March 2019 Q&A
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Christopher D
What was the most important development in firearms history?
Will W
What is your favorite place for poboys in New Orleans?
Lee H
Do you think Hudson would have done better by developing a polymer framed pistol over aluminum and would that have done better to keep them solvent and afloat?
Eamon B
How often do you get to shoot your WWSD carbines between all the odd guns you use in matches for videos?
Teddy
How would you design a 2G-ACM stage to elicit more knowledge about the use, benefits, and detriments of automatic fire?
John G
What’s the one gun (any timeframe) that you really want to see a repro made of?
Joe L
What is your favorite type of cuisine?
Steven S
What commonly used WW-II pistol would be the worst?
Jordan Mm
What has been your favorite rifle to bring to a 2GACM.
MyxeQ
Have either of you had any experience with the SIG 55X series of rifles?
Mitchell c
Is there any hope left for the AK74 in the American market? (New 5.45 AKs seem unobtainable)
Charles S
Retro Wave Shooting Match?
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threelock
How common is slide bite (it just happened to me for the first time)?
Sean M
If the ar-15 and ar-18 had been in development simultaneously and gone head to head in us military trials which rifle would have been adopted and why?
Levi C
As a match director and competitor, what are your thoughts on the feasibility of a 3 gun type match that subbed shotguns for precision rifles?
Peter K
Have you ever been DQ'd, and what did you do to avoid that mistake in the future?
Ed M
Short: What would be your “tacticool” WWI weapon (doesn’t need to be combat effective, just for shits n’ giggles).
Kyle T
If you could only have guns from one designer, and you can't choose John Moses Browning, who would it be and why?
Anthony H
Do you see a binary trigger being effective in a Belt Fed Semi-Auto such as the DPM with the RP46 attachment?
Austin K
Is the Valmet M76, in .223/5.56, worth the 2-3k price tag?I came across 13 mags - trying to figure out if I should sell them, or buy a Valmet.
James H
Ian if you won the lottery would you attempt to finance an American produced reproduction Famas? Karl your thoughts?
London Jolly
Of the three tradeoffs (weight, accuracy, reliability), which two do you tend to want to see in a firearm?
Matthew P
Are you guys still using the javelin carbon fiber bipod, or have you found a better alternative yet?
David L
What has been the most enjoyable thing you've ever done in InRangeTV?
Dan L
If you could remove one item from the NFA (suppressors, full auto, SBRs/SBS's, destructive devices, etc.) what would it be and why?
Chance H
Repeat. Would you rather have a sub $100 Amazon optic or a good optic from 50 years ago.
The big red
I asked this one before, would a cheap AR 500-600$ be better than a gun of an older design fal-g3?
Denis L
Do either of you think that rapid burst type designs or multi-projectile ammunition like project salvo/Duplex are worthwhile in comparison to simply training the shooter better.
Herk
Do you guys have any plans to bring back the split-screen for competition vids?
Tim K
Have you ever considered doing a series on examining if gun scenes from various movies would actually have worked in real life?
Alexander B
Why do you think there are no modern designs that incorporate the H&K roller locked blow back system?
Leslie W
If Desert Brutality 2020 is at SUPS and the 100 meter restriction is still in place with you have a pistol caliber carbine division or have it as a subset of the divisions already established?
Yuriy R
How important is the individual infantryman's rifle to winning wars?
Mike
What's the worst rifle/handgun you've ever taken to a match?
Bracket
What kinds of stage elements do you find to be the most fun, even if they are not a serious test of performance?
David W jr
has ian (or karl) been shooting the dsa israeli fal/any competitions?
Thomas
When setting up 2gun action matches are there any allowances mobility issues but still want to compete?
Thomas A
If you could only attend one (annual) match which would you recommend?
Felix M
Do you guys do sport besides shooting and what do you think about airsoft as a sport?
Andreas Nohl
What do you think about the pistols, in your PO-box? I hope they are not molten, yet.
