QTDDTOT thread

Why?

>>32455115
he is probably working on one or trying to make a conversion.

i cant help though, i dont own an enfield

OK, guys, I have a pure theoretic question. If you have a wooden cabin. And it's on fire. Can you knock out fire by throwing a big car fire extinguisher and shooting in it, so it will explode and throw all it's chemical stuff in one single moment?

>>32455379
t. High school novelist

>>32455379
No? Just the sheer amount of fire alone would make it too much I would think. They make some anti-fire type bombs or something like that though.

>>32455379
You would need something more akin to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCxILM8o-RU
Jump to 0:40

>>32455535
>>32455475
Thx, videos proofed that there will be no real "explosion" after penetration.

Why were enfield magazines not reloaded and used like we use magazines today? They're detachable and seem to work

Are the new LCP II's worth the extra money over a LCP?

>>32455058
I'd help but I just sold my SMLE. I still have my No.4, but the mag is a little different. Exactly what measurements do you need?

>>32455575
It really comes down to the doctrine of the time and the fact that it's easier and cheaper to make a load of stripper clips that are going to be standard across many rifles.

I've been looking for a specific gun, I remember someone made a thread about it here. It was a new non-AR pattern rifle created by a novice gunsmith, who I believe was either Norwegian, Finnish, or Swedish.

>>32455744
https://desuarchive.org/k/thread/32323060/

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>>32455786
Thanks lad.

>>32455058
Anyone have the following photos?

Rifle with jurassic park explorer type camo

Special firces type guy somewhere in the mountains holding an m14 varient with a mcmillan woodland camo style stock and a scope. I remember the dude was blonde and had an epic beard, and was wearing multicam(maybe aor1) camo clothing. The main distinguishing thing for me from the photo was the m14 with a woodland camo stock.

I'm about to start a rewarding career in security. I'm texas and have a violent class A misdemeanor from 2005 will this stop me from getting a level 3 card?
what are your experiences with security guards?

What is a solid upgrade kit for the PASGT helmet.

Inb4 MICH and ACH, i wear an XL-3 and i never liked the fit.

>>32455058
I have my No.1 Mk.3 Lithgow what next to me, what exactly are you looking for?

Anyone know of any keymod or mlok rails in the 4-5" range?

>>32455575
Stripper clips are much cheaper to produce, enfield magazines were never designed to be removed except for cleaning and the feed lips bend if youre not careful, and they probably thought the soldiers would lose them.

>>32455115
see
>>32455378
he is right
I'm working on a .45 ACP conversion for a Lee Enfield, but instead of 1911, it will use M3 Grease Gun mags

>>32455378
The brits would set back the barrel, trim the bolt, weld a flat plate over the bottom of the mag well and weld a spine onto the mag so it used the mag release already in place.

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I'm a nofuns but I've been interested in getting a fun for quite a long time now.

I'm looking at a website (cheaperthandirt)
Do I need any licenses or permits or can I just order online and be patient?

t. Cuckfornia.

Although, I should probably just take a class or something just to be sure.

>>32455379
>Military exercise
>Night artillery shoot
>Firing off illumination rounds
>Really dry range
>Illum rounds start fires downrange
>Doesn't help the first round was way low and the rounds were bouncing on the ground
>Anyways
>Sitting with the Sergeant Major
>"Hey, you know this stuff. Could we shoot High Explosive rounds and use the concussive force to extinguish the flames from the illum rounds?"
>"I think we'd need to use Delay rounds, so they could burrow under and explode the ground upwards, and the debris would put out the fire."
>Argue that would only spread the fire

It was a good conversation, but we both had no idea which would work, if either would.

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How heavy is too heavy for a 5.56 rifle loaded without optics? I just got an MP5a3 style stock for my HK93 and the damn thing weighs 11 and a half pounds loaded, I might switch back to the a2 stock.

>>32456743
You can't just buy a gun and have it delievered to your front door. You have to have it shipped to a gun dealer. Anybody with an FFL, which will be both the website and the store is going to err on the side of caution when shipping to CA, so it's going to be asspain for anything that is even borderline out of CA's retarded regulations.

>bump

>>32456785
>started a fire at the range once with some tracers
>started shooting below the fire to kick dirt up on it
>somehow put it out
>shot another 100 rounds laughing watching the dirt fly
It was a good day.

>>32457292
if the guy you gift the gun to has no experiece at all with funs, a .22lr gun (bolt action or semi auto) is always a good choice

if he really wanted a "snipah rifle", a .243 Remingto would be awesome

>>32456743
Fellow Commiefornian here.

It's a lot of asspain to order online in this state. Especially if you don't know what you're doing.

You're better off just going to a a gun store and buying from them. If you go to a decent one the guy behind the counter should be relatively helpful. Just go in there and hold some stuff. You don't have to buy on your first visit.

I want to buy some binoculars for target-checking during some rifle shooting. My eyes aren't the best, unfortunately.

Any suggestions for something very cheap, but will work decently?

>>32455058
I'm on my way home from work, I can share in about 30 minutes

Thinking about buying a glock, it's down to either the G17 or the G19.

