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Would you ever consider buying a 'smart' gun?

Do you think the technology will reach a point where it's reliable enough to depend upon for your life?

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Why do glocks suck so much cock /k/ post here with why. In a debate currently.

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>An inert U.S. Hellfire missile sent to Europe for training purposes was wrongly shipped from there to Cuba in 2014, said people familiar with the matter, a loss of sensitive military technology that ranks among the worst-known incidents of its kind.

>This particular missile didn’t contain explosives, but U.S. officials worry that Cuba could share the sensors and targeting technology inside it with nations like China, North Korea or Russia, these people said. Officials don’t suspect Cuba is likely to try to take apart the missile on its own and try to develop similar weapons technology, these people said. It is unclear whether a U.S. adversary has ever obtained such knowledge of a Hellfire.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/missing-u-s-missile-shows-up-in-cuba-1452213667

HAHHAHAAAHAH... my fucking sides.

I bet Russians already analyzed it.

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How do we perfect the art of swordfighting?

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I just got a job that allows its employees to open carry pistols on the property.

What's the craziest thing you can think of?

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I swear this isn't bait, first off.

Honestly, why carry a gun for self defense? If the primary purpose of a self-defense firearm is to "stop" the attacker rather than kill them, and most of these scenarios occur within 0-7 yards at the very most, why isn't a taser a better choice?

Smaller handgun rounds common in carry guns like .380 or .32 acp are not actually excellent "stoppers", especially against larger targets. A taser will drop almost anyone, drugged up or not, in a second.

I'm not trying to imply that you're obsessed with killing someone by carrying a gun. But I still think a taser is a less-lethal, equally guaranteed method to bring down an attacker. Since you can only carry handguns legally, and you should always bring a long gun to a gun fight, why carry one at all?

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I've asked this before, but I never really got anything satisfactory. Is this a meme caliber? Or am I subscribing to the 12" of penetration meme, and it's perfectly fine for unarmored humans and mid-size predators (dogs, coyotes, wildcats)?

Nothing I see on the market both expands reliably while penetrating 12" or more in .380. The few things that might satisfy those requirements not feed reliably in any of the guns I've tried them in. For example, the Hornady XTP or pic related.

Why isn't there some sort of semi-bonded hollow point design that can offer expansion at the tip without compromising penetration, and in a round-nose design that actually fucking feeds and cycles reliably?

What should you, or do you carry in your .380 for self defense? Should I just give up on the lower recoiling round, and just carry a subcompact 9mm or .38 special?

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>be you
>enjoying hot dogs with your cat
>look out window
>six men approaching your residence
>two have rifles, two have handguns, two have melee weapons
>you have approximately one minute until they break down your front door
>unknown motives
>unknown level of training

What do you do???

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Let's see them Scatgats!

Also, help me out please.
Looking at buying a +3 extension for my 870 20GA...
The extension is blued, and my gun is matt black.
Could I spray paint it liberally for a good finish?
>Pic related

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So is there any real reason to use a shotgun over a modern tactical rifle in modern combat? And I'm including all forms of combat in this, from home defense to a full blown war zone.
I know shotguns still have their place in hunting and sport, and their fun as fuck to shoot, but in terms of fighting other humans they seem objectively inferior to an AR or AK. Less than a third as many rounds, heavy as fuck recoil, shorter range (I said shortER sperglords, I know they are still effective past video game distances,) louder, and unless you have the money to drop on a reliable auto you're stuck with a manual action. The only thing they have in their favor is raw power (but there's a reason we use intermediate calibers as the go-to nowadays), and spread.

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Can someone explain to me why anti-ship missiles are considered so deadly? I thought in war, ships would hit each other with shells that were much larger and had more explosives in them, and AP shells could penetrate through armor belts.

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Are Revolver manufacturers required to install internal locks by law? Or is it merely caving to political pressure? Is it a state by state issue?

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so /k/, is it pronounced flechette, flechette or flechette?

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What's a state that has both cold weather and pro-gun sentiments? New Jersey is a shit state for a /k/ommando.

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Why the fuck are these things still illegal?