Mega Rad Gun Thread

Romulus augustulus said:
S&W, in cooperation with Lipsey's has ressureceted the model 629 "mountain gun". A .44 magnum with a tapered light weight barrel designed for carry in the bush. it makes for a very well balanced .44. the gun features fancy wood grips made by tyler gun works.

They have also brought back the 686+ mountain gun as well. neither feature a hillary hole.
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one of the few guns i now will buy for personal use. i had a weird model 25-5 back in the day in .45 Colt with a heavy barrel and N frame with bobbed hammer. it was my father's and used as a bush gun when hunting dangerous game. having one in .44 is a win for me since that's my preferred cartridge. might see if there's an option to get a 4-3/8" and mag-na-port it, to make a mean little boar defense carry piece.
Romulus augustulus said:
MSRP is 1,199$. The Colt is going to be a bit better made in my opinion, and much stronger.
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if i'm carrying it, my muscle memory pushes the cylinder release, not pull, so i prefer S&W

Falcos_Commisar said:
Now for the real questions, I'll be building a 6.5mm CM rifle in a chassis master this year.


It'll probably be a Tikka T3x ctr 24 inch plus.... Either a KRG X ray or a KRG whiskey 3 chassis.

X-ray is lighter and more plastic, X-ray is heavier and more aluminum.

Between the two, which one or should I go with another brand?
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either will be fine imho, although the aluminum might be better for all-terrain if it's bedded to an aluminum block. i recently built some stuff off the MDT Oryx chassis and they're pretty good as a sharpshooter type short action use-case. i've built off both Howa 1500 and Tikka T3 in them for 1km guns.
 
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Dean Pentel said:
It wouldn't be surprising to learn you had a Mateba and/or a Mateba carbine, too.
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i do have a Unica 6 Hunter in matte/satin nickel imported through Pars international. bought it in Brescia Italy and returned with it on a flight with a form 6. iirc my specific combo of finish, caliber, barrel length, and features is rare since it's not a catalog option but you had to piece it together or buy direct from the factory. the "rare-ness" is pretty low-key though. most Hunters are bright nickel vs satin for example.
 
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CEO of Posting said:
I'm trying to find that particular casio. It seems to be a flavor of the Casio AE1200.
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Casio AE1300WH.
The AE1200 is one of my favorite watches ever concieved.

https://skxmod.com/collections/ae-1200-1300-mods

https://vario.sg/collections/watch-straps-for-casio-ae1200wh-world-time

I built one with the shiny stainless, sapphire crystal, and titanium watch back.
I put it on one of these Vario straps.
It has been through absolute hell. Hunting, fishing, work. Falling out of a treestand and smashing it on a rock 15-20 feet down. And still looks like the day I put it together.
I put an amber colored film on the inside to help with day reading and blind angles. In fact, my FIL and MIL went on a vacation to NZ and Aussie land for a few weeks and asked to borrow a watch so that cellphones weren't fucking him on timing, and he put it through it's paces in the outback and diving. Still looks brand new. He's asked me to build him one when he gets back.
The world timer is the ultimate watch in terms of bang for buck. Crazy the amount of worth a 30 dollar watch has. I recommend all kiwis get one to throw in a go bag. Has more features than you would ever need, and a 10+ year battery life.
If Casio would offer it in stainless with a sapphire crystal, it would easily be worth $400 as a "luxury" tool watch.
People have asked me why I spent $200+ on a $30 dollar watch. My answer is that I turned a $30 dollar watch into the ultimate tool watch for $230 bucks.
 
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Soviet caseless rifle prototype, chamber & ammunition:
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This is the chamber/breech tilted out:
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The mechanism for unloading or clearing
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I put a VFG on my AR and put a free Streamlight on it. The bolts for the Mlok stuff cost $7 and the grip and bracket were 3d printed. I spray painted it because I looked cool like this and I had to cover up where I took an angle grinder to the charging handle. The light is an incandescent antique, but with some batteries it works. Gotta piss with the dick you got.
 
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Dean Pentel said:
I don't get these barrel lengths. It's one thing to default to either a 16" barrel because fuck the whole SBR stamp thing, or a pinned and welded 14.5 because one still wants a legally compliant clone rifle build. But 13.7"? I say if one wants a legit SBR for either a truck rifle or because they plan on shooting people inside buildings, why not just get an 11.5" in 5.56 or a 8.5-10" in .300 BLK?
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I don't know all the lore on 13.7" but I believe it was popularized by Noveske a while back, as you could pin and weld their Flaming Pig flash can on a 13.7" barrel. It was then re-popularized by Sons of Liberty Gunworks because you can P&W their NOX hybrid muzzle device. KAC's recent KS-1 rifle for the British military also has a 13.7" barrel.

These days you mostly see companies selling 13.9" barrels instead of 13.7" because it opens up more muzzle devices for P&W possibilities, including several Surefire muzzle devices (the 3 and 4 prong flash hiders, Warcomp and muzzle break) and the Dead Air 3 prong flash hider.

Really though, most suppressor mounts out there only work with 14.5" barrels for P&W, so unless you're really dedicated to Surefire or Keymo compatible suppressors it's still best to just get a 14.5".
 
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Bassomatic said:
I will never not think Case less is cool shit.
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its interesting how technology changes - and doesn't at the same time.

Case less ammunition was common for firearms in the 1850's and 60's. particularly in revolvers. Hazard's patent compressed cartridges is one example. combustible cartridges were common as well, in which the case is consumed by the firing of the arm. this principle is still used with artillery and MBT main guns. then the brass cartridge case came along and blew caseless out of the water.

