[t]http://imgkk.com/i/3hm3.jpg[/t]
Things to come.
Rear sight will be different.
A dissipater build. Interesting.
Anyone from Connecticut gotten their pistol permit lately? Id like to get one when I turn 21
[QUOTE=Lone_Star94;48756905]A dissipater build. Interesting.[/QUOTE]
It's a PSA mock one, with a mid-length gas system. The excuse I tell myself is that since this is intended as an irons-only rifle, the extra sight radius will be nice to have. I don't intend to mount anything to the handguard.
I also just like how it looks.
I forgot to post this picture - I thought it was an interesting personal touch on this rifle, dunno why he did it but I'm gonna keep it. Also note the wasp nests in the stock (there are still dead and decomposed wasps in some of those holes, I haven't cleaned them all out yet since it's weirding me out for some reason).. The whole gun was apparently colonized at some point and it's just clicked (after discovering the dead wasps) that the chalky white shit I had to drill out of the barrel was actually a wasp nest.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/Od06rUm.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=butre;48754958]soak it in vinegar. it'll get rid of the rust and leave a black oxide coating[/QUOTE]
Bluing *is* black oxide. Vinegar will only strip the metal.
[editline]24th September 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=butre;48756118]sure could. I do it with knives all the time. it doesn't penetrate very deep and provides no (or minimal at best) wear resistance but it'll keep it from rusting for sure.
[editline]25th September 2015[/editline]
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the whole thing has to be very controlled to come out even, but uneven patterns can look very nice too[/QUOTE]
Those use a textured powder coat. The vinegar appears to be damaging it.
You use oil to protect knives from rust.
[QUOTE=GunFox;48757334]Bluing *is* black oxide. Vinegar will only strip the metal.
[editline]24th September 2015[/editline]
Those use a textured powder coat. The vinegar appears to be damaging it.
You use oil to protect knives from rust.[/QUOTE]
the vinegar doesn't damage it. google search forced patina carbon steel and you'll see literally thousands of people doing it using all sorts of different methods, all involving vinegar.
Im a simple minded redneck, whenever my mosin barrel rusts, I spray pb blaster down the barrel and let it it sit a while before bore brushing it. Seems to work fine.
I'm trying to figure out my next handgun purchase. I had been planning on getting a Glock 26 but after by ordeal with my Glock 19 I really don't want another Glock. I'm reluctant to buy another Glock that may or may not be subjected to the whole BTF issue.
I want something mid-sized for CCW in the winter. The G26 was a good pick for me but now I'm sorta stuck.
On an off note though I still want a Chippa Rhino but I'm not ready to buy another $1000 firearm after my KSG. But god that is a good looking gun to me.
Anyone have some suggestions? My biggest thing is ammo capacity. I want preferably a 9mm with as close to 10 rounds as I can get.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;48757671]I'm trying to figure out my next handgun purchase. I had been planning on getting a Glock 26 but after by ordeal with my Glock 19 I really don't want another Glock. I'm reluctant to buy another Glock that may or may not be subjected to the whole BTF issue.
I want something mid-sized for CCW in the winter. The G26 was a good pick for me but now I'm sorta stuck.
On an off note though I still want a Chippa Rhino but I'm not ready to buy another $1000 firearm after my KSG. But god that is a good looking gun to me.
Anyone have some suggestions? My biggest thing is ammo capacity. I want preferably a 9mm with as close to 10 rounds as I can get.[/QUOTE]
If you're a striker fan check out the SIG P320. It's in the same price range as the glock but better ergonomics and modularity. If you like hammer guns check out the CZ 2075 RAMI.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;48757671]I'm trying to figure out my next handgun purchase. I had been planning on getting a Glock 26 but after by ordeal with my Glock 19 I really don't want another Glock. I'm reluctant to buy another Glock that may or may not be subjected to the whole BTF issue.
I want something mid-sized for CCW in the winter. The G26 was a good pick for me but now I'm sorta stuck.
