/k/ - Weapons

I need a good pair of kneepads.

And a backpack

>>514523

A bundwehr field jacket or something like a M65 pattern?

>>514511

How big of a pack, no idea on the knee pads other than I got some gel ones from either lowes or home depot

>>514534

If its got the liner buttons in it, it should be able to take a M65 liner if not the german one should work fine.

>>514535

The M65 liner may fit but it's the scrunchy bits on the neck and wrists I really want. Another anon told me the M43 liner would fit, but that's an antique I wouldn't even know where to get it.

>>514552

There was a fellow that made some excellent repros of the M43 liner but hes sold out on em its fucking great innawinter.

>>514523

I can't comment on the first one, but I have the second one and I would definitely recommend it. It's thin but warm enough that I've worn it with a t-shirt underneath in -25C weather and didn't get cold.

would aluminium plates for plate carriers work?

>>514585

Ammo conservation in a long-term survival situation?

>>514585

when you have to shoot someone strapped with explosives before he detonates?

also ammo is easier to make in total collapse situation

>>514585

When you want to LARP as re ebin warking dead zombie srayer or have cheaper fun at the range?

>>514585

When you're killing vampires jews from a distance

>>514644

Are you a squint eye rice nigger or just a victim of dicks in your keyboard

I want to be useful, but currently have no real useful skills. What are some valuable skills that would make people want to be on my side?

>>514737

addendum: i like

>knives

>archery [though don't practice it, i'm just interested in starting]

>tanks

>armour in general

>mechanical stuff

>>514737

For what, SHTF purposes? Learn about the local flora and fauna, what's good to eat, when it is, and what isn't. If you have access to areas where you can do so learn and practice bushcraft. Find a paramedic class and get some basic medical knowledge. Find something you like working with your hands, anything from making littles arts and crafts or sewing all the way up to blacksmithing or leatherworking. Take a cooking class, or just watch a lot of Jas. Townsends videos and try some primitive cookery.

If you've got even a little time on your hands and are willing to put effort (Note, not money, but effort) into learning there's so much you can pick up.

>>514745

yeah, and thank you. i think i'm going to take a blacksmithing course. i have far too much time on my hands and too little motivation or discipline, so i need to find something i'm really passionate about.

>>514748

you try making 5.56 hollowpoint out of sticks and stones

Is it possible to make interchangeable tube magazines for shotguns without an absurdly complex mechanism for retaining the shells? I can't seem to find any cross-fertilize showing how various shotguns retain the shells (keep them from being pushed out by the spring until needed) in their tube.

I understand that box magazine fed shotguns are never going to be reliable as long as the rimmed shotshell is King. However, I see no reason why interchangeable tubes haven't taken over unless there is something I'm overlooking.

>>514803

>interchangeable tube magazines

Many shotguns use the tube to keep the barrel attached and very few these days allow the barrel to be screwed into the receiver.

Really the only way to keep the rounds from being pushed out would be to have a block that's lowered as the tube is inserted into the receiver.

>I understand that box magazine fed shotguns are never going to be reliable as long as the rimmed shotshell is King

Not only because of the rim, but because the the brass is incredibly thin and it mainly uses plastic or paper which deforms over a long period of time when they're compressed.

>>514803

Most shotguns have one or two retainers in the receiver to keep the shells in place until needed, the tube itself is only a spring and follower. 1897's are hilarious when you depress both of them.

>>514810

33/34

>>514833

that wouldnt be that hard to do. see there is a locking system; when it is unlocked doors are only connected to lower part, when it is locked you open up both of them, but lower one is of course not visible.

things to keep in mind:

>gap between both of them. mask the fuck out of it

>the space between doors and locking system. if it is too visible it will be suspicious. i would built it inside of doors

>locking system. everything works from two pieces of metal to magnets.

>>514779

Building off this chart, how difficult is it to determine exactly what kind of steel a piece of scrap is made of? If one had access to a large amount of scrap material, how hard of a time would they have sorting it out for melting down?

>>514850

Even with a chart, and knowing what the part was (leaf spring or saw blade for example), it's very very hard to know the exact steel. However, you can usually get in the range well enough to heat treat it or work with it. The leaf spring might be 5160, 8670, 1060, or 5150. Or a proprietary alloy. The saw blade might be L6, 1080, 15n20, or O1. To determine whether something is mild steel or hardenable steel, spark testing is one possible way, as different alloys spark differently when ground. Also, unless you're a steel making plant, you won't be melting it down. There is plenty of good information on all of this out there, and on youtube.

>>514658

>>>/fringe/

>>514872

>>>/out/

Does anyone outside the US use 45 ACP?

>>514920

Various SEA countries like the Philippines that we exported a bunch of shit to have used it but I don't know for sure if they currently do

>>514920

Not enough people use the best pistol round.

>>514979

8+1 if you use modern mags rather than USGI surplus.

The thing about pistols is that using them correctly depends on roughly three factors - how you hold it, how you depress the trigger, and how you use the sights. Yes I know people can think of more, fuck off with your shitty philosophical rants

The grip of the 1911 is arguably the most natural of semi-automatic pistols due to its geometry, making your hold on it less of a factor in disrupting your accuracy. The trigger is similarly unique and paired with a single action hammer. The sights are shit so let's not talk about that.

It's the halfway mark between a revolver and a more modern pistol. There's room for it, it's a competent choice, and when shot placement is king it's better to have an option that may fit you than stuffing a bigger magazine in your hand.

>>514979

>The german military and several of their police units use the H&K USP if I'm not mistaken.

Yeah, but in 9mm

>>514979

The 1911 is an excellent sidearm. For a modern CC weapon, a GI-Style a1 is far from the best choice, but there's no reason to scoff at a Para or Rock Island a2 that takes doublestack mags. Even if you have midget tier hands and yet still shoot a .45 a tuned single-stack isn't a terrible choice. A gun that you are absolutely comfortable with and capable with is worth a couple of extra rounds in the magazine in my opinion.

9x19 1911's are also smooth and soft as fuck shooters. Wouldn't take one over my SP-01 though.

Alright so I need new night sights for my CZ, it's currently got the old factory Meprolights and I was looking at the Truglo TFO's but I've not had the chance to check a set out in person and I've heard both that the fiber optic doesn't translate the tritium glow as well, and the opposite, that they can get too bright. What's the real deal on them, are they really good or should I just get standard tritium sights?

>>515012

I'd stick with the tritium if you're doing any low light shooting.

what are the actual problems with the 40 s&w?

people who own them tend to like them.

>>515024

So the TFO's don't transfer the light from the tritium inserts well? That's really the gist of my question, I want day/night sights but if the TFO's are sub-par at being night sights I'll just stick with Trijicon or Meprolights.

>>515030

It's not as smooth shooting as 9x19 or .45, but a big part of that is because it's crammed into a 9x19 frame. Yes it will work, but it's a larger cartridge, it needs a larger gun. In my personal experience the only .40's I've ever enjoyed shooting were on .45 frames. You don't get any substantial performance change over 9mm, and you're left with higher cost and less capacity. As the great LEO experiment with it's ending, those problems will only exacerbate from here.

>>515030

It's an answer to a problem presented by stupid people. 10mm was the prime choice by the FBI, but after they discovered that people without proper training could not handle it, a shortened, and thus neutered, round was proposed and quickly adopted.

.40 S&W isn't very special - it's an unneeded compromise between 9x19 and .45 with having the recoil and capacity of the latter with performance more similar to the former. Not that it's bad, mind you, but it's a very pointless round that exists simply to provide people with what can be summed up as a "big 9mm".

>>515030

I find .40 really snappy.

>>515034

The few times I've played with them I wasn't too impressed but its probably because I'm an old school sort or the tritium in them was going.

>>515036

>bulk ammo online

Gunbot will tell you where to get the most bang for your buck

>experience buying hunting stuff online.

Just buy it in store if you know what you're looking for. If you've never been hunting I'd strongly advise going with someone who does.

>>515043

>Just buy it in store if you know what you're looking for. If you've never been hunting I'd strongly advise going with someone who does.