I'm leaning toward the G17, but that's purely for aesthetic reasons. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on that?

>>32457485
They are nearly identical. The 19s barrel is 1 inch shorter and the grip is slightly shorter.

>>32457022
Nevermind I did my math wrong, it's actually 9.6lbs loaded, probably almost 10 with the 40

>>32457022
"Too heavy" is whatever you decide it is, at least regarding your personal weapon.

For me, a 5.56 rifle should be no more more than about 7.5lbs, or about the weight on an M16A1. A 7.62 NATO rifle should be no more than about 11lbs, or the weight of most FAL's. These are personal benchmarks though, not a rule to be applied to others' rifles. No one is going to say that an M16A4 is too heavy (well, it IS with regards to earlier variants, but you get the idea).
If you're fine with a 10+lb 5.56, more power to yah.

Any recommendations on scopes? I have no clue where to even begin, and I'm looking for a decent hunting/target scope.

Where can I download the Do/k/ument? And does anyone remember the guy who said he was going to make a huge revision to it? What ever happened to him. the /k/ompiler?

$500 for a PAP pistol and six mags. Good deal or no?

https://www.preppergunshop.com/century-arms-zastava-pap-m92-7-62x39-ak47-pistol-with-1-30rd-ak-moe-pmag-5-caa-30rd-ak-polymer-mags-with-window

>>32458101
I would say yes, definitely

>>32457786
Nikon is usually some good shit. Just expect to pay ~$100 for a decent entry level one that'll get you started and not break if you look at it hard enough. How far are you shooting usually?

>>32455786
>>32455808
Anyone have the video? Or know anotherless place it's posted?

>>32458101
Thats a great deal

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im planning on purchasing my first gun soon, and i think i want a glock 17. Might want to buy a police trade in because it'll be cheaper.

http://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/products2.cfm/ID/168676/17gen3vg/glock-17-9mm-police-trades-(gen3)-very-good

is this a good website to order from? if not, how should i go about buying a police trade-in glock 17?

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Why can't I post in the sticky?

Question: DIY or buy a cheek riser for my 10/22?
Thoughts: supplies are about the same cost as buying, because the supplies all come way more than I need.
Pros of DIY: custom, exactly how I want it
Cons: I might fuck it up, and it's a one time thing unless I want to destroy the riser to take it off

I'm extremely weak, and I have shaky hands. A friend of mine suggested I learn how to use a rifle sling correctly since they can give you much more control when you're shaky.

How do I use a sling to get better control when shooting?

Refinishing antiques. Yay or nay

Is the C308 shit?

>tfw there's way more questions than answers

>>32457485
19 is just a touch easier to CC, although if you're a manlet it's much easier to CC so if you ever see it filling that role consider that. Also I've always thought the 17 was ugly as fuck and the 19 made my pants feel weird but to each their own. They shoot nearly identical with just a touch more flip on the 19.

>>32459312
Under your armpit of your shooting arm, and pulled tight by your support arm. The specifics are going to be a little different for everyone.

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I bought an Uberti army 1860 replica from a gun show for 200 a couple weeks back, had to replace both the hand spring and the the trigger and stop spring for it,

while i successful transplanted both of those now when i try to cock the gun the trigger won't catch, i've tried googling to see if i could figure it out but i can't.

if i manual with some force move the trigger over while simultaneously cocking the gun it will catch but after it's fired i'd have to do that each time and i just want to fix it.

i'll go into the thread and answer questions to bump the thread, any help would be appreciated.

>>32458427
just buy one, i love my 10/22 too much to fuck it up

>>32459444
It all depends on the antique, depends on if it's been sportorized already or not, and how tastefully you'd want to do it, if its just a beater then go nuts.

Question

I'm 19 and my dad's going to be getting me an MP5 pistol as a gift, which is legal in my state. I'm gonna form 1 it as an SBR and my dad's worried about constructive intent.

I found a good deal on a fixed stock and am planning on buying it, I'll also be using it on the HK93 that I own since I don't have the stock that I'll be buying.

Is there any way that I can convince my dad that the government isn't going to swoop in with black helicopters the second the MP5 pistol and stock reach our door? If he keeps the pistol at his house and I keep the handgun at my apartment would that remove constructive intent since I don't own the pistol?

>>32459874
i feel the way you explained it was fairly reasonable, did you try that?

>>32459874
Constructive posession would be a really hard sell if you have your cuck stamp form sent in, since that implies you do intend to construct it but only when legal for you to do so.

>>32459885
Yeah, he sent me a link to AR15.com about people arguing over constructive possession of machineguns. I guess I'll just send him more court case links and other anecdotal AR15.com threads.

>>32459913
Thanks

>>32459312
Lift weights.

>>32457721
I realized my math was wrong, it's actually about 9.6lbs loaded. And around 8.6 unloaded with a 30rmd mag.

>>32457022
over 12lbs imo

>>32458345
Go to a police auction although I have no idea.0

>>32459813
Do you think it could be something with the springs on either of those parts?

