 ounces heavier.
>>61441882No it's a couple at most.
>>61441882>>61441914Okay so I looked it up and it's 54g heaver, so near as dammit 2oz. It's not going to be pulling your shorts down either way.
>>61441188Just want to jump in and say DO NOT buy a 9mm variant of the LCP or the EC9 or any of the ultralight small Rugers. They're tiny and weigh fucking nothing, which sounds good for conceal carry, but every time you fire a shot, the muzzle ends up pointing straight up and you have to find the target again. If you use this for self defense, you essentially only have one shot. They're great for conceal carry, because they're super fucking light, but for god's sake, don't get one in anything above .380
>>61441880It's got a solid record and it's well liked, and it has nice features that other bullpups don't have.It's a pretty good choice if you just want "short rifle that works well".
Where would be my best bet for finding an SL8 long-style rail (or whatever it's called) like in pic related? The only places I've found it in stock with google have been airsoft shops. I just want the rail, I already have the rifle.
>>61442045about 15 years ago
stupid suppressor question incoming. I want to invest in plan b, but realized a lot of the lower profile mounts take up a lot of the blast chamber before the first baffle. I was searching around and couldnt find a clear answer; if my muzzle device is 1.48" long and depth to the first baffle is 1.5", does taking up all that space negatively impact the sound mit/flash/etc of the suppressor and over long term usage does it lead to faster baffle erosion?
>>61442949Assuming it's brake or flash hider it shouldn't make much difference. If it's solid for some retarded reason your muzzle is going to be effectively half a mill off your baffle, and that's not going to be good.
>>61422541Is it possible to send Clint Eastwood something to sign? I want to disassemble my M1 Garand and send him the stock so he can sign it and write, "Get off my lawn!" on it.
live on border between funs state and IL, what are my best options for getting an AR, just moving?
>>61445262In IL, I don't live in between states, my bad its early
>>61441799>You've got to remember that's only very slightly larger than a land pattern musketIn terms of bore, yes. Not in terms of the typical charge. The highest standard service charge for a Brown Bess that I know of was 6 drams. Now that is quite a lot, but an 8ga dangerous game rifle is more like 10 drams, and the black powder of the late 19th century was a lot more potent than that of the days of Napoleon.>and you're talking Greener Sr. there.No, W W Greener is the son. William Greener was the father.>You've skipped right over (BP) Express.I didn't skip them, those were not dangerous game cartridges, though people confuse them with the later Nitro Express cartridges because of their name. Black Powder express cartridges were for game like deer, they were the English equivalent of things like .45-70, .45-90, .50-90 Sharps, etc. They are not part of the evolution of dangerous game cartridges, but they are a useful example here because they were replaced by ~.30 cal smokeless cartridges.
>>61445262If it's only a short distance is there any reason not to move a few miles for better gun laws? Does the other state have high taxes?>>61444371Celebrities get fanmail all the time although a rifle stock is a bit unusual. He might do it, but understand that it won't be him actually opening the package. They usually have people who do that and a package as opposed to a letter is going to be treated with a lot of suspicion.If you have a spare stock that you would be willing to risk losing then it's worth a shot.>>61442045If you are really desperate you can try the airsoft one as long as it's not super expensive. If it fits and does it's job then it's not a bad idea.>>61441068It could just be the same as a regular 1911 trigger. Is it a regular slim single stack frame?>>61440884The accuracy is mediocre at best and the trigger is awful (although it can be improved). New production are all US made with sub-par barrels as well.I own one and I'm going to dump it.It can be made into a good rifle, but it's a money pit.>>61439463It's not that expensive for what it is. Birdshot and target loads are relatively cheap. Buckshot and slugs are going to cost more but there are off-brands that are significantly cheaper than say Federal or Winchester. It's important with your mod 12 to never fire steel-base shells (must be brass) and none over 2 3/4" long. Some European shells are slightly too long as well.I wouldn't necessarily replace a mod 12 with a semi auto, although the latter would be more modern the 12 has a lot of cool factor.
