[QUOTE=PrusseLusken;48409657]please don't quote the whole damn thing dude[/QUOTE]
There's a special place in FP hell which is the third level of hell for people who quote a huge wall of pictures for no real reason.
[QUOTE=PrusseLusken;48410575]No offence, but where did you get that from?
From having messed around in Quickload before, the sub loads I made would usually have the powder burn before 6-7 inches of travel, and the pressure peak would be well before that. Thus only losing velocity down the barrel. I suppose factory loaded rounds just below supersonic will be harder to keep subsonic, but idk[/QUOTE]
[quote]It won’t be a surprise that an 18″ carbine delivers substantially higher velocities than a 4″ revolver firing the same cartridge. How substantial?
With 125-grain handloads, the revolver averaged an even 1300 feet per second and 469 pound-feet of energy, while the carbine delivered 1937 fps and 1041 lb-ft. That’s a 49 percent velocity increase and a 122 percent increase in energy from the same cartridge. Yowza.
With Remington 125-grain JHPs, the revolver got 1442 fps and 537 lb-ft. The carbine got 2038 fps (!) and 1153 lb-ft, for a 41 percent velocity gain and 98 percent boost in energy.
Shooting the 158-grain .38 Specials, the revolver clocked a leisurely 676 fps and 160 lb-ft. The carbine achieved 944 fps and 313 lb-ft, a 40 percent increase in velocity and a 96 percent increase in energy.
The S&B 158-grain JSPs gave carbine numbers of 1451 fps and 739 lb-ft, but the chrono battery died before we could measure them from the revolver.[/quote]
From [url]http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/05/chris-dumm/lever-action-ballistics-30-30-vs-357-magnum/[/url]
There's other sources of info on this, such as [url]http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/357mag.html[/url] , which don't list .38 velocities, but show huge (400-500fps) increases over a 6 inch barrel from a revolver.
I don't know what else to do. Neither the Apex or Lone Wolf extractor helped. Still like 3-4 brass hit me in the head every mag.
I guess I gotta send it back to Glock. This fucking sucks.
[QUOTE=Moose;48410403][media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdTsFB1ejo8[/media]
secondary fleshlight feature for fn handgun[/QUOTE]
I have an fnx tactical, that isn't normal.
[QUOTE=Garb;48410026]Buying a converted saiga soon and the build is solid except for this pin what the heck.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/6w0piK3.jpg[/t]
It doesn't move at all but it's kinda strange[/QUOTE]
That pin was used to hold the original fore end onto the gun. Saigas do not come with the standard AK fore end mounts so it used a pin and screw to hold in place. If you look on the bottom of the receiver, there will be a hole near the front sight block.
[QUOTE=Garb;48410026]Buying a converted saiga soon and the build is solid except for this pin what the heck.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/6w0piK3.jpg[/t]
It doesn't move at all but it's kinda strange[/QUOTE]
it's just the wrong length, no biggie
[QUOTE=GunFox;48411776]I have an fnx tactical, that isn't normal.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I'd be calling up FN.
[QUOTE=Neat!;48406070]i hope that some high up arms distributor/importer/whatever can take advantage of both the current rise in pro-gun legislation and the bright future we have and talk with norinco on terms like this.
[I]Import AKs, SKSs, SVDs, combloc handguns like the Makarov and CZ-75, and never touch the AR or bolt action market, ever. Also, you can't sell any American-design Chinese/foreign-made clones except for 1911s and M14/M1A clones and derivatives because fuck Springfield until their ass bleeds all over their shitty cast receiver rifles they ask 2k for.[/I]
If a smart person can get into the higher levels of the gun industry, we can re-establish our constitutional rights and not fuck up our industry or foreign relations. I'd advocate the nullification of bans and sanctions in the importation of Russian and Chinese guns, but only on the conditions that the Russians and Chinese stick to making their own designs and not fuck with our AR market (which is the largest chunk of the gun industry and market here). The AK/commie gun market would be owned by Russia and Ukraine, China, Serbia, and possible Valmet if they want in.
I'd want Daewoo back in entirely though. They can modernize the K2 and make bank there with the STANAG-compatible market, and I can imagine that they could make some pretty damn fine ARs. Also I want the USAS back in because it's the only good thing Atchisson has ever done.
Good 'ole USA can make whatever though. We should stick to ARs and our other US-designed/sponsored systems, because even without an influx of 100% import actual not shit Russo/Sino commie shit, we couldn't make a good AK to save our life. I.O would be shit out of luck, and everyone would rejoice (and they'd reformat themselves into an importation company to let in the foreign guns while maintaining their worker's job security).