>>32455575
I had a No1Mk3* as my first gun.
Though the mag WAS detachable, they were individually fitted to each gun and thus not interchangeable, something that was changed on later Enfields.
At the start of WWI it "didn't matter" because then-current infantry doctrine dictated that it was to stay on the gun at all times unless you were cleaning it. The realities of war soon disabused them of such notions, and not having to hand fit each little thing on the gun was one of the big reasons England went to the No4Mk1.

>>32462509
Not strictly true, I have 3x Mk. III* and the magazines are interchangeable on them, so may not fit but they weren't so disparate as to never work together.

The magazines were not intended to be removed though as said, some of them might not have worked with other rifles, maybe even more so with the Mk. III not the Mk. III*

>>32462532
All I remember was trying to get a spare mag for mine and the spare just wouldn't fit at all. Then I read about the hand fitting to each gun and knew why.

>>32458124
100-200 yards. Maybe on very rare occasions 500 yards when my range opens up for it.

How much should I expect to pay for a decent second hand lever action .22 LR in Canada?

I looked up some stores here and they're all like $250+ which seems like a rip off.

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What are some good places to go innawoods?

I need a setting for a book (hurr durr writefag) and it has to be suitably gloomy, wild, forested and perhaps littered with industrial or military compounds. STALKER is my main inspiration regarding the atmosphere, but I don't want to set it in Eastern Europe.

Pic semi related.

ok so i was gonna be getting an aimpoint PRO for my ak, but then i realized i dont need to spend that much money since im not planning on going to war. What is a nice primary arms optic/scope that isn't a micro dot?

>>32462578
>>32458124
Also found this. Would it be a good buy?
http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=1862549&type=product

>>32462606
Can't think of anything in particular. You may consider abandoned sites or the Fukushima Zone. Get creative, have an interuniversal gate open up in a place of your choosing, aliens visiting and screwing up physics, post-apocalypse.

I don't believe there is any area that can match that atmosphere without some heavy artistic license. The wilderness of >fucking maple leafs seems underused as does the jungle interior of >fucking warlords asking for an allegory to Heart of Darkness or the Amazon of >fucking cartels.

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Are EOtech holosights meme optics? I'm planning on getting one for my PS90.

>>32462681
That's not that bad of a deal at all. You'll be set well even to the 400yd mark. At 500 you may not see your hits too well, but you'll still be able to see the target plenty well. I'd hop on that before the sale ends. You may want to check Vortex forums to see any complaints since I can't attest for their product. And even though it's only $150 check their warranty/insurance rates and watnot.

>>32458164
Closest thing I found was this image blog:
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/12/14/video-kalashnikov-ar-kar-16-finland/
It seems all video posts were just linking back to the same youtube.

How many times is it ok to rechamber the same round in a ar?

>>32462604
anybody?

>>32463044
Horrible combo, it'll sit way too high, get an aimpoint or rmr/mro, mounts for these exist that sit inside the top channel.

What is the legality of using lethal force to defense property if there is no threat to human life?

e.g. some guy with a molotov outside your house says he's going to burn your house down; he winds up for the throw; can you shoot him? (there is nobody currently in the house)

And similar

>>32455058

Is there any place where I could find the total composition of the US navy by year? In other words, I want a source that will tell me exactly how many ships and what type were available in 1920, or 1935, or 1975.

>>32455379
If you shoot a barrel full of gasoline, will it explode?

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What's the lowest recoil .410 shells I can buy?

>>32457452
would be nice

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Does the kick ass lever action spin reload work in real life?
A-Asking for a friend.

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>>32464374

>>32464374
It's not good for the gun, like snapping a revolver closed.
Also unsafe.

Some guy wants to trade a AN/PAS-13c heavy for my brother's mk18 clone, good trade?

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i want to get a cz evo carbine. the question is, fake suppressor model vs thin barrel/brake model?
im not a fan of fake cans but it does look better imo than the thin barrel. thin barrel/brake is $75 cheaper though. pic related

>>32463889
The problem is, reliable cheek welds are less easy on a PS90. From what I've been told, you don't have to be consistent with an EOTech holo; long as you can see the dot, it'll be on target. Apparently red dots are not like this, you have to get the same cheek weld every time. This is why I was considering an EOTech in the first place.

>>32465187
That is 100% to taste, but if you ask me it's function over form.

>>32465187

Fake suppressors are gay shit.

>>32465275
>>32465634
yeah, i went ahead and ordered the plain barrel one. if they were the same price, id get the fake can despite fake cans being lame, but i cant justify it for $75 more. thats almost half a case of 9mm or 3 evo mags.
im very excited, my first 9mm pcc

>>32458381
Because it's locked, newfag

>>32462373
I'm not sure it's possible, it's just odd that I can manually get it to work but when I cock the hammer the cylinder cycles but it doesn't catch the trigger.

Anyone else know what could be up with it?

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Can cruise missiles be "multi role"?
For example, can the same missile with the same warhead be effectively used against a ship, a building and an airstrip?
If no, what is the difference? Is it just the warhead or the missile's design as a whole?

>>32466073
Short answer? Shape of the blast. One designed to penetrate ship armor would make a smaller hole in an airstrip, which would be easier to repair than an HE warhead. An HE wouldn't do nearly as much damage to a ship as an API.