On an off note though I still want a Chippa Rhino but I'm not ready to buy another $1000 firearm after my KSG. But god that is a good looking gun to me.
Anyone have some suggestions? My biggest thing is ammo capacity. I want preferably a 9mm with as close to 10 rounds as I can get.[/QUOTE]
that's a specific problem with the gen 4 19. stick with the 26, it's a good gun
[editline]25th September 2015[/editline]
practicing your grip helps too, the same limp wristing that causes them to stovepipe causes them to btf
It's not my grip. I've gone up and down that road a thousand times but it's not a grip issue. I've had several other people with varying degrees of training with handguns to shoot it and they've all got hit in the face.
I get the grip suggestion so often. It's a legitimate malfunction the gun has not something the operator is doing. If it was a grip problem I wouldn't still be trying to fix it. I've never gotten a stove pipe or any other malfunction ever. Just BTF. And according to some Google searches the G26 Gen 4's sometimes also experience BTF.
Like I'm not exaggerating the gun ejects to the six o'clock often. Out of ten rounds at least one is guaranteed to hit you in the forehead if not more. This has never happened to me while shooting any other handgun before. Just my Glock 19 Gen 4 and I honestly stress myself out trying to figure out how to fix this baffling problem.
I sent it to a gunsmith, tried two different extractors and a bunch of other fixes and nothing works.
Hence my reluctance to buy another $500+ Glock.
[QUOTE=butre;48757547]the vinegar doesn't damage it. google search forced patina carbon steel and you'll see literally thousands of people doing it using all sorts of different methods, all involving vinegar.[/QUOTE]
The carbon steel is coated with a powder coating that serves as a patina. The vinegar, over time, eats it.
You might get some rudimentary layer of oxidization by leaving it in vinegar, but the powder coating is far superior. It should have been oiled, not placed in acid.
For guns, white vinegar is used to strip bluing, not create it.
bluing is using an acid to create Fe3O4. what I'm describing is using acid to create Fe3O4
I don't know what you're trying to talk about with powder coating. powder coating is a painting method and will rub off very quickly.
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this knife is powder coated.
[thumb]http://imgkk.com/i/12v6.jpg[/thumb]
[QUOTE=butre;48758328]bluing is using an acid to create Fe3O4. what I'm describing is using acid to create Fe3O4
I don't know what you're trying to talk about with powder coating. powder coating is a painting method and will rub off very quickly.
[editline]25th September 2015[/editline]
this knife is powder coated.
[thumb]http://imgkk.com/i/12v6.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.eseeknives.com/izula.htm[/url]
[quote]Finish: Textured Powder Coat[/quote]
A good baked powder coat will last the lifespan of the blade. The only exposed metal will be the cutting edge, which is always the case anyhow.
that's a good baked powdercoat on a high dollar Camillus. the knife is about 20 years old, and what you're seeing is primarily holster wear.
paint is not a suitable way to prevent rust on a carbon steel knife. forcing a patina (which is literally just rust bluing) is suitable.
[QUOTE=butre;48758536]that's a good baked powdercoat on a high dollar Camillus. the knife is about 20 years old, and what you're seeing is primarily holster wear.
paint is not a suitable way to prevent rust on a carbon steel knife. forcing a patina (which is literally just rust bluing) is suitable.[/QUOTE]
And the coating is still intact. The only places it has come off is where the blade has been sharpened.
Even assuming it was starting to wear entirely off, I'm not sure what in world we label a rust preventative that lasts for twenty years + a failure.
Again, vinegar is used to remove bluing in firearms, not add it.
[url]http://www.m1-garand-rifle.com/debluing/[/url]
I don't think you're looking at the same picture. there are plenty of places where it's never been sharpened that are missing the paint.. the other side of the blade is even worse.
that knife is 20 years old but it spends most of it's time on a shelf due to being illegal to carry in my state. it's never experienced heavy use. as a result, it's only been sharpened probably 2 or 3 times in it's life.
any acid will remove the bluing off a firearm. it doesn't have to be vinegar. hydrochloric acid will do the same, and that happens to be the exact acid that's used to blue it.
an enfield isn't blued to begin with. vinegar on naked carbon steel will leave black oxide.
