Should I build or buy an ar-10?
>>28086658
You should build a mad max style car.
>>28086662 build or buy?
>>28086658
>>28086664
Agreed. You could do worse than an S-10, but they're very customizable, and I think you'd be happy with what you would be able to build.
For the money though, have you considered a Toyota Hilux? Surely there are lots of less expensive frames and chassis you could start with....?
California resident here, planning on living here for the next 5 years or so. Thinking of becoming a first time gun owner. I know California has a reputation for being shitty to legal gun owners. What are my best options? Interested in whatever is my best choice for home defense on a budget of let's say, $500. Is a handgun the way to go? I've never even shot a gun before. Do you need to go through the same sort of checking processes to simply try it out at a range as buying a gun?
>>28086636
Just buy a Mossberg 500
>>28086636
With $500 you could get a decent handgun, although you'll want to increase that budget to closer to $600 to be able to afford something new at a gun shop.
You do not have to go through a background check to rent a gun, but some places will not rent to you if you are alone.
I can't keep track of all the ridiculous shit you have to do in california any more to make a purchase, but I would recommend and 870 or 500 if you're going to have just one gun. If you decide to go handgun I'd recommend a 1911, there's lots of great options for HD out there but since anything you would have in CA would be neutered you might as well stick with those recommendations.
You can't always be there for them. How prepared is your family for an active shooter threat when you're not there? Do they know how to stay alert? Can they defend themselves if need be? Do they know how to take evasive actions? You may lug around 10lbs of edc each day, but you still risk losing much more than your own life if you don't take the initiative to teach them these things. Discuss.
>>28086629
Also if you have dependents and no life insurance then you are irresponsible.
My wife could probably out shoot 90% of /k/
>>28086676
Glad to hear this.
How far away are we from small autonomous combat drones? Considering the pace of development of civilian rotor drones and of navigating AI seems like it should be too long: cram the brains/sensors of a self-driving car into a quadcopter and stick a gun on it.
Seems like the ISIS problem, for example, would be pretty quickly sorted with technology like that.
>>28086477
We're a long way away from functional AI even on the most powerful supercomputers. Autonomous drones are a fucking dream right now.
Fuck off with your shitty thread.
>>28086574
You don't need an "AI" that can pass the touring test. You just need one that can navigate around without running into stuff, and identify stuff and people (so it knows what to shoot and what not to shoot).
Seems self-driving cars are pretty much there already. It's a matter of miniaturization at this point.
>>28086672
The problem is that a self driving car doesn't have to decide who dies. The navigation systems and such are well developed, but I'm not sure how well they can function without God uplink since that can be jammed (though probably not by Isis at the moment)
Autonomous drones would have to rely on far far better target identification tech than we have now, and at least in the US, they probably would have to check with operators before doing anything.
why isn't 6.5 Grendel more popular
it is super easy to convert a 7.62x39 AK into a 6.5 Grendel AK
>>28086466
What benefits does it offer over 7.62x39?
>>28086466
It cracks bolts in ARs
Its a mid range cart, and AKs cant into accuracy.
Price and availability
>muh reloading
Dies cost money
Can /k/ make their own reamers, drill bits, tools for boring? I want to make firearm barrels
> INB4 /diy/
You can definitely make your own barrels but if you have to ask how (if) they are made then you won't be making any.
You need to buy offhand or commission a machinist.
>>28086189
i don't know if /k/ can but it's possible.
Thoughts on this?
http://www.ammoland.com/2015/12/laser-combo-kit-the-ultimate-practice-plinking-party/
>>28086149
>not training with you actual carry/HD gun
>buying any stupid laser bullshit
>spending money on gimmicky toys instead of ammo to do real life draw and fire drills at a range
>>28086149
kek, i'd probably just buy a laser pointer
>>28086149
If i could use the cans with my ccw I'd be sold.
Any Uboat fans here? Tell me why you like this weapon.
>>28086136
because its long and hard and filled with german seamen
I was one of the good one.
Did dazzle camo actually help anything? It seems too weird to be actually useful.
>>28086133
Talking out of my ass, but I'm thinking it was more to disguise the type and class of ship when seen at a distance rather than to help avoid detection.
>>28086133
It made it more difficult to determine a target's range, speed, and heading, not providing concealment.
>>28086133
As far as I know, yes. The idea is it breaks up your outline, makes you harder to see and target. They stopped using it once radar and spotter planes became a thing. Since it doesn't help with those.
the M81 Woodland is the perfect camo pattern, Prove me wrong
>>28086113
It cannot be proven wrong because it is the best at killing krauts.
>>28086113
It makes you look like an ass in public.
>>28086213
Not if you're wearing G3 Combat Pants, nerd
Discuss and post sick photos of planes. I lost my collection again and need to rebuild.
>>28086072
Disappointed that it's not a row of nose-mounted cannons.
>>28086129
It's something much better.
Any requests? I can dump intermittently for about an hour.
Is there any legal precedent that if an employer does not allow conceal carry they are then liable for anything which the employee may otherwise have been able to defended against with a gun?
Example case:
>employees not permitted to have guns
>shooter enters store
>starts shooting people
>shoots me
Can I sue the company for this, is there precedent?
>>28086056
No. That would usually be considered in "Bad Taste" since the employer was the victim too.
Perhaps if it were something the employer could have directly prevented, like if instead Hypothetical You was a woman who was being constantly followed by an aggressive stalker, and upon asking employer directly to carry and told them the circumstances, were denied, then got assaulted in/directly outside your workplace.
No.
Even if there were, it'd be on you to prove beyond any shadow of doubt that the employee would have been able to take down your shooter without any undue chance of failure, collateral damage or risk to himself.
I've got myself a Chiappa Rhino 60DS. I want to get a laser for the under barrel rails.
What's a good laser?
A red one
>>28086050
>A red one
Thanks. I don't know what i would of done without you..
>What's a good laser?
No such thing.
So im considering buying a socom 16, but on the other hand i was thinking about buying a Daniel defense M4A1.
what do you guys think? I only have enough money for one, and i already own a cheap 600 dollar AR, I kind of want the .308 and i like the design of the m1a.
I only ever really go to the range, i just want a fun little gun, something i will like for years to come.
Having another AR would be pretty redundant, A M1A would probably be better than a DDM4 for the price, if you want a .308 battle rifle.
>>28086026
Daniel defense AR's are nice but over engineered. Not that that's a bad thing but it's not necessary. You have an AR, get a M1A. But get the scout version with wood not that tacticool garbage.
I am trying to buy an M1A over the holidays aswell. I really am over the AR's to be honest. It's gotten boring.
Where are you buying from? What state are you in?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/30-military-copter-crashes-since-2010-have-killed-50/articleshow/50020137.cms
Never change, India
>>28085975
Whelp... thats a real Shitty record.
They probably tried to poo out of the window and flew their helicopter into the ground
>>28085975
30 over 5 years? Not terrible.
Russia lost like, 5 aircraft non related to combat in the first part of this year alone, it was big news.