>>32464089
45 colt

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These universal pistol mounts that mount to the front undertail of a pistol any good?

Was thinking of trying out for target shooting since it seems cheap enough and I have a few optics lying around, plus easy to take off of a pistol for carry.

>>32466227
Underrail, I mean. I'm going to fucking shut off auto-correct, I swear.

>>32466227
Bump for interest

Looks breddy gud to me

Want/10

>>32466227
They're shite.

>>32466398
Why? Do they fall out of accuracy or something?
If they're shite because you can't opr8 with it fuckit I'll get one anyway

>>32455058
Planning to make my 2nd gun purchase, want a revolver. Budget can't go much over $300. Used gun market in my area sucks.

An LGS offers the EAA Windicator with 4" barrel for $310. Is it a good buy? Anyone got one, give me a review?

How concealable is it? I conceal a ~2lb gun right now. Prefer iwb 7 o'clock.

What do k think of ruger 22/45?

Any suggestions for a small 22 pistol for target/plink?

>>32462606
Rust Belt?

If I take a Serbu shorty and attach it to the underbarrel of an AR, is it considered an SBS? Does the AR stock constitute a stock for the Serbu?

>>32465738
But I want to post in it

So wouldn't a thick rubber pad at the back of the stock assist greatly in minimizing felt recoil? Is there a reason I see stocks with almost no rubber on the stock all the time or am I just an idiot?

>>32467734
Yes, they sell slip, stick, and screw on rubber pads. If you really need one then google "name of your rifle buttpad" and see what comes up.

>>32467734
>>32467978
Related question. Why do I always hear so many people avoid certain rifle rounds because of the recoil, and yet almost never see anyone actually using a rifle with a buttpad? Is it just the unmanly stereotype?

>>32464044
No it won't actually. I've tested it.

>>32468057
Depends, if you're a beginner, grabbing a .444 H&R is probably a bad idea. Once you build up your shooting skill/shoulder recoil isn't much of an issue for standard rifles you'll come across. Most hand me down durr rifles and milsurp don't have rubber pads because the time they were made, money, and yeah I guess manly owners doing manly things.

>>32468057
Let's just say that a comparison between recoil pads and a certain feminine product has been made on one too many range trips for a red blooded American manly man to use one.

>>32468057
Buttpads are IMO a solution which causes the problem to remain. The way to get rid of recoil problems is to grip the rifle tighter and jam it into your shoulder. This removes the 'smack' of a rifle going into the shoulder and it distributes the the recoil. But, for many people, that's counter intuitive, so businesses aren't going to talk you out of buying extras in the form of buttpads.

As for "people" recommending certain calibers, I only recommend a small starter caliber because it's easier to learn on a gun when you aren't also fighting the recoil. Once you know how to shoot you can jump up to whatever caliber you want. You don't need to gradually step up sizes either. Jump right from .22lr to 54r, it's fine.

What 10mm underwood round would you recommend for a defensive load against human?

what is better for defending against grizzlies, .44 mag or .454 casull?

the 454 has a lot more power, but it might be less controllable as a result.

looking at getting a ruger super redhawk for when I'm out and about in the mountains

>>32468468
Smith 29 in .44 mag. You know you want to. Punk.

>>32468526
I was looking at the Smith as well, but it seems like the Ruger is more durable. From what I've read, some people have found that their 29s get out of timing after shooting high powered loads.

The S&W seems to win on the factory trigger, though.

And I can pretend to be Clint Eastwood.

>>32455575
Not sure if someone answered this but removing and replacing the mag for an enfield can damage the receiver

>>32468582
looks like .454 is also a lot more expensive, so I'll probably go for .44 mag.

still not sure between the Ruger or the Smith

>>32463904
Varies by state. Shoot 'em up in that scenario in Texas, but ymmv.

>>32463904
like the other guy said, depends very much on your state.

read up on your state's "stand your ground" or "castle doctrine" laws

>>32465669
man, I'd go for the pistol, SBR it, and put a can on. that'd be sweeeeet

>>32468057
I shot my .30-06 for thirty years without a recoil pad. Loaned it out and it came back with a chunk out of the base of the stock. Gun shop had a recoil pad the was thick enough to take out the problem without changing the length of pull, which was (and still is) prefect. It didn't make much difference in felt recoil, probably because I know how to shoulder a rifle. I wouldn't pay extra for one. If you have decent form the pad isn't necessary on anything short of a massive magnum. Go ahead and chicken wing your right arm a few times and you'll find the pocket where the butt goes. Then learn to hit the pocket with your right elbow down. Practice shouldering your rifle until it's automatic. That'll help a lot in getting a moving deer in your sights when hunting, too.

>>32459444
only to save it from rusting to death

Why are there so many foregrip styles?

Why do some people grip the fore-part of their AR all the way around?

Should I even get a foregrip?

>>32468910
Same answer to all the questions: personal preference.

Is there any reason I SHOULDNT buy wooden AR furniture?