How effective or not would a 12 or maybe 10 gauge grenade round be? Something to where ypu can mount it like pic rel for say breaching doors with slugs and fragging rooms with 2 or 3 rapid fire mini grenades. I realize it would be small but you can still pack an ounce or so of comp B and some frag wire into a package that narrow.
>>61448182There's the frag 12, and a handful of 20mm grenade launchers (10 gauge is something like 19.6mm), but they're generally considered to not have enough explosive charge to really do anything useful. For CQB they'd probably add more danger to you than to your enemies compared to 12 gauge slugs, and much more danger to any hostages or other noncombatants. Seems like a terrible idea all around.
>>61445549There's plenty of accounts of people using .577 Express on all African and Indian game. Both professional hunters with a great deal of success and more amateur types fucking up and blaming the gun, I suspect soft lead may have been responsible for some of that.
>>61422541So for this type of rear sight you can do a 50m/200m zero by setting the sight to 200m and then zeroing at a target 50m away. But for a 25m/300m zero you have to set the sight to Z and zero at 25m and then change it to the 300m notch. Why do you have to switch back and forth for the 25/300 but not the 50/200?
Anyone know what 922r parts I need for a G3 build Google has given me some fucked results
Anyone have any experience with the Typhoon F12? How is it, just more overpriced turkshit?
>>61449562Unpopular opinion, there's rarely anything wrong with turkshit that breaking a few edges won't solve.
>>61449915how would that stop the stock rattling lose on my turkshit?
Is it normal to completely skip out on iron sights on rifles that aren't your main?
>>61449382>922R complianceWhy bother?
>>61450025Sure, if you're poor
>>61422541How do I deal with lead on an outdoor home range?
>>61450031Cause every piece of info I've come across for the build has made it seem important is it not? Cause if not I'm ignoring the fuck out of it
>>61450179It's only important if you don't feel like being a felon.Alternatively you can build it in a sporting configuration that would be legal to import then you don't have to bother with 922r compliance.
>>61449915desu I'm really wanting to get one, but I'm just hesitant on buying turkish. Alternatively, I've been thinking about either a saiga/vepr 12. Learning towards the vepr because it's near universally liked compared to saiga, which is upsetting because I like her design in GFL.
has anybody with a yugo tokarev had issues with the firing pin leaving dragging mark across the primer? should i be concerned/how can i fix this?
>>61450637Shoot some softer firing ammo.
>>61450123don't let your kids play in the berm. that's really about it. there's nothing to "deal with".
>>61450673>>61450673I'm currently shooting factory loaded PPU, but I recently started reloading. When I get my dies in, figure start with 10 rounds at starting load and go from there?I appreciate the help, I'm kind of new to all this
>>61450673I have scales and a bullet puller, should I maybe measure PPU's factory load and lighten it by .2-.3 grains? I also have a couple boxes out of a tuna can I have not shot yet, maybe try those first?
>>61450727>>61450748If it's doing it with new factory ammo then either it needs a good claening or a new recoil spring.Normally you get the drag marks from teh action opening too fast, normal with overpressured ammo. Can also happen though if the recoil spring is worn or if the firing pin is sticking a bit.
>>61450793The serial number dates it as a 1961, I'm going to try the recoil spring first given the age. I did a thorough cleaning on it before it went to the range, the condition when I got it was well used and fairly dirty.Much appreciated anon, thank you
>>61450011If you can't keep a bolt tight I don't know what to fucking tell you m8. Maybe you're just not cut out for operating machinery.
Stock on my AR comes a bit loose and is noticeably crooked after firing it. I usually have to retighten the stock after a range day. What's causing that?It is a cucked collapsable stock pinned to the maximum extension because >cuck state
>>61451079>What's causing thatIt's an adjustable stock. If you can't even adjust it figure out your LOP and throw a fucking proper stock on there.Or if you're talking about the buffer tube not the actual stock, your castle nut's not done up properly. You should really fix that.
>>61450826The grime and shite was probably slowing it down a bit. By the sound of the age and condition you want all new springs, for the $30 or so it'll cost it's a no brainer.
Does anyone have any ideas/tips to remove a first gen colt cobra crane bushing without the tool?
