Mega Rad Gun Thread

[8mm Cunningham]

I spray painted a shotgun today.

 

[AncientPhosphur]

I'm old enough to remember ".40 cal Glock go BOOM"

Wasn’t the reason for that due to cops entirely chambering and un chambering the same round over and over again causing the bullet to get pushed back in just enough the chamber would go boom

 

[DocAwe]

Wasn’t the reason for that due to cops entirely chambering and un chambering the same round over and over again causing the bullet to get pushed back in just enough the chamber would go boom

While that doesn't help the original chamber design has a small unsupported section to supposedly aid in extraction.
Anything slightly overpressure would cause bulged cases and the occasional grenade effect.
It got fixed and hasn't really been a thing for quite some time.
But like the Mattel M16 some things just won't die.

 

[Ass to Ass]

It all depends on where you stow it.

Which is why any gun in your vehicle, not being on your person, should be stowed in something like a console vault. I have a locker in my trunk for my AR pistol.

 

[BikeLock]

While that doesn't help the original chamber design has a small unsupported section to supposedly aid in extraction.
Anything slightly overpressure would cause bulged cases and the occasional grenade effect.
It got fixed and hasn't really been a thing for quite some time.
But like the Mattel M16 some things just won't die.

10mm and .45 Glocks go BOOM too.

For the same reason.

I of course, avoid this by only buying Glocks in 9mm, as God and Gaston himself intended.

 

[Ass to Ass]

Wasn’t the reason for that due to cops entirely chambering and un chambering the same round over and over again causing the bullet to get pushed back in just enough the chamber would go boom

Early Glock 22s and 23s had issues with breech thickness and unsupported casings. Glock took the Glock 17 and Glock 19 barrels, basically just tooled them to take .40 S&W instead of 9mm, and went:

The unintended effect was, as @DocAwe said, bulged casings and the occasional grenade effect. Glock ignored one of the biggest rules in engineering: always have a safety margin.

And yes, you're onto something with the setback issue. When it comes to smokeless powder, the amount of air left inside the cartridge affects the pressure generated when a firearm is discharged. This is why you can hear powder sloshing around inside a cartridge whenever you put it up to your ear and shake it. If the powder is compressed for whatever reason, it can be dangerous to you and your firearm, depending.

 

[Geoff Capes Vapes Apes]

I spray painted a shotgun today.
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Why would you do this?

 

[John Badman]

How the hell do I shoot good
I went to the range again today and zeroed my red dot properly before putting another 150 rounds through the barrel. I’m up to 350 rounds shot with my gun and my form is doodoo dogshit.

My accuracy is alright when I go slow and work my way to the trigger wall; I overcompensate and dip down left if I’m rapid firing, that’s if I’m not trying to find my reticle. How the hell do I get gud?

I feel like I may be too rigid and not letting the gun recoil correctly back onto target. At least I feel like I’m making progress trying to learn holster draw and getting into low ready/compressed ready position. I finally stopped racking a new mag like a newbie and started letting the slide release chamber for me.

 

[BikeLock]

How the hell do I shoot good
I went to the range again today and zeroed my red dot properly before putting another 150 rounds through the barrel. I’m up to 350 rounds shot with my gun and my form is doodoo dogshit.

My accuracy is alright when I go slow and work my way to the trigger wall; I overcompensate and dip down left if I’m rapid firing, that’s if I’m not trying to find my reticle. How the hell do I get gud?

I feel like I may be too rigid and not letting the gun recoil correctly back onto target. At least I feel like I’m making progress trying to learn holster draw and getting into low ready position. I finally stopped racking a new mag like a newbie and started letting the slide release chamber for me.

By shooting.
A lot.

 

[John Badman]

By shooting.
A lot.

I’ll be broke by the end of the month if I go more than once a week. I’ve heard buying the cheapest ammo is good for failure training, I’ve only ever failed to enter battery once and fumbled with it a bit. Should I be running the cheapest 9mm ammo I can pick up at the range to train muscle memory?

 

[WelperHelper99]

How the hell do I shoot good
I went to the range again today and zeroed my red dot properly before putting another 150 rounds through the barrel. I’m up to 350 rounds shot with my gun and my form is doodoo dogshit.

My accuracy is alright when I go slow and work my way to the trigger wall; I overcompensate and dip down left if I’m rapid firing, that’s if I’m not trying to find my reticle. How the hell do I get gud?

I feel like I may be too rigid and not letting the gun recoil correctly back onto target. At least I feel like I’m making progress trying to learn holster draw and getting into low ready/compressed ready position. I finally stopped racking a new mag like a newbie and started letting the slide release chamber for me.

I’ll be broke by the end of the month if I go more than once a week. I’ve heard buying the cheapest ammo is good for failure training, I’ve only ever failed to enter battery once and fumbled with it a bit. Should I be running the cheapest 9mm ammo I can pick up at the range to train muscle memory?

Learn irons first and pace your shots. Shooting fast is for hoodrats. Once you figure out irons, move onto your red dot. Walk before you run.

 

[John Badman]

Learn irons first and pace your shots. Shooting fast is for hoodrats. Once you figure out irons, move onto your red dot. Walk before you run.

