Firearms XIV - All the Calicos Are Over There - General

Played with a FAL today, I'm in love. What a fuckin gun

[QUOTE=Grenadiac;51174836]Played with a FAL today, I'm in love. What a fuckin gun[/QUOTE] I still don't understand what people like so much about them, besides looks and ergonomics. They're front heavy, the triggers are awful, and accuracy is +/- 3 MOA. Maybe I'd enjoy them more if .308 wasn't so damn expensive...

I like slightly front-heavy guns, makes them point really nicely. Bolt felt amazing and the gun handles fantastically. Sights were pretty good, too. [editline]9th October 2016[/editline] I also got to play with a new Kel-Tec RFB. Really liked it.

Chicom Type 56/M22 (export model). The story is the rifle was taken as a war trophy in 1968 by an officer in the 101st Airborne, deactivated in country, and kept on display there before being brought to the U.S. by the officer. [t]http://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/766/92692.JPG[/t] [t]http://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/766/92687.JPG[/t] [t]http://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/766/92682.JPG[/t] [t]http://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/766/92683.JPG[/t] [t]http://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/766/92684.JPG[/t]

ack that poor rifle

That's a damn good sawzall job!

Whoever was cutting it in half had balls. There was even a live round in the chamber.

[QUOTE=DPKiller;51177005]Whoever was cutting it in half had balls. There was even a live round in the chamber.[/QUOTE] No, that was done separately and the powder was glued back in.

[QUOTE=Grenadiac;51176857]ack that poor rifle[/QUOTE] Oh no, that poor Chicom Ak, what will the other 500 billion chicom AKs think about this?

[QUOTE=Cyke Lon bee;51177112]Oh no, that poor Chicom Ak, what will the other 500 billion chicom AKs think about this?[/QUOTE] REMOVE YANKEE

Shot my PSL today with some surplus east German 54r. Dust cover kept coming off and hitting me in the face :/

[QUOTE=Cyke Lon bee;51178326]Shot my PSL today with some surplus east German 54r. Dust cover kept coming off and hitting me in the face :/[/QUOTE] That's karma for being mean to the chicom AK

I just got a deal on a 1925 made Gewehr 98, refurbished in the 1930's and then rebarreled to 6,5x55 at some point in the 60's, but most of the serial numbers seem to be matching. Rifling is pretty good, but the stock is pretty beat up. I only have to pay 75$ for it!

After a fun day at the range, I'm very tempted to save up for a S&W XVR .460, those things are fun!

[QUOTE=Campin Carl;51178592]After a fun day at the range, I'm very tempted to save up for a S&W XVR .460, those things are fun![/QUOTE] Then you must be a masochist; the S&W 500 is tame compared to the .460 XVR.

[QUOTE=MAC21500;51178627]Then you must be a masochist; the S&W 500 is tame compared to the .460 XVR.[/QUOTE] Depends what you're shooting out of them. The .460 typically uses lighter bullets, where as the .500 can push bullets over 500gr.

[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;51178810]Depends what you're shooting out of them. The .460 typically uses lighter bullets, where as the .500 can push bullets over 500gr.[/QUOTE] 250gr, and yes, but the .460 can push the regular loads at 2200-2300fps Shooting the same grain weight, the 8" .500 was mild compared to the violence of the 8" .460 [editline]9th October 2016[/editline] Interesting fact about the .460 XVR, not only is it the highest velocity production handgun, but: This revolver uses gain-twist rifling - it starts with a slow twist of 1 turn in 100 in and gradually speeds up to 1 turn in 20 in to accommodate the high pressure of the round.[1] Holy crap they make a 14" barrel version?! the 8" version weighs 5lbs! [editline]9th October 2016[/editline] 16" bolt gun version when? [img]http://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/upload/images/firearms/zoom_lg/170339_01_lg.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=MAC21500;51179189]250gr, and yes, but the .460 can push the regular loads at 2200-2300fps Shooting the same grain weight, the 8" .500 was mild compared to the violence of the 8" .460 [editline]9th October 2016[/editline] Interesting fact about the .460 XVR, not only is it the highest velocity production handgun, but: This revolver uses gain-twist rifling - it starts with a slow twist of 1 turn in 100 in and gradually speeds up to 1 turn in 20 in to accommodate the high pressure of the round.[1] Holy crap they make a 14" barrel version?! the 8" version weighs 5lbs! [editline]9th October 2016[/editline] 16" bolt gun version when? [img]http://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/upload/images/firearms/zoom_lg/170339_01_lg.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Violence wise I can agree with you. I thought the .500 had a lot more punt to it though, or at least my hand did. Boberg used gained rifling in their XR-45. When Arnie designed it he had built it with .45 super in mind, and he even made prototypes that were chambered in .460 Rowland that didn't have a muzzlebreak. I wish I knew him well enough to see if I could have bought one of those prototypes before he sold the company to Bond Arms, but I did at least get to mess with them.

[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;51179694]Violence wise I can agree with you. I thought the .500 had a lot more punt to it though, or at least my hand did. Boberg used gained rifling in their XR-45. When Arnie designed it he had built it with .45 super in mind, and he even made prototypes that were chambered in .460 Rowland that didn't have a muzzlebreak. I wish I knew him well enough to see if I could have bought one of those prototypes before he sold the company to Bond Arms, but I did at least get to mess with them.[/QUOTE] I had always wanted to shoot one and maybe buy one, what were your thoughts?

Grab the 4" S&W 500. For when you don't need a wrist anyways.

[QUOTE=Grenadiac;51178343]That's karma for being mean to the chicom AK[/QUOTE] Lesson learned. I wont talk shit about AKs or shoot overloaded machinegun ammo in my PSL.

[QUOTE=Levelog;51180338]Grab the 4" S&W 500. For when you don't need a wrist anyways.[/QUOTE] Or eyebrows... [t]https://thearmsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/10257511_618889681519402_2226611718401247971_o.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=MAC21500;51180272]I had always wanted to shoot one and maybe buy one, what were your thoughts?[/QUOTE] I thought they were an interesting oddity, don't think I'd ever carry one though. Too complicated/Too Many moving parts. I have shot the 9mm and they shot very well, but it wouldn't be more than a range toy for me.

Tokarev TT-33/Russian flamethrower. Also note to self, avoid using it in low light situations if at all possible... [T]http://i.imgur.com/LkjI2RQ.jpg[/T]

Whatever trash my friend uses with his Tokarev spits fire a good 2 feet out on either side.

The first time I shot my Tokarev indoors it was fantastic, the thing was throwing fireballs and sparks down range that I never saw when outdoors.

It's consistently making a totally different noise from first shot to second, and a different looking fireball. I don't think the 66 year old slide spring is helping much, so I ordered a replacement Wolff slide spring to try out. Still stupid accurate though.

Wolff springs are great, would recommend them in any very old gun, especially semi autos. Of course keep your factory springs, don't just throw them in the bin. Maybe not so important with a TT-33, but with some of the rarer pieces Wolff offers springs for, you don't wanna chuck any original part, even if it's totally fucked.

The retaining pin that holds the firing pin in for my Tokarev went missing and action so I lost my firing pin between outings and can't shoot it anymore. Too lazy to go and track down the parts for it, it's a bitch to shoot anyways. Also, anyone have any good suggestions on a trigger replacement for a PSL?

[QUOTE=Levelog;51180338]Grab the 4" S&W 500. For when you don't need a wrist anyways.[/QUOTE] The .500 is illegal where I live, but the .460 is a-okay. I tried the 8" 3/4 version and I think that's what I'm going to get, along a reloading kit, so I can load some pretty tame rounds for competition use.