Thread 64230877

Is a failure to fire a jam?

This is a semantic argument I’m having with my brother. I say no.

Any more dumb arguments can go here too

>>64230877 (OP)
No. Light strike, broken parts, dirty bitch, bad ammo.

>>64230894
The origin of the argument is something I’m still working out but not the point of this thread. Just arguing semantics.
Institutions like the militaries would probably include failures to fire as “jam”. While a round just sitting in a chamber, easily extracted, ejected and replaced with another doesn’t feel like it falls under that word.

>>64230922
I feel like "jam" implies something is obstructing the cycling of the gun

>>64230934
This. A failure to fire is a misfire. Advised to, if possible, wait before cycling the action because the failure may be due to a slow combustion. You eject the round then "pop". Rare, but possible.

>>64230877 (OP)
>Is a failure to fire a jam?
Absolutely not. A jam involves some object wedged into place preventing the mechanism from moving. A double-feed is an example of a jam caused by an extra unfired round. A "stovepipe" is a jam caused by the fired case failing to eject.

>>64230877 (OP)
it's not a jam, it's a malfunction

>>64230877 (OP)
In some circumstances a jammed gun could present as a failure to fire if it wasn't able to get all the way into battery but you were still able to work the trigger.

any reason flite-control type wads aren't sold for reloading or regular birdshot is never loaded with one? I want to see if a cylinder bore with FC's can outshoot my choked O/U at clays.

>>64230877 (OP)
For me a "jam" is a malfunction that prevents the firearm from functioning reliably without extraordinary clearing or disassembly. Obviously, if the gun locks up and cannot be cycled, will not return to battery, or a broken firing pin keeps the round from going off, then you have a "jam". If you have to remove the magazine, turn the action over and shake out a casing, fish a case out of the action, then it is also a "jam." If you can tap-rack-bang, and fire another round, then it's not a "jam." However, like >>64231038 I also advise waiting on TRBs unless you are in a situation that calls for a quick response.

>>64231176
>any reason flite-control type wads aren't sold for reloading
Unslit wads used as-is are even tighter than flite control wads. You can fool around with the length and number of slits to adjust your pattern.

>or regular birdshot is never loaded with one?
small shot has abysmal aerodynamics. Trying to extend range by making the pattern denser doesn't help unless the shot still has enough energy to kill at that distance. That works for buckshot which still retains appreciable energy beyond 50 yards. It's not very useful for small shot sizes which don't.

>>64231167
Definitely but issue here seemed to be light strikes. Not ammo related. It wasn’t old Vietnam surplus or anything. Not dirty. It’s definitely a mechanical malfunction of some kind.
>>64230934
I think this is why militaries would put misfire under “jam”. The concept of the weapon putting lead downrange is jammed, not the weapon itself.
I think that’s dumb to use a word with such a meaning in that manner

>>64231248
> doesn't help unless the shot still has enough energy to kill at that distance
im just trying to bust a clay

>>64231346
>im just trying to bust a clay
Target wads are already optimized for the distances found in trap and skeet. What is it that you think a flite control wad is going to do better than a wad literally designed for clay shooting?

https://www.ballisticproducts.com/Clay-Target-Wads/products/843/

>>64230877 (OP)
if you pull the trigger on an empty chamber is that a jam?
nope.
it is a type of failure to fire though.

>>64230877 (OP)
you would say its jammed if there was a rock jammed in the path of the hammer. Similarly, if the hammer is blocked or even slowed down enough via some built up schmoo or whatever, you could consider it jammed. Safety still on could be thought of as a jam. You could consider many malfunctions jams, but having a different word for the different types of malfunction is preferable to calling every problem a jam.

>>64230877 (OP)
An FTF is more of a jelly, honestly

>>64230877 (OP)
Tell him to explain to a gunsmith as few words as possible of what the problem you are having with the gun.

You say "Jam" when it didn't go off? It's incorrect.

You tell the mechanical minded person that's going to fix the issue "Failed to Fire". Everything has a designated name made for each situation that are the types of people that hand out degrees on the topic. Not just having a degree. They HAND them out.

Your friend is ill-educated on the topic.

>>64230877 (OP)
I agree with your brother, not because of semantics, but due to course of action after the failure.
The weapon did not fire. The cause isn't super important at the immediate moment after the failure to fire. This is because the first action of the failure to fire, no matter the cause(jam or light primer strike is the same. If possible by the type of weapon, immediate remedy course of action is to attempt to fire again, e.g. a double action pistol.
If not dual action, rack the slide and confirm complete magazine insertion, and attempt fire again. "Tap Rack Bang" as discussed by >>64231231
Unlike what >>64231038 mentioned with the chance of slow combustion and waiting, the best way to train is as if the situation for firing the weapon was one that calls for a quick response as >>64231231 had brought up.
If it was a jam, the issue may or may not be apparent to the user. If not, the course would be tap, rack, bang. If a failure occurs again, we're fucked and clearing the weapon to check function on an empty chamber. Again, all under the assumption that the situation called for immediate firing of the weapon.
Autism disengaged.

Is there a point where "you GOTTA have irons on a rifle." just becomes autism? I get having backup irons if I have a red dot and can just slide the irons in without them interfering with anything else, but if I've got an ACOG, especially on a non-QD mount, all the irons options are either intrusive or kinda shitty.

It's weird to me seeing people concoct outlier scenerios about my primary optic getting destroyed and forcing me to backup irons, yet they never concoct those same scenerios for people simply running irons. There's never "What happens if your primary irons get mangled huh? Thats why you need backup irons!" even though an ACOG is more resilient to being dropped or wacked than a lot of folding irons.

>>64231574
>Is there a point
Point? No. Application? Yeah. If I were going safari hunting you bet I want irons, and irons only.

>There's never "What happens if your primary irons get mangled
Because the chance of that happening is vanishingly small. Old-school irons are nearly indestructible. Some fold-up ones are delicate but only when deployed. Also, keep in mind that stuff can happen that doesn't destroy your optic but makes it temporarily unusable. I've had a wet leaf randomly stick to the objective on a hunting rifle before. That didn't matter one bit for hunting but in a combat scenario that would have been pretty shitty, it took me a moment to figure out what the heck was going on when I tried to look through the scope.

>It's weird to me seeing people concoct outlier scenerios
They're making up bullshit to justify the spend. Notice how none of the people discussing this--including you--bothered to state what their use case up front.

>>64231627
>Because the chance of that happening is vanishingly small.
Inherited a JM 336 that had the hood collapsed over the post. No idea when it occurred or how. Wasn't regularly used for hunting. On the plus side, it could easily be removed in the field and was replaced.

>>64230934
I think jam applies. The unfired cartridge is indeed obstructing the cycling of the firearm as the firearm will only cycle properly if the cartridge is fired.

Is there any evidence (photos or first hand writing) of US troops in WW2 removing the buttstocks of their Thompsons? I was just thinking of this in the context of a tank or armored car crew being tempted to do this to reduce the length.

>>64231574
I just really like irons and don't want to buy rifles that don't have them. I still put optics on stuff but I want there to be irons for purely aesthetic reasons.

>>64232032
Tank crews were given M3s for the limited space

On the subject of malfunctions and jams, I just bought 1000 rounds of blazer 45acp and a few of the rounds have the bullet seated deeper than the rest of the bunch.
See pic related.
Is this safe to shoot in my 1911? I'm a relatively new shooter.

>>64230877 (OP)
No but it is a malfunction.
To me a "jam" implies manual cycling does not clear the malfunction and may require field stripping the weapon.

Looking into Centurion Arms' 18" barrels and have some questions.
-is there a difference between a MK12 gas block and a normal one?
-should I bother getting a cerakoted barrel?
-is there a point in getting an adjustable gas block if i dont plan to use a suppressor on this gun

>>64236225
Absolutely not, it creates a massively over pressure cartridge and is unsafe to fire. Your 1911 could possibly tank it, but why would you risk it when you can just report it to Blazer and get a replacement/refund

>>64236225
its called bullet setback. its mostly safe to shoot though may cause feeding issues or jams. in extreme cases of wow its really in there it could be unsafe.
there are 2 causes of bullet setback.
if a case or pallet is dropped during shipping/transport all the bullets on that edge get fucked. yellow box umc is notorious for it.
the other cause is chambering. everytime a bullet hits the feed ramp it gets pushed in a little. generally this happens once the bullet gets fired no big deal. however if you are manually unloading and rechambering the same bullet it becomes an issue.
if everything on you gun is in good condition it should be fine. though a good rule of thumb is if its questionable toss it. the cost of one bullet isnt worth thousands in medical fees. this applies to excessive rust or large dents. even if those would be fine in a warzone you probably arent that desperate for bullets.

>>64236377
>even if those would be fine in a warzone you probably arent that desperate for bullets.
Get a load of Andrew Carnegie over here.

>>64230877 (OP)
colloquially, failure to feed can be called a 'jam'. if we're getting technical it's a generic 'failure to fire' or malfunction. however unlike with clips and magazines, i dont think there's many people who'll bite your head off for fucking up that term in the moment.

>>64230877 (OP)
Anyone have experience with Tristar's shotguns? I'm thinking of getting the Cobra III.

Has anyone ever come across counterfeit peltor EEP-100s? I found an offer for half the usual price, and the guy claims he got a large batch from a store that was closing for good.

>>64230877 (OP)
If you are a strikerslop fag, yes. Tap rack bang.

If you are a DA/SA chad just pull the trigger again.

>>64236356
>>64236377
Thanks, I'll set them aside. Seems 8 out of 1000 are affected, and all from the same (50)box.
I'll see what customer service can do.

I made some very stupid choices money wise and I'm very short this month. realistically how much do you get for used guns? I was thinking of selling a couple if I could get enough.

>>64236922
30% at a gun store or pawnshop
40-50% if your desperate
70% if your are smart/willing to wait
if its out of production and you are willing to wait for a sucker you can usually profit.