Yeah, I'm going with my stepdad he's been hunting for 50 years. Great teacher for this stuff. Between him and /k/ I will be a seasoned warrior in no time. He doesn't really understand the interwebz though and I know I'll be able to find better prices for bulk ammo online.

Advice for finding/buying a scope or other AR15 add-ons online?

Thanks

>>515062

>ar15 accessories

Try primary arms and midway usa both are good and primary has top tier customer service

>>515069

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

>>514748

>i don't know how to make therefore it's impossible to

off to dachau with you

>>515073

Tryout some of primary's optics, especially the prism scopes. They're essentially ACOGs without the heavy price tag. And watch some of the ak operators union video reviews of primary as shit if you want to see how good they are.

>>514585

They are, in theory, more quiet and will perform better against soft armor versus a suppressed handgun.

But in practical terms, I'd say a .300BLK bolt gun with a reflux/reflex can would be better for a variety of reasons in almost any situation.

almost

Also, does anyone know where I can get a good AK74 pistol?

>>515092

Tbh fam, I think the first step would be the loss of the ability to maintain a power grid, as that would remove the ability of people to effectively machine or extrude firearms parts.

The second step would be to have some kind of massive cotton shortage, a shortage so bad that cotton basically went extinct as a plant, so that no more nitrocellulose could be produced.

After that it's just a matter of waiting for all the metallurgists, machinists, and crafty old bastards to die.

>>514511

Wow, that's a lot of dick you're sucking to need kneepads for comfort.

HOLY FUCK, YOU'RE ONE PROLIFIC COCKSMOKER!

oy fam give me some good phrases to scratch on my raifus buttstock

>>515121

WELL THIS MACHINE KILLS COMMIES

>>515096

Killing the power grid would remove the ability for new firearms and ammunition to be produced for good period of time before it is either rebuilt or adapted to steam engines or some shit like that. In the immediate aftermath, existing munitions would be used, but that can't last forever. Whether or not they bridge the gap between collapse and reconstruction is anyone's guess.

Nitrocellulose can be easily synthesized with any sort of cellulose, not just cotton. Cotton is the most readily available form, but it's everywhere. Using something like paper instead of cotton wool yields the same compound. If naturally occurring cellulose goes away, all life is going away too.

>>515121

Assuming it's milsurp, how about "don't go carving into a piece of wood that's at least thirty years your senior".

>>515121

something about sopa macaco and uma delicia

>>515121

God gave the Portuguese a small country as cradle but all the world as their grave.

>>515172

Get literally anything else. The huehues managed to fuck up copying a Marlin bolt and the firing pins pretty constantly break in them. The sights are fragile even for a .22, and they're just poorly made guns.

I've been told that you can't deliver a buttstroke with an AR without bending or breaking the buffer tube.

Is this true, or fuddlore?

>>514776

Armoursmithing, chichester. Recommending one in or near herts/essex would be much appreciated though. Thanks for the PDFs, i really appreciate it.

>>514776

also yeah, i left the thread and didn't bother replying to that anon because he was clearly trying to fool himself somehow. I have no idea how you can possibly think that a fucking bullet is more easy to make than an arrow, otherwise we would've had guns first and bows second.

I think my main problem in a SHTF scenario as a blacksmith/metalworked would be the tempering, or at least for now it still seems like some mystical shit to me that you just have to guess. but I'm sure I'll learn in time.

>>515137

That's true, but the chemistry of non-cotton nitrocellulose is different enough to change how well it works as propellant, or at least that's my understanding of the subject.

And it's not like you're going to be producing paper with no power and at the very least a global cotton shortage. No real reason to even bother with making more paper. Also, have fun making nitric acid without electricity. You could probably make more ammo for a few years, and then you'd just be out entirely until you rebuilt the grid. Which, let's be honest, probably won't happen in a complete 100% collapse scenario.

>>515113

I know of blackpowder, but there's no real way to stop people from getting at the chemical components of it without destroying the basics of everyday life…. Plus, TBQH, without a power grid, making black powder would become extremely difficult. It's not impossible, but black powder guns would be reduced to effectively being the laser rifles of their time.

Of course, if you just wait a few generations for everyone who knows how to actually make them to die of plague and what not, and for rain to destroy all the remaining books on the subject…..

>>515174

This is fuddlore AFAIK, mostly based on a mythical scene from "The Green Berets" with John Wayne, where John Wayne smashes a prop M16 at the receiver extension by swinging it against a tree.

Even if it is aluminum, the reciever and buffer tube are mil-spec, heavy duty aluminum, threaded together in a very very autistic way that gives it more tensile strength than you will likely be able to physically put on it.

I mean, I wouldn't reccomend smacking bricks with it, but if you have broken the buffer tube of your rifle on another human being, you have probably literally shattered whatever bone you did it on.

>>515310

https://www.varusteleka.com/en/group/jackets/69

>>515312

I am digging these parkas, thanks buddy.

>>515314

samefag, i think it was this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers

>>514833

It would depend on your skills and access to equipment, if you were planning on modifying and existing chest of drawers, then you'd have to make sure that the drawers have a false front, that can be detached from the main body of the drawer. You'd then have to modify the original drawer, to make it more shallow and create a void at the bottom, and construct a new shallow drawer to fit in the space you've just created. If the drawer is on slides, then you'd have to install the new small drawer inside the bigger one with slides, and then attach the front to the small drawer. After that it'd only be a question of making the mechanism to attach and detach the front from the big drawer.

You'd probably need some experience or a cabinet maker to make this decently. Here's how I'd make this in the traditional way, e.i. dovetailed and without slides.

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/4d4bcade-f882-4649-a121-0de04efcfe98/secret-drawer

Is it correct that a gas delayed pistol (Walther CCP, H&K P7, Steyr GB, ect.) would not need a Nielsen device when using a suppressor?

>>515587

Learn to sew.

>>515617

You could get a super-fancy side charging standard charging handle, like this

http://gfgear.com/charging-handles/ar-15/gfg-side-charger

I haven't personally seen an integral carry-handle upper with the side-charging slot already cut. But you could talk to some gunsmiths, maybe. Have your military-replica upper cut open. Might sacrifice some accuracy, so I read of side-charging customizations, but it would be a much more natural motion to cycle the action, which I like about them.

Thinking of picking up an M&P40c cause I can get one for a song. But I want to throw a .357 Sig barrel in it, and can't find a decent source for a barrel for the compact model. Did they stop making even aftermarket barrels? If so could I get a full size barrel to cut and recrown or are the locking surfaces and/or diameter different?

>>515587

Find an old german breadbag. Two belt loops plus a metal hook make for a sturdy hold.

>>515121

А ну чики-брики и в дамки

>>515635

I'm really fine with a standard picatiny carry handle if I can't just get an upper with one.

Suppose you're a blind fuck that needs prescription eyewear to see, and can't use contact lenses.

What are you supposed to do for over-ear hearing protection, gas masks, night vision goggles, or anything else worn on the face that eyeglasses would interfere with? Suck it up and do without?

>>515667

5.7 and 5.56?

Technically the whole damn family of combloc 7.62?

.44 Mag and .444 Marlin.

>>515675

If the filter is good and if the mask seal hasn't been compromised through age or just wear and tear, I've got an old M38 that still seals right. 40mm filter compatibility is a bonus.

>>515675

Your gas mask should use standard 40mm filters

>>515669

Don't you need to modify 5.56 bullets or 5.7??

>>515698

They're both .224 diameter spitzer bullets, the only difference is most 5.7 loadings top out at 40 grains and 5.56 doesn't really start until 55. The massive twist rate difference between firearms chambered in each is probably the biggest issue.

what's the best way of cleaning my nugget after firing corrosive ammo? i'd always heard hoppe's, but i've also seen people say that's bullshit and just to using hot water with just a touch of dishsoap followed by oil. what do?

What are some sterotypical phrases used by Vietcong? Anything as instantly recognizable as BANZAI!

>>515705

I've shot thousands of rounds of corrosive ammo out of everything from nuggets to AKs, SKSs, and Garands. Hot water and a touch of soap is just fine. The Brits used to say boil two pots of water, one for the rifles and one for the tea.

