• Firearms VI: Glocknades galore!
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[QUOTE=mzathemind;31423531]What weapon could I buy for protection in california at 18. Something more advanced than a pistol for the hell of it.[/QUOTE] AR 15. Best you can get. Semi-Auto atleast. Im not sure if your country allows semi-auto rifles with big ass bullets, but maybe this one for better fire power is a M-14 semi automatic rifle. Truthfully, I don't agree with ethier, since if its for defence, why would you carry a stockless M-14 that has a ton of power, or a stockless and inaccurate AR 15 if your in a rush to defend yourself. I personaly just carry around my Colt 1911 I was given by a friend. You can see its still his case. Truthfully, I really doubt its a "custom" one. I seen a couple chrome 1911s, and I am pretty sure there is a ton that look like this. [url]http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af189/TheLtGreen/standard.jpg[/url] Sure, its a little overkill on looks...but the punch is what matters. .45 isn't something you walk away from if its a well placed shot at 20 meters or less. period. Sorry for the stupid name as "standard." I needed to give Photobucket something or else it just says "can't do that."
[QUOTE=mzathemind;31423531]What weapon could I buy for protection in california at 18. Something more advanced than a pistol for the hell of it.[/QUOTE] Shotgun with 00 buckshot. Cheap, and you can make it tacticool and pretty if you want.
To keep the flashy look you must spend hours cleaning the damn chrome. That shit's a showy gun if I ever saw one. If Authorization to Carry wasn't virtually impossible to get in Canada, I'd want to carry around something of a darker colour, and definitely not shiny, not just for cleaning purposes, but the shine makes it more noticeable, that thing must catch every little glint and send it fucking everywhere. Hell, a TT-33 would be good enough for me, gun and assloads of ammo together cost less than $500. Also, not sure if you meant county when you typed country to the Californian, or if you were making a joke.
Oh. Erm...It wasn't a joke. And truthfully, I didn't mean county. I just wasn't paying attention. I guess I am a little showy with it. I love the 1911s, but man, the care and cleaning on this gun sucks. But truthfully, I don't carry it anyway unless its the night time. Less glints and glares. And the best part about at night, if you drop it or someone tries to take it...It is near impossible to keep it in hand and expect no one notice its a pistol, and a rare looking engraved one at that which would easily be recognized from the other average pistol. Or, like I said, dropped, its easy to spot. Any light from like a street lamp would glint it and you would see it. There are perks to chrome pistols, believe it or not. Its not all just for show and intimidation.
the lever on most rifles is too small to chamber by flipping, if you look closely in terminator 2 the lever is fucking huge so his whole hand fits in it my dad tried with his .308 and nearly broke his wrist :v:
[QUOTE=c0nk3r;31426241]the lever on most rifles is too small to chamber by flipping, if you look closely in terminator 2 the lever is fucking huge so his whole hand fits in it my dad tried with his .308 and nearly broke his wrist :v:[/QUOTE] Arnold tried it with a standard lever model rifle during filming and almost broke 3 fingers.
[QUOTE=PrusseluskenV2;31428076]No. Lever actions are inferior to bolt actions in so many way I wouldn't even take one if I was offered one for free. You can't even remove the bolt to clean it without partially disassembling it.[/QUOTE] You are thinking in the wrong way. You aren't a soldier at the turn of the century you are a neckbeard in Norway who likes shooting guns as a hobby. It doesn't mater which gun is inferior to the other, they are fun to shoot silly goose
[QUOTE=PrusseluskenV2;31428076]No. Lever actions are inferior to bolt actions in so many way I wouldn't even take one if I was offered one for free. You can't even remove the bolt to clean it without partially disassembling it.[/QUOTE] I personally just don't like the ergonomics of it, working the lever feels odd to me, but I'd take one, and one day if I have more money than brains I'd like to get one or two for the historical value.