>>64230877 (OP)
No, both FTF and jams are under the broader umbrella of weapon malfunctions, but the phenomena are distinct from each other.

FTF means a cartridge is in the chamber, striker or hammer drops, but there is no bang for some reason.
A jam means that a cartridge either fails to feed into the chamber, extract or eject.
A jam can potentially cause an FTF, but that's uncommon because most modern firearms don't allow the firing sequence to happen if not in battery. Theoretically this could happen with an open bolt firearm, since it fires as a result of dropping the bolt into battery against spring tension.
>>64231574
I think it's the same concept as having a bayonet lug. You don't really "need" it strictly speaking, but it isn't really difficult or expensive to add some flip up backup sights and they don't particularly get in the way when not in use. Everything can break, on a rifle meant for heavy use having backups is always a good idea. Sucks to have the effective range of a rifle cut to almost nothing just because your glass took a hit, the mount got knocked off zero or your battery overheated and fried your red dot. Having some flip up sights to fall back on can get you out of that situation.

Even if it isn't a combat rifle, I've seen people get screwed at a match because their scope came loose or while hunting because the rifle got dropped and the scope cracked. No backup sights in both situations meant the user had to switch rifles. Not the end of the world, but it would be a significant problem if they didn't have a backup rifle to switch to.
>>64236225
No, that can cause a pressure spike. Check all the cartridges, write down the lot number(s) off the boxes and reach out to CCI. This happens when the machine that seats the bullets goes out of whack, and it's something they really want to know about.

If you have a receipt from where you got that ammunition and what you paid for it, they usually cut you a refund check.

>>64236497
Don't.
They are generic Turk slop, which is fine on a pump action but at the prices they ask for them you can just get a Mossberg 500 or Maverick 88 which is going to be far more reliable.
>>64236623
You can usually ask the manufacturer (in this case 3M) if they know of counterfeits of this particular item and how to spot them.
>>64236630
Get the lot number off that particular box, if all the bad cartridges are from there then something must have momentarily gone wrong.
>>64236922
Depends on what guns you are thinking of selling and how urgently you need the money. Usually faster options to sell will get you less money. Harder to find/more desirable guns in good condition are worth more than a cheap gun in a saturated market.

For instance budget AR-15s are worthless right now, but a nice milsurp gun that used to be cheap 10 years ago can be quite desirable.

>>64230877 (OP)
No. Nothing is jammed in case of a failure to fire. A jam is when something gets jammed, a failure to feed, extract, eject.

How similar are air rifles to light caliber rifles like 22?

>>64237098
Depends on the air rifle. There are air rifles that are significantly more powerful than a .22lr.

>>64237098
nothing alike until the pcp airifle starts hitting the thousand dollar pricepoint. the extreme outlier guns.
even when you see something like a 22cal pellet gun thats 1000 fps
it is not the same as 22lr
that pellet is roughly 1/4 or 1/3 the weight going significantly slower.

>>64236922
Private sales will most likely net you more cash if you're desperate. Put up a post on tacswap or ask some friends

What sick fuck out there is giving rifles Brazilian butt lifts

did i go too far?
i bought so many mags that i can carry 25 pounds' worth with them all full
however... i still want to buy 4 more mags

>>64237644
No. Magazines, for me, fall into the "semi-consumable" category, depending on the magazine. AR-15 mags are $8-$25 each so no real reason to not have a big stack. Also, materials can crack, bend or shatter, springs can wear out, followers can get mangled etc. all of which could cause a magazine not to function properly. In some cases that means you're better off tossing the mag in the trash. Other mags might be a different story. Some magazines can be $60 a pop so it's harder to justify trashing one if replacement springs, followers or baseplates are available. Plus it's harder to justify having dozens of mags when they're that expensive but it's definitely a nice luxury if you can afford it.
>25lbs of loaded mags
In the case or AR-15 mags, thats about 25 magazines. Pistol mags, that could be 40-60 magazines. In the grand scheme of things, that isn't that many. I'm moving to a new state and filled a few 27 gallon totes with just magazines.

Bottom line, you've not gone nearly far enough in my opinion.

I accidently put my Glock 21 slide on my Glock 19 frame and now it's stuck and won't come off. Do you think a gunsmith will be able to get it off? I tried for for an hour before giving up. It's unironically stressing me tf out.

>>64237800
anon, 4 of those magazines i'm carrying are $65 drum magazines, and my box mags are $25 each

>>64237098
Breakbarrel 22 cal pellet rifles like the Swarm should make around 15 foot pounds of power (see: https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2019/12/gamo-swarm-fusion-10x-gen-ii-air-rifle-part-2/ ). Copy/paste because I already researched:
>Mostly expect airguns to have maybe 22 short-tier power at best. [...] You can always go with the absurd 1-5 shot Airforce Texan you can hunt deer and shit with in .357 cal but do not expect many shots per tank. You can go with the very common Crosman 1322/1377 10 pump but expect like 6.2 foot pounds of power (about on par with Aguila colibri
According to Aguila that's 8FPE@muzzle, 6FPE@100yds
>but out of a 10" barrel and much quieter). I believe the Crosman and Daisy full length 10 pump guns actually make [closer to 10 FPE] which was a surprise when I looked into it for what felt like the 15th time over many years and finally came up with some data. Gamo makes the Swarm which makes 15 foot pounds (as seen above).
That's about on par with Super Colibris according to Aguila's numbers: 16FPE@muzzle, 12FPE@100yds
>CCI Quiet 710 [is] 44-45 foot pounds of energy for reference. The biggest upside to the swarm is that it's a pretty decent power breakbarrel pellet rifle that's rather quiet and takes a 10rd rotary magazine. For the price you won't find much better unless you want to get into super low end PCP (&hand pump to pump up to 3000PSI). HOWEVER, the EdGun air rifles (really stocked pistols) get pretty impressive power. Looks like their mid-size rifle in 30 cal makes 64.4 FPE.
>They [EdGun] also make a 9mm rifle @ 120 foot pounds.
You're not going to get much over 22 Short or midrange 22 subsonic loads. Maybe I'm wrong but unless you go for something nuts like the Texan (which gets like maybe 5 shots from a tank IIRC) you're not getting the power you think you can. Nor the velocity; it takes lead free pellets to get 1100 FPS out of the Swarm and that's a pellet weight a whole 5.1gr; Aguila colibri bullets are 20gr @ 420/590FPS.

>>64238835
Get it to the goddamn gunsmith, genius.
Shouldn't be the end of the world, but expect that 19 slide to come back on a little loose. Not catastrophically, but you will notice a fraction of a mm of play.

>>64237098
A particularly high $$ air rifle can have comparable performance to .22lr or even slightly exceed it, but at the expense of being bulky, expensive and a bit clumsy to operate. There are use cases where such a thing makes sense, but for most people an actual .22LR rifle is going to be more practical.
>>64237644
Depends on the magazine pattern. If it's AR or Glock mags they are so cheap that there's no reason not to get spares. If you are stacking dozens of expensive/hard to find magazines for a gun you don't shoot much then you are wasting your money.
For some guns it really only makes sense to have one or two spares.

I want to buy some D60s. How reliable are they really? And what pouches can actually fit them?

Best shotgun that can handle extra spicy 3.5" magnum rounds that may or may not be loaded with brass shells with custom loads?

>>64241280
I’ve never had mine jam or misfeed or whatever, and any double mag pouch should work.

>>64236922
Post what you got and people can get you better price estimations, or make an offer to you.

What is the best/original 100 MPH tape?

Which grips look best?
>black bakelite
>brown bakelite
>white maple
>amber resin

>>64241611
Black Cherry IMO.

>>64241611
waifu

>>64241611
To clarify: I'm not buying new grips, I have like five sets already and I kinda hate 1911s
Which of those four look best?

>>64241696
It's your gun you pick

>>64241696
get waifu grips to fuck with people

>>64241720
>>64241650
This doesn't seem very practical

>>64241738
>This doesn't seem very practical
just the sight of it could kill a fudd

>>64241611
Guadalupena

>>64241787
No thanks, I'm not an idolatrous Mexican
Also, filename

>>64241809
It isn't idolatry if it ain't latria, heretic.
And yes, I'm aware you have a 1911 and those are for a hi-power, I just grabbed the first vintage grips for anything Browning. All that being said, the maple looks great and brown bakelite is at least classic.

What's the best gun to melt down and turn into a large cross necklace?

>>64244208
Some piece of shit zinc alloy .25 pistol or something, that way you aren't destroying an actual valuable gun with your little art project. Plus I think zinc has a lower melting point and you can get a janky Raven for like 80 bucks.
Are you doing this because you think a gun cross is badass and will look good next to your butterfly knife and nunchuck collection, or is this some faggy peacenik art piece?

>>64241913
I want one of these quite badly

Turdie spam indicates that something just blew up again, anyone in the know?

>>64245440
Russian drones went into Poland

Does the "internal" AR piston count as a "piston" or no
I say no even though the patent calls it that because there's no reciprocating motion from the gas block

>>64245961
There's no piston, Stoner just called it that to make his patent sound more substantially different from extant systems.

>>64245961
>Does the "internal" AR piston count as a "piston" or no
OFC it does. It even has piston rings.

> there's no reciprocating motion from the gas block
What does reciprocation have to do with the definition of a piston? Granted that pistons often reciprocate, but that detail isn't a defining characteristic. sometimes a piston is stationary while the cylinder moves. An example is a spigot mortar. Other times a piston moves once but never again, like a prefilled syringe.

Janny apps are now live. Time to fuck with the mods / admins.