>>515709

==DIDI MAU== go away fast or some shit

Me Love You So Long Time

>>515698

>>515695

Thanks anons

>>515713

That translates more to move fast or do it fast.

t. charlie

>>515772

Drop leg holster without question. It is the tell of a bonafide mall ninja or gear queer.

>>515772

>>gi joes

are those your gay little figmas strelok?

I live in a pozzed state and in one of the most pozzed cities, Boston. I'm allowed to own guns, but due to laws, no long arms and only sidearms that don't exceed 10 rounds of ammo capacity. Any recommendations?

>>515847

Move. But before that if you're interested for CC, there's plenty of pocket 9mms and .380's out there. On the cheaper end I'm a real fan of the Diamondback DB9 but I wouldn't trust one out of the box. Lelkek's 9mm guns seem to be reliable, and if you can get a P11 you can run S&W 59 series mags in it.

For home defense a good old fashioned 1911. ATI makes the cheapest decent ones from what I've seen. I think RIA still makes 9mm single stacks too if you prefer that, or try to find a Star Super B.

>>515855 (checked)

Thanks for the advice. And trust me, I'm moving to New Hampshire when I get the opportunity.

>>515847

might as well get a 1911 in .45 if you cant get any use out of the high capacity of 9mm

>>515847

Most any gun that takes single stack mags should work. 1911s, Hi-Points, revolvers.

Could a shotgun primer detonate c4 or a similar plastic explosive?

>>515954

Newfag spotted.

That was a goon namefag that spammed /k/ with IR gay and cuckold porn after he got btfo in a plane thread.

He's pretty much the entire reason there's no name section anymore.

I'm looking to buy 1911 grips for my dad that have his old unit patch engraved on them. Is there a good site that makes these or do I have to go hunting on etsy?

I've got pictures of the patches but I don't want just a .jpg slapped on some plastic, I'd like to get him real wood.

soughts on codyslab?

>>516128

The guy is a bernout, but other than that the videos are entertaining.

>>516204

>That last pic

But that isn't an AK-47 :^)

>>515043

>Gunbot

Go shill your Bitgoy garbage somewhere else.

Did something dumb and don't know where else to go for advice. I went out for a walk, starting in my back yard, but ended up crossing property boundaries. Most plots are several acres of mostly unmolested woodland, so it never struck me as a big deal. I've done it several time before, seeing as it's nice to just follow deer trails and see no man made structures save for centuries old stone walls.

This time though I walked straight into a game camera. I found one once before, on the same property I think, but I saw it from aways off and avoided the line of sight. This time I didn't notice til it was ten meters away, pointed right at me.

I freaked out, thinking I had stumbled across a weed grow or otherwise didn't want to be implicated in trespassing. After a few minutes of staying frozen and breathing heavily I ended up coming around form the back and taking it down. I scattered the batteries and took the SD card. Turns out it didn't even capture me. I went back and put the SD card back in the camera, which I left in the hollow of a tree not far from where I found it. I'm feeling guilty and worried, so I was thinking about leaving an apology and a few buck in the battery compartment and putting it back where I found it. Retarded? Should I just pretend it never happened?

>>516236

I'm guessing with all that adrenaline pumping through your system, you didn't remember what brand the batteries were. Would it be too risky to go back and search for one of them and then buy him a new set? Most game cameras sit out for weeks on end before anyone picks them up. It's also a good bet that whoever put it up would be looking to take it down close to a weekend right before he goes hunting, rather than on a wednesday in the middle of the week. A second option is to put in a common brand of batteries and hope he is forgetful enough to not notice that they don't match the original set; and even if he does, I doubt he would attribute it to malice.

That's what I would do.

>>516236

Sounds like a campfire story, anon.

Calm down just a bit - Since you left the camera in the same area with the SD card in it, he might think that someone was desperate for batteries.

>>516208

are you retarded?

Does anyone here know how to convert blank fed mags so they feed live rounds reliably?

>>516290

>>516278

can you remove the floorplate, spring, and follower and cut away the material blocking actual cartridges?

>>516306

Just need a new follower and the blank feed removed if its like the photo.

>>516005

>it is cheap

yeah, not anymore

cringe wallpaper tbh

>>516144

unless the 300 win mag recoil is too much for you, which it can be, then no.

>>516307

if that's the case, it might be worth trying to 3d print a new follower depending on the scarcity of non-modified ones

You guys got a shortlist of Daily CC guns in .380? Budget is up to $300

I take the bus but buses are fun-free zones, how am I supposed to bring my funs home? Take a cab?

>>516363

>Burgers can't take guns on the bus

land_of_the_free.jpg

>>516363

Do some dry runs with a tacticool briefcase with 'from my cold dead hands' and 'molon labia' stickers, when they stop you to search it have nothing in there but beef jerky and uncooked spaghetti. After the third time they won't bother and you can keep a gun or two in there.

>>516363

Guitar case. Dress like a liberal for bonus points.

>>516363

just don't be a retard about it. if it's a long gun you probably can't hide it. obviously a pistol you just don't go waving it around and nobody will know.

>>516389

>>516412

I'm just worried I'll be kicked out of the bus from the driver because of a complaint , I could use a guitar case but mine is soft. I brought an airsoft to test the water, the driver let me go halfway and cab 4 miles from home.

>>516389

>>516412

I'm just worried I'll be kicked out of the bus from the driver because of a complaint , I could use a guitar case but mine is soft. I brought an airsoft to test the water, the driver let me go halfway and cab 4 miles from

home.

>>516444

What the fuck kind of cuck bus do you ride? Where I live the bus drivers couldn't give half a shit about what you bring on let alone search your belongings (or even have the time to do it) . Of course the bus smells like piss and the hobos take up a whole bench with 4 garbage bags of cans and bottles but if you don't want to deal with that shit either get a car or have someone drive you.

>>516363

The obvious solution is to just buy a car, then you never have to worry about dealing with CONDUCTOR WE HAVE A PROBLEM

Plenty of cheap old cars around, or see if you can find a Crown Vic at a police auction Or come ask for suggestion on >>>/o/ please god it's so fucking slow here

>>514498

I'm a fag looking to get into /k/amping and Id like to know what some /k/ approved supplies are, mainly oil terms of tents, and food, I would assume most of you eat canned food or MREs, which one is it, which one is better, and why?

>>516513

Then yeah, you'd just need to remove the blank feed and get a new follower. Its probably cheaper just to get standard GI mags.

>>516540

Depends on what you're doing, if you're driving out to a spot innawoods and not hiking anywhere/going far I'd say bring canned stuff but if you're going balls deep innawoods for weeks at a time nothing beats how light freeze dried stuff is aside from having to bring water/find water to rehydrate the damned stuff. As for tents I just bring a shelterhalf and some rope.

>>516559

You mean to buy replacement parts? I managed to get 8 for free.

>>516561

Well then go for it, I was figuring you were someone thinking they could save cash by converting blanks over or some shit.

>>516567

PSA sometimes has their 45 ACP AR15 variants for around that price.

>>516581

What state do you live in and are there any potential situations that may occur in your area soon that would require police attention? This could be big like a chimpout or small like a parade. Do you own a car? Most robbers tend to plan around your schedule and use a vehicle to determine if your there.

They're already inside the house

>>516236

Sounds like a repost.

>>516363

Buy a vehicle. Have free travel available. This is america, not some europoor country where you're slammed with public transport shilling every day because muh environment muh fake climate change muh agenda 2030.

>>516567

>JARD looks like it's made out of home depot shelving and magpul parts

It will probably be ~$1,000.

>>516604

>Second question, is it worth it buying an all category safe thats over 150kg?

Safes are always a good idea in terms of covering your ass legally. I recommend getting one with a key lock rather than a combination lock.

>>516559

id like to get into stalker challenges, so like 2-3 days innawoods

>>516609

>I recommend getting one with a key lock rather than a combination lock.

Why?

>>516571

If I wanted AR visuals I'd just buy the TNW.

>>516601

MSRP is supposed to be around $850 with no extras, but time in the industry has taught me that cautious optimism is for suckers so I'm expecting if it ever hits the streets it'll be closer to $1200.