>>61451079You could have damaged the buffertube. It should not be able to rotate at all. If it is rotating the steel endplate has cut into the aluminum threads and should be replaced.
>>61451450It's a castle nut issue
How bad would you fuck up your rifle if you shoot a rifle rated in .223 with 5.56 ammo?
>>61452509About the same as your mother.
>>61448064>It could just be the same as a regular 1911 trigger. Is it a regular slim single stack frame?Yee. Para GI expert. Tbh i might replace the spur hammer with a ring hammer too. Its basically a series 80 clone.
>>61451224So the next question is, is the non-captive recoil spring in the set from wolf springs designed for the TT30 compatible with the yugo. Seems like lots of people in the forums want to try it but nobody has posted results. might be one of those "waste 30 bucks and find out" kinda situations.
>>61450964then why didn't they give access to the bolt? the bolt head was inside the stock and the butt pad was glued on. turkshit = turkshit real people can delay gratification long enough to buy something not shit.
>>61453062>the butt pad was glued onAh yes, glue. The most impenetrable of barriers, only the greatest of gunsmiths who trained in a Tibetan mountaintop armoury, etc, etc.
>>61453049A full set of replacement springs should be about $30.
>>61422541>Mauser in WesternsI hate this so goddamn much
>>61453313I know right. He should have a knockoff Webley Bulldog instead of a silly meme gun like the C96 or a single action.
>>61453313You have shitty taste then
>>61453521I don't dislike the mauser, I just don't think it fits the western aesthetic
>>61451492Even if the castle nut is loose by a few turns/backed off a bit the notch in the buffertube and tab in the end plate should limit rotation to a tiny bit.If its more than a few degrees of rotation the buffertubes damaged.For the stock to rotate cause of a loose castle nut thats a quarterinch of you backed it off and the endplates not making contact with the reciver.
>>61453735Aesthetically, it's shaped like a revolver, but with a bolt and magazine where the cylinder should be. Plus it has a wood stock, and pistol carbines with wood furniture are definitely Western.
>>61453077yeah, I had to cut a hole in the fucking butt pad. what a grand and intoxicating level of engineering and manufacturing excellence. keep buying garbage, that's why all you have is garbage.
>>61434619mean time to primer failure for centerfire is like one in ten thousand rounds, with rimfire it's like one in a thousand. that's enough to both be perfectly rational in avoiding rimfire and also perfectly rational to not bother thinking about primer failures because chances are it's not the primers that make your rimfire gun misfire
>>61439795i got a cheap 20 gauge hoping to enjoy weird shotgun loads and people basically only sell hunting ammo. maybe its because im in the center of hunting country.birdshot is the same price as 9mm, a hair more maybe, but once you start looking at loadings that aren't birdshot the price goes up like 3x on ammoseek, and i haven't seen any larger pellet loads in person or i would have bought them. if you're talking local stores then literally everything is going to be $1.50 to $2 a round premium tungsten birdshot or slugs. every time i've bought ammo i've looked at their shotgun selection to maybe tack on a box of something cool and it's all birdshot
>>6145414020ga was a poor choice if you want to play with weird loads. 20ga shells are much less common than 12ga in general, are just as expensive if not moreso, and all the silly meme shit like dragon's breath is 12ga.
Finally going to give in and buy some Velcro card ammo holders for my shotgun. Any particular brand stand out above the rest? Anything to avoid?
I wonder if you guys could help me identify this oiler I found in a bin at a second hand store. I tried to check against the more obvious ones but gave up eventually. Based on the size I assume it is for a pistol or revolver, and based on the style I assume military. There is a whiff that could be something like cosmoline or other grease, but it's more or less clean. Any suggestions are welcome. Matchbox in pic for size comparison.
>>61453876I know its period appropriate and it fits the wood and metal theme or whatever but i agree with the other anon. It looks out of place and idk ive never held one but it doesnt look like it lends itself to fancy shooting.
>>61448064>>61452909Wumbo pls. I take back all the shit i said about you being a californian faggot wumbo. Pls.