>>64246394
But that just moves the bolt itself, not the carrier assembly

WTF is the right term for this style floor plate?
I always like them but searching for them as an aftermarket addon is annoying as fuck. Just pinkey extensions and such all day

What are /k/ approved states in regards to legislation and open land to hunt and shoot on? I need to get the fuck out of my city.
>inb4 fuck off we're full

>>64248056
I'm in the blue shithole of Minnesota and I can hunt and shoot on state land.

>>64247996
Pinky rest, but most are listed as "extended" even though that term also includes expanded capacity base plates.

>>64230877 (OP)
Does anyone have personal experience with/opinions on the gen 5 Glock 22?

>>64248210
That's what makes it so annoying to look up. All the replies are for extended capacity or wotnot.

Give me the QRD on M1 Garand ammo, what is actually unsafe to shoot out of the rifle? The only consistent thing I’ve read is nothing too high FPS/pressure, but the fuddlore seems to be all over the place with the bullet weights and types that the gun gets along with.

when will the mods do something about all these obvious spam threads
i fucking hate feds

If you have nothing else is hand sanitizer or soap and water enough to clean a wound? I know alcohol damages the clotting process for wounds but on the other hand it does get rid of crap.

>>64249632
soap and water for cleaning wounds, sanitizer for lighter cuts or scrapes and for sanitizing any medical equipment

>>64249666
tyty

Is anyone else exhausted already by the online discourse about the Charlie shooter skill level? I swear half the comments I see claim only a CIA Mossad SEAL sniper could have made the hit, while the other half are like a babby who has never touched a gun before could do it. To me it seems like, somebody moderately comfortable with shooting with a rifle they know is all that it probably was.

>>64246697
>But that just moves the bolt itself, not the carrier assembly
The first thing that happens is the carrier assembly moves back. The bolt head can't start to move backwards or even rotate to unlock until the carrier moves far enough back for the cam track to engage.

>>64250218
I haven't seen any discourse about it, but that doesn't surprise me. Most people are clueless retards and internet arguments tend to extremes, especially if the issue is even a tiny bit political. I'd bet that 90% of those people who do have experience shooting a rifle and therefore might not be complete morons have probably not bothered to educate themselves about the exact circumstances of this shooting so even their opinions are flawed.

>>64249208
>, what is actually unsafe to shoot out of the rifle
Original mil spec if the rifle is 100% factory. If you get an adjustable gas plug you can shoot anything.

>The only consistent thing I’ve read is nothing too high FPS/pressure
That's the answer to the safety question you asked.

>but the fuddlore seems to be all over the place with the bullet weights and types that the gun gets along with.
What the rifle "gets a long with" is a different question than safety. If the gun is in good order then milspec ammo should work. Anything other than that is a guessing game. It depends on your exact gun. The reason you see so many conflicting reports is because the answer is different for each different gun. You have to figure this out yourself for your gun, nobody can spoon-feed you the right answer like in a video game. Or you can get an adjustable gas plug and then run whatever you want by adjusting the plug.

why didnt spiderman stop 9/11?

>>64250886
He can't fly. The real question is why any hero who can didnt

>>64241611
>>64241696
Amber resin, then white maple, black bakelite and brown bakelite.

>>64249463
>when will the mods do something
Lol
Lmao, even

Not firearms related but still a potential weapon question.

I recently got a Bear Authority compound bow and I'm wondering why this attachment point has a triangular cutout. Is it meant for a specific accessory like a back bar, or is it a standardized compound bow thing? The opposite side is a round cutout

>>64251128
those are for mounting a quiver

>>64251311
There's already a quiver mounted higher up

>>64251408
I'm not sure what else to say. That is what they are for. It sounds like someone might have mounted a different type of quiver that doesn't use that particular type of attachment on your bow, but since you didn't post a full pic I can't really comment on that.
I can just tell you what they are for.

>>64251128
It's a cutout for an anti-rotation nut. Without a larger pic of your specific bow I couldn't say exactly, but given how close to the upper limb it is it does look like the other Anon is right. You could just, you know, go on their site and see for yourself.
https://www.beararchery.com/collections/compound-bows

>is it a standardized compound bow thingy
Most companies have slightly different setups, but multiple anti-rotation mounting points for different quiver brands, a fishing reel, and harmonic dampers are all very common on multipurpose bows. To put it in gun terms, it's like already having a bipod attached to the Picatinny rail on your handguard and wondering why someone sells a bipod that mounts to the MLOK on it instead

>>64251033
I asked 3 different people IRL and got three different answers
Brown bakelite is out of the running for sure though, it looks like greasy poo poo

Anything I ought to know about bolt action shotguns if I'm a young retard without any shotgun experience?
I see enough wood and steel old shotties in shops often enough that I think about them. Is there any disadvantage compared to a pump action shotguns, other than the need to take your hand from its firing position to chamber a new round?

What is the legality on "building your own gun safe"? Do you need some "approved" market model safe? Or can I cobble some shit together myself (wood and sheet metal from home depot) and slap a padlock on it? I live in a fairly safe area and am more concerned about having a safe for legal than practical reasons.

It's not so much about being a cheap fuck, I've been a firearm enthusiast for 15+y and have had many safes, it's more of that now when I have a foreseeably indefinite residence, the size and shape of safe I want is kind of strange, very wide, not too deep, and with a limited height. So can I just make some kind of wooden "locker" or thin shin metal coated if necessary and that'll legally qualify as secure storage or whatever? It's really more of the appeal of the ability to customize it myself that makes me want to do this vs buying something off-the-shelf or online and changing the layout of the room because it's too big to be where the old one was

>>64252901
if your state or euro country requires a safe they generally list what is and isnt a acceptable safe.
if you just want to call what you built a safe go nuts.

>>64252907
thanks man, that's incredibly helpful wasn't aware. Just googled my locality's requirements and hell yeah I can make this work, I currently have some kind of 14deep,17wide, 54 tall that is brimming full to the point that if you want to get to the things deeper inside you need to remove things. when the space I got to actually work with in the room without changing anything else is 20deep,44wide, 60tall and then I can put in a pegoard on the back to actually hold rather than strew around rifles and shotguns, and maybe some pistol racks on the top instead of the current pile, maybe some holes to string some christmas lights through, tried some magnetic motion session lights in the past but they just need to be recharged so often that I just get lazy and stop using them entirely

>>64252937
if you are building a safe and want it to actually be fireproof, bear in mind that you can home-brew fireproofing with several layers of drywall.

>>64252764
>Anything I ought to know about bolt action shotguns
Yeah, they're terrible
>Is there any disadvantage compared to a pump action shotgun
Lower capacity, slower rate of fire, unreliable feeding
Pros: looks kinda cool, like a postapocalyptic fantasy rifle. They're usually cheap (mine was free because the stock was split and the magazine was missing). That's it

>>64253029
>Lower capacity, slower rate of fire, unreliable feeding
Do the tube fed ones suffer from the same issues? I know that box magazine shotguns were only solved recently.

>>64253036
Honestly dude I totally forgot tube fed bolt actions existed
Reliability's probably better, but it's still way slower than a pump. You can get a couple shots off at a clay pigeon with a pump, but you'll only get one with this.
It'll be a sorta fun novelty range toy, but a pump is better by every metric. I'd get a pump first if you don't have a shotgun yet.
Whatever you do, don't get a Browning Auto 5 / Remington Model 11 as your first shotgun. It's the funnest shotgun ever made and every other shotgun will seem lame by comparison.

>>64253096
Well, you've done a bad job of convincing me not to get a Browning Auto 5. If I see another one the next time I have an excess of capital, we'll see if you've failed.
I was leaning more towards a manual action, but the browning has a great reputation and they look very pretty, or perhaps handsome. They're handsome guns.

>>64230894
>>64230877 (OP)
no

I have had tons of FTFire with my '95 production USP .40, v1, fullsize. maybe 1 in 50 before i cleaned it (purchased this year on GB, arrived dirty)
had EXTREME buildup on the extractor,
moderate around firing pin spring. first range trip since deep clean it ran 175/175 flawless. May be due for new springs too, and maybe a new firing pin if its eroded at atll

>>64230877 (OP)
>>64230877 (OP)
>>64230877 (OP)
>QTDDTOT
>QTDDTOT >QTDDTOT
>QTDDTOT >QTDDTOT >QTDDTOT

my question, what is best/only acceptable/no /k/ompromise TQ?
drunk and my head is blanking and I can't think of the resources to reference that have listed such a thing in the past. if available through amazon esp lmk so i can get it soon

Why aren't adjustable gas blocks standard on ARs nowadays? They'd be amazing to have right off the bat

>>64230877 (OP)
Yes, any failure to function properly is a "jam" in slang or layman's terms. It still means your gun is a piece of shit. Striker fires are prone to light strikes, hammer fires hit the primer a lot harder and are less prone to such failures.

If handguns could be made smoothbore, would the .410 Rossi Brawler be a decent gun?

>>64252764
The other anon is right, they're terrible. They only reason why they exist is because there was a time when they were cheaper than pumps, they were basically the hi-point of their day. If you look closely at one you'll see that they tend to be very cheaply made, everything is stamped sheetmetal.
If you're on a budget get a pump. If you can afford it then you might consider a semi or a decent double.

>>64253514
It would be a lot better than it currently is, but it's still just a mediocre single-shot. Now don't get me wrong, single shots do have their niche uses, but something like a T/C Encore or Contender mogs it. It's a fun budget blaster but that doesn't make it all that practical.

>>64253440
Advantage: There really isn't much of one. 99% of customers will never run the oddball ammo that needs one, and at 1% that does will be modding the fuck out of the gun anyway and don't mind installing their own. Hell they'd probably prefer their own over whatever the manufacturer used anyway.

Disadvantage: Fucking massive financial costs. Retards would adjust the gas block incorrectly, find their gun doesn't run right, and then bitch and moan about it needing to be repaired. Imagine how many people are going to dial the gas setting up to max "for more power" or "better reliability" and then have the gun batter itself to death because it's 900% overgassed. Or how many people will turn it down too far because they don't like gas in their face or they read online that makes their suppressed rig even quieter... When you design a mass-market product you don't want to put too many adjustments in there because the average person is a moron and will fuck things up, then blame you for it.