[QUOTE=PrusseluskenV2;31428076]No. Lever actions are inferior to bolt actions in so many way I wouldn't even take one if I was offered one for free. You can't even remove the bolt to clean it without partially disassembling it.[/QUOTE] You cannot reload a bolt action with taking it out of battery. [quote]Bolt-Action Pros: 1) Available in many more calibers. 2) Generally the most accurate. 3) Generally they have stronger actions (easier to handload). Lever-Action Pros: 1) Rides well in a scabbard. 2) Faster follow-ups. 3) Generally shorter/lighter/handier. 4) Much more ambidextrous. 5) More politically correct appearance. 6) Generally less expensive. 7) More cost-effective. Pump/Slide-Action Pros: 1) Easier to learn to shoot well if you're used to a shotgun. 2) Faster still follow-ups. Semiauto Pros: 1) The fastest follow-ups of all. 2) Generally more accurate than a lever/pump. There are exceptions to all of these.[/quote]
[QUOTE=The Green;31424332]AR 15. Best you can get. Semi-Auto atleast. Im not sure if your country allows semi-auto rifles with big ass bullets, but maybe this one for better fire power is a M-14 semi automatic rifle. Truthfully, I don't agree with ethier, since if its for defence, why would you carry a stockless M-14 that has a ton of power, or a stockless and inaccurate AR 15 if your in a rush to defend yourself. I personaly just carry around my Colt 1911 I was given by a friend. You can see its still his case. Truthfully, I really doubt its a "custom" one. I seen a couple chrome 1911s, and I am pretty sure there is a ton that look like this. [url]http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af189/TheLtGreen/standard.jpg[/url] Sure, its a little overkill on looks...but the punch is what matters. .45 isn't something you walk away from if its a well placed shot at 20 meters or less. period. Sorry for the stupid name as "standard." I needed to give Photobucket something or else it just says "can't do that."[/QUOTE] Commiefornia is abysmal when it comes to owning guns. The best that chap can do at an affordable price is to look into a 12ga shotgun. You can't even get handguns till you're 21 in most states. California legal AR-15's are cruel cruel jokes. If he can order the pieces he could assemble one without being bastardized and completely skip the sillyness (though I don't know if this is still legal in that state).
How can you not love this lever gun [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq5G2CB8kdg&feature=feedu[/media]
A guy at the shop had one just like that...thing felt awesome, was surprisingly light.
[img]http://www.mbkunlimited.com/87W.jpg[/img] Closest thing to a pump or semi-auto shotgun in Australia.
going to buy a go pro for my car (video camera :v:) maybe gon see if my dad lets me attach it to one of the rifles and shoot, would probably look kinda cool. [editline]1st August 2011[/editline] hate my dads bolt action .308, whenever it wont chamber rounds correctly, and sometimes wont eject, fun to shoot, just not fun to load 1 by 1
[QUOTE=c0nk3r;31462280]going to buy a go pro for my car (video camera :v:) hate my dads bolt action .308,[B] whenever it wont chamber rounds correctly, and sometimes wont eject,[/B] fun to shoot, just not fun to load 1 by 1[/QUOTE] Woah woah woah. What? You still shoot it, and it sometimes doesn't eject? Even though its a bolt-action? My friend, you better make sure nothing is wrong with it...thats dangerous. Especially when it doesn't chamber rounds correctly.
Guys, seriously, find me the names of some top-break revolvers, I REALLY fucking want one. They're gorgeous, effective, and easy as fuck to speed-reload.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;31463427]Guys, seriously, find me the names of some top-break revolvers, I REALLY fucking want one. They're gorgeous, effective, and easy as fuck to speed-reload.[/QUOTE] Smith & Wesson .38 Model Perfected top-break revolver. Its name is rightly given. Reliable, a .38 round, and luckily its compact but not too small. 6 round revolver, unlike the 9 round shitty ones. Only problem is the Model Perfected are far in between. Rare.
