• Firearms XVII - Stuffing A $100 Hi-Point Down the Front of My Jorts Edition
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I read that you can convert regular 92 mags to work in the 92S by just cutting that hole, seems like it's pretty straightforward so I was gonna get some 20rd M9A3 mags and convert them.
Another couple pictures for your viewing pleasure. https://i.imgur.com/JNXiW3c.jpg https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/232249/aa63664e-6eec-4119-ae19-3aa9c1a5e8f5/imgfix.JPG
Which do you like more?
Hmm. Tough to say. Neither are exactly practical, so I'll go with the G3. Something about the wide handguards, bipod, carry handle, and HK21 cocking lever make it feel like a beast, and it's fun as hell.
I went CCW shopping but accidentally met a local collector and befriended him. Four hours later I'm at his house trading my KNIL bicycle carbine for a Krag Jorgensen and a Khyber Pass Lee Enfield. The Krag, originally a model of 1892, was made in 1895 and then reworked to the 1898 standard. After being sold off it was sporterized with the usual Pacific peep sight (made by Lyman?) which replaces the magazine cutoff switch. The barrel and stock were shortened and a sport front sight ramp was installed. It's been a sporter for longer than it hasn't been a sporter so I'm going to leave it alone. https://i.imgur.com/s3bBBJt.jpg The Enfield is a revolting affront to gunsmithing. https://i.imgur.com/7vmsRsa.jpg It purports to be an 1859 Ishapore (spelled lShARORE) and is covered in the 1880s British broad arrow proof mark found on Martini Henry rifles. The receiver itself is an attempt at a No1 Mk1, but the stripper clip guide appears to be just for decoration, since it wouldn't accept a stripper clip. The magazine seems like it might work, but it's extremely crude, with a follower that's pretty easy to tilt forward and backward. It is, however, interchangeable with real Enfield magazines and fit in my No 4. The bolt is an OK, not great but OK, copy of an Enfield bolt but that is where the quality ends. The bolt rail is neither straight nor even. Where on an Enfield you have a lever that you push down to pop the bolt face off the rail in order to remove it from the gun, on this rifle it's just a little tab of metal that you push out of the way, except it broke when I pushed on it. The trigger is a good duplicate of the Enfield trigger, but the magazine release sucks and the trigger doesn't actually engage with the sear. I guess this might be because the flintlock mainspring they salvaged to use as a trigger spring is, not entirely surprisingly, broken. I was able to get the bolt to catch the sear by jamming a screwdriver up into the channel and forcing the sear up. The striker then drops with a variety of forces ranging from gentle-summer-breeze to makes-your-ears-ring. Moving forward we have the upper handguard which has been riveted to the barrel permanently. The craftsman obviously had no idea what the rear sight was actually for, because it just flops around loosely. It is "adjustable", but the frame lacks markings. That's OK, though - the rifle has grenade launching sights, so maybe you can use those instead. No Enfield barrel bands were duplicated at all; the middle band is a copy of a Mosin Nagant band. That band holds nothing on at all because the upper handguard ends behind the rear sight. Moving right along, we encounter a Mauser front barrel band with, for some reason, a bayonet lug that would accept an M1 Garand bayonet, except the barrel is too long to actually affix the bayonet. The front sight is at least in the family, based on a No 4 design, with a generic front sight blade. Somehow, the barrel is rifled, but not tremendously well. The bore at least appears to be centered in the barrel. At the rear of the gun we have a brass buttplate styled after the No1, complete with a trap door. This seems to be a piece of brass salvaged from something else and beaten into shape, then polished with sandpaper. This is actually the worst attempt at a gun I've ever seen. It's literally completely irredeemable.
I had a 92S I bought a while back I traded it for a knife it is firmly in the "guns that are cool as part of a collection/range toys" category as opposed to the "guns I would actually choose to carry given a viable alternative" category. The stock trigger is fucking garbage with a 92D/wolff mainspring it's.....acceptable The sights are also not super great (low profile,blacked out and an odd dovetail which means aftermarket for them is non existent) the heel mag release is dumb especially since as you know normal 92/taurus clone mags don't work without modification. In my opinion if you want it because it's cheap and in 9mm go for it but if your reason for buying it is "I want to main this as a carry gun" with the bonus of being cheap and in 9mm there are better options in the 3-400$ range.
Need more closeups lol. Also you should ask Ian if he wants to do a video on it.
That "Enfield" is legit yo. I'd probably be too afraid to shoot it but it's definitely an interesting piece! I finally took home my Remington Pre-Model 8 the other day in .35 Rem. I'd share photos but the front facing cam on by phone is shattered. Externally she's a bit worse for wear but internals are all good and the bore is mint. Seeing as it was already drilled and tapped and has freckling all over the place I figure the collector value isn't really there anymore, so I might have my gunsmith fill the holes with weld then durablue the whole thing to give it a good appearance. If you guys think that's a bad idea let me know.