A semiauto PCC that's not an AR style, available in more than 9mm/.40, price competitive with the Sub-2000 and not held together by 68 hex screws and bad design choices is all I'm asking for, why does the market hate me?

How many times can you re-use a magazine before it becomes useless and you HAVE to throw it away?

>>516643

Just buy a new spring, strelok.

If the body of the magazine is intact, and the spring feeds rounds, you're fine. If it doesn't feed rounds, that's either because the follower is getting stuck and you should sand down the burr from the interior of the magazine, or the spring is worn out, or just hates you today. I've had that happen – was fine the next.

I can't tell you how many compression cycles the "average" spring can put up with … but I bet it's a three digit number or low-fours.

If you can buy/make/steal/copy/print a spring, the rest of it is fine. Unless you drove over it with your pickup. In which case, like the owl asked about tootsie-pops, the number of times you can reload is "three."

You can reload your magazine three times, Strelok.

>>516643

Magazines will out live you and your children provided you give them care.

>>516612

Canned stuff and a shelterhalf/tarp will do you for 2/3 days given you aren't going too far unless you actually feel the need for bringing a tent out

>>516642

>semiauto PCC

If you really wanted a slick setup, you'd build a rifle with a modular magwell mounted forward of the trigger group. By swapping out the magwell, (and barrel, bolt, recoil spring), you could run any cartridge out of any pistol magazine with one rifle.

>why does the market hate me?

The market doesn't hate you; manufacturers are lazy.

Making a pistol cartridge AR is cheap and low effort.

Making a straight blowback carbine based on a pistol you're already making is cheap and low effort.

Even when the Ruger Police Carbine and Marlin Camp Carbine were still in production, they were basically just a scaled up 10/22 and Model 60, respectively, feeding from P Series and Model 59 magazines, respectively. I.E. adaptations of designs the company already made, which is, you guessed it, cheap and low effort.

>>516236

So how did it go? Please update us.

>>516715

Works fine in my guns

>>516715

If you can afford a gun you can afford Hoppes or a CLP. But if you must it's better to go with transmission fluid just make sure you don't glob it on. Dab your finger and apply some on then wipe away the majority.

better yet use ATF with acetone in a 50-50 mix it's great for removing rust and loosening bolts

>>516726

ATF?

>>516736

Yep fucked up there in wording. The mix is good for removing rust/cleaning and getting stuck shit loose. But for poor fag lube use ATF and wipe away most of it leaving a thin film. still just buy some clp for guns it's like the cost of McDonald's fries

>>516739

What about McDonald's used fry oil as lube?

>>516729

Automatic Transmission Fluid.

>>516844

>Is it entirely impractical

Generally speaking, a full-length rifle or shotgun is impractical to use in a home, but anything can be used with enough practice and judgement.

You will be deafened for a short time due to the enclosed area and the flash can affect your vision for the same reason.

>Is it … a bad choice for a first firearm?

As long as you do your research, learn how to field strip it, and are confident with your choice, I wouldn't say it is.

However, with most firearms there is a chance for you to develop a horrible flinch because you don't quite know what to expect from the recoil until the first shot - then you remember the muzzle rise and the push against your shoulder, so you may instinctively brace or otherwise expect it in a way that negatively impacts both your shooting experience and performance. It's very difficult to reverse, as well.

It's because of this that .22LR is a much better caliber to start with, because it has no recoil and the report is minimal. A great starting point that won't likely create bad habits.

>>516844

It's a perfectly suitable long gun for rural scenarios. If you're in an apartment in the city WHY?? I would recommend against it. Make sure to get an adjustable gas plug so you can run soft point .30-06'.

>>516715

Battlefield Vegas has data saying all the major gun lubes work about the same for performance in high round counts and they only picked theirs because it doesn't get on clothes (anyone who can afford to blow 200 USD for less than an hour of entertainment is going to be wearing something nice). Also known is the biggest diference in lubrication during WW2 was how it handled the environment (Russian used oil didn't fuck up in freezing cold, German stuff did). No idea how that applies to things not intended for firearms.

Did Remington ever stop being pig shit? And which years should be avoided like the plague?

>>516982

>Did Remington ever stop being pig shit?

Nope. Marlin is still trash too.

>And which years should be avoided like the plague?

Post 08-09

>>517008

hey m8 these images are being updated, check the thread here for the updated versions.

>>516715

Motor oil works fine as lubrication. Pretty much all oils will work fine except for most vegetable oil based lubes which react with oxygen and gum up. Note that fresh motor oil isn't that bad for you in regards to occasional exposure, but you definitely don't want to play around with used motor oil.

I have become partial to using alg's "go juice" though, it's noticeably slicker than other oils. I've started using it on some manually spun fruit testing devices for work, and even had co-workers ask me what I did.

It's very thin, and creeps around fairly well too, but somehow doesn't seem to disappear until I physically rub it off during cleaning. But the real reason I use it is because it's isn't toxic. Ever since I worked at a tire repair/oil change place and saw the shaking hands due to fucking nerve damage from decades of constant direct exposure to solvents and shit, toxicity has remained in the back of my mind. If I'm shoot/clean guns for years, then I might as well limit exposure.

While it's biobased, it doesn't gum up or dry out (it will try to spread out though) or even freeze and I've used it for a year and a half with no problems. I probably wouldn't let an unused gun sit with it for 20 years though.

I'm not sure how it performs in regards to rust prevention. I've not had any problem, but then again I don't live by the ocean or have salty/acid sweat. It'll stay where you put it, but it's easily absorbed off a surface, so I suspect it's surface protection on the outside of a gun may not be that great if that's what you need.

When would having a baton be useful? Anywhere you can't have a gun you wouldn't be able to carry one. All I can think of would be in a riot with lots of friends with batons too, but they were pretty popular several years ago.

>>517021

Not sure about your local laws, but where I am collapsible batons are legal to carry concealed on your person if you can also legally conceal a firearm.

A baton is for nonlethal methods of dissuasion, like with drunks or someone that is clearly unarmed(usually naked or half naked) becoming hostile. A gun is more for a life-threatening situation.

How long until technology has advanced to the point reloaders can 3d print "brass" for rarely produced ammo such as 455 webley and never produced ammo such as 8x50mmR Siam?

>>517056

Likely when 3D printers can handle actual brass.

How autistic would it be to wear jackboots and footwraps during snow months? Not necessarily milsurp, but just something of that design, depending on local availability and being a broke fucker.

>>517056

>3d printed ammo

>hipster cartridges may become affordable to shoot in our lifetime

Thanks for the woody m8.

>>517008

If CCW is an option go for a handgun first, otherwise get a budget AR. You should be able to pick up both for what you would have spent on a Garand.

>>517056

Just get an old Handloaders Manual of Cartridge Conversions and learn how to form from brass tubing.

>>517093

I don't see why not, but getting each and every penis shape lined up properly would be the difficult part.

>>517093

The guys at proto-ordinance did this to a TEC-9, if I recall. 4 minutes and 26 seconds.

>>517153

she looks good, but you'll want the paddle release; I have it on my PTR91 and it's much better than the button release. your toes are gross

https://www.facebook.com/ForgottenWeapons/photos/a.260868080642309.62951.259844964077954/732244033504709/?type=3&permPage=1

Anyone know what video this wound up being in?

>>516715

Yeah you'll be fine. Lube is lube and motor oil gives more bang for your buck if you shoot a shit load.

>>516844

>and a bad choice for a first firearm

The only "bad choice" for a first firearm would be a .50 BMG, other than that, it doesn't exist. As for home defense, you're going to have to deal with over penetration. That and clearing rooms with a heavy ass rifle made back when CQC was solved with sub machine guns, maybe it's not that well for home defense. Better than nothing, but I think it'd be better to buy an AR15 if you're looking for a home defense gun.

>>517168

He has a shitload of videos he has never posted, so it's likely it's still unused footage.

>>517183

I would skip the whole kit if I were you. Just get a pot with a lid for cooking and then eat straight out of it with a spoon. Weight is a big deal when you are carrying it all on your back, every ounce counts.