Nicolas B
Following my last question, how do you guys think the FAMAS will perform in a mud/dust test ?
Duke VonMeep the 2nd
Could a Rotating barrel as opposed to browning tilting be a better platform for a RDO pistol?
Alex P
What's your experience with progressive reloading presses? Good, bad, and ugly? Recommendations?
Chad R
Is the USFA Zip 22 the worst gun you have ever shot or is the Cobray terminator shotgun still the king of the crap guns?
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Clearly the most important development in the history of firearms is when we learned to print the punisher logo on everything
Every single Jeep in Texas
@@ReptilianLepton Those people are too busy bragging about the would-be thief/rapist/ax-murderer that they *definitely* stopped to deal with humdrum things like logic
The yankee Marshall approves.
Fawthur At first you’d think it’s, oh that guy it’s just a punisher fan so he put the skull on his lower, cool. Then after seeing it everywhere for past decade you realize Marvel either loves ARs or it’s just a running joke at this point
I want a dustcover that says "Have a nice day" with a smiley face.
Ian: ‘I found thirteen mags’ Holy Shit!
Honestly, this moment was gold.
I mean. that's the proper reaction to someone having 13 Valmet mags lol
@@bubbathedm Unless they are a Finn.
Thou must bequeath said mags to our Lord for his Valmet so that he may return with them to the promised land of Varusteleka and dominateith Finnish Brutality, Amen 🙏
Suppressors would almost be a requirement if they weren't controlled. It's a muffler for your gun.
They are required for hunting in many countries in Europe.
We should promote this concept. Mufflers are required for vehicles...
If it just made it hearing safe but loud I would be ok with it.
@@michaeldavis4651 We should not. I don't want to have to put the wear and tear on my gun that comes from using a suppressor.
@@alexanderluster402 I didn't word my comment well. They should not be required or restricted.
Thank you Ian and Karl! We are deeply honoured and feel the same way about you guys! See you again soon :)
The most important development was the French Assault Rock.
Municion L.M.P banned in California
You can reach quite FAR with it.
"I don't plan to use a hand grenade for self-defense in my house. It'd be problematic"
You can't get robbed if you blow up your stuff first!
Well if you have a big house a 40mm M203 might be appropriate - "Say Hello to my Little Friend".
The machine gun restrictions also are the biggest hindrance to design. You CANNOT make an open bolt semiautomatic even though it’s the cheapest and easiest gun to make (outside a single shot)
I agree. I also firmly believe that machine gun restrictions have been the single greatest hinderance to improvement in LMG and SAW design.
I don't see why an open bolt semi-auto would be even remotely desirable to have.
Tobasco da Gama it’s cheap and simple to make
@@Tobascodagama price
@@andyrihn1 Yes well so is straight blowback and I would rather have a straight blowback carbine in a hot pistol caliber like 10mm or something than any open bolt semi. Open bolt only makes sense in full auto.
Grenade as a home defense weapon:
"Honey, there is somebody downstairs!"
"FIRE IN THE HOLE!!"
You are assuming one does not have Claymores setup with remote detonators setup to a central point. At that point you don't even need to get out of bed if your home is invaded.
Correct phrase is Frag Out!. Dont want to get convicted on a technicality 😂
Despite how eclectic Karl's interests are, I was still surprised that it was he, and not Ian, who had practiced fencing before, haha.
One of the most important developments in firearms is rifling.
But we could've had a world of flechettes otherwise.
But Franklin Armory is using technology from tanks.
Chocolate Baby Brownings are a far greater achievement, though.
@@whyjay9959 you say that like it's a good thing lol
Let us when that ammo comes out from Franklin Armory
If I could choose only one designer it would be Dieudonné Saive
FAL & Hi-Power
You can also cheat a bit and get a BAR LMG, since Saive made enough improvements on his version for FN (the Mle 1930) that you can justify it as part of his portfolio.