Also, IWI can come back, and I want some of that VHS-2 goodness so I can feel like I'm in GiTS. Chartered Industries of Singapore needs to come back full force too, the newer Ultimax models, the SAR-21, and SAR-80 and variants are all really good and fit niches that American manufacturers wouldn't really touch.
However, we'd always have the home field advantage because muh nationalism and muh 100% MURRICA made AR-15 will be popular with Americans.
[sp]not mentioned: obviously switzerland, germany, belgium, south africa, poland, sweden, czech republic, and pakistan can come too, because belgium and germany would be constantly trying to one-up each other, pakistan would make cheap HK-quality HK guns and BTFO germany, belgium would also BTFO germany with innovation and HKfags can have all their overprices shit to themselves. sweden can come because muh gustav and bofors, south africa because of the fookin' prawns, and switzerland because they make the best, if priciest, guns on the planet. czech republic because they are the slavic belgium, and poland because they're the slavic sweden.[/sp][/QUOTE]
I own a Chinese AR, and let me tell you, at $500, they'd absolutely destroy the US market if they were allowed there. The quality is actually surprisingly good, the only issue is the front sight is fixed.
[QUOTE=DaCommie1;48411972]I own a Chinese AR, and let me tell you, at $500, they'd absolutely destroy the US market if they were allowed there. The quality is actually surprisingly good, the only issue is the front sight is fixed.[/QUOTE]
which is exactly why i would want to start out with strict restrictions on [I]which[/I] guns they can sell over here.
i'd love for them to send bulk ammo here again, in every caliber. we wouldn't lose much, and we'd gain a lot. it would really lower the price of being a gun enthusiast, so those who normally wouldn't bother would pick up an inexpensive imported fun gun and feed it cheap steel-cased ammo for pennies on the dollar.
that will lead to more finding out they want to get into it seriously, and then they'd spend more money for more expensive, but objectively better imported mainland european and american arms and ammunition.
eventually, i'd like a trial run on certain AR parts to see if that less expensive admission price to gun ownership concept can be applied to ARs without ruining the US AR market. VEPR/MOLOT and Norinco could be allowed to bring in stripped AR uppers and lowers with their neat, foreign trades, and that would lower the price of an entry-level AR because the upper and lower would be imported. all the other bits would have to be US made though.
also MOLOT has cool trades on their "VEPR-15"
[t]http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/molot_hpe_140_rifle_1-tfb.jpg[/t]
and for more MOLOT love, SBS VEPR-12
[img]http://files.harrispublications.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2014/05/MOLOT-VEPR-2-600x384.1421391984.jpg[/img]
idk half the American AR parts (particularly bolt carriers) don't hold up. I'd hate to see what kind of butchery China introduces.
[editline]9th August 2015[/editline]
and AR receivers require pretty tight tolerances for the upper and lower to fit well together
Bless the Canadian government for un-banning the CZ858 and Swiss Arms rifles ;____;
Any Canadians in here? Got some questions about PALs
[QUOTE=zydos;48412163]Bless the Canadian government for un-banning the CZ858 and Swiss Arms rifles ;____;
Any Canadians in here? Got some questions about PALs[/QUOTE]
Yes, I know far too much about Canadian gun laws, how may I help you?
[QUOTE=DaCommie1;48412237]Yes, I know far too much about Canadian gun laws, how may I help you?[/QUOTE]
What's the wait time like on a PAL after doing courses and applying? A coworker said I should get it done before the fall because that's when a lot of hunters send in their paperwork and it would swamp the office, taking forever for me to get approved.. should I wait till spring of next year to do it? (Money is an issue atm, can't spend much until after October then it's free game)
[editline]8th August 2015[/editline]
doing non-restricted and restricted at the same time
I know modern American firearms aren't great. that's why my barrel is made by FN and my BCG is a new old stock Colt unit. the only modern American gun I've got is my 590A1
[QUOTE=zydos;48412262]What's the wait time like on a PAL after doing courses and applying? A coworker said I should get it done before the fall because that's when a lot of hunters send in their paperwork and it would swamp the office, taking forever for me to get approved.. should I wait till spring of next year to do it? (Money is an issue atm, can't spend much until after October then it's free game)
[editline]8th August 2015[/editline]
doing non-restricted and restricted at the same time[/QUOTE]
Unless the "hunters" are retarded they've sent in the paperwork by now, because it usually takes 3-6 months for the RCMP to bother doing anything about it. If they're sending it in in the fall, they're already too late. If dosh is an issue, then wait until October and just do it then. You'll probably have it by December or January if you do, assuming the NDP/Liberals don't win the election and ban everything by then, and at the earliest it will be 28 days + time in post after they receive your paperwork proving you passed shit, because 28 days is the mandatory wait time on a license application once they receive it. The cost after courses, which are now mandatory, and including the license fees will put you back about $400 (~$320 for the courses, $80 for the government license fee, even more if you plan on doing hunting).