>>61454814Oh it's terrible for fancy shooting. Weird shape and godawful trigger. But it fits the whole "dying Wild West" aesthetic, and any movie with that shit going on is kino as hell
>>61453954If you'd studied with the Grand Masters you'd have taken a craft knife and made a small cross instead.
Hello, I've got this old ruger service six that has had rounds stuck and corroded in the cylinder for 30 plus years. I got the rounds out with some lube but now I have to shove rounds in there pretty hard to get them to fit. Is the cylinder just fucked now and I need a new one? Or can I fix this problem? Can't find much online about this particular problem. Thanks.
Would forward swept wings offer advantage on a prop aircraft?
>>61455790Take it apart and throw it in a cup of acetone to dissolve the gunk, then evaporust if that orange blur is rust, then chuck a mop with some metal polish and run it in and out of the cylinders for a minute. Slop on a shitload of oil, ATF, whatever you have handy and then wipe it off with a rag.
>>61455790give it a good scrub with a brass brush
>>61455881If it's gunked that badly it'll want a deep clean, a quick brushing is likely to just smear it around.
>>61455790>Is the cylinder just fucked now and I need a new one? Or can I fix this problem?its not that badthat is not as bad as it could get. somebody really fun day at the range then ignored for a few months would be dirtier.it just needs to be cleanedreal cleaning not running a boresnake through it twice or brushing for a minute and thinking yea its done.
>>61455826Yeah, if it was a pusher plane with forward swept wings, the enemy would think it was just a normal plane and fly in front of it thinking it was sneaking up on it and then you could shoot him
scopes. Are those Trijicon hurons any good?
>>61448536>>61445549Tacking on to that, I've shot a Snider carbine that took three Cape buffalo, an elephant, a rhino, and six hippos, all with hardened lead bullets. .577 Snider hits like a fucking truck, both ways. >>61449382>Anyone know what 922r parts I need for a G3 build Google has given me some fucked resultsTake your pick based on what's in the parts kit and what you can get cheap?Relevant G3 parts (pick nine of these, because there's always a chance you missed the tenth. Foreign magazines take up >three< slots, not one. Frames, receivers, receiver castings, forgings, or stampings (if you're fixing a demill, this is free) Barrels/Barrel extensions Trunnions (huge pain in the ass) Muzzle attachments (easy and cheap) Bolts Bolt carriers Trigger housings Triggers Hammers Sears Disconnectors Buttstocks Pistol grips Forearms, handguards Magazine bodies Followers FloorplatesNot having to deal with a gas system saves you several slots off the bat. So basically if you fold your own receiver to do the semi-auto conversion you're already down to 11 parts even with foreign magazines. Grip is almost always the cheapest option. A perfunctory search turned up lots of results for relatively cheap flash hiders, bolt heads, and cocking handles: I would want no part of swapping out that trunnion, though.
Are there any other interesting early autoloading rifles primarily geared towards hunting, ie Remington 8/81 or Winchester 1907? American made (for availability). Bidding on Model 81 currently. For some reason I find these more interesting than military weapons
>>61457589Also preferably something with ammo that is still made. Like .35 rem
What's your optic of choice on a PCC?
>>61458045Anyone answering outside of the "whatever irons come on it and whatever red dot I have lying around at the time, who cares" range is very silly.
>>61458045Dot or a 1X prism if you have astigmatism.
Any tips on getting a stipped allen key out of an optic plate? Finally got a red dot today, went to install and one of the screws is fucked.
>>61458378Epoxy an expendable key in the hole or use a screw extractor.
>>61458378Tap an oversized torx bit in there and push down hard.
>>61458276Pretty much this. My brother bought a better one and sold this one to me for 40 bucks and a couple Xbox 360 gamesI'm not putting a good optic on an MPA Defender that I'm just gonna bumpfire at pop bottles
>>61458468Score.
>>61448536>There's plenty of accounts of people using .577 ExpressMy point was that the BPE cartridges were contemporary with the big bore-gauge cartridges, it was not an evolutionary step from 8 bore to the big Nitro Express calibers.>>61457441Sniders are one of my favorite rifles to shoot. But let's not pretend it's anywhere near the same class as a dangerous game cartridge. A .577 Snider is ballistically similar to a pretty hot 20ga slug or a mild 12ga slug. It's about 1 ounce going 1300 fps. It's about 1600 ft-lb. Meanwhile something like an 8-bore, .450 Nitro, etc, is going to be pushing 5k or more.
