Mega Rad Gun Thread

[Burekbossman]

Splain to me real quick what the microdot is doing there instead of on top of the LPVO...

It's for cqc. If it was on top the zero would be too far out, so for close range you cant the gun to the side and use the red dot.

 

[Boney]

Got a little bit of late New Years' money and ordered me some green tips at 46 CPR.

Nice. I'd pay .46 for greentips. Only buy that stuff on a deal though. Training ammo, its not the "good stuff"

 

[Boney]

It's for cqc. If it was on top the zero would be too far out, so for close range you cant the gun to the side and use the red dot.

Okay. So I see you have an IR device (idk which one I'm not the gadget dude, please do tell) your dot would be better off on top for passive aiming with your nods.

If you cant and pull the gun in that dot is a bit to close to your face for good fine tuning of aim. Not sure how you mean by "zero to far out" but don't be lazy, zero your dot man.

 

[Ravier Xavenblood]

Nice. I'd pay .46 for greentips. Only buy that stuff on a deal though. Training ammo, its not the "good stuff"

Get it while it's in stock
But what's the good stuff in your opinion? I've heard good things about 77gr lead core bullets, since M855a1 is overpriced and hard to find.

 

[Boney]

Get it while it's in stock
But what's the good stuff in your opinion? I've heard good things about 77gr lead core bullets, since M855a1 is overpriced and hard to find.

77gr TMKs are the gold standard. You want high grains to squeeze out accuracy at range and modern terminal ballistics.

Bullets that rely on deformation rather than fragmentation are going to perform more consistently and will do more damage farther out.

 

[Burekbossman]

Okay. So I see you have an IR device (idk which one I'm not the gadget dude, please do tell) your dot would be better off on top for passive aiming with your nods.

If you cant and pull the gun in that dot is a bit to close to your face for good fine tuning of aim. Not sure how you mean by "zero to far out" but don't be lazy, zero your dot man.

It's not my setup; I just know this used to be a common thing. The red dot is zeroed for 10 to 15 yards, which is hard to get to on a red dot 4"+ from the barrel. C-clamping and using your thumb works well enough for me, just takes practice.

 

[Boney]

It's not my setup; I just know this used to be a common thing. The red dot is zeroed for 10 to 15 yards, which is hard to get to on a red dot 4"+ from the barrel. C-clamping and using your thumb works well enough for me, just takes practice.

Its all just a matter of knowing your holds man. Where it is at right now, it is vistigal.

 

[Mussolini’s Merkin]

Okay. So I see you have an IR device (idk which one I'm not the gadget dude, please do tell) your dot would be better off on top for passive aiming with your nods.

If you cant and pull the gun in that dot is a bit to close to your face for good fine tuning of aim. Not sure how you mean by "zero to far out" but don't be lazy, zero your dot man.

So this isn't my NOD gun, this is just my general 'do a bit of everything' rifle.

I run an Arsenal 5.56 AK with a Perst for my NOD dedicated gun at the moment.

In my mind, the offset red-dot on the 45 mount is my 'Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck' option. I hope I never have to actually use it, but its set up to engage close in targets. That said, I will probably just be point shooting at that point if they are so close.

 

[Glock 19 Gen 5]

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Got my two stamper finished, what y’all think?

The Reddit Special, the (virtually) only thing Reddit is correct about: BCM upper on an Aero--or other budget--lower is good shit. Though I've been reading that Aero is shitting the bed as of late. Overall value king/10. Only thing you went a little budget, but still serviceable, is that Vortex mount.

 

[Romulus augustulus]

.380 exists in this day and age because sometimes you need a gun with capacity while wearing a suit, that fits in a pocket.

not to mention that there are more .380s and .32s out there than 9mms in all likely hood. they are all about the same age but 9mm only became acceptable for carry by the public in the last ~40 years. .380 and .32 were popular pocket options since day one. if your pocket pistol was not in those cartridges it was not going to sell at all.

hell, WW1 was started by a .380

 

[Mussolini’s Merkin]

The Reddit Special, the (virtually) only thing Reddit is correct about: BCM upper on an Aero--or other budget--lower is good shit. Though I've been reading that Aero is shitting the bed as of late. Overall value king/10. Only thing you went a little budget, but still serviceable, is that Vortex mount.