>>32469025
heavier than a normal handguard
and it will probably affect how well the barrel will breath with sustained fire (depends on how the hand guard is cut tho)

>>32469064
How much heavier?

I just think wooden guns are the sexiest thing ever and Wooden stock, grip and handguard seems like a simple mod that will make me the envy of my friends.

>>32469079
it wont add much. Probably a few ounces.
If you plan on using it to hunt/take it inna woods where you will be carrying it a lot then it will be a noticeable difference. But if its going to be mainly a plinking rifle then i say go for it.

>>32469079
>>32469126
i take back what i said
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_4/456812_My_Cool_New_Wood_Furniture__8_25_pic_update__.html
>foregrip
added 0.2 ounces
>grip
added 0.1 ounce
and the buttstock weight difference isnt listed but its probably like ~0.2 ounces
its hard to say how thick the wood is though, but honestly its not as bad as i thought

>>32469126
>>>32469079 (You)
>it wont add much. Probably a few ounces.
>If you plan on using it to hunt/take it inna woods where you will be carrying it a lot then it will be a noticeable difference. But if its going to be mainly a plinking rifle then i say go for it.

As long as it doesn't make it unusable for those times where you just really need a gun, any gun.

>>32469197
It will go bang. Furniture doesn't matter all that much, despite what California and New York might think.

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>>32468910

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What are the tethers in this picture called? Wtf Japan? Can anyone explain these?

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>>32469615
a lanyard... it's to keep your gun from getting out of reach. it's been used for a long time. check for pistols with a hole for such in the rear

>>32469615
They're called "lanyards" and have been used throughout history to keeps things near you that you don't want going far.

>>32469615
That's actually fairly common with European police as well.

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>>32466191
Maybe, maybe not. In World War II warships had steel hulls and were pretty heavily armored. Nowadays that shit is aluminum and it may or may not be any heavier than the hull of a civilian cargo ship.

This is not to say that a really big shaped charge/HEAT type warhead might not have a chance to reach vital equipment deeper inside the ship and damage it, but your picture shows a Tomahawk and a Tomahawk can deliver warheads of various types, up to and including a full 1000 pounds/half a ton of whatever HE the Navy uses in these applications--in other words, the same mass of high explosive that a Mk 84 2000 pound conventional "iron bomb" has inside it. The explosive itself could be anything from Comp B to Tritonal to Torpex. Half a ton of any of those is going to fuck shit up on the receiving end.

Look at the picture. That's what one Exocet the French sold to Saddam Hussein did to the USS Stark back in '87, and an Exocet's warhead is only about 350 pounds of TNT. The Tomahawk is packing three times that. Wherever it lands, everybody's gonna have a bad day, regardless of whether the Navy is using it to crater an airstrip, flatten a building, or as an antiship weapon.

>>32466563
Mine's good, though finicky about ammo.

This page shows instructions to modify the feed lips (get out your Dremel, or the needle files) to improve reliability with lower quality "bulk pack" cheap ammo.

http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/10/mkii-magazine-tweak.html

It has to do with extracted cases hitting corners on the magazine feed lips before they hit the extractor, resulting in double-feed stoppages and failures to eject. I did it with my 22/45 and it helped though it didn't cure the problem 100%. As the pistol has always run 100% with CCI Mini-Mags and ammunition of equivalent quality, I consider it an ammo issue anyway.

>>32465239
False. Any proper red dot is paralax free in any way that you'd be able to tell with a P90. Get yourself an rmr and call it a day. Function meets aesthetics.

Does anyone here have any experience with reduced recoil 12 gauge buckshot ammo? Asking for a friend of a friend who has an elderly wife, who is not enthused about the "gauge." Am hoping that shooting some Federal, Rio, and Cabelas store brand reduced recoil buckshot will be less unpleasant for her than what she's tried previously and maybe convince her to practice occasionally. Anyone have any recommendations for decent low-recoil buckshot? Thanks.

>>32470570
some ammo designed for target/clay shooting will have low recoil. It's made so you can constantly shoot for long periods. But i've never used any buckshot marketed for it so im not sure how well it manages recoil
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2900197404/winchester-aa-low-recoil-target-ammunition-12-gauge-2-3-4-7-8-oz-8-shot

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/121561/federal-premium-personal-defense-ammunition-12-gauge-2-3-4-reduced-recoil-00-buckshot-9-pellets-box-of-5

>>32470728
Thanks.

Anyone know how the AWO 8mm M76s handle SUPA HOT handloads?
I only ever really hear /k/ talk about them.

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Does anybody know what size violin/viola/whatever case will fit an underfolder AK? I tried looking up how long a full size violin is, but they're categorized by body size, not overall length.

>>32471170
Get a cello case and you can fit anything up to an RPK. Slap some extra mags in there too, and use foam with cutouts to keep everything nice and snug.

>>32471240
but I haven't got an RPK. I've got an underfolder.

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How do solvent the shit out of my riafu?

long story short I used Fireclean to lube and store my PTR91 and 3 weeks later the charging handle has been absolutely hard as fuck to pull back. It'll be impossible, and after slapping the rifle around a bit it will pull nice and easy like normal.

