Mega Rad Gun Thread

[FamicomGorby]

I'm looking at picking up a new pistol gat. Basically my issue is that what I really want is a modernized Hi-Power with a threaded barrel and optic cut but making that would be like $1500 in custom work so looking at other stuff since doing that to a non-clapped out Hi-Power would be like $2500~3000 for the gun and work. I'm aware Girsan makes an optic ready Hi-Power clone but I refuse to buy any turkish pistol.

So basically my requirements are: optic cut, threaded barrel, grip close to the Hi-Power, pic rail, and single action trigger.

I mainly just shoot at the range but might wanna do some competition stuff with it and my budget is gonna be about $3K for gun+optic. I'm never really concerned with what the compeition meta is, I just like shooting guns that I like.

So the obvious choice would be something like a CZ SP-01 or P-01 since the grip is similar to the Hi-Power, which fits my hand really well. Then I'd get em cajunized, SAO trigger, optic cut. I know about the Shadow models but they seem a bit heavy. Might see if my local big gun store has a one I can try out.

Looked at Staccatos too since picking up a used one could fit my budget and there's usually a few for sale by me. Think the P or C2 would fit my requirements but I'd wanna see if there's somewhere by me that stocks at least one 2011 so I could get a feel for the grip first.

Also saw the DWX compact which is basically the same size as a Hi-Power, has the CZ grip, 1911 style trigger, and is optic ready. Maybe a bit hard to find but the issue with that is no threaded barrels so far. So really close, but I do wanna be able to run it suppressed.

So we'll see, obviously don't wanna rush into it.

 

[Akran]

I now have my semi auto MG42 running reliably. I started getting light strikes with ammo that had no issues previously. I knew it wasn't the firing pin because it's all new with BRP internals. When I originally built it I robbed a hammer spring from a DB15, so I figured that was my weakest link. Bought a AR10 30% extra power hammer spring and it ran flawlessly 90 rounds of romanian steel ammo, 5 rounds of yugo had some light strikes but yugo is picky with semi autos anyways. Now all I have to fix is the barrel gate latch being somewhat loose due to its spring.

 

[HodgePodgeRogerDodger]

I feel like I can’t find a cheap quad rail for my M&P Sport 2. Like a few years ago you could find one anywhere and now they are gone.

Even for my older shit I can find parts and kits for like nothing.

 

[Preacher ✝]

I'm looking at picking up a new pistol gat. Basically my issue is that what I really want is a modernized Hi-Power with a threaded barrel and optic cut but making that would be like $1500 in custom work so looking at other stuff since doing that to a non-clapped out Hi-Power would be like $2500~3000 for the gun and work. I'm aware Girsan makes an optic ready Hi-Power clone but I refuse to buy any turkish pistol.

So basically my requirements are: optic cut, threaded barrel, grip close to the Hi-Power, pic rail, and single action trigger.

I mainly just shoot at the range but might wanna do some competition stuff with it and my budget is gonna be about $3K for gun+optic. I'm never really concerned with what the compeition meta is, I just like shooting guns that I like.

So the obvious choice would be something like a CZ SP-01 or P-01 since the grip is similar to the Hi-Power, which fits my hand really well. Then I'd get em cajunized, SAO trigger, optic cut. I know about the Shadow models but they seem a bit heavy. Might see if my local big gun store has a one I can try out.

Looked at Staccatos too since picking up a used one could fit my budget and there's usually a few for sale by me. Think the P or C2 would fit my requirements but I'd wanna see if there's somewhere by me that stocks at least one 2011 so I could get a feel for the grip first.

Also saw the DWX compact which is basically the same size as a Hi-Power, has the CZ grip, 1911 style trigger, and is optic ready. Maybe a bit hard to find but the issue with that is no threaded barrels so far. So really close, but I do wanna be able to run it suppressed.

So we'll see, obviously don't wanna rush into it.

Presenting the Beretta 92XI SAO Tactical. MSRP $1070.00 As low as ~$800 on Gun Deals.

 

[Seafarer]

Some finds from SoF:

This is retarded but also awesome.


Has armed burglar in his sights with M1 carbine, runs up and kicks the guy in the face like some Jackie Chan bs instead of just shooting him, burglar is using a .44 magnum for some reason, and burglar yells out a line that you’d hear from a stereotypical criminal in a movie (if I was a burglar I’d probably be too freaked out to say anything if an armed homeowner was 10 feet in front of me). Yeah this story is totally believable and isn’t just creative fiction from some mall ninja sped.