Also the tacticool weapon of WWI has to be the m97 trench shotgun. Short bbl, heatshield, bayonette lug, and no trigger disconnect to slow down blasting down a trench line.
Wait... Tough mudder + guns sounds like a great way to practically involve extreme mud testing with your 2GACM matches 🤔😂 the people demand such content.
Love the Q&A videos. I can watch each one multiple times and get something new every time. This time I really got Karl owning his Hi power match DQ. He didn't rant over the RO's actions, gun malf and or faulty ammo but took total responsibility for the situation. I wish this was more common in the shooting sports today and in society in general. Great integrity.
On the budget red dot vs old optic you have to keep in mind you can catch the Holosun on sale for $99. I agree with Karl. Amazon all day!
These Q & A's are my favorite thing. The apprehension of the intellect on matters germain tho those interesting to me provide me with so much satisfaction and relaxation. Fact is I'd rather watch you two guys discuss stuff I like the hear about more than just about anything else. Both you guys do such a great job discussing the so many fascinating facts surrounding our firearms culture, I think we will never run out of informative and entertaining information. In a nutshell, this channel, these particular q&a shows are awesome. I love geeking out to a couple of intelligently expressed thoughts and opinions by a couple of gungeeks as yourselves. Worth the price of a ticket.
These guys are the representatives of firearms and shooting sports we need thank you ian and karl
Ian is correct about the weight and velocity of the bullet effecting point of impact. It's a well known issue when shooting revolvers because they can have such a wide range of bullet weights put through them.
Hi Ian and Karl!
It is really heart-warming to hear you compliment SO much Finish Brutality. Too bad I'm in no position to attend any of these, but I eagerly wait for your video of it. Thanks!
In case anyone hasn't noticed, this video was uploaded on April fool's day. Ian and Karl say they hate the zip 22 but that's clearly an April fool's prank. Good one guys.
To make automatic / suppressive fire work in a match, you'd have to make a "whack-a-mole" setup with a row of chronographs, possibly linked to a bunch of little pop-up targets. The targets duck for a few seconds when their corresponding chrono gets activated. Activate enough chronos within a tight time-window, and you pass the station.
You guys REALLY need to look at the Laugo Alien. It is an amazing evolution of the HK P7
It looks like an Arsenal Strike One.
@@VulpeRenard Fair, but the Strike One is recoil operated, and the Laugo is gas delayed blowback
Sounds interesting. Looks to have a lower bore axis than the Strizh also.
@@VulpeRenard I dug through the patents. It is GLORIOUSLY complicated, but I love it.
Yeah, just saw a field strip of it. A little worried about those really thin looking polymer-looking parts, especially the one part of the slide that... actually slides. The fixed barrel and upper are an interesting idea though, so whether you're using irons or an optic, it isn't going to shift.
41:15 I've heard the manuals for fragmentation grenades usually include the statement: "Not for hostage situations." So using one for self-defense is probably contraindicated.
Not so sure, would you shoot a man holding a grenade with the pin removed?
@@daa3417 Depends on how close I am to solid cover, five seconds of fuse can be a long time.
I was thinking about hostage situation the person holding it is near the hostages guaranteeing collateral. Also hostage situations typically happen in close quarters so if a hostage has the grenade they are pretty safe.
@@daa3417 It all boils down to: It sucks to be the hostage.
"Each grenade may be used only once."
- _Battletech Technical Readout 3026_ (ca. 1986)
Repro Burgess folding shotgun. You’d get the cowboy action crowd and it would make a great backpack gun
Potential australian market
dchil15 pretty much anywhere pump shotties are legal which is true in most places
Thinking on how to make myself a modern burgess has kept me up at night multiple times. Some people want a repro mp44, I want a repro folding burgess.
Aren't pump shotguns illegal in Australia?
Devin Stromgren they’re category C. Harder to get than repeating rifles but not nearly as strict as semiautomatic rifles which you can really only get if you’re, military/police or an “occupational shooter” or in the gun industry.