I smell attitude
Thanks though
[QUOTE=zydos;48412532]I smell attitude
Thanks though[/QUOTE]
Guns are a very political thing, and politics can make me angry when it involves idiots and stupid legislation, and gun legislation is nothing but stupid, and the politicians who implemented it and the RCMP who enforce it are idiots.
Well my coworker knows his stuff as well as if not better than you do, anger is a bad vibration man you'd do well to avoid it. No need to be sassy when someone poses a legitimate, innocent question
Question: Using dry super fine steel wool is good for removing light surface rust on a blued rifle barrel, right? Also what is good for replacing the bluing that was destroyed by the rust?
I wasn't trying to talk down at you or anything, I was just answering the question. Any of my "sass" is directed at the system and those who administrate it, not at you for wanting to get a gun license or your co-worker, and because I tend to have a "colourful" vocabulary laden with profanities and snarky comments about the regulatory authorities.
Also the comment about the people being retarded is mostly based on experience in my store, where people think they can just send in the papers and come buy a gun, then they get angry that they're going to "miss the season" when they sent in their paperwork literally the day before whatever season it was opened and we won't sell them a gun because they don't have the license. It's as if people think "But I'm going to miss the season!" is some kind of magical phrase that will make things happen instantly. It's even worse for special orders.
"We called Browning, they said it'll be February before they can get any more of that shotgun"
"But I'm going to miss the season."
"Well in that case, we can just magically teleport the gun here from the factory in Japan the instant it comes off the production line, putting you ahead of all the dealers who have had orders in for months."
I'm sorry, I'm probably just making myself sound more bitter. If you have any other questions about the gun laws, the availability of certain guns, where to shoot, or what to expect on the test feel free to ask, assuming you don't mind some more "colourful" answers.
[QUOTE=zombini;48412637]Question: Using dry super fine steel wool is good for removing light surface rust on a blued rifle barrel, right? Also what is good for replacing the bluing that was destroyed by the rust?[/QUOTE]
Yes, it's fine if you don't like bluing. Use a liquid solvent and a rag for light surface rust, CLP works fine for me. Any steel wool will take material off your barrel. There are repair agents for light marring on the blue, look for "cold blue".
I just gave in and bought a USP Tactical for 900 dollars on Gunbroker. Was this a good deal? I need reassurance :(
[QUOTE=ExTek;48412818]I just gave in and bought a USP Tactical for 900 dollars on Gunbroker. Was this a good deal? I need reassurance :([/QUOTE]
If it's in good condition, then yes. Used non-tactical USPs go for $700-$900 depending on age/condition, and tactical variants aren't as common, so I say you did good.
[QUOTE=ExTek;48412818]I just gave in and bought a USP Tactical for 900 dollars on Gunbroker. Was this a good deal? I need reassurance :([/QUOTE]
In Canada they go for 1400 usually, so comparatively you scalped us :V
Also hnnnnng you bastard
don't try to use abrasives to remove rust, just soak it in white vinegar
[QUOTE=butre;48412866]don't try to use abrasives to remove rust, just soak it in white vinegar[/QUOTE]
This is an entire barrel on a rifle that has a wooden stock, I don't think that's practical, as I'd need to remove the barrel or risk destroying the stock.
What type of rifle is it? You should be able to remove the stock from the action without much drama.
just pull the stock off
I got lucky today. My amendment came in to pick up my Bodyguard so I left work early, brought my Glock and handed it in for service. I'll let Glock fix the problem for me and hopefully I'll get a functioning gun back.
In the meantime I have a new S&W Bodyguard to play around with.
[t]https://i.gyazo.com/aff4e356747b4d43c3eb1b3d1f307afc.jpg[/t]
ive always liked the bodyguard because it looks like some civi handgun from GiTS
i like GiTS, if you haven't caught on, which is why i [I]really really really really[/I] want a VHS-02
[img]http://i.imgur.com/nUBa1SG.png[/img]
this gun (apparently) performed better than the modern FAMAS and was better received by the troops, and has a lower unit cost than the fucking INSAS. something like ~1600 euros. give.
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