 

[AncientPhosphur]

I was thinking it would be good for a home defense gun. If someone kicks down your door youre not going to have time to put on a chest rig. But having extra ammo strapped on the gun could be useful. But yeah in the field it seems not optimal.

I have a spiritus micro rig I keep by my rifle (and helmet with ear pro and nods) I can grab and throw it on like a satchel (not a purse) for my rifle. I’m not expecting to toss on a PC in time but it’s got extra ammo for rifle and pistol and medical. Not like it matters much because I have a ifak in just about every room of the apartment.

 

[Martys_not_smarty]

What's a good pound strength for a 10mm 1911? I've been running 24lbs and it runs like a champ on some mags and some others the last round seems to want to get stuck at an upward angle when the slides coming back.

 

[SHIGGSHOGG]

Looks like Jizzlee might be making one of those "civilian RPD" type uppers or whatever they're called. 16 inch heavy barrel with a fatter gas tube with no step downs gets you 1,633 rounds FA with spicy Winchester.

I don't think it's super important or useful for SHTF, but I bet it'd be good for holding accuracy for more than 10rds of varminting

 

[Seething Bazelgeuse]

Got one of those in 5.56 for my brother once. Chunky monsters, but cool.

How has your experience with it been? I have one but the two times I've used it I had multiple failures to feed and haven't bothered trying it since.

 

[Preacher ✝]

How has your experience with it been? I have one but the two times I've used it I had multiple failures to feed and haven't bothered trying it since.

Is yours a Gen1 or a Gen2?

 

[Seething Bazelgeuse]

Is yours a Gen1 or a Gen2?

Gen 2 are the windowed ones, correct? I should have the gen 1 if so.

 

[Pretend To Imagine]

I feel like I can’t find a cheap quad rail for my M&P Sport 2. Like a few years ago you could find one anywhere and now they are gone.

Even for my older shit I can find parts and kits for like nothing.

What do you consider expensive? Midwest has drop in rails for around $150. I’m guessing UTG might be cheaper

 

[Preacher ✝]

Gen 2 are the windowed ones, correct? I should have the gen 1 if so.

Yes, and that makes sense. The Gen1s had a some issues, hence the existence of Gen2. This isn't uncommon for a brand new product, especially one of an unusual nature.

 

[HodgePodgeRogerDodger]

What do you consider expensive? Midwest has drop in rails for around $150. I’m guessing UTG might be cheaper

Like $50-80. I just need a six inch hand guard to switch out because I want to try a vertical grip with my brother at the range.

 

[Pretend To Imagine]

Like $50-80. I just need a six inch hand guard to switch out because I want to try a vertical grip with my brother at the range.

Magpul makes mlok plastic ones for $35-$40

 

[Dean Pentel]

do you guys like pmag or metal AR mags better

I use metal mags for 5.56 and pmag/other plastic mags for .300 BLK. I still label them. Both work well.

I like metal mags better, but I have tons of both. I have over 200 AR mags

Dang, you're like me. I bet even both of us combined don't have shit compared to some folks.

I know they do make 300 win mag AR's (somehow)

A buddy of mine ran a Nemo Arms OMEN for a few years. He said it worked fine but for how expensive it was and his love of the PRC stuff, he sold it. I personally don't see the point of that type of round in a gas gun but that's just me.

you can buy the last mags from Okay via Botach or DEGuns.

Can't find them. I guess I missed it. Dang.

Is worth the premium for a complete ambi lower only IMO, at basically $900, for that money the only remotely comparable lower is the Radian A-DAC 15 (which doesn't come with a stock, trigger, or pistol grip and is $500 + blah in that state), but outside of that I'd argue you're better off parting an upper together to put on a KAC lower.

Fuck dude, Radian lowers are that expensive now? I jumped on the bandwagon for those hard in 2019 and bought 3 of them when they were darn hard to find. I was paying a little under $350 for them back then, which I thought was retarded expensive.

Geissele's triggers are overpriced, though. Most of my experience with G triggers would be with the SSA-E X in my SD. It's a really nice trigger. $250+ nice? Absolutely not. My custom builds all have Larue MBT-2S triggers in them. The reset of the SSA-E X is maybe a tiny bit more positive than the MBT-2S's, but that's it. The MBT-2S is $100, and it's fantastic. I wouldn't pay more than $100 for a Geissele trigger.

I have the Geissele SD-3G in two of my rifles. It's good but I agree with your assessment of "not $250 good." The aftermarket trigger I like the most is the ALG Defense ACT when paired with the purple hammer spring.

It takes a lot of work to get good with a red dot especially if you have a lot of time on irons. I had about 20 years of shooting irons before I tried dots on pistols, and I went back and forth a couple times before I embraced the dot.

