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I am definitely curious as to how much of a difference those integral suppressors make vs. an equivalent muzzle-mounted US-made can, in terms of weight, balance, and decibels.
The rest of their catalog is..... interesting. lol.
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In ammo news…
Apparently the Czech group that bought Fiocci is planning on buying Vista Outdoors AKA Remington/Federal/Speer/CCI. This leaves Winchester and Hornady as the only US owned major ammunition manufacturers.
https://www.lmtribune.com/vista-out...cle_d2e2ef72-6c4a-11ee-ade2-4b8629e4db4a.html
Speaking of hornady, they had an oopsie doodle.
https://nebraska.tv/news/local/upda...life-injures-two-others-woodriver-grandisland
Apparently the Czech group that bought Fiocci is planning on buying Vista Outdoors AKA Remington/Federal/Speer/CCI. This leaves Winchester and Hornady as the only US owned major ammunition manufacturers.
https://www.lmtribune.com/vista-out...cle_d2e2ef72-6c4a-11ee-ade2-4b8629e4db4a.html
Speaking of hornady, they had an oopsie doodle.
https://nebraska.tv/news/local/upda...life-injures-two-others-woodriver-grandisland
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Q LLC (of Honey Badger fame) have released a new BCG, it's unique feature is that it is constructed in two pieces of differing materials (an unknown variety of Maraging steel for the "Front end" and heat treated Stainless for the "Ass end") which are pinned together. If I understand the construction correctly the pin that holds the two segments doubles as the firing pin retainer (which eliminates the possibility of it breaking according to Q? not sure that was a huge issue in the first place)Q did this for...better tolerances and a reduction in bolt bounce. $350, stupid "hypebeast" coloration. For $150 more you can get an LMT EBCG. The BCG is also "SCAR Cut" with no explanation as to what that means
The "YQ" video on it also features a black guy talking about racism(?)
Q's site isn't allowing me to actually copy paste the product image so here's a link that will hopefully work.
This next subject is only somewhat related to guns but in the way it is, it is quite interesting.
Some Asian guy in California invented a to my knowledge new style of 3D Printing, horizontal rotary printing. He has done some 3D2A work in the past but he stopped because he moved to California for his dream job at a genomics company. With it he has created a proof of concept for what could become a progressive twist rifling ECM Tool (although a variety of this already exists iirc with the FGC-9 MK.II). His process also produces very strong rod, disk and tubular pieces at accelerated speed which could have some interesting applications given the right amount of creativity. In the video he also talks about some plastic springs he made and the potential for their usage in a gas compression ignition/propulsion mechanism for supersonic airguns.
Discussion of the Rifling begins at 7:30
Now some cultural news of olde.
Remington colluded with Activision to get the ACR into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The best advertising campaign they could have had and they still failed.
The "YQ" video on it also features a black guy talking about racism(?)
This next subject is only somewhat related to guns but in the way it is, it is quite interesting.
Some Asian guy in California invented a to my knowledge new style of 3D Printing, horizontal rotary printing. He has done some 3D2A work in the past but he stopped because he moved to California for his dream job at a genomics company. With it he has created a proof of concept for what could become a progressive twist rifling ECM Tool (although a variety of this already exists iirc with the FGC-9 MK.II). His process also produces very strong rod, disk and tubular pieces at accelerated speed which could have some interesting applications given the right amount of creativity. In the video he also talks about some plastic springs he made and the potential for their usage in a gas compression ignition/propulsion mechanism for supersonic airguns.
Discussion of the Rifling begins at 7:30
Now some cultural news of olde.
Remington colluded with Activision to get the ACR into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The best advertising campaign they could have had and they still failed.
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This has some really interesting implications that could create some awesome parts in the 3D2A community and other functional prints. Rifle handguards would be a great application for this. Just swap out the pipe to a larger one and your set. Free floating barrels with barrel liners would be another great application. Buffer springs would be an interesting test, though I have my doubts they will last too long. Magazine springs would be a tough engineering test as all magazine springs are rectangular for a good reason.