>>61455608how the fuck are you going to get a socket on an extension back out of the hole? I'm just not gonna buy turkshit anymore.
Is it bad to let some oil in the bolt, trigger group ?It’s only dangerous to leave oil in the barrel right ?
>>61460622it'll be fine. you don't want a ton because it tends to collect dust/grit/fouling, but overall it'll be fine.
>>61460615Tape the socket to the extension before you insert it. A little soapy water for lube helps too.
>>61460724alternatively you could buy a good gun, which is what I replaced it with.
>>61440884If you are dead set on having the cool space gun aesthetic then its not a bad purchase. An AR half its price will run circles around it in every regard except reliability, overall length, and balance. But if you're ok with the weird trigger and 2-3 moa accuracy then do it. You can get one for sub $1500 if you wait for a good deal on a used one. Get the waffle mag A3 or A3M1, nato stock is missing the bolt release and half of the trigger connector. Dont wait for the M2 because it will be expensive unobtanium for quite some time, you can always add a $150 aftermarket rail later to fet the same thing.
>>61460761I don't own any turkshit anon, nor do I recommend it. I'm just sharing a common gunsmthing trick in case it helps anybody.
>>61455790Get either a .357 *Chamber* brush, or a .375 Cal. rifle cleaning brush. A normal .357 brush is the right size for the barrel but is too small to effectively clean the chamber. You want bronze, plastic does not clean effectively and steel can scratch the chamber. Bronze cleans well but is softer than the steel the gun is made from so it won't harm anything. Chuck the brush in a cordless drill, soak it with gun cleaning solvent, and run it on low speed in and out of each chamber.
>>61422541>Hole left over from cuckold state magsDoes it make sense to fill those holes with some epoxy?
Would the Japanese Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank have been a serious threat to the Sherman had they actually faced each other in combat?https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_3_Chi-Nu_medium_tank
Can a Kar98k shoot 8x57? Does it matter if it says JS or J?
>>61462883Going off the info on wikipedia>The Type 3 had a caliber of 75 mm (3.0 in)...it gave an armor penetration of 90 mm (3.5 in) at 100 m (110 yd) and 65 mm (2.6 in) at 1,000 m (1,100 yd)>The turret armor of the 75 mm and 105 mm armed M4 ranged from 25.4 mm (1.00 in) to 76.2 mm (3.00 in) thick>Later models of the M4A1, M4A2 and M4A3 Sherman tanks were equipped with the T80 turret...This turret's armor was 63.5 mm (2.50 in) thick on the sides and rear...The front of the T23 turret...was protected by an unsloped 88.9 mm (3.50 in) thick cast gun mantlet>The Sherman's glacis plate was originally 50.8 mm (2.00 in) thick and angled at 56 degrees from the vertical, providing an effective thickness of 90.8 mm (3.57 in)>Later Shermans had an upgraded glacis plate that was uniformly 63.5 mm (2.50 in) thick and sloped at 47 degrees from the vertical, providing an effective thickness of 93.1 mm (3.67 in) over the entire plate>The upper and lower hull sides were 38 mm (1.5 in) thickSo a close range shot might have been able to knock out anything but a jumbo from the front and pop turrets depending on where the shot landed. Side hits would definitely go through even at rangeAll that said, the Chi-Nu had effectively 2 inches of armor at it's thickest and 1 inch on the turret. So if it didn't knock out an M4 with the first hit, it likely wouldn't survive long enough to take a second
>>61460724LOBSANG NOOOOTHEY ARE NOT MEANT FOR SUCH POWER
>>61422541How hard is it to make your own gun accessories? I see people saying "This gun is bad because I cant put reflex sight on it" all the time, but since when glue is not good enough for you? Same with magazines, just make a magazine longers, sure, you'll need to work with your hands but this isn't rocket sience
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>>61462894Yes, 8x57mm is 8mm Mauser. 7.92mm is an alternate name. JS is the standard loafing, J is an alternate one that should work but I don't see it very often. 8x57mm JRS is a rimmed variant that will not work.>>61463204You can try, but bubba solutions are usually sub-par. Glue doesn't hold up to recoil, and making a magazine that doesn't jam constantly is very hard.>>61454826A regular 1911 trigger and hammer should just drop in. Get one of each and give it a shot. If they don't fit and you can't adjust them to do so, you can always just put the original parts back in.
