Firearms XII; Because Merica - General

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;48180374]It's not just behind the lugs. There's the seam that runs the circumference of the chamber that seems to have a permanent caking of carbon built up in it. It's always there, there's no way to get rid of it, barring a solvent bath.[/QUOTE] And? I could swab my Russian shit for a month straight and still pull carbon out. Once you shoot a gun, there's going to be carbon you just can't get rid of, it's not a big deal if your barrel's a little black. Hell, the inside of my 597 looks like it's got a grey Parkerized finish on it because of all the unburnt powder and it still shoots and cycles fine.

[QUOTE=SpookNuke;48180560]helpful stuff[/QUOTE] Going with duracoat after doing some research. I'll post some results if you guys wanna see my tacticool garbage.

[QUOTE=Icy Fire;48181197]Going with duracoat after doing some research. I'll post some results if you guys wanna see my tacticool garbage.[/QUOTE] If you find any chrome paint that would work well on a gun, let me know. I wanna do up my 870

What's that nasty bitter smell you get when you shoot an AR and how do you make it go away?

[QUOTE=ultra_bright;48182911]What's that nasty bitter smell you get when you shoot an AR and how do you make it go away?[/QUOTE] its the smell of shitty gunpowder and it wont go away until it burns out your sense of smell.

[QUOTE=ultra_bright;48182911]What's that nasty bitter smell you get when you shoot an AR and how do you make it go away?[/QUOTE] I believe it's lube boiling off with a combination of gasses from the burnt powder. Nothing can be done about it aside from either plugging your nose or getting a piston AR. The AR's direct impingement system inherently blows gas into your face.

[QUOTE=SpookNuke;48182920]its the smell of shitty gunpowder and it wont go away until it burns out your sense of smell.[/QUOTE] That might explain all the failures to eject. Dam tula steel case ammo is crap but it's sooooo cheap. Also full auto ak meltdown! [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlL-uRkJ0yA[/media]

CZ 805 Bren looks hella cool. I don't know if there are any issues with it, but CZ is a reputable comapany and it looks like a good SCAR alternative.

Tulammo smells really, really bad. It's all that my AR has ever had and the thing reeks. Anyone know of any little gun shops around them that might have a short Remington M10 barrel? Kind of a long shot but I can't find any online. I'd be willing to pay shipping, I'm looking for the 23" trench/riot length and I'm not willing to cut down my original barrel but if it comes to it I might buy a 30 off a parts gun and saw it off.

Guy is selling a HiPoint with mods and a 15 and 30 round mag... I asked him how much the 30 is, knowing clearly it is a 15 round single stack from a 9mm Hi-Point carbine, and he is trying to sell a stock Hi-Point off as a customized pistol... Literally it is just a picture of a 10 and 15 round magazine and a stock Hi-Point C9.

So I bought the new Century C39 today, and I'm having the weirdest goddamn problem. I load the new Tapco mags it came with, with PPU 7.62x39, and when I try to pull the bolt back to load the round, it stops halfway. It's literally scratching into the top of the bullet and then stopping. It wont load at all. Is this a defect? What am I doing wrong? Evidently it's a feed ramp issue? Googling brought up literally nothing. I'm wondering if I should just contact Century Arms customer service?

C39 is broken C39v2 is A-OK If you got the former, take it back and tell them to give you a real gun.

yeah except you cant take it back lol [editline]13th July 2015[/editline] its the c39 sporter

then you made a mistake. sorry there isn't a way out of it, you bought a piece of shit. [editline]13th July 2015[/editline] i still love you though we all make mistakes

but that doesnt help me at all

Out of genuine curiosity, why would anyone buy a gun that they hadn't researched extensively first? I understand that vintage weapons are bought for reasons other than functionality in many cases, but modern firearms? I never buy without a gun having received excellent ratings across the board. I don't understand putting down that sort of money without doing the legwork. Then again I couldn't imagine selling or trading any of my guns, so perhaps I'm just weird.