Hard disagree on this. Admittedly it takes more time to break a bad habit than create a new one but it's not hard or particularly time consuming. For sure a lot of us were done a disservice by being taught the "front sight focus" bullshit instead of being target focused.

So the obvious choice would be something like a CZ SP-01 or P-01 since the grip is similar to the Hi-Power, which fits my hand really well. Then I'd get em cajunized, SAO trigger, optic cut. I know about the Shadow models but they seem a bit heavy. Might see if my local big gun store has a one I can try out.

Looked at Staccatos too since picking up a used one could fit my budget and there's usually a few for sale by me. Think the P or C2 would fit my requirements but I'd wanna see if there's somewhere by me that stocks at least one 2011 so I could get a feel for the grip first.

Also saw the DWX compact which is basically the same size as a Hi-Power, has the CZ grip, 1911 style trigger, and is optic ready. Maybe a bit hard to find but the issue with that is no threaded barrels so far. So really close, but I do wanna be able to run it suppressed.

I think you'll do well with a CZ Custom CZ 75 Hush. If you call them to put in an order for one you can ask them to make it SAO. I was already salty about the DWX earlier in the thread so I'll spare you my autistic screeching. Glad that Dan Wesson finally made it red dot capable out of the box but at the price those are selling for now I'd give them a pass were I you.

What's a good pound strength for a 10mm 1911? I've been running 24lbs and it runs like a champ on some mags and some others the last round seems to want to get stuck at an upward angle when the slides coming back.

Are you talking about the recoil spring weight? If so, I've found most success with a 20 lb. I tried a 22 lb first but that was just slightly more than I needed. I'm primarily running 180 gr bullets in the mid 1200 fps at the muzzle.

Alright, two questions for you guys. First, anyone here made their own case lube? I've found recipes online for lanolin and alcohol. It sounds easy enough but I'm hoping some here have experience so I don't get a stuck case. I've used Redding's Imperial Sizing Die Wax for years but it want something faster. I don't like Hornady One Shot.

Second question: if you can talk about it without compromising your security, how do you all store your ammo? I bought another safe to store mine since I want a whole lot on hand but I also am not trying to resupply anyone who breaks into my house. In the safe I have a combo of a lot of loaded mags and then ammo in storage containers. It's full so anything else I just hide in different spots around my house.

 

[POWER IN MISERY]

Do you like the dagger micro though? I've been eyeing one to potentially throw in my 9mm rig as a dedicated sidearm but I'm kinda leaning toward the standard dagger just for part compatibility

i like it. if you've shot a dagger and liked that it's gonna be pretty much the same but smaller. i've put somewhere around 500 rounds through it without issue. the 15 round magazines are cool if a little stiff to load. i didn't get the comped slide and kinda wish i did.

 

[Pretend To Imagine]

I store ammo in surplus ammo cans. They can be easily stashed. Also you can put them in the bottom of the safe and put long guns on them

 

[Club Sandwich]

cheap quad rail

i have seen so many UTG and ProMag quadrails that are just used for lights or a VFG and work great for the price. a ProMag one on a semi-auto is nylon reinforced polymer with heat shields and is $30 at Midway. for a cheap working quad rail it's hard to beat unless you want all aluminum in which case UTG is pretty decent enough for a light/VFG and can be found under different names (GRG, Monstrom, et c). if you want an alternate to KAC, there's plenty out there but P&S is an NSN replacement for it too and can mix and match.

let's be real, you probably aren't attaching $1k of gear to it or having to bash down doors or monkey on it bracing against a wall or something. $200+ for a rail on a semi-auto patrol rifle is hard to justify for most people that aren't using their gun regularly.

What's a good pound strength for a 10mm 1911?

generally you start at 20lb if you're not sure on what loads you're doing, and either go towards 16lbs if you're shooting light loads or 24lbs for Norma/Corbon loads. it sounds more like you have a magazine issue if it's just doing that with one magazine vs others though.

First, anyone here made their own case lube?

i use 10:1 isopropyl to lanolin, which is the formula (minus an anti-vapor additive) that Unique uses for Hornady 393299.

 

[The Dude]

Small pistols just plain suck to shoot. Is there no way for you to carry a Glock 19 sized gun?

Yep. Always hated shooting compact pistols. Especially the kind with really stubby grips that you can't get all your fingers around. Don't like how they feel, don't like how they shoot, don't like the short sight radius...just don't like them. I'll pretty much only carry service sized pistols, G19/VP9 size or larger.