>>61463851It's an I not a J. I for Infantry.
retainer spring on my Strela flashhider bent out of shape and I'm worried about the cap screwing off while shooting. Would putting some loctite on it to keep the cap on be completely retarded or am I fine to shoot without the spring?
>>61464020loctite can't handle the heat.
>>61464020Simple enough to make a new spring. Might take a few goes to get the heat right but it's not like wire is expensive.
>>61463851Your bs makes sense. Ty for thr confidence in my faggotry.
>>61464449>>61463204Kill yourself
>>61464244any retard proof guides for this? would I be able to do this on the out of shape spring or would I have to get new wire?
>>61464688You could certainly have a go at bending it back into shape, it's not like it's doing much. Just put "how 2 maek sprang" into youtube, there'll be loads.
I’m considering getting an upper in 5.56/.223/.223 Wylde for long range. What features should I look for? CHF, chrome lined, nitride, stainless, length, hand guard? I saw a 20” CHF with chrome lining 7/1 and Geiselle Mark14 hand guard on PSA for $500. But, one reviewer stated the chrome negatively affects accuracy. I’m looking for max accuracy and velocity with heavier bullets. Any suggestions?
>>61465309>I’m looking for max accuracy and velocity with heavier bullets>I’m considering getting an upper in 5.56Reconsider. .223 is good at exactly two things, being light and being cheap.
>>61422541anybody know what the exact diameters for the barrel and the bullet were for flintlocks?
>>61466210Some countries standardized on certain patterns for a while. Other than that, no. Bad tolerances in manufacturing and a couple centuries of wear mean it's gonna be hard to tell just by looking at it even if it's a standard-pattern gun. As far as bullets go? Hell no. Most people who weren't in the military cast their own. Issued military ball ammo was usually a fairly sloppy fit to let you reload quickly and fire the gun several more times before the gun was so filthy you couldn't shoot it anymore. Rifles and hunting guns usually had a much tighter-fitting ball or bullet. So depending on who had the gun and what they were using it for, the ammo could be significant fractions of an inch larger or smaller. And of course manufacturing defects were still a thing.
>>61466210Put another way, "flintlock" is just a way of setting off the gunpowder. It's as meaningful as "percussion" or "matchlock" or "hand-cannon" if you're trying to figure out a gun's bore diameter....also your image's title says very clearly that it's a Wallis-manufactured .67-caliber.
>>61464504Why dont you suck the cheese out of my foreskin and see if that nourishes you?
>>61424359It's called a dum dum... when a soft point is no longer being used to look good in court or hunt there are a variety of ways to increase the likelihood of jacket/core separation and deformation. Which could potentially cause a more lethal wound. Sort of a hard thing to oversimplify because they are not all the same.
I am interested in some heavy grain 357 magnum, possibly hard cast instead of soft point. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations? Hsm bear load? Buffalo bore outdoorsman? Underwood?
>>61466210>exact diameters for the barrel and the bullet were for flintlocksThere weren't any. Standardization as we know it today didn't exist back in the days of flintlocks. Militaries tried to standardize but it's not like precision manufacturing methods existed back then and like the other anon explained it's actually desirable to have a sloppy fit between a musket ball and the barrel because it means soldiers can fire faster. You could take a bunch of Brown Besses and measure the bores and they will range from about .73 to .80 or thereabouts. Sloppy fits like that were common with early cartridge guns too. I own a .577 Snider whose groove diameter is actually 0.607--quite a bit oversize.In practice Flintlocks exist in every size from tiny little pocket pistols up through massive things like elephant guns, Jingals/wall-pieces, actual cannons...
Is it supposed to be JS or IS?