>>517183

The kit related is okay, I've used one.

>Main pan is good for frying or cooking up a one-pot meal

>Handle is long enough to keep your hand out of the fire

>The two-part pan is marginally useful for keeping a stirring spoon, food prep knife etc off the ground while you cook

>But its rubbish as a lid for boiling drinking water, doing boil-in-the-bag etc

You should pair it with a decent canteen cup with a handle that goes down to the ground as an extra support, and a lid

>Lids are very important for boiling water, especially when carrying your fuel and not using an open fire

>Also they keep bugs and dirt from getting into the stuff you've just made

But there are a ton of cheap nesting pan sets with lids and folding handles to choose one

>Stainless steel is heavier but easier to keep clean in the field, alu pans burn and stick food very easily

Can someone recommend me a shotgun. It needs to be 12 gauge, cylinder bore (no choke at all). Break action, auto ejecting. Preferably not have an autistic safty system but that might be unavoidable. i would also prefer single barrel over a double.

Can someone link me to the website that described how the US bought their initial stealth technology from the russians?

>>517275

Buy a cheap H&R and cut it behind the choke, or you might luck into a cylinder bore/one that's been threaded for choke tubes.

>>517296

>it chews up brass and the rollers deteriorate correct

all the brass i've used in my g3 clone has been reloadable and I haven't seen any deterioration of the rollers yet

>>517306

#NotAllGewehrs

>>517296

The pissing match between them is generally down to personal preference. People talk about the G3 having a more violent recoil, in my experience I've shot examples of both that were soft and smooth and examples that were harsh. I've liked the G3 patterns I've shot more than the FAL patterns I shot, but like I said I've seen good and bad of both.

Going by quality I'd put DSA and PTR on the same level, century's clusterfucks are always a possible miss, and if we're talking bonafide military produced guns well neither of them were ever meant to be an STG-57.

Is bolt-action actually more accurate than semi-automatics, and if so, why?

/k/ I have a question and it's really stupid, please don't laugh at me. I got the bolt stuck back in my AR when I yanked back the charging handle and it's stuck back there, idk what to do. The charging handle is loose and slides all the way to the stopper if I put it on a decline.

>>517339

have you tried hitting the bolt release? the little button on the top left side?

>>517311

Intrinsically? Yes.

A bolt-action rifle has fewer moving parts, faster lock time, and less barrel harmonics than a semi-automatic. These all contribute to a more accurate shot.

In practice? It depends.

The first shot will be more accurate, but if you need to quickly take more shots the time it takes to reacquire the target after cycling a round in a bolt action rifle becomes a problem. If those shots must be made quickly, they will be less accurate because the rifleman doesn't have the time to fully line up the shot. With a semi-auto it's much easier to quickly line up another target due to less recoil and the fact that they don't have to manually cycle in a new round.

>>517339

Hit the slide release or whump the butt on something hard.

>>517345

bolt release, not slide.

>>517339

I actually emulated this accident with a chamber-flag, which holds the bolt inside the buffer – just enough you can't separate upper from lower.

I suspect you could reach through the ejection port with some floss, wrap around the bolt and start tugging. You could squirt WD40 around the bolt to try to un-stick the carrier from the buffer, or as two streloks have said, tap the buttstock with a hammer.

Maybe all at once, yes? If it comes to the point where you have to destroy the gun to fix the problem – which is exceedingly unlikely, you don't have to destroy much. Take the buttstock off, and cut through the buffer. Try to catch all the spring loaded parts. The carrier should fit through the hole, allowing you to separate upper from lower, at which point you can replace your buffer tube and put it all back together.

Incidentally, I just read that you encounter this every shot if what you have, is an AR-10/LR308, and you're using an ar15's carbine buffer in your riflestock. See, the ar10 carrier is longer than the 15's, and the buffer has to be just a bit shorter to make room, as well as there are a couple fewer coils on the buffer spring. If you use the ar15 rifle buffer it won't cycle all the way. If you go with an AR15's (much shorter) carbine buffer for your rifle tube … the carrier slides into the buffer tube and sticks.

Strelok, you might consider replacing your buffer spring. Once you fix your gun, that is.

>>517340

>>517346

>bolt release

Doesn't his description sound like it's farther back than the bolt catch?

I guess if I'm double posting, I'll ask a related question. When I took my new AR15 to the range, they told me that when the range is cold, they prefer the bolt be locked open. Easy enough on a bolt-action but on my gun, the bolt catch doesn't really 'catch' the bolt if there isn't a magazine's follower pushing on the LRBHO switch. So, I can manually catch the bolt but a strong breeze will let it slam home. Obviously with no magazine, also per range instructions, on an empty chamber but not in-total in compliance because there's a closed bolt. So I use the yellow flag and the safety officer was mollified but seemed to think my explanation was weak.

…so, was it weak, /k/ ?

>>517340

>>517345

>>517346

that's the ticket

oh so that's what that thing does

>>517375

>>517376

nah you're overthinking it man I'm just stupid

>>517377 (checked)

>that's the ticket

So you … used the charging handle to cock the gun.

Got it.

>>517378

ARs are faggot guns anyway and he wouldn't have had the problem with the AK which is designed for people like him.

Just putting it out there.

>>517379

Man, I take it you haven't seen a boof trying to cock his AK with the selector in safe have you?

Since 5.56 and 300 blackout share a chamber, can they use the same boresight?

>>517405

It wont fit right. It might work if you close the bolt real gently.

>>517405

Cartridge type boresight sure, but they're inferior to the spigot type that rest in the barrel anyway.

>>517450

>scotland

>supporting republicanism over unionism

That image is so American it hurts

So my idiot cousin was shooting his shotgun in the metro of Detroit while drunk and the police came by thinking he was murdering someone, right? He took it to court and his attorney told him he couldn't get it back.

But I'm pretty sure that is bullshit and all he needs to do is pay a fine.

My question is that is there anything he can do to get his shotty back?

Is his attorney lying to him and just taking his money?

>>517472

Ordinarily, yes. But,

>Detroit

They're going to sell it to a gang member or issue it.

>>517450

I live in Nampa, and so long as you don't live in a poor ass neighborhood, it isn't a bad place to live. Cost of living is pretty cheap compared to Boise or Meridian (hipster central), and it's only a 15-20 minute commute to either of those places.

Caldwell is the one you want to avoid. Meth heads everywhere.

Just got $400 dollars for no reason what gun should i buy with it /k/?

>>517462

I don't think the folk who can't manage money are supporting republicanism, its like that one comic where X says to Y watch this and Z comes out all guns ablazing while the other two are laughing their asses off.

>>517582

Pretty sure that barely buys a whole gun. Do you reload? Do you have the space to keep some reloading equipment? Buy a reloading kit, strelok.

https://www.lymanproducts.com/brands/lyman/presses-kits/lyman-reloading-press.html

https://leeprecision.com/deluxe-challenger-kit.html

Not sure if you could make 7n6 ammo yourself, as that requires a stainless steel bullet or something ridiculous. What guns/calibers do you have now?

>>517586

.38 special, 32. Auto, 243 winchester. I dont really plan on reloading right now. Not until i have some guns with more common cartridges at least.

>>517472

>shooting a shotgun drunk in the metro

sounds like that retard should've turned it on himself instead.

>>517606

>breach chamber

spelling aside, fuck me I am drunk. this is just wrong

>>517606

Its just a short M1a. Nothing to it other than being SA-tier and a tad bit lighter than a standard M1a.

>>517609

how much of a difference does 4 inches make?

>>517611

Tad bit more recoil depending if you toss a muzzle break on it, accuracy is average. SA stuff is either a hit or miss.

>>517606

>Springfield Armory

Only if you buy it used.

>>517582

See

>>517092

I'm looking into an AR-15, and will be getting a standard 5.56 upper but I'm also a durr hunder that wanders through very thick brush at times.

Currently I've got a .308 bolt action carbine that's a bit slow for the job, and I was thinking about big-bore AR chambering - narrowed it down to .450 Bushmaster, .458 SOCOM, and .50 Beowulf.