I prefer to train on red dot first since it’s super imposing rather than running irons. I’m a blind astigmatic retard and even tritium night sights blur out if I don’t have contacts in. Red dot is meant to literally save my life, not be fancy. Regarding the rapid fire it’s hard to pace myself between excited and accurate. On a body silhouette in a rapid fire of 3 rounds I can get back on target and hit inside the 8 point ring at 15 yards, it’s when I move past that first three I get giddy and start seeing flingers down and left. It feels like a mix of both overcompensating/anticipating as well as me trying desperately to pull the dot back on target.

I’ll consider your proposal of taking the optic off and training form over function if I can’t move past the mental block of not chasing the laser.

 

[WelperHelper99]

I prefer to train on red dot first since it’s super imposing rather than running irons. I’m a blind astigmatic retard and even tritium night sights blur out if I don’t have contacts in. Red dot is meant to literally save my life, not be fancy. Regarding the rapid fire it’s hard to pace myself between excited and accurate. On a body silhouette in a rapid fire of 3 rounds I can get back on target and hit inside the 8 point ring, it’s when I move past that first three I get giddy and start seeing flingers down and left. It feels like a mix of both overcompensating/anticipating as well as me trying desperately to pull the dot back on target.

A red dot is fancy by definition. Figure out irons first. When you figure that out, the red dot will feel so much easier. Just have your contacts in dude. And work on your breathing. Thats half of why you're jumping, your body is restless. Pace your shots, and you'll end up with a decent group.

 

[DocAwe]

How the hell do I shoot good
I went to the range again today and zeroed my red dot properly before putting another 150 rounds through the barrel. I’m up to 350 rounds shot with my gun and my form is doodoo dogshit.

My accuracy is alright when I go slow and work my way to the trigger wall; I overcompensate and dip down left if I’m rapid firing, that’s if I’m not trying to find my reticle. How the hell do I get gud?

I feel like I may be too rigid and not letting the gun recoil correctly back onto target. At least I feel like I’m making progress trying to learn holster draw and getting into low ready/compressed ready position. I finally stopped racking a new mag like a newbie and started letting the slide release chamber for me.

1. Buy a .22lr
2. Buy 500 rounds of .22lr
3. ???
4. Get gooder

 

[Friedrich Hayek's Ghost]

I'm a blind astigmatic retard

Bro, you have an astigmatism. Red dots are the worst possible option. Don't be stubborn. Learn irons.
Good article on the topic.

 

[DocAwe]

Bro, you have an astigmatism. Red dots are the worst possible option. Don't be stubborn. Learn irons.
Good article on the topic.

I also have an astigmatism and some dots are better than others.
A 1x or 1.5-2x prism scope is a very useable alternative to a rds.

 

[Lord of the Large Pants]

On that note, New Republic is apparently selling 1000rd cases of 147gr HSTs (arguably the best 9mm JHP out there) at $490 a pop, free shipping.

Sweet Jesus.

I absolutely should not be buying ammo right now, but I am absolutely buying ammo right now.

 

[Pretend To Imagine]

How the hell do I shoot good
I went to the range again today and zeroed my red dot properly before putting another 150 rounds through the barrel. I’m up to 350 rounds shot with my gun and my form is doodoo dogshit.

My accuracy is alright when I go slow and work my way to the trigger wall; I overcompensate and dip down left if I’m rapid firing, that’s if I’m not trying to find my reticle. How the hell do I get gud?

I feel like I may be too rigid and not letting the gun recoil correctly back onto target. At least I feel like I’m making progress trying to learn holster draw and getting into low ready/compressed ready position. I finally stopped racking a new mag like a newbie and started letting the slide release chamber for me.

Dry fire

Developing an index can be done without firing rounds. In fact the only thing you can’t train with dry fire is recoil control.

Check out Ben Stoeger on YouTube and others who actually can shoot proficiently and teach it to others. Vet your info sources and ignore fudds.

 

[The Dude]

How the hell do I shoot good
I went to the range again today and zeroed my red dot properly before putting another 150 rounds through the barrel. I’m up to 350 rounds shot with my gun and my form is doodoo dogshit.

My accuracy is alright when I go slow and work my way to the trigger wall; I overcompensate and dip down left if I’m rapid firing, that’s if I’m not trying to find my reticle. How the hell do I get gud?

I feel like I may be too rigid and not letting the gun recoil correctly back onto target. At least I feel like I’m making progress trying to learn holster draw and getting into low ready/compressed ready position. I finally stopped racking a new mag like a newbie and started letting the slide release chamber for me.

Remember what Wyatt Earp said: fast is fine, accuracy is final. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Start out slow, make your shots count, then work on being a little faster while staying accurate. Then a little faster.

 

[Lord of the Large Pants]

The stock is naturally designed around Magpul glock mags. The stendo it's designed for is the PMAG 21 GL-9 which has 21 round capacity, as indicated.

I'm not entirely sure about the second part but most of their product shots are done with their own 12-round subcompact mag which doesn't stick out too far.

I bought some Glonk PMAGs and here's what I learned.

The 27 round fits generally but doesn't lend itself well to the collapsing thing.
The 21 fits perfectly in the stock storage, but is a bit annoying to get out.
The 12 fits perfect in the Magwell in collapsed configuration.

So the ideal travel setup for the Ruger 9mm PCC with Magpul takedown stock is... 12 round PMAG in the magwell, 21 round PMAG in the stock storage.

Now it is time to do some shoot.