Mega Rad Gun Thread

Marvin said:
Are beanbag rounds any good? In 20 gauge?

If I blast a dude in the crotch with one, how likely is he to sue me for later impotence and sterility?

I have a Mossberg Shockwave in 20 gauge.
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you'll almost certainly catch a lawsuit, since less-than-lethal is generally considered identical to actual live ammunition in terms of most law jurisdictions in the US. it's also more likely to leave a survivor and not as likely to stop a deadly, immediate threat.
 
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big pauper said:
i think they just use rubber ball now. also what if they just shoot you with their gun loaded with real bullets
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sort of. there's a variety of them. wooden baton rounds are still used by military police in both 12ga and 40mm varieties. for civilian law enforcement rubber ball and rubber slug versions are the go-to today, usually made by Lightfield, Federal/CCI, or Kodiak and are also used for wildlife control (birds, deer, et c). they have a reduced powder charge than normal as well. actual "bean bag" which was burlap with wood or rubber pellets, or with sand has fallen out of use for inconsistent deployment and sometimes rupturing in certain shotgun actions, making a mess. the TASER shotgun round was too unreliable and very expensive for what they were.

these days it's more economical, safe, and effective to just use commercial paintball markers with pepperballs or a small quantity of CS gas inside the plastic shell. less likely to be mixed up with normal live-fire weapons, reasonably effective with repeat use, and much less lethal than prior tools. usually if rioters are showing up with shields or something is when police start optioning baton rounds since pepperballs don't do anything against any level of barrier that's thicker than a winter coat.
 
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Got a pretty decently sized chunk of money from my company doing a merger, so I was looking at bits and pieces for building out my G26. I noticed that a slide I was looking at with a threaded barrel was suddenly gone off reebay, so I started looking up threaded barrels for random guns, including just the phrase "threaded barrel".
There are no listings for "Threaded barrel", nor are there full slides with threaded barrels showing up anymore.
I can see some barrels, all new postings within the past 24 hours, that are threaded, but don't mention anything about it and crop the image just enough to show that they do have threads.
The media was wigging shit about how the CEO shooter built a "ghost gun" with a 3d printed frame.
I wonder if feebay got the cold feet and removed all threaded barrel listings, like they did with any mag above 10rds.

Also in sad news, my favorite LGS for the last 6 years closed down. I loved it there.
But I did check out a local pawn shop to vet new FFLs, and there is one with a super cool knowledgeable guy and really decent prices. I found a longines pistol. Which is wild, I thought it was just watches.
 
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BallsMcLongDong said:
I wonder if feebay got the cold feet and removed all threaded barrel listings
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I guess that's the case, which is a bummer. I prefer buying barrels straight from the source, if not a big box internet store(Brownells, GS, etc.) but eBay has some great listings on parts kits from time to time.
 
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BallsMcLongDong said:
so I was looking at bits and pieces for building out my G26. I noticed that a slide I was looking at with a threaded barrel was suddenly gone off reebay,
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Why do you need a new slide for a G26? and why the threaded barrel on same? Isn't the point to have a little baby Glock? I used to have one of those but ditched it, as I didn't like the super short grip frame.
BallsMcLongDong said:
I wonder if feebay got the cold feet and removed all threaded barrel listings, like they did with any mag above 10rds.
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Very possible. We're all gonna need thread loicences soon. Hopefully not though.

WhoBusTank69 said:
I prefer buying barrels straight from the source, if not a big box internet store(Brownells, GS, etc.)
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Same. My initial go to for a Glock barrel would be the Brownells house brand. Not that I like ordering from them in particular, they just have good barrels that aren't overpriced.
 
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Shopping Cart Nationalist said:
Why do you need a new slide for a G26? and why the threaded barrel on same? Isn't the point to have a little baby Glock? I used to have one of those but ditched it, as I didn't like the super short grip frame.

Very possible. We're all gonna need thread loicences soon. Hopefully not though.
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I like the G26 as a little nutsack Tuck gun. But threaded barrel and sup sights/RMR are neat and the idea of going out shooting with the homies with a drummed out suppressed little nerd glock tickles me in a particular way.
Sometimes you just wanna meme.
 
Marvin said:
Are beanbag rounds any good? In 20 gauge?

If I blast a dude in the crotch with one, how likely is he to sue me for later impotence and sterility?

I have a Mossberg Shockwave in 20 gauge.
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Generally speaking, even in your state, if you're gonna shoot somebody it's better to just kill someone than to injure them.
 
Opticsplanet has a good deal on Federal 45gn .22 ammo, I was able to score 2K for $9.99cpr AFTER shipping and tax with whatever code they have on the front page. Pretty good compared to any of the other 45gn offerings.

Having tried CCI suppressor 45gn it is actually quieter than CCI standard or any other standard/subsonic ammo I've tried, save for CCI quiets which sound the same as suppressor. I've got high hopes for the stuff as reviews say it's the quietest, but maybe not the best for semi autos. I imagine CCI suppressor and this stuff both use a faster burning powder than normal as to reduce overall gas volume.
 
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Nate Higgers said:
I’m a CZ fanboy, but I fired a full mag of 9mm out of an H&K USP Expert and it was one of the most memorable + enjoyable firearms I’ve ever shot.

That being said, I’m a poorfag CZ enjoyer who has not yet bought/fired a Shadow or an SP-01
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I like most HK firearms - but the USP has never aroused passion for me. The mag release compared to the HK45, VP9 is inferior IMO but more importantly the rail is practically useless.

Yes, I'm aware of the adapters but it makes holster selection even more impossible. I'm still butt hurt that Safariland refuses to make a lvl 3 holster for the VP9 w/ ACRO P2.
 
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SHIGGSHOGG said:
Opticsplanet has a good deal on Federal 45gn .22 ammo, I was able to score 2K for $9.99cpr AFTER shipping and tax with whatever code they have on the front page. Pretty good compared to any of the other 45gn offerings.

Having tried CCI suppressor 45gn it is actually quieter than CCI standard or any other standard/subsonic ammo I've tried, save for CCI quiets which sound the same as suppressor. I've got high hopes for the stuff as reviews say it's the quietest, but maybe not the best for semi autos. I imagine CCI suppressor and this stuff both use a faster burning powder than normal as to reduce overall gas volume.
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10 bucks a round for .22 seems steep. You wanna check that math again?
 
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Taser Confetti said:
but more importantly the rail is practically useless
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i use a rebuilt insight M2 UTL. takes the SIM-LED from streamlight just fine, although run time is only 2ish hours on the gen 3. the gen 5 SIM-LED is closer to 500 lumen but that's bordering on "too bright" at 5700K color temperature and washes everything out making PID harder than it needs to be. the reflector on incandescent are much more geared for 3700-4800K and below 300 lumen.
 
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Taser Confetti said:
I like most HK firearms - but the USP has never aroused passion for me. The mag release compared to the HK45, VP9 is inferior IMO but more importantly the rail is practically useless.

Yes, I'm aware of the adapters but it makes holster selection even more impossible. I'm still butt hurt that Safariland refuses to make a lvl 3 holster for the VP9 w/ ACRO P2.
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You may not know this, but you can swap in the extended release from the HK45C into legacy USPs.

I have one on my P2000, a must, imho.
 
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