>.450 Bushmaster

Somewhat mainstream and popular, can find it in every gunshop. Main downside is Remington.

>.458 SOCOM

I have no idea, I've just been seeing is around quite a bit and people recommend it with nothing to back it up.

>.50 Beowulf

fiddy cal with .45-70 ballistics would be great, don't know any real downsides of it other than price and rainbow trajectory for long range.

Anyone wanna school me on big bore AR calibers?

>>517719

I've been doing a tiny bit of research and it's actually a decent round. .50 Beowulf itself does well and reloading is cheap and easy.

Factory ballistics are similar to .45-70 but with a reach out to about 200 yards without major drop, though with loading your own ammunition it can be extended fairly easily with guides all over the internet.

The real downside is the cost and quality of the upper receivers - Anderson Arms, the ones who created the round, sell their own and are very high in price while companies like Radical Firearms make cheaper options but with a drop in quality(unmodified 7.62 bolt head without clearance for the .50 case, some surfaces are left without finish, chatter marks from machining in the BCG).

The round is not a meme, but the price on the upper sure is.

>>517719

It continues to exist so Canadians can get 15 round mags for their STANAG magwell guns. That's it.

Will a IIIA helmet stop an axe intended as a tool (wood cutting ect. instead of combat)?

Hey /k/ I'm a newgunz looking to go to my first gunshow on the 23rd. I'm not a complete retard but was hoping you guys could give me some pointers on red flags, things to avoid, and etiquette on my part? I'm aware of the obvious stuff like not buying used if you cant fingerfuck it.

>>517764

4 rules.

>>517766

Yes, they apply everywhere, not just at the range.

>>517764

Ask to touch things.

>>517764

A few random things I've picked up over the years -

Never believe that a gun has not been fired.

If it's priced under the going rate, there's a reason for it and generally it's not because the wife wants it gone.

Always assume milsurp has been tampered with in some way unless it still has packing grease on it. Also, thanks to /k/, ALWAYS assume the owner has shoved the bolt handle up his ass at least once

Know your brand markings and know when they aren't there; a friend of mine bought a "Smith & Wesson" that was actually a Spanish copy made out of iron.

When it comes to haggling, you have to make friends with the guy before you make an offer. They're more likely to agree when you're on good terms and know you aren't an asshole. This may include pretending you do, in fact, have passionate feelings about the War of Northern Aggression(depending on state), and agree that Ted Nugent is entertaining and definitely still relevant today.

Everything is priced higher than what they're willing to sell it for. See above on how to fix that - asking "What's your bottom dollar" will piss off most people but some may budge. Only do that if they aren't in the mood for conversation.

Be prepared to listen to tasers going off every few seconds.

If you don't buy anything else, get some jerky.

>>517764

Before going to a gunshow, there are some basic rules of etiquette that you must be aware of. The first is appropriate dress code. It is important to wear clithing that suits the occasion. Milsurp, hunting gear, or clothing in the color and pattern of the American flag are all acceptable. The more patriotic or battle ready the outfit, the better. Morale patches are expected and mandatory, just as a tie in any decent workplace Casual clothing, on the other hand, is considered a faux pas and grounds for polite removal. In general, follow this simple guideline: if a civvie would wear it on the street, it ain't fit to feel a gun's heat.

The second important rule to follow is personal hygiene. As you are in an enclosed environment with many other people, you should take care not to provide an offensive odor. This can be easily remedied by splashing a healthy amount of Hoppes No. 9, Ballistol, or CLP on your neck, armpits, and anywhere else you are liable to sweat from. This will vastly improve the show's atmosphere for all those around you.

Finally is the matter of transportation of items, both personal and purchased. Make sure to bring a large, bulky duffel bag, gym bag, or military rucksack that can accomodate a locking mechanism. The large size is recommended for the purposes of easily carrying sizeable purchases. In order to avoid thievery, it is recommended to clutch it possessively to your person at all times, and constantly shift your vision to keep as many people in your field of view as possible. It may be that security will ask to examine your bag. This is actually a cultural exchange amongst gun show attendees, a chance to prove your commitment to the key principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Do not agree to a search or hand over your container, as this marks you as a social pariah for the event and many vendors will outright refuse to sell to you. The appropriate response is as follows:

1. If security is reaching towards your bag, slap their arm away with one hand while using the other to maintain a tight grip on the bag.

2. Shout "YOU'LL TAKE IT FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!" as loud as you can manage. Similar to the Japanese shouting "Kanpai!" when they drink, tgis is not considered a sign of rudeness, but rather enthusiasm.

3. Shove your hand into your waistband as fast and violently as possible. This represents your capability for fast, decisive action, a highly valued trait amongst gun owners.

This concludes the interaction successfully, and you will find yourself warmly welcomed amongst the patrons and vendors alike for proving your passion for firearms.

>>517771

>Be prepared to listen to tasers going off every few seconds

Wait what? Explain.

>Never believe that a gun has not been fired.

>If it's priced under the going rate, there's a reason for it and generally it's not because the wife wants it gone.

Makes sense.

>Know your brand markings and know when they aren't there

Whats the best way to check online references without coming off as a complete goober?

>>517773

>It is important to wear clithing that suits the occasion. Milsurp, hunting gear, or clothing in the color and pattern of the American flag are all acceptable.

How autistic would I look if I showed up in my SADF m83 battle jacket I bought from Ivan?

>YOU'LL TAKE IT FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!

I'll keep that in mind m80 :^)

>>517775

>Wait what? Explain.

There's always a table selling tasers. Always. And they love demonstrating them by setting them off.

>Whats the best way to check online references without coming off as a complete goober?

It's not usually a problem with anything but old revolvers which were popular to copy, so I wouldn't worry. Just look it over as best you can.

If you want to, though, just google S&W and Taurus revolvers to keep the general logo in mind.

My rear takedown pin is stuck asf, any tips? Tried bullet, and while I can wiggle it a bit and have tried to work some oil in there, it won't come out far enough to slip a magazine lip or dime under it. I don't have punches.

The front one is stiff too but I can do it with my fingers in a few seconds. The rear only wiggles back and forth like 1mm, it pops back where it was if you push on it.

>>517777

checked, witnessed

>>517778

>I don't have punches.

Buy punches. How the hell did you assemble an AR without punches?

>>517778

>I don't have punches

I've assembled two lowers with no tools. Not that hard, but it wasn't hard to take apart.

When my particular upper/lower got stuck (do you have a Lantac upper? Or do you use the accu-wedge?) it was because there was a wedge applying a lot of pressure to those pins. Gripping firmly to hold the upper & lower together reduces that tension, at which point you should be able to pull it back out.

Alternately, do you have smaller allen wrenches? They'll do in a pinch, for a punch.

>>517781

>How the hell did you assemble an AR without punches?

I didn't, but I don't own any myself.

>>517786

>Alternately, do you have smaller allen wrenches? They'll do in a pinch, for a punch.

I used a drum key (as a punch) and a jar (as a hammer). Worked like a charm!

>>517793

Nurses and shit wear their scrubs all the time too, they're also allegedly very comfortable.

>>517719

Of course it's a meme. Everything but soviet rounds and 10mm is a meme round. :^)

>>517748

Putting it outside, for one thing.

>>517764

For one thing, good luck on the day of the apocalypse.

I want to get an AK on a budget. What's decent? A WASR 10? NPAP? Something else? I'd love an Arsenal or even a Valmet, but again budget. Is 5.45 still decently available or should I stick with 7.62?

Also, was thinking of getting a SCCY cpx-2. Is that an alright carry pistol? I heard the trigger wasn't great and it was picky over ammo. The trigger was ok when i felt it up at a gun store, but it could be lighter. Should I go for it or try to find something better. Was thinking about a CZ RAMI or P-01, but am open to some decent budget carry guns.

>>517820

I was just talking about 5.45 with a coworker today. Depending on where & when, it's still a little cheaper per round than 7.62x39 but slightly more likely to dry up.

Also! 5.45 steel (nobody uses brass) can't be had virgin/fresh/unfired, and the rim is slightly different than everything else you could otherwise fireform into that shape.

