It depends on the powder used really. Very old ammo can have all kinds of problems, but a good chunk of it will work fine.
[QUOTE=DaCommie1;50997192]I've shot ammo from the '40s, whatever she shelf life of ammo is, it's really long.[/QUOTE]
I thought it was something like 20-30 years, but that might just be from dealing with shitty, Egyptian-made 9mm. Something like one out of every five of those damn things misfired.
I've shot .303 dating to the 30s. It all worked fine. I've also shot .45 dating to the 80s which barely worked at all. Depends on the powder and primers.
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;50997213]all depends on the platform shooting it really. My steyr has eaten ammo from the 20's and 30's with no problems. That being said, I don't exactly make it a point to go find super old ammo and shoot it.[/QUOTE]
The stuff was 1980s Egyptian 9mm. We shot it out of a rented Springfield XD back around, oh, I wanna say 2010. Had a really nasty chemical smell, and like I said, misfired like crazy.
I'm debating just shooting that Winchester from 1924 that I have instead of selling it, since nobody wants to buy it.
[QUOTE=kr1f333;50997076]my dad took them and is speeding off to some ammunition disposal place. he insisted that we had to get rid of them ASAP, even after he called the cops and they told him it wasn't a big deal[/QUOTE]
I would mock your father but you'd get a far worse reaction in Australia.
[QUOTE=DaCommie1;50997308]I'm debating just shooting that Winchester from 1924 that I have instead of selling it, since nobody wants to buy it.[/QUOTE]
Meet me in the woods in Montana, I'll take it
I can trip and drop some cash across the border, and you can also trip and accidentally lose the rifle over the border.
It's the wild, shit happens sometimes. I'll be sure to return it through proper channels right away.
[QUOTE=kr1f333;50996932]can you guys help me out? i know basically nothing about guns and i need the advice of people who do. my dog was really interested in this mound of dead bamboo, and she has never done that before. she was trying to dig something up (probably some kind of animal), and i saw what looked like a pill bottle fly out. she had no interest in it but i sure did--it was full of bullets. the guy who lived in this house before us was apparently mentally ill. he yelled a lot and would shoot flaming arrows off of the porch, i think he had drug problems too. he used guns pretty regularly. i found an empty container for shotgun shells in my closet when we first moved in, and some kind of drug pipe, but we never found anything else until now.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/0CK5yow.jpg[/IMG]
here is an album with more pictures: [URL="http://m.imgur.com/3wXq1"]http://m.imgur.com/a/3wXq1[/URL]
are these more shotgun shells? is it likely that there's more under there? is this a common thing or a crazy person thing? how likely is it that there are secret skeletons or something buried underground?
also my dad is convinced that these will somehow explode if we aren't careful, is this possible? the warping is probably from them being burned (we burned the bamboo a little bit to help kill it). would they not have exploded then, if they even could?[/QUOTE]
I've shot early 1900's era ammo that I'm pretty sure was buried somewhere in the baltic for most of it's life and never had any issues. You guys don't really need to panic.
I recently got a Remington 870 Wingmaster. Did some clay shooting yesterday, and decided to film some of it.
[video]https://youtu.be/zu9A5B_5rO8[/video]
Of all the shotguns I have, my 870 Wingmasters are my absolute favorites. I'll never clay shoot with a different shotgun again unless I get a really good low-brass capable semi. If you can find one in 16, they're probably one of my favorite overall guns period.
[QUOTE=PrusseLusken;50999040]it's not like ammo self destructs randomly unless it's some rusty old POS of ww2-era APHEI ammo or something like that.
i've shot ammo from the 1800s and except for the often corroded cases farting you in the face with gases it's not a big deal. use glasses and a gun that won't blow up in the case of a catastrophic case failure.
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like shooting at it? :p
i've thought about shooting at an old shitty deactivated mosin i have laying around since the stock is in shit condition and the action is gritty. not gonna get back the money i paid for it so why not have some fun doing a highly scientific test of what happens when you shoot at a gun receiver.[/QUOTE]
No, it's 8mm ammo, not a gun. If it was a gun I'd already be shooting it. I'm trying to sell the ammo because I think it's collectible, but I don't collect ammo, but nobody seems to want it.