[QUOTE=GunFox;48192561]Out of genuine curiosity, why would anyone buy a gun that they hadn't researched extensively first? I understand that vintage weapons are bought for reasons other than functionality in many cases, but modern firearms? I never buy without a gun having received excellent ratings across the board. I don't understand putting down that sort of money without doing the legwork. Then again I couldn't imagine selling or trading any of my guns, so perhaps I'm just weird.[/QUOTE] i can only assume cash to spare. i'm like you, i make sure i know 100% what i'm gonna get. that includes build quality discrepancies so i account for shit builds.

[QUOTE=Whibble;48191921]So I bought the new Century C39 today, and I'm having the weirdest goddamn problem. I load the new Tapco mags it came with, with PPU 7.62x39, and when I try to pull the bolt back to load the round, it stops halfway. It's literally scratching into the top of the bullet and then stopping. It wont load at all. Is this a defect? What am I doing wrong? Evidently it's a feed ramp issue? Googling brought up literally nothing. I'm wondering if I should just contact Century Arms customer service?[/QUOTE] Well your first mistake was buying a [URL="https://data.archive.moe/board/k/image/1405/56/1405560412315.jpg"]cent arms[/URL] home brew, your second mistake was using crapco mags. Try a steel mag or a magpul mag, and if you still have the same issue then you have a gun that doesn't work. Unless you bought it used (like a moron) it should still be covered by the cent arms warranty, and you should be able to get it replaced or "repaired"

[QUOTE=GunFox;48192561]Out of genuine curiosity, why would anyone buy a gun that they hadn't researched extensively first? I understand that vintage weapons are bought for reasons other than functionality in many cases, but modern firearms? I never buy without a gun having received excellent ratings across the board. I don't understand putting down that sort of money without doing the legwork. Then again I couldn't imagine selling or trading any of my guns, so perhaps I'm just weird.[/QUOTE] Unfortunately stupid people exist.

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Please don't be retarded, it hasn't been banned. The police have come to an agreement that the gun (in its current configuration) should be banned but they don't ahve the power (in most states) to do so. [editline]13th July 2015[/editline] And at the moment the only source is SSAA.NSW who are known for posting stupid stuff every so often. [editline]13th July 2015[/editline] The police don't have the political capital at the moment to ban it anyway. So far her has only been one small mention in some states in the newspaper regarding the Adler. There just isn't enough support to ban it right now.

ah, shit sorry. i have an aussie friend i keep up with on skype and he said they banned it by name. should've googled it. sadly, it was just that believable a thing.

[QUOTE=Whibble;48191921]So I bought the new Century C39 today, and I'm having the weirdest goddamn problem. I load the new Tapco mags it came with, with PPU 7.62x39, and when I try to pull the bolt back to load the round, it stops halfway. It's literally scratching into the top of the bullet and then stopping. It wont load at all. Is this a defect? What am I doing wrong? Evidently it's a feed ramp issue? Googling brought up literally nothing. I'm wondering if I should just contact Century Arms customer service?[/QUOTE] So, as a fellow Century AK owner I feel I ought to help you instead of just reminding you you bought a Century. Is your magazine fully loaded? If you have a poor mag (cough Tapco cough) that has a fully compressed spring, it might not be able to depress the top round enough for the bolt to ride over it. I can't think of what else could arrest the rearward movement of the bolt.

[QUOTE=catbarf;48193442]So, as a fellow Century AK owner I feel I ought to help you instead of just reminding you you bought a Century. Is your magazine fully loaded? If you have a poor mag (cough Tapco cough) that has a fully compressed spring, it might not be able to depress the top round enough for the bolt to ride over it. I can't think of what else could arrest the rearward movement of the bolt.[/QUOTE] Thank you for being the only one who actually tried to help me. The mags aren't fully loaded, I've tried with 1, 5, 10, and 30 rounds loaded into the magazines. I can't tell what it's catching on, but I pull back on the bolt as hard as I can, and it's just a dead stop. I could file away and sand stuff away, but I just got this gun brand new and I shouldn't have to do that. Not looking forward to the 6-24 week replacement process :/ [editline]13th July 2015[/editline] actually i could have sworn i tried both magazines, but i must not have. one magazine is just completely fucked (thanks tapco), but the other one only has minor issues. on the second magazine, 5, 10, and 15 rounds works perfectly. 25 rounds has a small hiccup as the bolt scrapes the top of the bullet slightly, but the action is definitely workable. 30 rounds in the second magazine is unusable. must be the magazines then. magpul, here i come.