And nobody seems to have the dies anyway, so if/when the supply of milsurp AK74 ammo dries up, there's virtually no way to reload that stuff. Of course, people have made AKs in 6.5 grendel so maybe if/when it dries up, a caliber conversion is the order of the day.

I don't think I've answered your question about a budget AK, strelok. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.

>>517820

Not trying to shill but AK operators union probably has the most realistic torture test there is shoot the gun 5000 times with the occasional dirt, mud, quick swim in the BOG, but more importantly multiple drops on hard surfaces from chest height. A WASR with a proper finger fuck in every corner is probably the best value, if you don't want to have to bring your electron microscope a finger fucked serb gun is also a great choice. If you wan't to buy american DDI and PSA have some pretty good potential the normal shit not the carbine and fancy shit but good luck finding some in stock for most of the year.\

Stick with 7.62. I bought 5.45 and while it's not hard to find ammo for your only real source is internet purchases and the very rare tacticool only gun store that happens to stock guns that aren't just ARs. 5.45 won't dry up but the threat of more sanctions can be a possibility to fuck over cheap russian ammo leaving you with hornady 5.45 which is soft point varmint shit priced about the same as Fiocchi .223 which defeats the purpose of cheap plinking ammo. Another sad thing is that the only brand that loads it close to the proper velocity 5.45 is supposed be at is silver bear and even then its a few hundred FPS short. this is as of writing. the old reliable was golden tiger for the longest time then they started slacking and the bear brand stepped up

>>517824

> And nobody seems to have the dies anyway

If I recall Lee will make you dies in whatever and you can form .222 brass into 5.45 the last I checked.

>>517764

I suggest not to buy any guns the first time you visit. I remember the first time I went, I felt like a kid in a candy shop and wanted to get everything. You will probably purchase something stupid (my first gun from the gunshow was the AR7). If you see something you like, go home and research it, they will have it at the next show.

>>517864

Henry AR7s are alright… the Charter Arms and Armalite ones are shit though.

>>517983

>4. What are some criticisms on the Glock

They're functional and reliable guns, but hardly "perfection". For civilian shooters there's at least half a dozen plastic pistols on the market for a hundred USD or so cheaper that are just as good (M&P and CZ being the obvious ones). Glock isn't at Colt levels of "Fuck you civilians" but they're definitely focused on government contracts over civilian sales so I'm sure LEO bulk purchase is closer to the competitors. Also you need to pull the trigger to disassemble it. That's not a problem for enthusiasts who will make sure it is unloaded, but when you give it to cops who only shoot once a year at qualifications or conscripts you shove out the door as quick as possible you're going to have some NDs.

>>517983

>1. Are .45 GAP Glocks interchangeable with .45 ACP

You can swap the barrel but the magazines will not interchange nor will the rounds work well in either magazine(GAP is shorter than ACP)

>2. Why is the .45 GAP reviled, is it because it's proprietary

Gaston thought he was doing people a favor but didn't realize that .45 ACP is absolutely everywhere in many flavors whereas GAP was untested and unproven with very little variety in loading. Getting people to buy a proprietary cartridge is very difficult to do and he tried to topple the reigning champ.

>3. Is it shit

It's a short cartridge with a ~.45" projectile. It will put a hole in someone just as anything else will.

>4. What are some criticisms on the Glock

Grip angle, featureless slide that hates sweaty hands and gloves, tiny slide lock/release, no manual safety, and Gaston had it priced much lower than what it was initially sold at because they're so cheap to make, but marketing insisted it be sold for more otherwise people would dislike it. So instead of having the popularity of a Hi-Point now you get fans comparable to that of the Apple Corporation who buy the same gun with a different number on the slide.

>>518047

>I just revisited Royal Nonesuch and all his content are deleted or gone?

YouTube demonetized his content so he had a bitchfit and deleted it all. Both channels, even.

Likely the same thing with the other channels you're talking about, since YouTube doesn't hand out gibs at the same rate they used to.

>>518047

His stuff he put on Full30 is still there. Not comprehensive though.

>>518047

Actually, none of them have sight…

>>518102

meant for

>>518102

I saw a Winchester 12 at my LGS for $250. Bore seems fine, but I'm already waiting to pickup a Mossberg 500. How do the two compare? I noticed that trying to aim with the bead sight on the Winchester is tougher than on the Mossberg, because while the Mossberg has this kind of indented and textured surface that makes it easier to see the bead, the Winchester just has a smooth, polished surface which reflects light and actually made it tough to aim.

>>518211

Winchester Model 12 is old, Mossberg is new. Other than that, the 500 has lots of aftermarket support, and if you feel more comfortable with it I wouldn't buy a gun you feel might work against you.

>>518211

Model 12's have no trigger disconnect so you can slamfire them. The M500 has a ridiculous aftermarket.

>>518228

>>518230

Yeah, it's probably for the best I stick with the Mossberg 500, especially since it's already essentially mine and I'm only waiting to get to it. Thanks for the advice.

>>518253

>would it be a dumb idea to file down the bumps?

It's what a gunsmith would do.

>>518257

I thought it ruin the coating or something.

The serial number is in the 140000s, would the barrel be designed for a certain recoil spring pressure?

>>518259

>I thought it ruin the coating or something.

I'm pretty sure it's already ruined at this point, Strelok.

>The serial number is in the 140000s, would the barrel be designed for a certain recoil spring pressure?

I would assume there was a manufacturing defect made worse through use rather than any other problem.

>>518253

From the looks of things that is some wear from the barrel hitting the locking block. If you're going to file it down, use something that isn't going to take too much material or have someone polish it and knows what they're doing

>>518188

They do make rifled barrels with proper rifle sights. If not I'd invest in having a rail attached to the receiver.

>>518259

get a medium lansky ceramic rod so you don't grind off too much steel

>>518341

In Russia it tends to be stuff they make. Also Smoothbore AKs and SKS's to get around that whole no rifle stuff for X years.

>>518341

Hunting and sporting rifles. If you're a European gun owner, you most likely have quite a few guns. Sauer and Blaser hunting rifles, and Beretta shotguns are quite popular. In Scandinavia, the Sauer SSG-3000 (200STR) in 6.5x55 Swedish is very popular as a sporting rifle, and it's underpriced due to massive imports and being officially adopted as the rifle of the Volunteer Shooter Organisation (Det Frivilige Skyttervesen), a post-war rifleman organisation hosting competitions and the like.

>>518462

Fuck the rental fees were yearly my bad.

>What are the best hunting/bolt-action rifles under $1500 on the market right now

>How popular are .30-06 and 7.62 Tok, what is considered snowflake ammo like 6.5 Grendel

>How popular is 7.5 French or 7.5 Swiss

>How shitty is .32 ACP

>What are some popular semi-auto rifles/carbines like the SKS, SAFN, and MAS-49 under $1500

>>518462

>>518471

>DPMS

Avoid any manufacturer on this list past 2007, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Group. SIG USA is also run by a literal kike who drove down the build quality for shekles as he did Kimble.

>>518462

Browse around, you might find a used government profile gun for cheaper. Never discount someone trying to rid themselves of guns they don't use anymore.

>>518375

I'd rather have it framed with seasoned oak.

>>518489

>>What are the best hunting/bolt-action rifles under $1500 on the market right now

Savage, Sako, and Tikka are your best bet - the Ruger Precision Rifle is great as well but it hovers around $1500.

>>How popular are .30-06 and 7.62 Tok

.30-06 is stupidly popular considering it was the main US service cartridge from ~1906 until the M14 came about.

7.62 Tokarev is becoming scarce because imported surplus is drying up and nobody wants to make it, usually just underpowered FMJ rather than self-defense ammunition.

>>what is considered snowflake ammo like 6.5 Grendel

I'm not sure what you're asking here.

>>How popular is 7.5 French or 7.5 Swiss

Neither are popular. 7.5 French is scarce, 7.5 Swiss is drying up.

>>How shitty is .32 ACP

Aim for the head.

>>What are some popular semi-auto rifles/carbines like the SKS, SAFN, and MAS-49 under $1500

You basically listed the only ones like them.