For Valmet stocks, tube is clearly better that wood. You can't break it easily by biting it. I tried.
So if InRange was to get into firearm manufacturing, they would be best served making WWSD ARs first, and then use the proceeds from that to fund any other designs.
I'd buy one
30:19 Dieudonné Saive would be an alright one they missed
"Guy's on Magazine Street"
Are you sure it isnt on Clip Street?
The most important development was Glock mags. They are like the Frank's Hot Sauce of the gun industry. That S**T fits in everything.
Including your mum?
Except a 1911
@@gabriellunde2609 Well, they're not drop free..
"louisiana slugger" as a kentucky native, this rustles my jimmies
I've heard Louisville pronounced many different ways and that's a new one.
They do not partake in the sports ball.
Your jimmies being rustled rustled mine
It's a special variant for clubbing pesky gators
Most definitely with you on the percussion cap.
What about the trigger? That's a big improvement over the handgonne
I would expand that to the gun-lock (and all successor actions/mechanisms), which in its most primitive form pre-dates the trigger as we know it. If we assume that the basic firearm is a metal tube sealed at one end with a vent for firing, and necessarily requires gunpowder, then the one technology that was added to this, without which we could not/would not have had any of the others, is the gun-lock (I am including the simple pivoting serpentine in this).
Triggers pre-date guns. It's a technology firearms borrowed from crossbows.
Thank you Karl and Ian, great stuff.
You can absolutely get reliable optics for under $100 these days. I've got a Bushnell 3-9x scope that came with a $300 Savage Axis and it works just fine. As for red dots there are Primary Arms and Bushnell options which are plenty good, especially the PA which is damn nice but suffers in battery life and lived on my home defense gun for a couple years.
I don't do drugs, but is it me or did they missed a question from Mike?
"What's the worst rifle/handgun you've ever taken to a match?"
I just went back and double checked. Looks like they skipped that one.
I feel like rifling would be a good addition to the most important developments.
Timestamps on the questions would be nice.
Yes!
I am totally going to look into that Retro Wave shooting thing in Florida. I live about...4 hour drive from north Florida. That is doable for a fun weekend of shooting. Hell I might take a day off of work for it. Would be the first time I took a day off of work since I started there 2 years ago.
WWI Tacticool, I have a pritchard bayonet for my webley. I can't imagine a scenario where it would be remotely practical but it makes me smile whenever I get it out.
Diamondback db15 ar for around 600 is [I'm my understanding] good for the cost without being the most basic stock ar. Great content as always Karl and Ian.
The correct answer for the best modern day reproduction would be a LeMat revolver... using cased ammunition and smokeless powder. Pistol caliber could be just about anything from .38 to .455, the center bore could be anything from .410 to 20 gauge.
It doesn't have to be an exact replica... it would be amazing.
LeMats really are very unwieldy.
Interestingly, Steyr has filed a lawsuit against Sig for the 320. They used the 'chassis' system in their M9 and are saying that Sig is infringing on their patent. Either way, Hudson couldn't use that sort of system in a polymer framed pistol without getting hit by a lawsuit from a major manufacturer.
How to set FAL gas system:
- turn the valve to largest number (which means "bypass the most gas")
- turn it down until the gun cycles
- turn it down until brass flies about 2-3 meters
Now the gun will work in winter cold and summer heat with your ammo and probably most ammo.
Look at how green the Sonoran desert is. Rainy winter
For full auto maybe have a "no-pen" zone on targets to account for armor plates.
If you have to get 2 hits on a non-plated zone of a moving target I'd say full auto could maybe be useful, especially on the clock.
I'm surprised rifling wasn't mentioned for importance of firearms development.
Just became a 5 Dollar Patreon, keep up the awesome work Ian and Karl! Been following you for a long time. Love your videos, especially the 2 gun matches and the mud tests :)
33:10 That reminds me of my military service. A guy in my company had misplaced his rifle in the field and tank rolled over it. Needless to say, the gun and the soldier had a bad day, albeit for different reasons.