>>64254431
Fair point. I guess it'd just be nice to have the option for those certain vendors that allow you to customize stuff, not for the base models being sold.

>>64230877 (OP)
The weapon is considered jammed/nonoperational is it cannot function without further intervention. A wheel gun, no, just a misfire, pull trigger again and try next round. On a semiautomatic, it's jammed and will not function until you intervene and manually cycle. On the revolver, God help you if that misfire delay detonates after you rotated the cylinders...

>>64253195
>what is best/only acceptable/no /k/ompromise TQ?
https://www.narescue.com/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t.html
the CAT TQ is the gold standard. don't buy medical equipment from amazon.

>>64256599 (me)
also, here's a list of ones approved my the military.

Probably overthinking this but I've got a dead air xeno mount for my supressor but I've never messed with muzzle devices before. I torqued it down and have a little gap between the barrel shoulder and flash hider. It looks concentric but it that gap normal? A friend said I should get shims.
I can post a pic of the barrel threads but there's a short unthreaded section at the base tha I guess is causing this. The flash hider threads are longer than the barrel's so it isn't bottoming out.

>>64250218
>>64250349

I'm mostly tired of the idea of killing someone over a worldview verbal disagreement in a First World Country.

The only time gunfire is acceptable is for self-defense scenarios, but that's just me.

BTW, does anyone have a top break NAA Ranger that's 2016 or later? I'm wondering if the top latch blocks the laser on the NAA CT laser grip for those single action midget guns.

>>64230877 (OP)
20 gauge okay for general use/HD, or am I retarded for not just going 12 gauge? Assume pump, if the action makes a difference in this discussion.

>>64258181
I've killed geese with 20 ga, its capable enough. That said, the primary reason for choosing a 20 or 16 is to have a lighter gun to carry in the field. If you're going the do-it-all route, get yourself a 12 ga. There are plenty of lightweight options.

Why am I like this? I also did it yesterday using the sprayer at a car wash, and have done it with drills and other things that don't require TD.

>>64230877 (OP)
Is now a decent time to purchase suppressors?

>>64258319
January 1st when tax stamps are $0. Unless you're worried about there being a rush on cans, then yeah maybe

>>64258364
Thanks for the reminder.
>inb4 my cuck state slams through some shit before then

>>64258271
Because you're a Redditor. You also screech when someone posts a photo of a gun with the safety off or with a finger on the trigger

>>64258181
>20 gauge okay for general use/HD
It's plenty good enough for HD. It's great for most kinds of hunting though not so good for geese and high-flying ducks.

>or am I retarded for not just going 12 gauge?
It really depends on what you want to do with it. One reason is ammo cost. 12ga is cheaper than 20ga and there are far more 12ga options out there. Another is comfort if you want to shoot a lot. A 12ga is a heavier gun than a 20. With light target loads a 12ga is a pussycat to shoot. You can shoot cheap shells at clays all day long. With a 20 you're paying a lot more for the ammo and the lighter gun kicks harder.
On the other hand if you want to walk around innawoods hunting then the lighter 20 is much more comfortable to carry.

TL;DR
Either is fine for HD. 12 is better if you want to shoot clays or hunt geese, 20 is better for hunting upland game.

>>64258271
>le Reddit finger
>oh guise why am I like this hahaha so quirky!
Fuck off nigger

I know Aero has had QC issues for a long ass time, but how are their M4E1 uppers? Kinda want one.

my roommate is getting a purebred bloodhound puppy a few months down the line and is going to let me hunt with it, what all should I know, and what all can I train it to do?

How does God choose? Who's prayers does he refuse?

>>64260173
only God knows

>>64260173
He's got a system so arbitrary that it's indistinguishable from random chance, so you might as well not bother

More of a vent than a question but I have a friend who has decided to get into guns and he has this unfortunate tendency to buy a bunch of cheap shit on a whim. He is that guy who will buy ten cheap shit items trying to save a little, and end up paying more than buying one expensive item. With guns he's buying cheap optics and magnifiers from companies I've never heard of and all kinds of mystery mounts and risers and then texts me asking how to line up all of his shit or why it is wobbly on the rail. It's hard to keep tactfully telling him he's buying mystery garbage that's going to end up more expensive than just being one and done.

>>64230877 (OP)
If removing the bullet case from the chamber is an issue then it is a jam.

When tuning a carbine with an adjustable gas block which is more preferable?
>standard spring & buffer
>light spring heavy buffer
>heavy spring heavy buffer
If you can tune your gas to accomodate any setup, which setup is optimal?

>>64230877 (OP)
I'd consider it a malfunction if you are able to pull the trigger on a loaded chamber and nothing goes boom. a "jam" would be ammunition not loading properly (failure to feed, double feed) or the spent casing not ejecting (failure to eject, stovepipe, etc). it's probably a semantics argument in all reality.
>>64231574
>Is there a point where "you GOTTA have irons on a rifle." just becomes autism?
most low-pressure situations where an optic failure isn't a life-or-death scenario. if you're just plinking at a range or hunting on the weekends, it's just an inconvenience if your optic breaks.
>>64236225
personally, i'd just throw out an unusual bullet rather than risk a squib or a serious malfunction.
>>64236922
without knowing what you're selling, it's impossible to say. I've recently sold a bolt-action rifle i wasn't using for 50% of what I paid for it and a handgun for 95% of what I paid for it, it all depends on make/model, condition, and what the market is doing.
>>64237098
some air rifles produce enough energy to be legal to take deer-sized game, some will struggle to take anything larger than squirrels.
>>64237644
you're probably fine not buying more mags
>>64248056
many western states have an abundance of public lands (blm, forest land, etc). the CoL in these states is outrageous because of the cali-bros fleeing silicon valley circa 2020
>>64249632
that's plenty. water to flush debris out of wounds, sanitizer for lighter scrapes
>>64250218
any time the MSM talks about guns and/or the proficiency of a shooter, it's a textbook example of the Dunning-Kruger effect. someone retarded enough to pull a gun on the general public unprovoked isn't CIA/SEAL-tier, they're probably just on a 7th grader-sized dose of SSRI medication
>>64252764
this is just the market weeding out an inferior product. pump-action, semiauto, or even breechloading single/double shots are more reliable

>>64256856
missing a crush washer maybe?
>>64258181
if you're a smaller/frail person that can't handle recoil well, 20 is plenty fine. if you are an average adult male, there's no reason to not pick 12 over 20 outside of hunting very small game or fringe legal requirements.
>>64258319
I'd expect more volume after the tax changes, potentially longer wait times. if you don't mind the wait time and want to save $200, wait until January. if you have the cash and want it faster, buy now.
>>64260543
fools and their money are easily parted. you can suggest better quality stuff at the risk of sounding like a brand shill, but ultimately he needs to figure that out on his own

>>64230877 (OP)
Semantics and technicals. You know the answer.
>>64230922
A jam is being placed against something. Which coincidentally causes the failure to fire wording to come out also.

>>64260543
What was your question?

does anyone cc a flintlock pistol in 2025? if i did and used it to defend myself, would I be thrown in prison for being stupid?

Looked through the gearqueer threads and couldn't find much, have any of y'all got info/reccs on regular binoculars/monoculars/the like? All the info I could find were on thermals or NOD's

Is there any good info on airguns? I'm in a nofuns country but still want to shoot

>>64261102
>does anyone cc a flintlock pistol in 2025?
No, that's retarded. Even felons who can't buy guns would at least carry a cap and ball revolver.
>if i did and used it to defend myself, would I be thrown in prison for being stupid?
Very real possibility, because it's incredibly easy to make the argument that "clearly he wasn't carrying a gun for self defense, because if he was he'd have an actual fucking gun, not this fucking pirate blunderbuss that he shot the victim at close range with"
Nobody is going to believe that the guy getting into fights with novelty medieval weaponry is an innocent victim. Literally the only weapon that would look worse in court is one of those trench knifes with the brass knuckles. The only two scenarios in which you shoot somebody in self defense without serious skepticism from the po po are A. It's Halloween and you're dressed as Jack Sparrow, or B. You're in your Victorian gentlemen's study in your manor, making a whiskey sour at your globe bar, when suddenly, a Thuggee attacks you! You're caught unawares, and he pins you against the bookshelf and wraps his scarf around your throat. You reach around for a weapon, and your hand finds your grandfather's pistol that he carried at Trafalgar, that you keep loaded in a display case.
If you're gonna be a dipshit, at least get a Navy Colt or something, don't be a tard. Or you can wait until you're 18 and buy a gun at the gun store.

>>64230922
>Institutions like the militaries would probably include failures to fire as “jam”.
It's a malfunction, not a jam. Jam is not a well defined term. A dear John letter could be a "jam" because it has no established meaning.

>>64230877 (OP)
Folding buffer tube stock on my VZ58, yes or no?

>>64252764
Some of the Sears ones were recalled for (supposedly) being able to shear lugs off the bolt but I do remember an anon on here mentioning his theory was that it was due to loose fasteners as IIRC it only happened once, at least when it comes to documented cases. Also most bolt action shotguns are old and probably won't accept anything but 2 3/4", no 3" or 3 1/2" chambers. IIRC Savage does still make them but only full-rifled. I wouldn't get any except for fun of collecting/shooting. Good old pump actions are just about as cheap anyways and police surplus 870s, while at a high right now, often go for only a little more than the old cheap pump actions (~$300). Also Mossberg Maverick 88s with two fucking barrels is a whole $214. That's right, TWO FUCKING BARRELS and a good shotgun for under $250 shipped so you can have an 18.5" and a hunting length barrel with a fucking rib for that price. Seriously. At that price, I'm sure you can throw wood on it for just a little more (though I admit not having looked into maverick furniture).
https://gun.deals/search/apachesolr_search/049533310149

>>64252937
>>64252954
>drywall
At that point, just use that white fire brick that guys DIY-ing furnaces for blacksmithing use, or insulation with a known fire/temperature rating. A lot of Chinese drywall has been known to offgas some pretty nasty stuff IIRC and again IIRC might be slightly acidic/basic causing corrosion. Not sure what the current state of it is like but not great for a mostly air-tight gun safe.