I think the FireClean gummed up my shit. Putting 100 rounds through it today didnt seem to fix it, nor did cleaning it afterward.

Someone told me put solvent everywhere and leave a solvent rag in the chamber over night. I dont think that is necessary but I do think I should smother solvent everywhere inside, wait for it to dry, then see how it charges.

Solvent doesnt make your shit rust or anything right?

PSG-1 unrelated

Bought an 80% lower receiver the other day. Any websites on how to help a beginner build his own weapon?

>>32471588
You sound like you're baiting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnDsNTi4nmM

This video shows that a pencil barrel throws shots when hot.

My question, is it that his barrel was free floated? It seems a hand guard and cap would "push" on the gas block or FSB and keep it from wiggling so much.

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Is there any reason why .22 LR has never been made in a centerfire variant, one that can be reloaded?

Sure, it means it would only be compatible with a gun that has a modified firing pin/mechanism, but would it be worth it just so you can keep on using the same .22 brass over and over again?

Or go one step further and make a .22 LR Rimless, something that'll cycle a lot nicer in automatics.

>>32471945
.22 is so insanely cheap, and .22 chambered guns so insanely plinking-oriented, that nobody sees the need.

>>32471991
>.22 is so insanely cheap
Then why do I keep seeing threads where everyone is bitching about the price of .22?

Is $420 a lot for a Yugo SKS that's as close to new as such rifles will get?

>>32471945
You probably want .22-250.

>>32472002
Because it's risen lately, but it's still way cheaper than any other caliber, and way cheaper than it would take to warrant making it centerfire.

>>32472123
Ahah.

I wish it wasn't so hard to take up gunsmithing in cuntstralia, otherwise I'd be fiddling with shit like straight-walled, high pressure .22 centerfire rounds myself.

>>32471636
YouTube, Google, The Internet.

>>32472165
Also, .22lr has been hard to find in the States ever since Sandy Hook happened. Sand Hook caused probably the most massive gun panic of my lifetime and people were frothing to get common calibers. Since .22lr has been the recommended survivalist caliber since forever, you had tons of survivalists/wannabee survivalists snapping it all up, along with scabs doing the same to resell. It created an especial artificial panic for .22lr.

And as far as I know, during the panic, many companies ramped up 5.56mm production and slacked on .22lr since the 5.56mm was more profitable.

It created a vicious cycle, and with Obama's consistent anti-gun nudges, the tensions never really went away.

>>32455901
I would need:

> width
> height
> depth
and maybe the height of the top of the rim, measured from the bottom of the mag

>>32471643
im not

Where the FUCK can I find Shield barrels? NO ONE IS FUCKING SELLING THEM.

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are firestars still good for CC or are they sorta obsolete?

About to open my first tin of surplus 54r for my Mosin. When should I buy more ammo for it? Keep in mind that I am a poor grad student.

>>32471945
>https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2900197404/winchester-aa-low-recoil-target-ammunition-12-gauge-2-3-4-7-8-oz-8-shot

5mm Velo Dog was the closest I know of to a commercially produced centerfire .22 LR equivalent.

There's also a wildcat cartridge out there called .22 Cooper, I think, which is somewhere in power between .22 LR and .22 Mag. Every case had to be hand-turned from brass tubing and drilled. It used small pistol primers and very tiny charges of fast-burning pistol powder, and cast 40gr lead roundnose bullets. Back in the 50s some experimenter did it just to prove that he could, and modified a S&W K-frame to shoot it in competition. It didn't catch on and was never produced commercially.

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>>32471945
>Or go one step further and make a .22 LR Rimless, something that'll cycle a lot nicer in automatics.

y helo thar

>>32473985
They're as good as they ever were.

I used to have one in 9mm. It had a fairly good trigger, balanced well, pointed well, was easy to shoot well. It was reliable with hollowpoints. But Star never had the greatest heat treatment or QC and mine broke its extractor in less than a hundred rounds after I bought it--and the company is out of business. There is no source for replacement parts.

Live and learn. It's kind of heavy compared to something like a Kahr P9 because it's all steel, and it carried really well. If I could have gotten it fixed I'd still be carrying it.

>>32474391

any idea if the newer versions have the same problems?

Is it alright to use compressed air to clean dust off the externals of a pistol? I'm worried I might spray some inside and move oil around

Okay, I have a hypothetical situation.

Your mama has a gun for self defense, because she's your mama, she's not very strong. Thing is though your mama's gun is a bolt action rifle, which she has of course learned to correctly operate.

Your mama is in a life and death situation where she is out of ammo. The individual trying to hurt her is unarmed but bigger than she is.

What is the best way for your mama to hit the bad guy with the gun as a blunt weapon, for the best control and stability, as well as leverage?

Also, when was the last time you called your mama and said you loved her? I told my mama I love her today.

What's the most effective .357 you can legally buy in the US at penetrating soft body armor?