Concur with your cusine choices but come over to east Tucson and try Poco and Mom's. Green chili and pork stew, and sopapilias are NM here.
Its always a treat when you guys post these. Made my day
When it comes to beating the enemy, a Cavalry Captain I knew back in 2001 said it best. It's all about the 4 F's: Find em, Fix em, Flank em, and Fuck em. Doesn't matter if it's Infantry, Armor, Police SWAT, whatever. That's how you beat the enemy at the tactical level. Everything else is a combat multiplier. At the strategic level, it's all about logistics.
Fully automatic is super important in special forces units, correct me if I'm wrong but the 416, scar etc. came into being because the US SF were literally overusing fully auto in their training and the standard military issue DI AR-15's were just not taking it well.
Yeah kinda.. wasn't so much that they over used it. More like they wanted to use it like a saw. They would just mag dump over and over again liking the suppressing fire and low weight to cover one another.
It's even more important for line light infantry who are engaging in fire and maneuver on an objective. There is a reason that the USMC has kind of done an acquisitions end around to get full auto assault rifles issued to everyone as standard.
Its very interesting to me how Ian and Karl love to brand DI AR-15 as the end all guns option for military, and for sure in semi-auto it is, but full auto is what defines an "assault rifle" as its first makers, the Germans, envisioned it. I even think that the main reason for stoppages in Vietnam was that the GI's loved to go full auto and a DI gun is just not very reliable for that. In fact right after the wrong ammo being issued I think that is the biggest reason. Further more I assume the A2 variant and the A4 not even having a full auto is because of that, regular soldiers "love" to go in 5-10-15 rounds burst and when they get stressed in urban or jungle warfare they will mag dump into buildings, bushes, doors, windows etc. Since DI simply doesn't do it well enough they just omitted the full auto mode and gave it only a 3 round burst and semi. The fact that DI doesn't do full auto well is also shown by the fact that no such gun was successfully adopted for LMG, or MMG role. Even the newest USMC full auto support platform the HK IAR is a piston and not an DI AR in its core.
In addition to smokeless powder, metallic cartridges, and percussion caps, I'd add barrel rifling.
Boy I really love Q&A at InRange. So much hype for future videos and just a good talk. :)
ak74 is still one of my guns of choice. I'm knee deep in mags and ammo. for training wolf/golden tiger, for defense 7n6 or Hornady, for competition Hornady.
It's actually not true that a roller delay system can't be adjusted. The bolt gap directly effects the amount of rearward force the bolt asserts. The smaller the gap the less bolt thrust. With a gap of zero it becomes a bolt action. The locking piece angle also impacts the delay time and thrust. Using plus and minus rollers you can tune the system to what you are shooting.
Two things; Bill Ruger is the obvious choice for the one gun designer to limited to after Browning because he would give you access to so many different types of weapons. The second, Carl enjoyed saying "big hole" about the FAMAS way too much!
Ruger designed some of his guns, but not all, the Mini-14 was James Sullivan (mostly) and Bill Ruger. The Security Six and Redhawk were designed by Harry Sefried, etc, etc.
If I didn't love this channel already, the fact that you guys differentiate between New Mexican and all other Hispanic/Latin/Mexican food just sold me on it! Don't ever ask a New Mexican about Colorado "green chile"
Love both
Definitely would like a Merwin and Hulbert repro. Also the Burgess folding shotgun.
Lived in NM for ten years. You guys are spot on about the food. I miss it so much.
i would by far take the old optic. i have a late sixties zeiss and nickel scope. while the zeiss is as bright as anything out there both are very clear all the way to the edges and the internals can't be beat.
The modern sequence (offense, defense, mtc,etc): Gain and maintain contact with the enemy, disrupt the enemy, fix the enemy, maneuver, follow through.
You forgot the Chinese Mauser c96 clones. At least the type 14 was made in a factory to spec's, and headspaced.