>>64261238
I'd look on forums specifically made for airguns; something like GatewayToAirguns. Or for youtube, Ted's Holdover (US), AirArmsHuntingSA (South Africa), Squirrel Hunter (UK), Edgun Leshiy (US channel, RU airguns) on youtube.

The P320 has obviously and rightfully drawn a lot of criticism lately, but from my perspective the p365 has remained the poster child for CCW and has either stood up to or not been the subject of the same scrutiny nor the same accusations as the p320. Is there a mechanical reason for this or something inherently different about the internals that makes people feel fine appendix carrying a p365?

>>64262018
Ayyy thanks anon, you da real one

>>64261465
>Jam is not a well defined term
It is if you aren't a retard. A jam involves a physical object that's not supposed to be there obstructing the motion of machinery. In the context of gun malfunctions this commonly a fired case that didn't eject properly, or an unfired round in the case of a double-feed.
Jam = some object that's not supposed to be there has been wedged into the mechanism preventing shit from moving properly.

I recently found out about the gyro brake in this video: https://youtu.be/R6cvmP6iL_4?si=QT7sZztEl9NvAsoR
Can any gun scientist confirm whether or not it really does anything? It really seems like it would be a good buy since I need a good brake because i have a super safety in my gun.

>>64262320
Anon, I think your bullshit detector is broken. No, that's not a good buy. It's technobabble bullshit designed to sell mallninja-tier garbage to idiots.

>>64261583
Rifle is fine, and buffer tube stocks are ass. They only put them on AR's cause they have to.
Do they make AK-style triangle folding stocks for the VZ? That'd be dope
>>64252764
>>64261999
Forgot to say in my other bolt action shotgun post: if you get one, and it says it can take 3.5 inch shells, and it cost you less than $300, it's a fucking lie and it'll split your stock in half like you hit it with a maul.

>>64262053
Internally, the P365 is the same as every other striker pistol on the planet, and the P320 has its own retarded design where the striker is fully cocked and under a lot of tension with not much holding it in place.

Would the M60's style of gas expansion chamber and cutoff design, used to smooth out cycling with uneven pressures of ammo be useful with a suppressor? Instead of a variable gasblock, this system seems like it would naturally just cut off the higher pressure. I'm imaging something like an AK with a long piston system but with this gas cutoff assembly up front.

How hard would it be for them to design a revolver where you actually could safely whip the cylinder shut?

>>64262529
Not difficult at all. But the gun would be pretty big and clunky if you oversized all the required parts.

I'm looking for something real gaudy to open carry on occasion. I'm talking like Mexican 1911 or pimp gun. Definitely inclined towards nickle-plated. Ivory or dragon grips for sure. Not interested in going revolver. Something like in romeo+juliet.

>>64263318
maybe pic related with a dummy thicc comp and a red dot?

>>64263318
You want dirt-cheap or more expensive? Taurus makes a bunch of nigger guns.
>Not interested in going revolver.
You should. Bigass revolver on your hip is based as fuck, bigass automatic on your hip kinda just makes you look like a tryhard faggot.
You should get an MPA Defender and carry it in a shoulder holster.

>>64263380
Mauser C96 with the wooden stock/holster would be cool too

>>64263318
how much money you got?

>>64248056
PA is okay

>>64263380
Christ I hate you Glock faggots

>>64263678
This is the coolest gun I've ever seen. Saved.

>>64230877 (OP)
>>64230934
>>64231038
>Ctrl F + "stoppage"
>0 results
Bunch of neverserved faggots

Does anyone have any reading material on Colt's failed OHWS bid? I really wanna learn more about it for something I'm writing, but info seems really scarce.

>>64263423
>>64263678
Hoping to keep it around $1000. I'd be happy spending less. I like the idea of a dressed up steel wonder 9.

How come there isnt any universal spec for AR-10s? Everyone has proprietary uppers, bolts, whatever

realistically, how long will the ak platform be used by irregular and paramilitary forces? will we still see them 500 years from now?

>>64230877 (OP)
the only rifle i own is a 4570 thats too expensive to go to the range constantly with, and ive been tempted to get a single shot 22lr towards the end of the year now that i have more disposable income (something about the light weight is really appealing to me compared to a 10/22, might be scout rifle doctrine autism but the idea of a 2 pound rifle is fucking cool to me even if its a pea shooter). However, im slightly avoidant of these cheap little crickets despite liking their ergo's just since if I get a 22 rifle, I want to be able to attach a silencer to them? so i guess my main question is, what is the cheapest method you would reccomend to make a threaded barrel 22lr? building my own 10/22 off of parts available online, modifying a single shot boy scout sorta rifle, or jury rigging an already threaded barrel into a flare gun for a cheap break action?

i have until christmas to decide. rimfire scopes at a local walmart were on sale for 5$ so already have that. have a lady friend who wants to go shooting too so figure whatever the fuck i decide on might be a decent teaching tool for that. im an indecisive bitch, need the push from some anonymous opinions to make me feel confident in this sub 300 dollar purchase. hell might grab a ruger lcr on top just to round out the 22lr collection. or a mark 4 so i could use the theoritical supressor purchase a year or two down the line on two fun gunz instead of 1. but now im just rambling. need advice plz

>>64264700
>500 years from now
i mean maybe something loosely based on the ak platform but cmon, production changes constantly. the revolutionary war wasnt even 250 years ago man like, have a little faith that we havent completely stagnated.

paramilitary forces just use whats convenient and cheap for them, those circumstances will certainly change as the years go on. wouldnt be surprised by a transition into an ar platform for ones closer to western powers as the years go on. logistics will for sure change as years pass with guns. chink and ruskie liquidation from seedy officials wont always be the same platform methinks. then again, their using mousins on the fuckin ukrainian battlefield so might be a case of "any gun you can get" like the chinese warloard period?

i more wonder what cartridge platform we'll be using by that time, would be interesting if science finds a way to pack 30-06 performance in a lighter package.

>>64265206
>building my own 10/22 off of parts available online, modifying a single shot boy scout sorta rifle, or jury rigging an already threaded barrel into a flare gun for a cheap break action?
>rimfire scopes at a local walmart were on sale for 5$ so already have that.
>whatever the fuck i decide on might be a decent teaching tool for that
Are you retarded?

>>64265214
lily from nier automata rocked an AK in the year 11945

>>64231574
To me at least it would heavily depend on what kind of optic I was using. If you're just using a red dot or holo, then a backup makes sense. But if you're using an LPVO or a prism, then not really - not because they can't get damaged but because red dots and holos can run out of battery, but LPVOs and prisms have etched reticles.

>>64265235
i think you missed where i said the only rifle i had was a 4570, sure shits unsafe for the others but im not slapping a fucking brushgun in some newbies paws, and i wouldnt do that with the "make myself a crack gun" option the flare gun thing would basically just be making my own flare insert like the commercially available ones but with a barrel lenth long enough that its non nfa. the other 2 options im not sure what your trying to start shit over, its relatively common for people to just buy 10/22 parts instead of getting a full on stock if your just gonna ship of Theseus it anyways

on the scope thing, its meant to be a cheap range toy man. I really get tired of /k/ not having fun with /diy/ or poorfag solutions, its really one of the main fun aspects of the hobby to me. ya coulda just voiced the same opinion with "buy the factory made shit" instead of not answering the question, anon. i swear this thread is just a smugger version of /adv/ sometimes

There was a cheaper alternative to the fightlite mcr, but I forgot the name. Someone help. Google is stupid as fuck

>>64266372
Foxtrot Mike Ranch Rifle?

>>64266426
Never mind, got it. It was lima six

>>64264700
>realistically, how long will the ak platform be used by irregular and paramilitary forces? will we still see them 500 years from now?
US troops came under fire in Afghanistan from men using jezzails with Brown Bess lock-work. You routinely still see Sniders and percussion guns in African bush conflicts. As long as they'll shoot, they're gonna be used to shoot. The ubiquitous default weapon? That'll end a (human) generation or two after they stop being made and remanufactured.

>>64265206
>>64266364
>cheapest solution
Thread any given single-shot Sears-tier bolt rifle you can find. They routinely turn up at auction in my neck of the woods for under $75 with tip. Crickets are mostly annoying because you have to re-cock them manually after closing the bolt.
>Better and only slightly more expensive
A lever-action .22 will be relatively cheap, fun to shoot, and host a suppressor well. Since this is meant to be something you're practicing with it'll be a much better choice. You're much better off putting a string of five or ten shots down range, checking how they went, coming back and reloading, etc. to get a feel for the right body position and technique, as opposed to firing single shots, then completely resetting to start over. You'll never know what went right and what went wrong.
>10/22
The price has gotten jacked way up on them the last decade or so. You also generally need to play with a semi for a while until it's a reliable suppressor host. A manual action is easier to get running the way you want it to run. If you can find one cheap then go for it but there's equally-capable stuff out there for a fifth the price.

What optic is this?

>>64266364
You're right, go ahead and shove an old .22 rifle barrel into a plastic flaregun, and put the sights from a Nerf gun on it; that will totally work and won't be fucking retarded at all. Make sure you thread the barrel so you can put a $500 suppressor on it, although knowing you, you'll just dangle a pop can full of toilet paper off the end of the barrel because it's just as good
Or, instead of spending a hundred bucks on a flaregun and literal garbage, you can just buy an old used .22. I bought a Winchester Model 69 with a 10 round magazine for like 80 bucks.