That Vortex mount is the only thing I am not 100% happy with. I am sure I could get something better/lighter for it and I would be grateful to hear recommendations.

The upper is an SOFR 11.5, I've noticed a decent difference in back pressure compared to my other uppers. Might also be because I've started to run an OSS at the same time.

 

[Glock 19 Gen 5]

That Vortex mount is the only thing I am not 100% happy with. I am sure I could get something better/lighter for it and I would be grateful to hear recommendations.

The upper is an SOFR 11.5, I've noticed a decent difference in back pressure compared to my other uppers. Might also be because I've started to run an OSS at the same time.

Oh nice, thought it was just a standard BCM upper.
I'm sure you've looked into the standard recommendations for nicer LVPO mounts like G$, LaRue, Badger Ordinance, Scalarworks, Reptilia, ADM etc. If specifically you want to minimize weight the budget light weight option is Aero, but they don't take abuse super well. Threw one on a PSA and it's been fine, though I don't abuse it. My main squeeze a heavier, more robust, LaRue. After the price increase a year(?) or so back his mounts aren't as attractive, but they're solid well machined mounts.
If you want to change to a piggy back, for possibly better ergonomics, something from Badger Ordinance or Reptilia should have you covered. I don't know the go to premium light weight scope mount manufactures. Maybe someone else has more input. Comparing the weight from the major "premium" brands is a good place to start if they don't. On price, it seems most run ~$250 and up. All else fails find a brand or brands that fit the bill from above and wait for a sale.

 

[Club Sandwich]

Is there a secret sauce to buying RIA?

I disagree with your recommendation specifically for the RIA 1911. Now these days the Turkish ones can be found for the same price but with better metallurgy.

Many of the long-term RIA owners I know would keep having their pistols shed parts, mainly with external controls like the grip safety, thumb safety, and slide release break. Another one I knew had a full length tactical 45 (straight mainspring housing, Novak type sights, guide rod) not function and kept jamming against a Norinco and modern Colt (2010s era pre-CZ) that used the same ammo and magazines just fine.

i don't recommend the gimmick tactical ones. bare bones RIA 1911A1 GI-style in .45 is 100% series 70/80 compatible and easy to fix if required. S&W, Springfield, Ruger, Remington 1911s are all good too to varying degrees and features (i like external extractors on odd calibers or if you use a lot of defensive or wildcat loads, otherwise internal extractors work fine for 99% of use cases that aren't brittle shitshows like early para-ords or kimber carry pieces).

ACT mags, Mec Gar mags, et c run fine in RIA for good pricing, wilson combat, chip mccormick for fancy people. Dan Wesson 1911's are great as are some of the more boutique builders but this is someone asking for a gun at a price point that isn't breaking his bank. for the money asked, a GI style 1911 from RIA is a lot of gun. Tisas can work too, but they don't have the track record imho compared to RIA/Armscor.

that being said, my experience with RIA is only a couple of decades, and i sell them regularly and repeat customers don't have much problems except with the MS model or some of the fancier tactical ones that aren't using GI parts (the factory in Manila makes pretty much only GI parts with a few exceptions, the tactical ones are MIM and imported from elsewhere (turkey, india, saudi arabia, myanmar, et c) and have some weird tolerance stacking issues since their from production lines for guns that are local to those markets and not the ones Armscor makes.

as always, if you can inspect a gun and shoot it a mag a two and get a good feel for anything loose or odd, that's the best situation. the "no brainer" buy for the money imho would be a S&W E-series 1911 or a Ruger SR1911. yes, it's more (perhaps far more than the budget) but they certainly are "duty-ready" if that's your thing. Tisas is as good as RIA imho since they make the entire gun, even on the fancy models. Girsan not so much a fan of their 1911's, although my experience with Girsan Beretta 92 clones are pretty good - as good as the PT92 and PT99 imho if we're taking Beretta 92 clones.

 

[Samhain]

Though I've been reading that Aero is shitting the bed as of late

Aero's been shitting the bed for the past 5 years now, with their QC just getting worse and worse. I only ever bought their receivers anyway, but I now tell people to look elsewhere for complete uppers/lowers, and to look over any parts purchased from them carefully.