With designers, another option would be Fedor Tokarev. Although outdated by modern standpoints you got both a good rifle and pistol.
Thank you to Ian and Karl. (:
Good Answer: Finland is nicer than most people suspect. A bit odd and different ways of doing things, but really cool nice people, overall.
p. s. Ian, you had already ( indirectly ) answered the most "tacticool WWI weapon" - the Fedorov Avtomat..
ian swearing in an offical video. no behind the scenes, no beep.
i will mark this day in my calender and celebrate it every year from now on :o
You should do a periscope gun for a stage gun. Bolt action, start it empty chamber so they have to run the bolt, and it only yields bonus points.
One of the most important developments for firearms is improvements in metallurgy.
I'd actually argue not. It mostly just allows guns to be lighter
@@SgtKOnyx and not blow up in your face, and be cheaper to produce, and increase reliability and longevity of parts, and allow more advanced and complex mechanics, etc...
50 years ago is almost 1970. I have weaver scopes from that era more reliable than $100 optics I've owned. You'll lose clarity and range of zoom but ruggedness is there.
Walther PPKs are nice pistols that have known issues with slide bite, especially older models (newer ones now have bigger grip beavertails to reduce the issue). So it is not just an issue with poor quality or poor design guns.
For the shotgun in three gun. What about targets that are pistol or shotgun, but require 3-4 shots with a pistol to neutralize or one solid hit with a slug from the shotgun? Give more variety of choosing to transition from the shotgun to the pistol or reload the shotgun.
Hudson should have never offered the aluminum option. They would have been far better if they offered a all steel 45acp and 10mm.
@Jbog07 steel frame is what separates the Hudson from all plastic wonders. But in a 10mm it would be able to handle the pressures and be flat and fast shooting. 10mm is very hot item in the hi power handgun world. 45acp appeals to most suppressor users and is very effectively suppressed.
The notion that you can't train on firearms enough to be perfect and still be able to cope with the environmental stresses reminds me of the idea that you can't have a real James Bond who's good at everything, because every hour you spend at the firing range is an hour not spent on scuba diving or parachuting or vehicle handling. There was a bit in Rainbow 6 where the main character is amazed at how good Olympic shooters are; but they don't have to know how to get out of a sinking capsized helicopter in the dark.
Just in case anyone finds it relevant, I believe PSA announced they were releasing a 5.45 AK model at SHOT show. AFAIK, their third generation of AK's have been solid.
Karl was spot on. You can't get match-grade 5.45 from any source or load it yourself. I like the guns but unless you want to weigh each individual cartridge for consistency it's not what you can get out of .223 or even 5.56.
Ian saying “shit” really had me shook
I almost dropped my phone
Don't watch the Project Lightning outtakes video or your wig will really be snatched.
Ian's past is worse. Lol
Since you brought up a lack of moving targets, why do matches not have moving targets? Could be as simple as a plate hanging off a angled cable on a pulley(like a zipline) or plate on a base that traverses by motor and pulley. Military training typically has moving targets that are quite simply implemented. I've never wondered about the lack of traversing targets at matches but now I'm having trouble thinking about much else.
Make a video punting the Zip 22 into orbit while shooting it (but not shooting the Zip 22 if you get where I'm going with this)
I use a Dillon 650, and I've used a 550B before. For shooting in any sort of volume, the 650 or even a Hornady LNL AP absolutely blow it out of the water. The indexing issue is almost non existent, and it's not a difficult issue to fix if something goes wrong with a certain case in a certain station.
USFA made great products before the zip, Damn shame they abandoned that product line to produce one of the worst firearms in history.
This is what happens when Millionaires become bored. To go from making, the Best Quality Single Action Revolvers to a designing a piece of plastic crap, takes a special kind of crazy, on the owner's part.
So you guys filmed this on the one day the color green exists green in the desert?
Finland loves you back! Ian and Karl!