[QUOTE=DaCommie1;50996660]The fact that some lowers don't have an integrated trigger guard is retarded to me.[/QUOTE]
It was done to provide an option for gloved shooting, just pop the rear pin and you have easy gloved access. You have to remember US military issue gloves are basically gigantic mittens with a trigger finger that's twice the size of a bratwurst.
[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;51001530]It was done to provide an option for gloved shooting, just pop the rear pin and you have easy gloved access. You have to remember US military issue gloves are basically gigantic mittens with a trigger finger that's twice the size of a bratwurst.[/QUOTE]
I fail to see how removing this incredibly tiny portion of the trigger guard, rather than lengthening the area in front of the trigger, would help that.
??? It means your finger fits when it didn't before. How is this confusing to you?
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;51001698]??? It means your finger fits when it didn't before. How is this confusing to you?[/QUOTE]
Because the finger doesn't sit in the bottom of the trigger guard, and more often than not the guard starts curving before that piece even starts. I fail to see how removing a part on the bottom of the trigger guard would help when to me it seems like the issue would be fixed by giving more area in front of the trigger, since that's where the finger sits.
You can't put more area in front of the trigger without lengthening the entire action and anyway that isn't the problem. Removing the bottom of the trigger guard lets sausage gloves get at least mostly into the guard where the trigger can then be actuated by the finger, where, previously, there was no way to fit said finger into the guard... It's not a length issue, it's a height issue, and glove fingers aren't perfectly round. To fit your gloved finger into the trigger well of a standard AR you would have to have it sideways which isn't a good way to operate a firearm.
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This is the reason, for example, the EAA Witness Hunter has such an oversized guard and extra-long trigger. Your fingers are like twice as wide when wearing military gloves.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/8tTVfLN.jpg[/img]
On an AR, the space is long enough for gloves, just not tall enough.
Looking to start a new modeling project and need a bit of inspriation, I'd like to do something similar to the MP40 with its round and cylinder shapes for the barrel but something stamped like the Stg 44.
Any suggestions?
HK91/93/94
How about an FBP submachine gun? It's literally an MP40 made to look like a Grease Gun. :v:
[QUOTE=Sims_doc;51001852]Looking to start a new modeling project and need a bit of inspriation, I'd like to do something similar to the MP40 with its round and cylinder shapes for the barrel but something stamped like the Stg 44.
Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]
Is the model meant to fit into a specific context, like a weapon set for a game, or is it just a one-off for practice/portfolio-building?
If it's meant to fit with other weapons, I'd want to look at them before making a recommendation.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;51002325]Snip-O[/QUOTE]
No, It's got no special context basically just portfolio work.
[QUOTE=Sims_doc;51002482]No, It's got no special context basically just portfolio work.[/QUOTE]
Gotcha. Any of the previous suggestions would work, really. You might take a look at the MAT-49 as well. Neat little French paratrooper SMG. Stamped steel, very compact.
I'd say either an M3, or the British Sten if you want a stamped and very industrial looking submachine gun. Or if you're looking for something more modern but of that same visual style, maybe a CZ Sa VZ 25, Mat-49, or possibly a Gustav M45 Swedish K.
The MP-34 is a great industrial looking gun but it's milled instead of stamped.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/n2jJ7Zr.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Xt1bUm9.jpg?1[/img]
A weapon to surpass Metal Gear.
We'll since i made my 18inch AR SPR...i've been wanting to make a CQC AR SBR with a suppressor...
I don't know why but the urge is there.
I know i can buy into a trust for the suppressor and pay the tax stamp. Anyone have experience with the process of getting a SBR permit or w/e it is.
I fixed my receiver with a bit of QuikSteel and sanding.
[QUOTE=Rageblood;51006091][img]http://i.imgur.com/Xt1bUm9.jpg?1[/img]
A weapon to surpass Metal Gear.[/QUOTE]
Rageblood. Truly you are my greatest ally.
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Absolute haram
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;51006653]Debate time: Do I want to build an SBR upper for my AR, or do I want to buy some form of battle rifu.[/QUOTE]
SBR
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