I have noddle arms and not am very physically strong or fit. How long should I be able to hold a handgun (or rifle, say an ar-15) at the firing position before I have to lower it?

i just cant shoot my mak accurately
im not too bad with other pistol, but with the makarov i cant always hit the fucking paper at 25 yard
ive tried limp wristing it, man handling it
sometimes i group to some side, sometimes i group around the point of aim
i just dont get it
anyone have some magic voodoo ?
should i repeat some russian prayer before each shot ?
>inb4 recoil anticipation
i can shoot a 44mag or a 460mag better than this commie piece of shit

>>64267434
Mine's like that too. Surp Maks are pretty shitty and inaccurate. Just get closer to the target and don't use it as a CCW. It's pretty much only good for STALKER larp.

>>64267434
It's probably the gun. Try shooting it off a sandbag, that should tell you right away if it's the gun or you.

>>64267465
>>64267494

can i fix it somehow ? like this is a fixed barrel pistol, the barrel is a fucking mirror, and apart from what appears to be slight copper fouling, i just dont see how a weapon can be this inaccurate
fucking hell thanks
>makarov shoot like a makarov in og stalker games

I want a retro optic for my HK USC. Budget is <$400. Leaning towards a new Ultradot Pan-AV or used Eotech 512. Any other reccs?

>>64265206
>>64266364
NTA but that $5 (no doubt a Tasco RF4X15) is going to be trash, fair warning. Might start out nice but they don't hold up. I tend to try to buy the cheapest functional thing and while I don't go this cheap on guns that I actually use for much, probably best to go to Cabelas and buy a cheap ~$100 Bushnell. Avoid Barska.

>>64267434
My Beretta 92 is like that. I need to practice with it a lot more this Fall. Meanwhile I was hitting 12"x12" plates at 200yds off a bag with my completely fucking stock Ruger Standard. I hope it's me because holy fuck was it barely worn for what I think was a police surplus handgun.

How can I be sure 100s are real during a private transaction? Selling my first higher priced gun and have been paranoid about counterfeit after the gas station I told me about how they and the gas stations around were getting counterfeits recently while he was checking my 50

How many magazines is too many?

Why hasn't the rail suppressor for browning auto pistols been tried or taken off? It won't get the best seal obviously but I imagine you could 3d print a wide volume container that wouldn't get in the way of your sights and wouldn't require a lot of aluminum reinforcement if aimed the volumes down. Wouldn't be CCW status but could fit in my bag/car.

>>64268196
n+1

>>64268192
Get a counterfeit pen. Or have them pay you with something like a money order, so you know the funds are good.

why didn't the LSAT go anywhere?
whats the difference between caseless ammo and telescoping ammo?
is telescoping ammo really in the future of firearms or are we at the peak for small arms until railguns, lasers, or some sort of more advanced propellant and more advanced materials come along

>>64267530
Put it in a rest, put 25 rounds through it. If they group, it's you. If it's all over the fucking place, it's the gun or the ammo. Some guns are just kinda lemons for no particular reason. A damaged crown on the barrel or other machining artifacts may not be particularly obvious but they can dramatically reduce a gun's precision. Shitty inconsistent surp ammo can also make a gun throw random flyers.
>sometimes it prints on one side, sometimes at point of aim
Are you routinely swapping ammo? Is your hand position completely consistent? Maks have pretty thin grips, it's easy to accidentally move it around in the web of your thumb, especially if you're obsessing over other parts of your gun handling. Inconsistent ammo usually causes fairly small deviations or constant malfunctions rather than big jumps in PoI.

>>64268192
Get an iodine pen, or demand a cashier's check/money order.

Cam a regular mp 2.0 slide go on a cali compliant frame or would there be some complication?

Was hicock45 responsible for 9/11?

>>64268192
Get a counterfeit checking pen, look at the watermarks and color-changing ink.

>>64268326
According to my bank teller, money orders and cashier's checks are faked more often than money. It takes serious effort to make realistic fake money whereas any retard can order checks online or print them themselves and they are completely indistinguishable from legit until they bounce.

>>64268973
Then I guess anon is just gonna have to take pennies.

Are there any good places to get stendo tubes for an 870?

I'm working on some XCOM fanfiction and need help, or at least, sort of advice and opinions.
Do you think that XCOM operatives would make use of 556 carbines to save weight and leave space for carrying more powerful stuff like grenades and anti tank weaponry or even just more belts of ammo for whoever is carrying a gpmg instead(sidenote, would you want a gpmg or would it be smarter to just stick to an lmg instead)? Or would they use modernized battle rifles in 7.62, like one of the hundreds of ar10 variants or the scar-h.
I ask cause I'm thinking about it and like, if you were shooting at a bear that could not just shoot back at you, but is also wearing armor, is it really that much worse to shoot 556 at him than 762? Do you maybe want to rely more on uh, like explosives at that point, grenade launchers or disposable AT weapons? Curious.
I know its all fiction in a not particularly sensical scenario to begin with, buuut I do like to at least try to put some lick of sense into even the most nonsensical scenarios, and you guys are the experts.
I think in the original UFO defense they explicitly used 6.5mm rifles which is kinda similar to the modern army using 6.8 I think.

I'd also be satisfied with an answer on what you guys personally would equip a squad of alien hunting troopers with provided you didn't have weapon legality or a budget to worry about. Maybe assuming you could have rnd and production rush out prototypes that didn't see any use in our timeline, like the G11 or the OICW, though I'd be curious as to why.

>>64268294
Basically most people aren't willing to spend a bunch of time, money, and effort buying a suppressor that only fits one gun and doesn't work very well
They might sell more next year when $0 tax stamps kick in

>>64269763
I'd give them all Galils because I think Galils are cool
You're going about this all wrong; you should give them guns you think are badass and then pilpul an explanation for why that's the best choice.

>>64270365
This anon writes

>>64270622
It's the Max Brooks method
Max Brooks likes AK's and hates AR's, so The Zombie Survival Guide is all about how AK's are great because they shoot a fatter round and AR's are shit because you can't hit people with the plastic furniture
XCOM anon isn't a noguns faggot, so I'm sure he can come up with even more plausible reasons than Brooks could for why the XCOM operatives carry 5.56 carbines that are in the same exact configuration as the one he owns IRL
There was a World War Z thread here a while ago where it was just people listing impractical and goofy guns and giving Max Brooks-style explanations for why they're the perfect zombie killing weapon
>>64269763
Also, keep in mind that you don't have to make gun shit realistic to tell a good story. Best movie ever made is The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly and the guns are straight up magic in that movie

>>64230877 (OP)
what make and model of 1911 is that? I like the way it looks

>>64269763
It depends how much they know, but I think a good baseline would be 7.62x51mm, all loaded with some kind of armor piercing round. M959 SLAP rounds make a lot of sense to me. Probably something like SCAR-17s, with ability to swap to 5.56mm but not often used. Machineguns something like Knights Armament AMG, or MK48s, or maybe one of the modernized M60 models. I think they'd want a 7.62 machinegun that was light weight even if long term durability wasn't great since they can just replace it.
5.56mm would probably work against sectoids, thin men and other lighter aliens but the XCOM assumption I think has to be a tough threat in heavy alien armor. Undoubtedly a liberal use of M320 or similar grenade launchers, carried either rifle or in holsters. M320s would actually get the special long rounds used.
I think handguns would be considered almost pointless for anything other than guarding against curious humans. I think non-combat XCOM members would be carrying holstered MP7s.
We might even see things like Anzio 20mm rifles deployed on missions.

I think overall XCOM would carry absolutely massive calibers and lots of explosive weapons, and use them much more freely than we are used to seeing in populated environments. This heavy equipment makes sense given that XCOM missions tend to be very short duration and heavy in violence. In very cramped quarters you see some problems but I assume by then they start incorporating alien tech to make lighter -and smaller weapons.

>>64230877 (OP)
I hate indoor ranges. My local range is long concrete hall kind of underground range with five shooting spots and the concussion from others mess with my shooting. How to cope with the concussion waves? Outdoor ranges were so much better.

I want to make others miserable at an indoor range, how do I accomplish this? I already have short barreled uppers, 10.3 and 11.5, but what brakes could I use? Also ammo

>>64271121
> I already have short barreled uppers
Get something bigger than 5.56. .30 RUM with a 6" barrel and the biggest stupidest looking brake you can find.

>>64230877 (OP)
I have three brand new Trijicon Credos with the same reticle because I'm autistic. Is it normal for the adjustment rings (magnification) on all of them to have noticeably different levels of resistance? One is at least 50% harder to turn than the others, but it still works smoothly.

>>64271121
Get an open faced flashider. The tuning fork ting will cut through all earpro and piss everyone off

>>64271121
DPMS Kitty Kat with a muzzle brake

>>64269763
Disregard all other answers, this is the only correct one:
The general issue rifle would be highly accurate DMR with sights that use a laser rangefinder, chambered in 6.7mm ammunition fed from 20 round magazines.

They would also carry 84mm rocket launchers and semi/full auto 40mm AGLs that they'd lovingly refer to as cannons. Finally, they'd issue 12 round .45cal semi auto double stack da/sa pistols as sidearms.

All other answers are zoomer fanfic of one kind or another. Also, XCOM predicted NGSW, in 1994.