So do I save up $1400+optic for a Type 97, or do I save up $1400 and tactifuck an SKS in a way that leaves no permanent damage?

[QUOTE=Whibble;48193675]must be the magazines then. magpul, here i come.[/QUOTE] Lemme tell you, I really don't like most of Magpul's products, but those magazines are absolutely flawless. Light, durable, easy to take apart for maintenance, and real cheap to boot. Glad to hear you were able to sort it out but that's still a weird issue. Google says that apparently the C39 has a non-standard bolt carrier so I wonder if that could be causing hangups. If that's the case, the gun probably just needs to be broken in and smoothed out, and nothing will smooth friction between the top round in the mag and the bolt carrier quite like live fire. I think you ought to test with your working mag and see if the gun handles fine before you go and buy a bunch of stuff. If it does have serious problems that aren't the magazine, it'd be good to know as soon as possible so you can either deal with Century or get a refund. After my experience with buying a Century AK I highly advise being 100% sure of your purchase ASAP.

[QUOTE=catbarf;48193996]Lemme tell you, I really don't like most of Magpul's products, but those magazines are absolutely flawless. Light, durable, easy to take apart for maintenance, and real cheap to boot. Glad to hear you were able to sort it out but that's still a weird issue. Google says that apparently the C39 has a non-standard bolt carrier so I wonder if that could be causing hangups. If that's the case, the gun probably just needs to be broken in and smoothed out, and nothing will smooth friction between the top round in the mag and the bolt carrier quite like live fire. I think you ought to test with your working mag and see if the gun handles fine before you go and buy a bunch of stuff. If it does have serious problems that aren't the magazine, it'd be good to know as soon as possible so you can either deal with Century or get a refund. After my experience with buying a Century AK I highly advise being 100% sure of your purchase ASAP.[/QUOTE] I will absolutely do that. Thank you for all your help, your advice stopped me from shipping a perfectly fine gun back to its manufacturer. After messing around with it a bit more, there are no more issues. I'll pick up a Magpul magazine on my way home from work today and see if that has any better luck, but I assume everything just needs broken in.

Try to file some material off the rear magazine lug. It should make the back of the mag sit lower, allowing the bolt to travel over it easier. Very little, though. Otherwise the bolt will just ride over the top of the ammo. Try another mag, if you have one. Tapco sucks, unless it's their new slabside mags.

[QUOTE=DaCommie1;48193960]So do I save up $1400+optic for a Type 97, or do I save up $1400 and tactifuck an SKS in a way that leaves no permanent damage?[/QUOTE] If you spend $1,400 doing anything to an SKS, you're fucking retarded. Buy the Type 97, even if you have retarded restricted mag caps.

[QUOTE=SpookNuke;48199914]If you spend $1,400 doing anything to an SKS, you're fucking retarded. Buy the Type 97, even if you have retarded restricted mag caps.[/QUOTE] Well it may not be quite $1400, but it's still more than most people would consider reasonable. I'd want to get an ATI folding stock, a bipod, that scope rail that mounts to both the front sight and the back of the gun, a PSOP scope for the rail, detachable mags since I can't use stripper clips on the fixed one anymore, and 1000 rounds of non-corrosive hollow-point from Dominion. Haven't added all that up just yet, but it's likely closer to a grand including ammo. Still, I do still need a coyote gun, and the SKS is too large in diameter to be used in Ontario, but the T97 is just fine, and it takes AR mags, which I have some of already, and .223, which I have a crate of already. All I'd need is an optic for fucking around at the range and an optic for shooting coyotes, but those would be an additional $300-$400 each on top of the $1400+tax for the gun.