You can pick up old Ender 3s for ~$50 or so and this would be a relatively straightforward conversion and/or cannibalization after people start working on software to get it up and running. You could also extend the Ender 3 extrusions to stupid lengths as the rigidity won't be as important as the forces will be much more linear. Such a simple modification with great potential.
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I guess this counts as "Mega Rad"
A brand new in box Mac 10/9 Police, complete with matching BNIB Suppressor.
I know they're hot garbage, but I still kinda want one. They really do look nice blued.
A brand new in box Mac 10/9 Police, complete with matching BNIB Suppressor.
I know they're hot garbage, but I still kinda want one. They really do look nice blued.
Falcos_Commisar
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Ah great yet ANOTHER unusual niche cartridge for... What exactly?
How is it different from 6.5 Creedmore, 6mm ARC, 6.5 Grendel, and even the new hotness, 6.8x51mm?
It seems that every new rifle the US military buys, it gets a new cartridge JUST for that rifle.
All of the hype about Lvl 4 body armor and what do we see? NO ONE is using it and if they are, shoot a bit lower.
Ahaha yes
Lol, good from them, shouldn't have made trash suppressors.
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It has the FN name behind it. These types of rounds are exclusively designed so 1 manufacturer can have a monopoly over both service weapons and the ammo to feed them, just look at SIG. That being said, they aren't bad rounds and do bring advantages over older 6mm calibers.
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I have a Colt Delta Elite that I bought brand new in '07, that had to go back to Colt because it would bulge the cases of Blazer Aluminum. They sent it back, blaming the stiffer recoil spring and full length guiderod, despite the gun having the same issue with the factory parts, which I sent with the gun, and somehow managed to break off the rear sight blade in shipping, AFTER they wrapped the gun and put in the factory blow molded case, the only way I could figure that could happen would be if some asshole who was in charge of packing it for shipping dropped it after they wrapped it, like an asshole. It went back again with just the factory garbage DE recoil parts, and they replaced the slide and barrel, and put on a set of Trijicons gratis.
It still will bulge the cases of real 10mm loads to this day, which makes the gun useless, as if I can't safely fire real 10mm Auto out of it, there is no point.
Oh, and it did this over about 500 ish rounds of use, I've NEVER seen another 1911 do this, lmao!
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There's a lot of solid 1911 pistols in the market today. Colt (at least their Series 70) was maybe once the industry standard, but those days are long behind us. Do some homework, be shrewd in your purchases, and you can obtain a reliable pistol with less money spent than you may think.
I've heard that too, going back to about '06. I'd also heard their QC is a bit better but it's still remarkably hit-or-miss given their pedigree and price point.
I don't know about Creedmoor (I run 6.5 PRC like the faggot I am) or the 6.8X51 (which sounds a lot like a very hot 7mm-08 ), but the 6.5X43 sounds like it could be interesting. A 108 grain OTM running 2600+ FPS from a short barrel with suppression? I'd take one.
I bought a Series 70 that same year. I was damn excited to get it, having read the Kuhnhausen manual a whole lot.
"Disappointing" hardly covers it. Internal machining marks on that looked like a tool was allowed to chatter across the inside of the slide and parts of the frame, a shit ton of sharp edges, uneven finishing, and spring detents that made re-inserting the thumb safety or slide lock an absurd fucking challenge. I sent it back to the factory twice to resolve different issues. Why they wouldn't just fix everything in one go I'll never understand. I got a completely different pistol back with a note from the factory manager saying he'd "cherry picked" it just for me. It also had machining and finishing issues, just to lesser degrees. Traded it in toward a RRA Limited Match (a whole 'nother story about some very expensive bullshit that was wildy unreliable, among other problems. I hope everyone at RRA dies of ass cancer and goes to hell).