>>64271857
>all obsoleted by a lasers

>>64270365
>>64270863
I get what you're saying but if I make it pure vibes then I'd probably have them all using different funny weapons like black lagoon mercenaries and dutch's mercenary team in predator.
>>64270973
All of this makes sense to me, and is confirming the biases I already had. Particularly the idea of m60e6s and MK48s. Maybe this will
>>64271857
Are the handguns canonically 45s? I didn't remember that. I remember the 6.7 though, I'm kinda surprised they didn't give the handguns their own made up(at the time) caliber, like a 10.8mm or something.
>>64272083
To be fair lasers are OP. Once you have laser rifles you just use them till you get enough heavy plasma to get your elite team decked out and all the recroots still get lasers after that, when they're not getting battlefield loot anyways. Even then, I heard that if you play with the item limit/the original ufo defense instead of openxcom, that most people advocated for taking lasers to the mars mission so as to stay under the item limit and looting as you go. I never made it to mars though, I always just turn the whole thing into a forever war till I get bored and eventually come back.

I'm assuming in the case of extended on the ground warfare with something closer to frontlines like in terra invicta, the army wouldn't change shit until they got their hands on enough alien weapons/xcom leftovers themselves, but prior to that, do you think infantry would probably do the same thing as usual and try to suppress the ayybliens until artillery, air, and armor can bring the big guns to bear?
I imagine they wouldn't be as concerned with personally killing xenos the way xcom operatives would be.

>>64272154
>Are the handguns canonically 45s?
.45 is the only caliber you canonically need, so yes, even though the game wasn't explicit about it anywhere.

>>64272154
>suppress the ayybliens
Suppression wouldn't work/wouldn't work properly on aliens because their ranks are madd up of a combination of vatgrown and brainwashed fodder that have override circuitry and can be remote controlled by telepaths, mindless robotic killing machines and mindless organic killing machines. Ethereals and maybe Sectoid commanders would be the only things that it should be possible to suppress in normal circumstances.

>>64272184
Good point. Gotta kill the psychic's soul.
>>64272196
So what role do you think the PBI would function in against enemies who are not possible to suppress?

do you make lead blood test ?
i do every years since ive started shooting some years ago
ive now doubled my blood level, 2x the population average in my country
am i fucked ?
will I get retarded ?

>>64234744
>Tank crews were given M3s for the limited space
Tank crews existed before the grease gun. Grease gun is late war slop.

Should I get an AUG A3 M2 or a Hellion as my first bullpup?

>>64272409
Steyr sells spare parts for the AUG if that's a consideration. Springfield does not sell any spare parts for the Hellion.
The Hellion is really heavy. The piston is better. It comes with a suppressor gas setting instead of having to buy the plug. It is reversible to left handed ejection without additional parts.
Just get both.

>>64272725
I will get both eventually, I'm just deciding which to get first.

>>64273505
AUG M2s should get cheaper, get the 20" Hellion.

>>64273505
If I had to choose one, then it would be the AUG, but if you are getting both, get the Hellion first.
The AUG can become near flawless if you spend a lot of money on aftermarket parts, but the Hellion is about as good as it's going to get out of the box.

I need to understand the geolocation intelligence situation of russia/ukraine/

Since a year or so, every video out of telegram censors the treelines and whatever to avoid being geo-located.

1) Is there actually something to this, or is it paranoia?
And if there is something to is :
2) How quickly could Ivan get found if he mistakenly showcased the treeline near his trench in a telegram video? Does every squad just browse the other side's telegram channels from their starlink and hopefully recognize the trees or something?
3) Who is geo-locating this? A state effort? Random people online? Software?
4) Why did I only see this level of censorship in Ukraine/Russia videos, and in no other active conflict video? Do I just not see enough videos from other conflicts, what's up with that?
5) What are the implications?

Thank you for understanding.

>>64269421
Had an aftermarket one and swapped for a parkerized Rem +2, I found a deal on eBay or GB peak buying frenzy. Depending on the year of your 870 you need the mag clamp with an X (newer like 2007?) on it or not. I got some HTF rem parts on gunrepaircenter.com

>>64275619
Look up what we, collectively, did to Shia LeBeouf and his "He Will Not Divide Us" project. Including, notably, infiltrating one of the intended locations before the flag was even put up.
Now consider that was just a handful of thundering autists fucking with a rich lolcow. Actual intelligence agencies hire hundreds of people with the same skill-set and have been building custom AIs for actual-ass decades specifically to do just that.

>Why this conflict?
Because it's ground on for years. Both sides have multiple very active and reasonably skilled domestic intelligence agencies specifically looking for the information. Which they then feed to cruise missiles and PGO with ranges of hundreds of kilometers. They're actively working to conceal the "easy" routes to find the info, so the hard ones that take research and intuition become worth it. Unlike some shithole in Africa where you don't need to do it because there's only one building in 50 miles with military vehicles out front, everyone inside still has their cellphones, and the enemy's strike capacity is Soviet artillery and a couple beater French helicopters from the 1950s. Or border conflicts that last a couple of weeks and largely consist of striking targets that were pre-identified until you run out and then orbiting looking for ToO.

>How quickly could Ivan get burned?
If he's lucky, and he hasn't done anything to pull scrutiny (like show off a juicy target, film himself doing warcrimes, clearly be stationary for days, etc) then it's pure luck whether or not he comes under scrutiny from someone/thing with resources in strike range in time to find him. Christ help him if he's filming a concealed ammo depot and his account's already been flagged by someone in the region.

>>64275619
>3) Who is geo-locating this? A state effort? Random people online? Software?
All of the above. There are people who post here who are actively combing telegram and sending relevant information to both sides.

>What are the implications
Maintain your fucking OPSEC you numpty. Maybe turn off your phone occasionally.

>>64276519
>>64276526

I wish I knew more about this whole affair more in depth, and I don't even know where to start. I figure most of it is hidden and secretive. I have SO many more questions.

What punishment for posting a video on telegram that gets you spotted? Is there even an upside to posting those videos in public? Is it just for morale?
How many people are we talking about who do this professionally? And amateurs?
Just how powerful are those AIs at recognizing stuff? Can they recognize some random fuckass treeline in the 3099495th wheat field in Kherson?


More importantly though, how good are the people doing this in ukraine/russia right now and how transferrable would those skills be for another region/conflict area? What would be the biggest barrier to getting some ukraine osint guy to working into malaysian or congolese osint?

what does /k/ actually mean? is there even a meaning?

>>64277128
read it sideways and it looks like an assault rifle

>>64277128
first letter of a Japanese word for weapons

>>64277154
>heiki
It's not k? Also /k/ on 2chan is not weapons. t. not that anon

>>64277191
Another is buki, so he's probably bullshitting.

>>64277191
>>64277205
>japanese only has two words for weapons

>>64276502
It's something like a 2016-2017, give or take. Somewhere in there. I know I'll have to drill the dimples out, but it doesn't seem too complicated overall.

>>64277154
>>64277209
Well then show evidence and elucidate us instead of meaningless greentext.

>>64277240
剣戟

>>64275619
Well, >>64276519 combined with the fact that after Geoguessr has been out for as many years as it has been, we have autists like Rainbolt who finds locations from popular videos/media and GeoWizard who finds locations from old photos dating back to the early 1900s over many hours. It may not be easy but given enough people, someone is going to recognize a treeline, road, or something. Given enough time, some autist is going to sketch a rough top-down view of the area and scour google earth along the active areas of the war until they find a match, given the target is worth the effort. Fuck, I mean there was that time on /sg/ where anons found the location of an ISIS training camp video for fun and supposedly got it bombed. Give someone enough of a reason to do something out of spite and someone will do it. Removing as much info as possible is just good OPSEC. Not posting it in the first place (or posting way out of date stuff) is even better OPSEC.

>>64241809
>I'm not an idolatrous Mexican
>"Liking Mary, the mother of God, is '''idolatry''', is bad".
You are just a retard in paradox levels, anon.

>>64251033
what this anon said

I want to buy an heirloom-ish quality gun this year with part of my bonus, should I get a Mark 23 or a mid tier 1911 in the same price range? It'll mostly be a range toy either way and will basically just exist to be cool, I already have carry pistols and home defense guns.

>>64277080
>What punishment for posting a video on telegram that gets you spotted?
Russia: FSB or GRU comes knocking, depending on whether you're a civvie or military and still alive.
Ukraine: could wind up with jail time or fines and restraining orders depending on what you did and what happened after.
>Is there even an upside to posting those videos in public? Is it just for morale?
Social media is a fucking plague upon humankind. More broadly? People want to talk about what they're doing and these days we can't have a censor steaming open every letter and cutting out all the references to battles, towns and terrain before it goes home
>How many people are we talking about who do this professionally? And amateurs?
No-one knows, but thousands at a minimum and probably hundreds of thousands worldwide.
>Just how powerful are those AIs at recognizing stuff? Can they recognize some random fuckass treeline in the 3099495th wheat field in Kherson?
The reason I quit working with Google back in 2008 was that they were illegally developing an AI recognition tool. It would apply facial-recognition to people on Google Plus, scan all their images, attempt to face-map people, unique arrangements of objects, and places in the background of their pictures, then hunt down other social media accounts of that person and the people with them, combine that with image metadata, and build predictive advertising protocols for everyone involved as a metacloud. It also reconstructed likely travel paths, with data harvested from Google Pay, checkins, and image backgrounds. As well as identifying "secret" accounts from the same person and harvesting their data too, even if they'd opted out of datasharing.
This was explicitly intended for sale to the government.
Extrapolate.

>>64277080
>What punishment for posting a video on telegram that gets you spotted?
A projectile of enemy's liking will appear in your vicinity. This may cause a significant emotional event.

>>64278013
>You are just a retard in paradox levels, anon.
Like a savant idiot genius.

For those of you that conceal carry

Do you wear pants a size up whenever you cc just to fit your handgun in your waistband? I just got my cc license and I hate the idea of having to buy a new pair of pants just to cc

I assume for shrapnel denser=better overall, but if you're specifically making antipersonnel explosives, is this still true? For example, what if you had a grenade that used something like a layer of (probably synthetic) Obsidian as it's shrapnel layer? That stuff is horrifically sharp, I'd imagine it would absolutely fuck anyone hit up, but as it's basically a glass it wouldn't do much to concrete walls, structures, etc. so I could see it having a niche use as a room clearing weapon where you don't want to risk shrapnel overpenetration.
Obsidian might be a poor example since it might just turn to dust and not even be able to penetrate thick clothing, but you get the idea- basically the explosive equivalent to frangible rounds. Is this already a thing?

