I've wondered how many of them have been put on psychiatric holds in the past and can't pass a NICS check, but that wouldn't stop them from purchasing privately. It might be that the nutcases just happen to be the loudest. Lots of libertarian sov cit types. At least guys like JStark have a good reason to be into 3D printing guns. You need to do whatever it takes to acquire or make a decent gun in Europe, Australia, etc.
It absolutely would depending on the state. Most private sellers will refuse to meet with and sell to anyone who doesn’t have a carry permit, which often require a background check to get.
It depends on the state & reporting agency. You might won't get flagged for a diagnosis of depression and/or PTSD from some podunk private psychologist, but you better hope it's not through the VA, or state health department.
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I think it's full of the same kind of people that clout chase in open source software circles. When you do it for free the reward is being told how virtuous you are by other people.
The 3d print community will eventually fall into the same trap as F/OSS with trannies leading the corporate infiltrators.
I don't really have a big opinion on the FA on the AR, one way or another. Just saying, that if it was just extra cost, complexity and not any good, it probably would've been dropped from military/LE contract rifles already. Not just talking about the US here, around the world. As it stands, people want that thing on their guns.
Military procurement lots of times has little to do with whats logical and makes the most sense for the end user of the equipment. This then rolls down hill to every other group thats procures the same equipment.
Because they're a community that operates on internet clout and attracts maladjusted nerds.
Only because he was a 17 year old with a poverty tier AR with no lube shooting the softest cheapest 223 imaginable
I don't care what people spend their money on, but I can't help but laugh when I see guys who truly believe expensive pistols will shoot better simply because they're expensive. A $3k 2011 isn't going to shoot better than a $600 Glock. People love to complain about striker fired triggers and the dreaded Glock grip angle. I've never felt like OEM Glock triggers or the grip angle ever held me back from getting better at shooting. I don't think Gucci Glock clones are worth it either (unless you like Glocks but really just want to get away from the grip angle -- one of the cheaper Shadow Systems models would be fine). The S&W M&P 2.0 and Walther PDP are what I steer people toward if they really don't like Glocks. The PDPs still don't have very much aftermarket support, though.
I really fucking hate people who act like they have some kind of magic bullet spraying device when they have a competition pistol. It's like nigger you're getting marginal performance increases for a whole litany of drawbacks.
after a certain point you are paying for finish quality. A 1,300 dollar Colt python isn't functionally better than a 600 dollar S&W 686 but it sure feels better and looks better.
It absolutely does if it has a compensator/ported barrel, non-recoiling sights, and a trigger that isn’t mush.
His competition gun is better than yours because it allows an inexperienced shooter to perform the same as an experienced shooter. In your hands you’d likely find that it shoots a lot tighter groups than your Glock.
I carry a G19, but I bought a P365XL a few years back thinking it might be a good summer carry piece. I was wrong. While it's much slimmer than a G19, it's awfully snappy. It's easy enough to keep on target within 15 yards, but beyond 25 it's terrible. The trigger sucks. I like the flat face and the fact that it breaks at 90 degrees, but the actual trigger pull is shit. I still shoot it occasionally, but I never carry it.
I've noticed this a bit too, compared to my G19 and G45. People blame high bore axis, but I'm not sure that's really the issue. I don't think it's any worse than the P320, and at least the PDP won't fall apart or rust or fire itself.