>>32476926
that sounds like a bad scenario for sure. i think a lot of first instincts would be to use it as a club or even throw it. while pretty logical in the heat of the moment, you get one try.
im just guessing out of my ass here but maybe use it like a spear, not to throw but to thrust. its not like a 3-4 foot long metal pole, try for the face, kick him in the groin

>>32477047
>its not like a 3-4 foot long metal pole
supposed to say "it is like a 3-4' long metal pole"

To the lefties, how much do you care about lefty/ambi controls on your guns?
Do you adapt to standard controls, learn to shoot right handed or the like?

>>32476926
thrust rifle underarm like a spear at intruder's face so he eats the muzzle over and over again until he stops moving

>>32477539
should add, this method is top tier for accuracy/controllability, surprise, difficulty in blocking, reach, the speed at which you can strike repeatedly and very importantly, how quickly/easily/intuitively she can go from a firing position to a full force face stab as soon as she realises she's out of ammo

Can you actually operate in clarks or are they just for show?

>>32465187

It pains me why people give a shit about this evo thing.

First it looks and operates nothing like the original Skorpion, though thats the pleb argument.

Second, there are other 9mil carbines you can get, which use more common magazines.

And seriously wtf is up with that magazine, its thick as fuck... MP5 mags look like a stick compared to it. With mags that thick they ought to be chambering tokarev or 5.7meme.

> also it looks like shit
> the original skorpion looked better than this actually

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Can a 45/90 fire a 45/70 cartridge? Safely?

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Any /k/omrades have an FNH FNAR?

Rate it. I'm thinking of snagging one.

Spzdly based on the BAR. .308. Around $1K. 1 MOA or better OOTB with decent ammo.

>>32470452

Damn I thought ships were still heavily armored.

So that must mean if you pummeled a ship with Tank-class cannon rounds it would be able to fuck it up with enough hits right?

Though I understand its a surface area and penetration issue (still a DU-APFSDS has more penetration than many shaped charges)... the question is scratch value whereas I know older ww2 ships had enough armor to require the use of those bigger guns.

>>32455379
>>32455475
>They make some anti-fire type bombs or something like that though.
I remember when I was going to school they always warned about the server room we sometimes went into. Basically if there was ever a fire in there you have 1 and a half minutes to get the fuck out before the room seals and some big ass fucking system sucks all air out of it, turning it into a vacuum and extinguishing the fire.

What a way to go if that ever happened to you.

>>32477515
Lefty here. Shoot everything lefty. 0 fucks given. Ak pattern rifles safety can hit your index finger sometimes. I would like a lefty SMLE just so I could speed fire it like a non retard. Other then that it's no real handicap

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>>32477643
It is safe to shoot the 45-70 in a 45-90 chamber, just not real accurate because the round won't stabilize properly.

>>32471945
that 1945 code, im gonna go nuclear now

lol no, the reason the 22LR hasnt ever been produced centerfire is because its cheap-as-shit to produce and because of its ubiquity its got a solid market

Even back in the early 20th century it was ubiquitous and hunting was a serious enough thing for putting food on the table the 22 remained steady as the rabbit/squirrel round.

Centerfire requires primers, thats one extra step in the production process. You have to fit yet more thing onto the casing and the primer is itself kinda like a tiny little casing.

> in fact the 22LR itself as well as all other rimfires might be considered a Primer that has a Bullet affixed to it.

This is also the reason why 22 LR is NOT reloadable - its a piece of shit that only works well enough for people to go plink with it and shoot at things that usually arent dangerous (not sure id trust a 22 pistol to save my life against a rattlesnake)

Its not a serious round, but it does work, and its cheap enough that the high amount of misfires you get with it people just go oh-well.

> the .22LR is the only Weapon I know of that is both a Silly Toy as well as a Lethal Weapon both at the same time.

> I dunno perhaps a Pistol Crossbow or a Bow with a low draw to it might also fit that moniker.


I had thought about what it would take to make an effective round for defense as well as taking small game, in a small form-fit package.

Pretty much came to the conclusion of a 7.62 Tokarev with a non-tapered case. Because if you put a really heavy bullet in it the velocity drops enough that its only going to poke a hole in small game rather than splatter it.

If you're going to bother going centerfire for a pistol round you might as well go all the way up to 30cal

>>32477718
Halon system. The whole room is forcibly flooded with inert gas. It will sufficate a person.

>>32473012

> best gun salesman since samuel colt
>>32472165

You should look into necked cartrdiges, such as taking a 9mm and necking down to lower calibers.

You want to start with enough powder capacity to reliably drive 500 joules muzzle energy, because of the taper you're going to lose some capacity and if you seat a bullet deeply you'll lose some more capacity.

But starting with a common caliber case means that you can use a weapon of that type as a base and pretty much just change the barrel and possibly the recoil spring.

Also beware little richie... beware of the transsonic zones (which are roughly 320-360m/s and again at about 650-700m/s). Bullets get whopped in midair around that.

longer bullets are more stable and have more penetrating power too
> t. 60 grain sniper sub sonic .22 that aguila makes, it doesn't experience much deformation despite being all-lead and it shoots through a surprising amount of wood

>>32477910
That was it. Might have been a bit of an exaggeration on the actual vacuum I guess, but yeah we were always warned if those little lights up in the corner of the room and the loud alarms went off, you have 90 seconds to get the fuck out or you will be sealed in and you could seriously die.