>>64278480
Pretty sure they just use high-explosive grenades for things like room clearing. At close range you don't need shrapnel, the explosion itself is enough to fuck you up.

I have ~300 rounds of 556 ammo but I don't even have a 556 rifle. Is there a way for me to legally trade it with someone for 9mm in return?

I bought it about 2 years ago on sale when I planned to buy a 556 rifle, then my wife ended up leaving her job so I can't justify buying a new rifle anymore. It's just been sitting useless in my house since then. Is there a website where people trade ammo legally or something? I'd happily accept 1 9mm per 556. the 556 is totally useless to me it's just going to sit until I die there's no chance of getting a 556 anymore

>>64278474

I don't, I just put my belt one hole lower. Depends on how tight your pants are and what sized gun you got though. What are you carrying?

I actually forgot there are states that need a permit to carry.

>>64279076
Nope it's illegal to trade ammunition without a license. You have to mail it to the official ammunition disposal center, I can post the address if you want.

>>64279123

Thanks for the info but no thank you. Sucks that I can't trade it out but if the only option is destroying it I might as well just keep it in my safe forever.

>>64278013
Papists saying "veneration is different from worshipping" is the same as trannies saying "sex is different from gender."
>>64278133
Mark 23 is uniquely cool, 1911 Variant #8971 is boring unless there's somethibg special about this model

>>64278474
I wear faggot skinny jeans and carry a full size Jericho IWB
You can really overthink this kind of thing

>>64279076
Unless you live in a faggot shithole, ammo is unregulated and you can trade it. My immediate family and I use it as currency

>>64278474
I wear my normal ass pants and fit a p2000 in there. Kydex holsters do suck though. The sight channel is always too tall and chafes my dick. Everything north of the trigger guard should be made of leather or something.

5'11" 135

>>64279313
>135
Uh...pounds?

>>64279362
Stone

>>64279135
Don't listen to >>64279123


You can trade or sell it.

I live in NC, its legal here for people to give people younger than 21 handguns, but how does this work exactly? I want to give my younger sister something cheap for her birthday since she's in college and theres a lot of bums over there, but what happens if she actually has to use it?

>>64279879
>https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/may-individual-between-ages-18-and-21-years-age-acquire-handgun-unlicensed-individual

Nothing should be any different if she shot someone when she was 19 or 37. It'll get confiscated for evidence and she'll go to jail pending trial.

>>64262212
Fuck you.
>>64279879
>Woman getting in legal trouble
She would have to shoot several disabled children in a hospital while stealing opiods or dealing meth to see jail time.

>>64257910
>The only time gunfire is acceptable is for self-defense scenarios, but that's just me.
Hope you never have to hunt then.

>>64250218
>>64250349
Sorry to bring it up again (anon above me replying reminded me about this) but I also got some confusion out of even the gun channels going "the scope, the scope, look, the scope, the mounting!" when there was an obvious answer, what my first thought was from the first time I saw the rifle. Lay prone and shoulder a rifle. Note how when not shrugging your shoulders up (right back, left forward), you may naturally want to rest your head like an inch to an inch and a half further along the stock than if you normally shot from bench or standing. I've known this from year one of trying to use a scope. Now that we know it's a hunting rifle, too, that might also have something to do with the placement of the scope, being shot from a deer stand (possibility of an odd position causing similar shoulder placement, a "bladed" stance). Or grandpa is a fucking giant and has a long neck, who knows. Also how many people actually know about not shoving the rings into the turrets, proper eye relief, etc when mounting? It seems like common sense but common sense is anything but common and no one really tells you that at any point.

>>64261102
Why not a revolver at that point? You know, one of the repros that are also BP and aren't single shot like a flintlock?

>>64261583
>getting rid of the beaver barf for a buffer tube
for shame

Do you guys bother using rocksett or something on muzzle devices? Only asking because mine came off with my suppressor and I had to use the wrench for it to tighten it down then unscrew the can

>>64280618
I do if I'm attaching a silencer to a muzzle device, which is rare (mostly direct thread here). Better to have the muzzle device attached to the barrel solidly and stay there with little chance for it to turn or loosen rather than it possibly come loose at the worst possible time and cause accuracy to suffer or cause a baffle/endcap strike. Yes it's a PITA if you want to remove that muzzle device (water plus heat) but I tend to put a gun together and keep it that way forever. Witness marks also help soothe my constant concern of "but what if it loosened up?" as well.

Also my gunsmith gave some good advice after I admittedly probably broke his work (but frankly his work was probably partially to blame as well as I did not use a lot of force, almost certainly way less than should've caused any issue). Use that wrench to hold the muzzle device in place with your left hand. Then unscrew the silencer with your right hand (with silencer wrench or strap wrench if it doesn't have flats/a wrench isn't made for yours). This keeps all the force off of not only the muzzle device/barrel connection but also the barrel/receiver connection and the receiver itself. This keeps the muzzle device from loosening or putting stress on anything. Absolutely obvious once he said it but given I know a grand total of no one (except shop owners/workers, etc) that has NFA anything, I wasn't even thinking about anything other than preventing the receiver/barrel interface getting the force. I think I strap wrenched the barrel and silencer instead of just getting a wrench for the muzzle device and strap wrenching the silencer. Idiotic in hindsight, but...

>>64279211
Imagine your worship being so shallow and milquetoast that the idea of praying to a saint threatens it.
>>64261102
Depending on how cucked your state is you can get in a surprising amount of trouble for doing goofy shit like that. Sometimes it can be viewed as a way that you attempted to skirt gun registration. Even if you have a CHL the law also may not cover the gun because black powder shit like that can actually be in a weird legal gray area. If you're concealing it, and you have a CHL, you should genuinely check with your local sheriff or whatever because worst case scenario you doing that creates written evidence that you're doing something stupid in as responsible of a way as you can.

What copper alloy (probably brass) stock should I get for drifts?
Being unspecific as I may need a bunch of sizes.

>>64230877 (OP)
Did that retarded pistol stock/brace shit ever get resolved? Is the ATF still going to shoot my dog if I put a stock or brace on a pistol?

>>64281037
>my dog

>>64280601
>Sorry to bring it up again
I think you're overthinking things. That looks like a thoroughly generic hunting rifle setup. Every pawn store and boomer closet in America has a half-dozen rifles resembling that. There's no special meaning to analyze, it's just some boomer's old hunting rifle. The scope mount looks strange to you because you're used to seeing pics of tactical rifles. Bubba mounting a scope not-quite-right is extremely common.

>It seems like common sense but common sense is anything but common and no one really tells you that at any point.
Exactly. Keep in mind that this was the shooter's grandpa's old hunting rig. It was literally some boomer's old hunting gun. Dude probably mounted the scope in his garage without any thought beyond holding it up and looking through it.

>>64280866
People rarely care about the exact alloy for drifts. The point is simply that it's softer than the parts you are striking with it. Use whatever is cheapest unless you have some special application. I once made a drift from aluminum bronze when I needed a really long, thin, one to fit into a tight spot without it flexing on me but that's an expensive material that's a PITA to machine so I sure wouldn't bother with that without it being absolutely necessary. 99% of the time I use cheapo import brass punches for small sizes, and for big stuff I use whatever scrap I happen to have lying around the shop.
t. machine shop owner

>>64280866
just use a brass case lmao

>>64281453
No, I'm more used to seeing generic hunting rifles than "tacical" setups. It's completely normal and made complete sense to me why it was mounted so strangely while every youtuber seemed to have an aneurism about the scope; it's like they've never been to a used gun section or gun show lol. I remember one saying it might've happened "while jumping off the roof" as if the scope could somehow gain enough inertia to slip over an inch in properly tigtened rings and somehow stay completely straight. It's like everyone on YT lost 40IQ overnight. Scopes are sometimes mounted weird. Sometimes it's user error and that's just what they're used to. Sometimes it needs to be mounted strange because of a specific use case or limitation of the mounts/scope and it's something done to make-do with what they have. Why everyone had a laser focus on the scope was something that confused the hell out of me when I see that shit all the time.

>>64230877 (OP)
Somewhat off board topic, but does anyone know where to find good Hawaiian / floral shirts?

If russians can just buzz NATO airspace because they think it's funny, can we just greet them with radar locks because that is funny to us?

>>64282586
Let's not...

>>64282513
Goodwill or DI or whatever thrift store they have in your part of the country
It's just a fuckin shirt, not much difference between a good one and a bad one
Also, if you're wearing an open hawaiian shirt over a white undershirt, literally everyone will know you're carrying a gun

>>64282641
I guess I'm too autistic with the apparel business, but there are a lot of differences in fabrics and build quality.
Black undershirts, and if I'm carrying with a Hawaiian shirt it'll likely be a decent .380 pocketed.

Do these kinds of backorders ever get filled or does Midway just take your money forever?
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1004856232?pid=125097

>>64283515
Why not just buy from beretta? This one also includes a bottom rail https://www.beretta.com/en-us/product/beretta-cx4-bottom-and-side-accessory-rail-kit-E00270?srsltid=AfmBOorCFdpzfaVFh_7iB7swlJGu07eXB2F8j5ptWWWPmnEEx__xyv7m

How do you guys generally handle online private sales? I have a bit of ammo and maybe an AK i want to sell.

>>64280601
>getting rid of the beaver barf for a buffer tube
>for shame
Came with black polymer furniture desu.

>>64284849
Because you need two side rails to make the bottom rail secure and it only comes with one side rail so I still need another side rail and I don't want to buy two bottom rail kits just to get two side rails.