[QUOTE=The Green;31463544]Smith & Wesson .38 Model Perfected top-break revolver. Its name is rightly given. Reliable, a .38 round, and luckily its compact but not too small. 6 round revolver, unlike the 9 round shitty ones. Only problem is the Model Perfected are far in between. Rare.[/QUOTE] I've seen the Perfected, it's absolutely lovely. The first thing that I would do would be to replace the plastic/bakelite grips with something more furniture. I fucking love wooden grips.
Wooden grips are really nice. If I could, I would give me chrome 1911 a wooden, but truthuflly, it would look aweful unless it was made out of hickery. And you don't see much hickory grips, ever. I like your sense.
[QUOTE=The Green;31463763]Wooden grips are really nice. If I could, I would give me chrome 1911 a wooden, but truthuflly, it would look aweful unless it was made out of hickery. And you don't see much hickory grips, ever. I like your sense.[/QUOTE] Y'know, it wouldn't be hard at all to make some very simple, very clean, very nice grips for that 1911. I mean, as far as grips for guns go, the 1911 is fairly straight-forward, isn't it? [editline]1st August 2011[/editline] P.S., wood looks sexy on just about everything except for modern/futuristic weapons, and I'd put it on just about every hand gun I have.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;31463792]Y'know, it wouldn't be hard at all to make some very simple, very clean, very nice grips for that 1911. I mean, as far as grips for guns go, the 1911 is fairly straight-forward, isn't it? [editline]1st August 2011[/editline] P.S., wood looks sexy on just about everything except for modern/futuristic weapons, and I'd put it on just about every hand gun I have.[/QUOTE] The wood on my 1911 chrome isn't even wood anymore, I mean. It probably got like ten coats of stain and it was currently cherry/pecan wood. What I mean is, I want a wooden grip for it that isn't so plastic feeling as the current one is. Why else is the grip [i]flashing[/i] a little in the picture along with the chrome slide itself?
[QUOTE=The Green;31464484]The wood on my 1911 chrome isn't even wood anymore, I mean. It probably got like ten coats of stain and it was currently cherry/pecan wood. What I mean is, I want a wooden grip for it that isn't so plastic feeling as the current one is. Why else is the grip [i]flashing[/i] a little in the picture along with the chrome slide itself?[/QUOTE] Ohhh, I gotcha
[QUOTE=The Green;31464484]The wood on my 1911 chrome isn't even wood anymore, I mean. It probably got like ten coats of stain and it was currently cherry/pecan wood. What I mean is, I want a wooden grip for it that isn't so plastic feeling as the current one is. Why else is the grip [i]flashing[/i] a little in the picture along with the chrome slide itself?[/QUOTE] Mine feels like a kitchen chopping board.
Guys, is 650 for a brand new saiga 12 a good deal? It comes with a 5 and a 12 round mag.
[QUOTE=PrusseluskenV2;31469092]Darkly-blued 1911 with dark wooden grips hnnnng[/QUOTE] [img]http://imageshack.us/f/403/003a.jpg/[/img]
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[QUOTE=The Green;31463409]Woah woah woah. What? You still shoot it, and it sometimes doesn't eject? Even though its a bolt-action? My friend, you better make sure nothing is wrong with it...thats dangerous. Especially when it doesn't chamber rounds correctly.[/QUOTE] by wont chamber rounds i mean the spring in the mag is broken so they just sit there :v: not too catastrophic afaik
What do people here say about lever actions? I was thinking about getting a Marlin 1895 in .454 Casull, .45-70 or .444 Marlin. The idea is that I could use it too shoot anything in Australia from kangaroos and deer, all the way to small water buffalo (the biggest thing in Australia). My intention is it to be a carbine with a 16-18 inch barrel So what experience does anyone here have?
.450 Marlin is good too
You guys (especially Canadians) know how slow the government handles paperwork, right (for Canadians, the usual 4-6 week waiting period sending shit to the province's CFO after taking a test). As I just mentioned, I was told 4-6 week waiting period before getting the paperwork for my restricted back, it arrived about a week and a half after taking the test. I'm going to fax it off to Miramichi and hopefully have all my shit together by the end of the summer, I was hoping to get it sometime mid-September before this.
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