>>32459489
They're iffy, check it out before you buy one. Always remember, the PTR is only a little bit more $$$

Has anyone ordered from Galati International? I'm looking to buy some Hi-Power mags from them but I'm always wary buying from a new place. Don't want to give them my money only to be sent a backorder notice, or wait weeks for my order to ship.

>>32478312
Just go to MecGar and be done with it.

>>32478324
Nigger you don't think I thought of that? Even if Mec-Gar didn't charge $10 more for their mags than stores did, they're all out of stock. I want the nickel 15rnd mags. Galati is the only place I've found with more than one in stock. They currently have six. Everywhere else expected new stock in February.

>>32478356
Gunbroker, eBay, Amazon

>>32478367
GB has none. Amazon doesn't sell scary assault clips. Ebay has none and is also sketchier than any online storefront.

I don't need help finding the mags. I've already scoured everywhere that carries them. Galati is the only place with more than one in stock unless I want to wait two months for more stock to be imported.

Can someone post a picture of a .357 cartridge inserted into a 9mm chamber?

>>32477982
>>32477869
I just found this cute little .22 Rush cartridge, looks to be a .32 ACP necked down to accept .22 caliber spitzer point bullets.

I think my main interest would be in making something that fires .22 cal cast lead wadcutters from a target pistol, something that'll stay supersonic out to ~100 metres.

Ideally I'd like to be able to reload it at least half a dozen times, if not more - what's the usual limit on reloading for an ordinary 9mm?

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>>32478893
Forgot the image, hurr.

>>32474708
There aren't any newer versions of the Star Firestar. Star went out of business back in 2000. Like so many nice things, nobody makes them any more.

Closest you'll find is one of the all-steel mid-size Kahr CCW pistols, like the K9 or K40, which are striker fired with a long DAO trigger that not everyone likes.

>>32476604
I can't imagine it hurting anything.

Several gunsmiths I know use compressed air to blow dust, moisture, excess oil, etc. out of firearms, especially after before and after cleaning them in an ultrasonic parts cleaner. None of them has ever said there were problems related to the compressed air.

>>32476926
I'm going to be serious here and assume you're not trolling us all.

For home defense any gun is better than fingernails or a rape whistle, no doubt about it. Bad people breaking into a house are usually there to steal something to trade for dope, and not looking for a fight, but there are exceptions, and there have been professional home invasion crews out there for a long, long time now, and some of them don't give a fuck.

And bolt actions are very slow for followup shots, and slower still to reload.

If the person in question is using a long gun as an implement of CQB this has to be viewed as the culmination of several extremely bad decisions and non-optimal choices of tools and tactics, and if we are thinking about this scenario then we really, really need to think about what leads up to it, what factors are under our control, and what factors aren't.

I don't know where you live, or where your mom lives, and I don't know what the laws are there, but even if she is not physically strong--well, how does your mom feel about pistol-caliber semiauto carbines, like one of those AR types that takes Glock mags?

The traditional military solution to the tactical problem you describe is to attach a big sharp knife to the business end of the gun and teach the user a series of offensive and defensive movements--the high thrust, the low thrust, the left parry, the right parry, and so on. Even so trained, even a tough nineteen-year-old who can run six-minute miles and bench-press his own weight is facing very, very long, very, very bad odds when it's two or three on one against determined assailants.

tl;dr your mom needs a firearm more suited to fighting for your life than a WWI relic, with bayonet or without. If at all possible I recommend something semiauto in a substantial centerfire rifle caliber using a detachable box magazine. Pump shotguns can work too, as a far-distant second place choice, but recoil is stout and reloads are slow.

>>32477869
Part of the misfire issue we see with rimfire calibers is that QC costs money.

Over a hundred years ago, the gun and ammo companies hired exhibition shooters to travel the country and put on shows using their wares (imagine doing that today). Winchester had a guy named Adolf Topperwein, who would use one of Winchester's tube-fed semiauto .22s and Winchester ammo (during World War II he performed at training camps for US troops, shooting those same little wooden blocks out of the air with an M1918 BAR). He had a cute girl--eventually his wife--toss 4" wooden blocks in the air, and he'd shoot them out of the air, one after the other, with that .22. He'd go many thousands of rounds without a malfunction (or a miss), and once went something like twelve thousand rounds without so much as a dud or a stovepipe. Even with a Winchester armorer riding on the train with him to keep the rifle clean and lubed, that's impressive reliability. Ammo companies used to pay people to check rimfire priming by eyeball--which isn't really something the ammo companies do any more, at least for the cheap bulk pack stuff they sell at Wal-Mart.

It's always going to be difficult to see whether there's an air bubble or a little void just big enough for a firing pin in a .22 cartridge's rim, and I guess you could X-ray them all but that's even more money. But this isn't new technology and we know how to make very reliable rimfire ammunition. We just don't do it any more, because it would cost money and cut into profit margins.

Can .38 special brass be trimmed to .38 short colt or .38 S&W and chamber in the original guns just fine or is the case head different?

>>32480826
Case is skinnier and rim is wrong