>>518375

>weld cube frame out of angle iron

>weld expanded metal to the faces

>reinforce the frame with more angle iron as necessary

>cover in gun parts, ammo, and other relics

>???

>profit

Streloks, why don't you have your own idol to the /k/ube?

>>518500

PPU makes 7.62 tokarev unless i'm mistaken.

>>518514

They do, and it's pretty low quality stuff. Reloaders buy them for the brass.

Is a 1 in 16 5.03 inch barrel enough to stablize 147 grain 9mm?

>>518489

>How popular is 7.5 French or 7.5 Swiss

7.5 swiss has a dedicated following because of the quality of Swiss rifles and the fact it uses common .308 components. 7.5 french might as well be non-existant in the US. It can be bought, but no one cares about it.

>How shitty is .32 ACP

I adore .32ACP. It's sure as hell better than a .22 or a sharp stick, and honestly I'd trust a hot .32 over a lot of .380 loads.

>What are some popular semi-auto rifles/carbines like the SKS, SAFN, and MAS-49 under $1500

The Hakim is still around $600-$800. Can't really go wrong with an 8mm battle rifle you can get reasonably attainable 25 round mags for. Corrosive surplus can be a pain in the ass because of it's DI system.

Actual Direct Impingement, not the Stoner Gas System.

>>517588

Those tiny visual ports are going to fuck with visual awareness. They need to be huge like a paintball mask, or nonexistent and use cameras/internal screens instead.

In all practicality, a simple camera that an operator can point around a corner without exposing themselves is going to do more for preventing causalities.

>>518375

tank turret

How are Bushmaster XM-15 QRCs as a first AR? It seems to be the cheapest AR I can get in Canada, even cheaper than a Norchinko.

>>518675

The base is a belt with suspenders, and the clips are used to hold the pouches onto the belt. The holes on the belt are just for the suspenders to attach and to lace other things onto the belt as needed. The clips are sold seperately because they can be used for a lot of things, including replacing missing/broken clips. They are fairly self-explainatory once you have them in your hands.

The packs come in different sizes, and the frames are mostly sold seperately. Just make sure you get the right size frame for your pack, and again, its fairly simple once you have both pieces. However, there is nothing stopping you from using a non-ALICE pack with ALICE LBE. I would check out some of the old milsurp stuff if I were you. Just keep in mind that old leather stuff will need oiled to become usable again, but you can fix that with a paper towel, a 5 dollar of 3 in 1 oil, and about 10 minutes.

If you know what guns you will be using, I can reccomend specific, (relatively) cheap equipment, by the way.

Best milsurp stores:

https://www.varusteleka.com/en/

https://kommandostore.com

>>518668

They're alright for what they are.

>>518679

Take the grip off, clean it all and give it a good put backtogether.

>>518684

Thank you much

>>518536

>>518251 here, I've been thinking about replacing the factory bead sight on the Mossberg 500 with something else that's more visible overall. Is a basic meprolight tritium sight for that model fine, or is there a hidden gem in terms of Mossberg 500 front sights I'm not aware of? This is more for a home defense purpose than hunting if it helps with providing recommendations (although one that can function well for both purposes wouldn't be bad either)

>>518788

Truglo makes one that snaps onto the barrel without need to remove the bead. Got one on my 590, it just werks.

>>518572

I could be completely wrong but given the color and mounts on it, maybe it is specialized for night operations. Or at least would be decent for that considering the amount of your field of vision you lose with night vision.

>>518790

And you haven't had any issues with the snap-on weakening from hot barrels or rattling around and not staying in place? It seems like it might be less reliable then a screw-in post due to just relying on a clasp. If it is reliable, though, I'll have to try it out since it seems easy to install.

>>518684

>>518708

I should have also probably mentioned that the ALICE belt is still a 2 inch wide belt, so you can still run non-ALICE equipment on it as well (provided that the belt loops are large enough).

>>518536

Yes, it will be a slightly better rate of twist at .314 than the LC9 at .312

>>518914

Thanks. Was looking at a threaded barrel for my 80% Glock.

>>518891

I don't think I spent too much on it. Its survived going for a swim, falling down a cliff and detaching itself from a backpack more than once.

>>518940

But it hasn't detached from the barrel on its own before, right? If I drop it from my hand, that's one thing, but if the sight flies off the barrel when the gun fires or if I turn it upside down it's another.

>>518946

Nope. I just threw it off my deck. Its still on and the barrel is full of grass/dirt.

>>518958

Well, that's good enough for me. I've gone ahead and ordered one for myself. Thanks for the advice.

is this a good purchase?

https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/component/virtuemart/shipping-accessories/kobra-8-18-red-dot-weaver-screw-detail.html?Itemid=0

I see that the battery life is rather low compared to say an aim point or something like that but it's so much cheaper and its just got me thinking that there has to be a downside to it that's more major than the battery life.

>>518928

Nice, try it with the Winchester Ranger T's

>>518975

Just from seeing it in a bunch of video games I have never liked it. Height over bore is stupidly high (looks like this is a pic mount version so may work better on AR platform) and it's a big bulk FoV eater. Likely different in real life.

>>518986

Looks like an S&W 642. Should have gotten the wood grips.

>>518987

Thanks.

>>518986

The Republican establishment didn't like this guy? I guess Alabama is in good hands.

Why do M16A2s and A2 style AR15s get my dick rock hard?

Thinking about selling my CZ-75BD for $650 with everything that it came with (i.e. 2 mags, carrying case, lock, cleaning rods) for basically brand new quality meaning i've only been dry firing it since I got it. I also have a third mag that has a few small indents on the rear of the baseplate I got from a gunshow i'll put in for $20. If anyone is interested I might post a listing on GunBroker.

>>519037

Clearly it's because you are a dumb caveman that can't handle the technological advances made in recent times involving free-floated handguards and collapsible stocks on flattop ARs.

But really it's probably because it was an American icon for ~40 years.

>>514498

I have heard that Yugo m48 rifles were produced in the Zastava plant off of German plans, and that the rifles were captured by the Yugos and "refurbished"

So are they German guns that have been Yugo modded or just Yugo guns, or some combonation of that?

>>519114

I imagine the older ones would be refurbished captures and the later ones are yugo manufactured from the ground up, maybe some spare German parts here and there.

>>519114

The M98/48's are the refurbished K98k/Vz24's, though later the Vz24's got their own refurbishment line and the designation M.24/52

>>519127

I forgot to add, standard M48's are new manufacture on serb/german tooling like their M53's which originally were made on german tooling.

Does anybody have that image classifying the different types of SKS (Russian, Yugo, etc.)?

>>519090

i'll buy it for $3.50

>>519137

short of a snipered nugget i've never seen one over $250.

>>519134

no deal

>>519134

no deal

>>519127

>>519118

>>519128

Thanks, I have been wanting a k98 style gun for a while and the germophile in me wants something originally made in Germany.

>>518982

The height over bore is actually so you can raise your head higher, imrpoving vision (I think).

>>519138

Depends on where you are and where you go. A local gunshop is more likely to overprice, as is a table at a gunshow.

>>519151

I've seen bad price gouging in gunshows. Seriously, 200 bucks for a beat to hell and back gook nugget?

>>519155

I stopped going to gun shows about 3 years back and I saw average 91/30s set out for $225. It was ridiculous then and I'm sure it's not much better today.

>>519156

>>519151

>>519155

i found mine at a gun shop kinda near where i live this past year. $250 for all matching parts, good bore, undamaged crown, and very nice furniture. Plus it came with the accessories (oil can, sling, etc). Honestly I love the gun, but anyone paying more than that for a run of the mill nugget is getting fucked.

>>519155

Chink Sks's and nuggets never came in pretty, they came in conscript used and abused.

>>519183

Don't start thinking I don't understand, but to charge anything above 100 bucks? Seriously, does anyone really think that chink abused weapons is worth anything?

>>519184

Collectors and people who want exactly that will pay for it. Don't necessarily agree with the price given the whole supply and demand. Hell a faked Sniper mosin was advertised back in '14 for 800 given you could get the real deal for half the price four years back.

The market is just plain dumb.