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I still have my 1911. It sits in its box while I ponder where I should send it, someday.
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Colt made good revolvers and pretty decent rifles and pistols, then someone got an executive decree to only market to the military and made their civilian sales completely secondary, shifting production work to "assemblers" rather than trained fitters, which they kept on the revolver line and in expanding gov contracts. the Series 70 was the start of this towards the end of the production run and into the Series 80 which many think of as pretty trashy and alternative 1911 producers started making good stuff in the 90's. the 1991 series was disgusting.
generally it's not a part quality issue, it's a fitting issue and tuning. the 1911 is an old automatic pistol design and lends itself well to wartime production but a lot less so to serialized "high quality" production, which Colt was really only good at in the revolver market. their custom shop pistols also were made extremely well.
for 1911's i prefer wartime production, pre-ww1 (my 1918 Colt 1911 pre-A1 blackie for example), or Para or STI/SVI. Dan Wesson and specifically the Mk IV Series 70. i wouldn't say no to those SA "GI" 1911's or various RIA models either if i can put hands on them.
it's been notched for positive engagement with the bolt catch/release lever. note that this is meant for the FN SCAR's specific shaped lever and is pointless if you aren't using it. pic below, note the ledge as compared to the relatively flat AR-15 equivalent. this geometry change alters the pivot point and has a bit less stress on the pin and lower, and is more in-line with the bolt itself.
there's different kinds of bulges. look at the bulge itself. if it's only a half-moon shape, consider checking throat depth and seating, or possibly a ramped barrel conversion. the issue there is a combination of barrel support of the case, and prematurely unlocking, which can point to an unusually weak recoil spring but that is kind of rare. for aftermarket barrel i would recommend storm lake or lone wolf, and KKM if they ever have any stock of 10mm...
if it's a bulge that is excessive (near shearing) or is puffy around the primer where the FP strikes, or you get cratering on the primer of a spent case, this can be a breech face issue where it should be blue printed and ensured that it is properly machined/square and the correct distance from the barrel's shoulder.
with a factory colt delta elite, a slight bulge is normal at 180gr 1200fps loads. not significant for any failures, but enough to be annoying to a reloader.
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Haven't seen one of these in use until now...
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My gosh lol, I started a comment chain lol.
My gosh man. I just said colt because of the cost, but now seeing their "quality", good grief. How hard is it to make a ancient pistol that other smaller companies clearly can???
Basically my plan. I can always buy more than one too. Really I'd just want one as a fun gun at first; then get perfect later. RIA would suit my purposes fine for that.
I guess that makes some sense, 10mm is pretty hot
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Here's some pictures of the cases that I took years ago back when I had the issue, much worse than the classic "Glock smile".
Don't buy a Colt 1911 made past 1975, lest you learn the hard way. I'm still kicking myself for not buying the lightly used DW Razorback 10mm that was RIGHT NEXT TO IT for $100 more... Hands down my worst firearm purchase ever.
Controversial opinion: I actually like 1911's with a Firing Pin Safety, because, you know, they kinda need them. The versions that use the grip safety to activate the FPS are better than the '80 series implementation imho, because it doesn't fuck with the trigger feel, but a stock '80 series trigger isn't "terrible", imho, perfectly fine for self-defense use.
Edit 2: These cases came from a 165grn load rated at 1275 FPS. Proper 10mm spicy, but not nuclear imho. I have no clue why nobody loads the classic "200grn @ 1200" or else I would just buy that. I don't own a chrono, so I can't exactly clock it, but I do still have the rounds.
Don't buy a Colt 1911 made past 1975, lest you learn the hard way. I'm still kicking myself for not buying the lightly used DW Razorback 10mm that was RIGHT NEXT TO IT for $100 more... Hands down my worst firearm purchase ever.