>>61466840Why don't you take advantage of Canada's assisted suicide program, or hop in a time machine and go back to when Aktion T4 was a thing, you mentally retarded leech
>>61467615
So I just bought a 50 Beowulf upper and some ammo.What would accessories have to be rated for to handle this retard round?Also what should I get for it?
>>61462716Anyone have any thoughts? Was just thinking of sticking some tape on the inside to "seal" and then applying the clear epoxy to fill in the hole.
>>61468220>bought a meme gun without any research on how to make it work.Very based.I wish that I could be so whimsical.
>>61467615It's IS.
can I take an air rifle to a gun range or will i be bullied to death
>>61469279Are we talking big bore PCP or a .22 springer here?
>>61469417.177 springer... with an airsoft quality red dot or the included centrepoint 4x...
>>61469449Well it would be kind of stupid if you have a garden or local woods.
>>61469279ive seen people do this, they usually shoot a few times then leave in under 30 minutes. not cause anyone told them to get the fuck out.more that guns are loud and they werent prepared for it.nobody says anything to them at all and they leave almost instantly.the ones that didnt leave instantly get talked into trying somebodys real gun. That was more cause it was some basedboy and his kid. kids like talking to random people. your like hey kid wanna try this. turned out the bb gun was his birthday present from his uncle and noguns dad thought he had to go to a shooting range to try it. that kid had fun. dad looked pissed the whole time.
>>61469481>garden or woodsI do not. It's all developed rural or urban until each end of the [spoiler]province[/spoiler] north-to-south and what little "forest" there is is all city/county owned park land where you can't shoot. And I live in an apartment in the middle of town myself.
>>61469499There'll be a quiet spot somewhere if you look for it.
>>61422541Does anyone have the Mantis laser academy, and is it worth the cost for some extra "range" time considering it only costs the same as a few boxes of ammo nowadays anyway?
>>61469549i'd rather not get arrested for shooting a scary looking polymer rifle in a dark alley, thanks.
>>61422541Which current thread deserves the most shitposting?
>>61469681cangen, hands down
>>61469633It's a fuckin' pellet gun m8, you don't need much in the way of woods.
>>61469819i already said there's no woods here. even the non-patrolled "woods" are full of hobos. i guess i could just do it in the parking lot but still figure someone would complain or even call the cops
>>61469845Obviously you'd need to go outside whatever town you live in.
>>61469865I do not own a car. too fuckin expensive
>>61469873Well, range it is then. See if there's an airgun club night so you don't have some dickhead with a brake next to you.
>>61469688Got it. I would have gone with /arg/, but yeah.
Is there any reason to mount an open emitter red dot sight on a long gun over a closed emitter one? My understanding is open emitters are common on pistols for the size and weight but that seems less impactful for a rifle.
I've got a CZ 457 Stainless with a 20" barrel. I want to buy an integrally suppressed aftermarket 16" barrel. Is it a simple drag and drop? The videos online are a bit confusing. It's not a conversion model.
>>61469845>not patrolled>full of targetsSo what's the issue?
>>61469873>can't afford a car>can only buy a pellet gunUnderage or felon?
>>61470400I mean I get it, if you're in an urban area and you work 5 minutes from home a car you'll use a couple of times a month starts to look pretty financially suspect, you can always hire as needed. The dumb thing here is being urban to begin with.
should I gucci up a dagger or get a stock 19 for about the same money
>>61471099If you have a G19 or another "totally reliable" glockalike get the Dagger, that's your new project gun. If you don't, get the 19 and don't fuck with it.
>>61471240I have a 17 but not a 19
>>61471386Do you want to carry the 19? If not, Dagger.Personally though if I were building an "all my fucking around is going here" gun I'd start with a .40 slide, or maybe even go large frame .45.
>>61470204If you got a stupid deal on it or have a spare one lying around.
Anyone have a torrent link for Mail Call with R Lee Ermey? I'm having trouble finding it for free anywhere. Only reason it's an issue is because I want to stream it for friends online but the only place I can get it is Amazon. They block your stream if you try to share screens on it. If anyone happens to have a link lmk!