Same story for smokeless powder. the basic chemistry was known as far back as the 1840's, but the chemists at the time could not make a storage safe powder and accidental explosions were fairly common. The Austrians still adopted this smokeless cartridge for their muzzleloading musket anyway for a time until advances in black powder composition rendered it obsolete. it was called "gun-cotton" cotton material was washed in a propellant bath, trapping propellant in the cotton which could be ignited and consumed by firing. like i mentioned earlier, it was pretty unstable. in a musket cartridge its not too dangerous but in a ammunition depot it was quite dangerous. gun-cotton was used a lot in sea-mines and torpedoes because it was immune to water damage.
 
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Club Sandwich said:
either will be fine imho, although the aluminum might be better for all-terrain if it's bedded to an aluminum block. i recently built some stuff off the MDT Oryx chassis and they're pretty good as a sharpshooter type short action use-case. i've built off both Howa 1500 and Tikka T3 in them for 1km guns
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I've looked at the Oryx. Interesting although it's almost a hybrid between a chassis and a fancy rifle stock "chassis". It also locks you into the MDT ecosystem hardcore.

KRG has been around for longer afaik and it's American vs Canuk. I'll get hands on if possible and go from there.

Then of course Tikka drops the damn Ace series



Target and Game series.... Starting at $1750 so $500 or so more than a T3X. Their chassis is proprietary with essentially zero accessories as of now as it's brand new
BallsMcLongDong said:
Casio AE1300WH.
The AE1200 is one of my favorite watches ever concieved.

https://skxmod.com/collections/ae-1200-1300-mods

https://vario.sg/collections/watch-straps-for-casio-ae1200wh-world-time

I built one with the shiny stainless, sapphire crystal, and titanium watch back.
I put it on one of these Vario straps.
It has been through absolute hell. Hunting, fishing, work. Falling out of a treestand and smashing it on a rock 15-20 feet down. And still looks like the day I put it together.
I put an amber colored film on the inside to help with day reading and blind angles. In fact, my FIL and MIL went on a vacation to NZ and Aussie land for a few weeks and asked to borrow a watch so that cellphones weren't fucking him on timing, and he put it through it's paces in the outback and diving. Still looks brand new. He's asked me to build him one when he gets back.
The world timer is the ultimate watch in terms of bang for buck. Crazy the amount of worth a 30 dollar watch has. I recommend all kiwis get one to throw in a go bag. Has more features than you would ever need, and a 10+ year battery life.
If Casio would offer it in stainless with a sapphire crystal, it would easily be worth $400 as a "luxury" tool watch.
People have asked me why I spent $200+ on a $30 dollar watch. My answer is that I turned a $30 dollar watch into the ultimate tool watch for $230 bucks.
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Damn it I bought one..... Thanks
 
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Falcos_Commisar said:
Damn it I bought one..... Thanks
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You're welcome. Watches and horology are my second hobby along with guns and gunsmithing.
I've got tons and tons of vintage and luxury watches I've repaired and am fond of, but the world timer is literally the best watch ever made from almost every angle.
The only downside (if you consider it that) is that the watch comes from Casio in a resin case with an acrylic crystal. Literally popping it into one of those kits and making it sapphire and stainless makes it into an indestructible do everything watch that lasts forever.
For $30 bucks, there's no reason NOT to have one. If you aren't a watch guy, the World Timer will make you one.
 
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Yours Truly 2095 said:
Illegals running around with $40,000 worth of ammo.

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They probably have natives but it for them and smuggle is through reservations.

Anyway, on much more uplifting news


PSA just announced the JAKL 2.0

VERY.... interesting. Instead of sticking with the AR lower they're going with a proprietary lower with 2.0. it's an ambi lower which is nice and still takes AR grips, FCGs and safeties.

I think it looks better.

I don't think the new 2.0 upper will fit in an AR lower..... Sad

The charging handle has been slightly moved back and now has a spring loaded flipper instead of the knurled knob (although I'm sure you could swap)

Overall 8.5/10 and I'll get hands on ASAP and see.

The only thing is it might kneecap the bullpup JAKL as they now have two different SKUs to cater to.
 
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ChampFantana said:
Here's something I've been wondering. Is the burst fire mode on the Beretta M93R dependent on having the detachable stock fixed to it like the VP70s burst fire mode?
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No, it's all contained in the pistol itself and can be fired in burst without the stock attached. As far as I'm aware, the VP70 is the only "machine pistol" out there that requires the stock to be attached to enable it's burst/auto function.
 
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Diamondback is running a collaboration with Knights. Two Florida companies on the opposite side of the AR15 market. You'll get the Knights barrel blank... and that's it from Knights. The rest is just a DB rifle with Magpul furniture and an MPUS set. $1550 MSRP. I just don't know who's asking for this. Mystery meat BCG and the trigger is just milspec as well.
An SR-15 is $3,300~. You can buy a complete blem Geissele on Black Friday for $1,000. An LMT for $2,750~. A DI LWRC for $1,350. An HK for $4k+ PSA lower + BCM upper for $920. PSA complete for $400. Ruger and S&W somewhere between 600 and 750 dollars. IWI for $700. This just seems so awkwardly priced with everything on the market. There's already companies at every price range and feature set selling something. I don't see how slapping Knights name onto the gun part will make it sell like hot cakes.
 
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