Re: MGs in tactical matches, I have been told that, in the 1930s, Infantry Team Trophy matches (a.k.a. "Rattle Battle") at Camp Perry were fired by a team with Springfield '03s and one BAR. Civilian teams were issued a BAR to shoot the match.
Great video, guys! I love your Q&A videos, they provide a lot of information. How to we find out the info (time, place, rules, cost,etc) of the 2 gun matches ? If I could get to one I would like to try it.
For Hudson the costs for the tooling of a polymer frame would have been prohibitive.
I think it is Steyr that has the patent on the chassis in a polymer pistol. Sig is being sued by them.
5.45 Instead of 5.56 because you can actually get good mags affordably without having to modify your rifle for Stanags. 5.45 and 5.56 steel case are the same price.
Great Q&A as always. Quick comment at 3:15 in the video, you opined that the SIG Sauer P320 patented the drop-in chassis. Although originally, this drop-in frame was seen on SIG's P250, which was a hammer fired single/double action gun, which predated the P320, I believe that the original concept and patent was by Steyr for their M Series pistols, designed by former Glock employee, Wilhelm Bubits (also Caracal pistol). In fact, Steyr Arms filed a patent infringement case against SIG in May 2017. If you look at both pistols, you will find that the SIG idesign is clearly a direct copy of the Steyr modular chassis design.
My brother lives in North Florida - sounds like he'd fit right in at that Retro Wave match with his Beretta 92 and aviator sunglasses. I'm definitely going to send that link his way!
I agree, New Mexican food from New Mexico is quite good.
Now I'm curious about what weapon Karl fenced. I don't know why, but I feel like he'd be likely to have done epee.
Thanks for answering my question, though as an Australian, Finnish and desert brutality are equally as difficult to attend
With regard to the progressive press question, a Dillon 550 is a progressive press. What you were talking about is auto-indexing which has nothing to do with whether a press is progressive or not. Progressive refers only to the fact that multiple cartridges are in various stages of completion in each station and a cartridge is completed with each handle pull.
I'm definitely with you on the machine gun choice plus you basically get SBR's with it because machine guns have no Barrel length restrictions win-win
You have some really loud birds in Arizona.
We have really annoying ones too called snow birds.
Man, it is early spring. The birds are pretty loud anywhere warm.
It probably sat right on top of the microphone
I'm all about the cheap AR, so long as the receivers are remotely to spec. Add a medium quality BCG and trigger and go. It is better than no gun and being Lego gun means you can make it better as you go. Any other cheap rifle means starting over from scratch
New Mexico = green chile on all the things. And it is awesome.
I mean, green chile ice cream sundae
assuming said reproduction worked, including ammo issues, just a well or better than the original, id say either a webly fosbery or a jaeger pistol
Since Ian's a blood donor, does that mean who ever happens to receive his blood will be granted such magnificent hair?
In regards to the tilting barrel. The biggest hurdle to accuracy in a tilting barrel pistol is the fact that you cannot be assured of 100% return to zero. Which may be an issue if you're trying to attain sub minute accuracy, but that concern is incredibly unrealistic. I think it's also important to make the distinction between precision and accuracy. Guns are not accurate, they are precise. Shooters are accurate. When we talk about a gun's accuracy, we're wanting to know how how tight the group it will produce is. Accuracy is dependent on having a standard to compare to, and only the shooter can determine that.
I also found the opinion on airsoft interesting. I would tend to agree. I found it interesting because there seems to be a huge disdain in the shooting community towards airsoft. It is fantastic exercise, and it's a great tactical team game. In terms of the shooting sport aspect, I definitely think that in terms of mechanics, it is not. I do think that there needs to be something said about the safety aspect. In the safe zones, where you are not supposed to shoot and people are supposed to be able to remove their PPE. the rules of gun safety need to be observed, and punishments for violations need to be immediate and decisive. It is after all, sometimes a gateway to actual shooting sports.
How do you think a WW1 or WW2 era LMG would perform in modern combat? Could a squad of Brits who were handed a Lewis Gun still perform well in a firefight?