Try out an M&P compact or a XD compact. Other options are the p2000sk, p250, or the p99 compact.
So I was clearing out some old stuff from this cellar we've had for years, and still do. We don't even live there anymore, but we still have a cellar spot in their apartment building. Neat, extra storage space.
Anyway so basically just some toys/legos, old wooden parts, twisted old metal shelves, that kinda stuff, most of which went to the trash.
Now you must be asking, why am I communicating with you? Why should you care?
Well! As it happens, I also found box full of 9mm's (about 50 pieces), a magazine that appears to be for a Luger pistol (judging by the round thing in the bottom floor plate, made from wood I think) which loads nicely, but no gun to try it on. And like 3 other bullets that are slightly different from the 9mm's, belonging to my father who's been dead for over 10 years now.
So yeah, "the shit you own ends up owning you," I guess. Never knew we had these around. I also have a 16" US RIA bayonet which is over 100 years old, but that wasn't among today's findings. Might post pics later, but probably not since it's not all [I]that[/I] special. Kinda interesting tho lol
Sure when I'll get to it. Only the box for the 9mm's remains though, it's old but still manages to hold the rounds together, all ~50 of them.
And some of the smaller rounds (not many of them) seem to be badly preserved, like oxydized loose screws or something.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK88EsjZCrc[/media]
No idea if this was posted here already or not - but this is neat.
So I just had a pretty harrowing experience. I took my dog out for a walk and there was another person walking their dog on the other side of the street. The other dog got loose from their owner and attacked my dog. When I was trying to separate them, my dog accidentally bit my arms a few times. With help of some neighbors, we got them apart fortunately. But there was a moment where I could have gone in my house, grabbed my pistol, and shoot the other dog. It didn't come down to that but it made me think of a couple of things :
Does anyone have a recommendation for anti dog rounds? I've resolved to be concealed carry on walks from now on. I don't ever want to be in a position where I can't defend myself, wife, or dog.
[QUOTE=camaroni;48767657]So I just had a pretty harrowing experience. I took my dog out for a walk and there was another person walking their dog on the other side of the street. The other dog got loose from their owner and attacked my dog. When I was trying to separate them, my dog accidentally bit my arms a few times. With help of some neighbors, we got them apart fortunately. But there was a moment where I could have gone in my house, grabbed my pistol, and shoot the other dog. It didn't come down to that but it made me think of a couple of things :
Does anyone have a recommendation for anti dog rounds? I've resolved to be concealed carry on walks from now on. I don't ever want to be in a position where I can't defend myself, wife, or dog.[/QUOTE]
This is why we practice consistent carry...
I'd use the same ammo that you would for 2-legged animals; conversely, you could always use a stun gun or pepper spray, a baton or even a knife.
Most people would prefer you don't kill their dogs, even if they are in the wrong, but that's really at your discretion.
Edit:
Pepper spray is probably your best bet as you don't have to get into the dog fight to use it, and the worst that may happen is you give your dog a bath afterwards.
any bullet will kill a dog, especially since a dog isn't dangerous unless it's at point blank range anyway. just use whatever pistol with whatever bullets you've already got.
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realistically though the best option when fighting a dog is to distract it with your arms while you stomp on it's paws. drawing a gun takes a while and once bullets start coming out then the police have to get involved
I'd say carry pepper spray, a dogs sense of smell getting fucked by that is a powerful deterrent. Either that, or a good handheld stun gun, like those flashlight-stungun combos.
Thanks for all the advice. I don't anticipate another dog attack. But if I do see that same dog again, I will really have to restrain myself.
I'd get some actual mace to be honest, not just some "peppy spray" you can buy off the shelf. 2 of my dogs we're going at it and actually trying to kill each other.
Even after my dad maced them with the can he got from his dad ( police officer ) they still didn't let go and we're at each other's throats. Most dogs won't do that, but the 'what if' factor makes a big difference.
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