I lied when I said the Enfield has no redeeming qualities - it does have one: someone was gracious enough to deactivate it so that I never got the temptation to shoot it and explode myself. Yes, the receiver's been chopped, chamber drilled, and the bolt was welded closed - I cut the tack weld off the bolt head so I could take the gun apart. I suspect that this gun would never be able to handle a service charge of smokeless powder in .303. It could probably handle light loaded black powder cartridges.
Could just be personal bias, but honestly I wouldn't want to carry a Beretta trade in on the off chance it's been beat to shit or abused over the years. Not sure exactly how similar the ergonomics are between the two models, but on the 92FS I found the safety can be triggered accidentally on rare occasion during practice. I think it would be better to get either a G model or any of the other models which are compatible with a decocker conversion kit.
I am quite fond of the way the 92S looks but after feedback I am leaning against getting one for carry. Checked out a Walther CCP and a Glock 19 yesterday and liked them both, the Walther moreso - I'm not a huge fan of Glocks but I know what they're for and I can respect them for what they are, wouldn't mind carrying one. Liked the handling of the M&P Shield Mod 2 but wasn't wild about the trigger.
The M&P 2.0 is good, just that fucking 2 piece trigger. It takes an extra $100 just to change that unfortunately.
Is it a repro of the Winchester 1887/1901? I've got one of those and might be able to help with slicking it up, if you've got the same model.
No.
So far the US has only gotten the .410 version of the Adler, disappointing really. I would still try polishing the lever and some engagement surfaces.
Oh, sorry then. I'm inclined to say that if you don't find a gun fun to shoot, and don't have any other purpose for it, then it's probably not worth hanging on to.
I bought the Walther CCP. What a slick little gun. I'm in love.
Just put a pair of LEO trade-in glocks on layaway. One's a standard 22 Gen 4 and the other is a 35 Gen 4 with the Kentucky State Police emblem engraved on the slide. Not bad for under $800. I just wish I had the money to burn when Copper Custom still had the CHIP S&W 4006's. Not missing the Kentucky one this time. Didn't grab the 23 Gen 3 because I have distinct dislike of the 3rd gen. I know .40 is on the outs, but that has made it so a bunch of great guns can be had for cheap. Should use this as an opportunity to mess with paint jobs and other customizations with little fear of losing value or effectiveness of the gun. The M&P 40 is also a great buy since they are including 4 mags with it. I don't know if I will use Copper's paint shop again with the 22. Might do a single cerakote color for it if I do. Might turn into a 40cal "Rowland" special with a magwell, stippling threaded barrel and comp. Something silly really.
Given the thread title, I feel this is appropriate https://lex18.com/news/2019/03/01/police-man-accidentally-shoots-self-in-genitals-after-tucking-gun-in-waistband/ The man told officers that he was walking with a gun in the waistband of his pants without a holster. The Hi-Point 9mm gun began to slip.
Jesus, who thinks its a good idea to waistband carry without a holster? I literally only do it on my back-porch of my apartments cause I'm still "On my property" and it's like a dark, grassy alley behind and I gotta let my dog out to piss at night. But you know what I do? I keep my damn hand on the butt of the grip to keep it secured (through hoodie's pocket so I don't advertise my weapon) But you gotta be a special kinda of stupid to actually carry and walk around with no holster.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/294604797217079298/551940024678219776/image1.jpg https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/294604797217079298/551940025227542538/image0.jpg Don't talk to me or my son ever again Traded an old d-guard knife for the Ortgies. Guy is pretty sure the knife is Confederate and wants it for his collection even though it can't be authenticated, since the knife can't be authenticated I don't mind trading it for a $500 gun.
Getting closer. The LPK should be here Tuesday, the GI sling and Colt 20rd mags on Saturday. The barrel still hasn't shipped yet, though. https://i.imgur.com/WBUumr5.jpg
Doing a pencil 1/12 or something a bit more modern?
Pencil, but 1/7
Has anyone here gone through the process of getting an FFL? I got talked into applying for the Type 3 (curio and relic) FFL after visiting The Big Reno Show. The feds say it’s about a two month process but I have no idea how I’m going to be contacted that I wasn’t approved. Is it a letter or something?
It's a letter. ATF still works on snail mail and fax machines for a lot of things.
Muchos gracias. I’d already mailed in my part of the paperwork to the ATF and my sheriff. Since the ATF sends letters I’ll just forget about this whole shebang since the feds move at a glacial pace.
Pretty much all official documents still come by snail mail. If I lived in the US I'd get my FFL and try to get a demo letter.
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I bought a s&w a while back and I got the gun bug. I made my first real big purchase and got a benelli m4! https://i.imgur.com/PAaIuRY.jpg
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