 

[SuperConglomerateWhale]

Truth. 9mm is also cheaper to train with than .380 and is more powerful. As much as I can't shoot subcompacts well, the shields do not have as much recoil as I'd expect. Meanwhile the ruger and hellcat I shot were snappy as fuck.

Try changing recoil springs.

Aero's been shitting the bed for the past 5 years now, with their QC just getting worse and worse. I only ever bought their receivers anyway, but I now tell people to look elsewhere for complete uppers/lowers, and to look over any parts purchased from them carefully.

Yeah I only have an Aero M5 and the tolerances are fucking wacky between the upper/lower. If I want a lower I only go with Centurion with a BCM upper.

 

[SuperConglomerateWhale]

Double post responding to Ian and BSD

 

[AGPinochet]

Two Examples of Suppressed Lugers



Terrible photo of a suppressed and modified PPSh allegedly seized from a Pro-Russian Partisan/Airstrike director/BDA observer


"Sudy Alloy", Printed receiver, Chinese CNC Service reinforcement plates, AR-9 barrel


Suppressed Nambu


Hard to see, but a very rare Valmet M82 bullpup in Haiti


Fucked up super short Olympic Arms AR in Columbia


Cuban sniper with a Bubba'd mosin




There's a very small chance this is airsoft but I can't even for sure tell if the company that tried to make airsoft 971's ever actually did so


Thermal AUG with a loooong suppressor


AK-12K and AK-12SK are now official product offerings of Kalashnikov Concern, they're are also offering for sale AK-15K and AK-15SK



12'' AK-308 Sureshot Spear receiver with AKSU length gas system




Something very curious from the Gaza strip, what are allegedly Tavor receivers produced by Hamas, as kind of evidenced by their logo very clearly molded into the receivers themselves and not painted or stickered on. However given their past propaganda regarding weapon's production outside of rockets, mortars, grenades ETC (such as disassembling and then reassembling Iranian AMR's) it would be reasonable to have doubts in regards to their actual origin



Custom P38


SVD with a sporter stock

 

[DOOMSlayer]

Try changing recoil springs.

They were rentals I was trying, but obviously smith has a subcompact figured out with the shield. Despite owning a g19 I never shot the 43x

 

[Dean Pentel]

after doing this professionally for literal decades, i gave up on laser levels early on for quality and consistency issues. sometimes the laser just isn't fine enough for some crosshairs despite all other factors being good.

a plumb bob hung from a support and into a bucket of water at a few meters distance, then level the rifle and lap the rings as appropriate, then level the scope and observe proper torque. do it once, and do it right. alternately the way i do it now is a little different since i use the table off a defunct lathe to align everything down to a few thousandths. same concept though.

I thought long and hard about the best reply to all this:

Nuh uh!

To top off, the USP is pretty bleh.

Are you talking now? I agree it's fairly pedestrian now. When it first released it was something else, but that's like 30 years ago.

So given my like of /out/ing and -let's just say- other circumstantial vulnerabilities I predict in the near future, I am thinking of acquiring a high-force pistol/revolver for self defense. Besides the Ruger Redhawk, is there any cheap gun that fits this model?

(Also am newbie)

In addition to whatever everyone else wrote I'll add the suggestion to look into used pieces. Especially with magnum revolvers, most guys carry and shoot those far less than you may think. This is best if you can inspect them in person pre-purchase but don't let that stop you if you find a good deal from a reputable source.

I thought Belgians knew how to make weapons? It literally lasted only TWO shots...

Doesn't this guy have a problem with firearms blowing up on him? I think it's God trying to take him out as apology for inflicting his stupid face on us.

Yeah I'd never a buy a sig at this point

What about a classic 226?

.380 exists in this day and age because sometimes you need a gun with capacity while wearing a suit, that fits in a pocket.

My brother in shit posting, what suit do you know that fit you well and allow you to carry a pocket pistol? Unless you're talking about in your overcoat or something.

Try changing recoil springs.

This is not a bad suggestion but do keep in mind when you start changing spring forces in semi-automatic weapons, you need to test all the configurations of the weapon you want to use it in for reliability. Also be aware that some other aspect of the weapon's function will be different going forward. This is not automatically a bad thing, just an FYI.

 

[Love Machine]

Can someone explain to me why there are so many glock clones when a glock is reasonably priced? Like you can find older gens for cheap.