Controversial opinion: I actually like 1911's with a Firing Pin Safety, because, you know, they kinda need them. The versions that use the grip safety to activate the FPS are better than the '80 series implementation imho, because it doesn't fuck with the trigger feel, but a stock '80 series trigger isn't "terrible", imho, perfectly fine for self-defense use.
Edit 2: These cases came from a 165grn load rated at 1275 FPS. Proper 10mm spicy, but not nuclear imho. I have no clue why nobody loads the classic "200grn @ 1200" or else I would just buy that. I don't own a chrono, so I can't exactly clock it, but I do still have the rounds.
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I picked up a Tisas 1911A1 GI clone in .45 for my first 1911 a couple years ago for $380 new from an LGS. I expected a Turkish piece of shit like their shotguns but I figured it would be a good primer for understanding the 1911 platform. I've been pleasantly surprised with it - I haven't had any issues and it's had a couple hundred rounds fired through it with only one failure to feed once in the first 100 rounds, but no problems after. Sights are simple but still hit the target. I'm not sure I'd stake my life on it as I have better options for carry and home defense but it makes for a fun range toy and low-cost entry into the 1911 world. Has me tempted to pick up a a more modernized version but the prices always dissuade me unless I look at something like RIA.
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I'm just catching up on the thread but I think this might be what you're talking about:
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Oh boy do I have a post today.
-Barrel Length: 6.2in (156mm)
-Overall Length: 10.2in (257mm)
-Height: 5.8in (148mm)
-Width: 1.2in (30mm)
-Weight (empty magazine): 3.7lb (1.7kg)
-Magazine capacity: 9 rounds)
Comedian and Actor Rob Scheider paid a visit to Idaho AR manufacturer Nemo Arms
Next we have an update from the Black Lotus Coalition regarding their PP-19 Bizon style helical magazine for KUSA KP-9's (and soon PSA AKV's)
And apparently there's an entirely unrelated helical magazine project in the works, the guy behind this one has designed a gun modeled after the Fictional MA37 assault rifle from the Halo series,
Lastly we have a series of suppressors with unconventional geometries from a company (Strategic Sciences, they don't seem to have a website)that the founder of OSS Suppressors (Now Huxwrx Safety Co.) founded after leaving OSS. Curiously the organization they were created for was the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD) which is the main driver of the FN IWS Program.
Edit, found this cool bullpup PCC AK on /k/
Firstly some more information. I have found the Youtube channel, patent and personal website of the creator, Bernard and accompanying videos and detailed information.
-Barrel Length: 6.2in (156mm)
-Overall Length: 10.2in (257mm)
-Height: 5.8in (148mm)
-Width: 1.2in (30mm)
-Weight (empty magazine): 3.7lb (1.7kg)
-Magazine capacity: 9 rounds)
I have for years found rare, unique and obscure firearms fascinating and of the most rare, unique and obscure of them all is the Sedgley OSS .38, colloquially known as the Glove gun. I have found a video of a psuedo-reproduction that a guy made using a Altor single shot .380. The actual (largely censored but easy enough to figure out) construction and testing is from 6:00 onwards, the only footage I know of that actually depicts a gun of this type being fired by a human being occurs between 10:10-10:14, 11:20-11:27, 11:39-11:44 and 12:14-12:22.
Comedian and Actor Rob Scheider paid a visit to Idaho AR manufacturer Nemo Arms
Next we have an update from the Black Lotus Coalition regarding their PP-19 Bizon style helical magazine for KUSA KP-9's (and soon PSA AKV's)
And apparently there's an entirely unrelated helical magazine project in the works, the guy behind this one has designed a gun modeled after the Fictional MA37 assault rifle from the Halo series,
Lastly we have a series of suppressors with unconventional geometries from a company (Strategic Sciences, they don't seem to have a website)that the founder of OSS Suppressors (Now Huxwrx Safety Co.) founded after leaving OSS. Curiously the organization they were created for was the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD) which is the main driver of the FN IWS Program.
Edit, found this cool bullpup PCC AK on /k/
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