Mega Rad Gun Thread

Is an AR 10 worth it? I've already got my other bases covered in terms of guns and I'm looking for a budget variant.
Areo used to be the go to for more budget friendly AR308 stuff but they're in such deep shit right now its best to not buy their stuff ( QC issues/not being able to fulfill orders.) Nab a PSA receiver set and bolt carrier and go from there if you wanna go the budget route. Mines a NFA AR308 Criterion home brew.
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I actually prefer the cross bolt to the standard selector that has to rotate 180° to get to full auto. With the cross bolt it’s much faster, and less hand movement to get to full auto.
IIRC a common complaint toward the AR from soldiers who were not originally trained on the platform was that the safety was awkward compared to that of a HK type weapon, requiring the shooter to move the selector from fire, to safe, then to full rather than going straight from semi to auto. (I specifically remember an ex-SAS member discuss this when comparing the CAR-15 and HK33, sadly I do not recall where the fuck I saw the interview so it might have just been revealed to me in a dream.)
 
Saw this a while ago and there were multiple similar listings.
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Ngl, I was staring at this picture for a minute thinking " wtf is this listing anyway? Just a random sks bayonet lug, an AR bolt carrier, a few random springs, and- oh... OOOH... yeah....."

And there's no way that's actually from legacy collectibles???
Just found out about the baikal mp-161k, which i was surprised to see for sale in this country. Are these the last new russian guns the US got before import sanctions?
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weird mix of being extremely russian and also extremely early 2000's.

The Frutiger Aero era of small arms design was sadly way too short *sigh*
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IIRC a common complaint toward the AR from soldiers who were not originally trained on the platform was that the safety was awkward compared to that of a HK type weapon, requiring the shooter to move the selector from fire, to safe, then to full rather than going straight from semi to auto. (I specifically remember an ex-SAS member discuss this when comparing the CAR-15 and HK33, sadly I do not recall where the fuck I saw the interview so it might have just been revealed to me in a dream.)
The HK stuff is too easy to get to full auto especially if you are used to the AR 15 where you have to move the selector 90° to go from safe to semi.
 
The HK stuff is too easy to get to full auto especially if you are used to the AR 15 where you have to move the selector 90° to go from safe to semi.
Yeah the difference is really noticeable and something to be cognizant about. The 45° aftermarket AR safeties always screw me up though, just feels wrong.
 
IIRC a common complaint toward the AR from soldiers who were not originally trained on the platform was that the safety was awkward compared to that of a HK type weapon, requiring the shooter to move the selector from fire, to safe, then to full rather than going straight from semi to auto. (I specifically remember an ex-SAS member discuss this when comparing the CAR-15 and HK33, sadly I do not recall where the fuck I saw the interview so it might have just been revealed to me in a dream.)
the typical M16 selector moves from safe, to semi, to auto. the exact same as virtually all three position HK roller delay rifles like the HK33. the exception are ones that are inverted for specific markets (of which none are in europe). i have worked with multiple letter agencies from many places and the biggest complaint about the AR i've heard was how awkward the grip was compared to something they were more used to, or disliking the lack of weight it had (this typically was joined by a dislike of ".22 pipsqueak" rounds vs something in .30).

if you mean the distance of travel to rotate 180 degrees, that also isn't too much different either with most HK firearms offering 160* turns from safe to auto on 4 position triggers, the shortest being on some three position selectors that just need 90* or 110* movements.

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Yeah the difference is really noticeable and something to be cognizant about. The 45° aftermarket AR safeties always screw me up though, just feels wrong.

I put an after market 45° ambi selector on my LMT MWS308 and really like it. I personally prefer it over traditional 90° selectors.
 
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the typical M16 selector moves from safe, to semi, to auto. the exact same as virtually all three position HK roller delay rifles like the HK33. the exception are ones that are inverted for specific markets (of which none are in europe).
I fucked up the order the selector switch was in (don't really know how) but I do remember some complaining about the throw length, anyhow saw the interview like a decade ago so I could just be misremembering it or the guy could've been spouting off whatever the British version of fuddlore is.
(this typically was joined by a dislike of ".22 pipsqueak" rounds vs something in .30.
I always found it funny when I'd hear about PD's in the sixties and seventies discount the AR-15 as being a "poodleshooter" when only a couple decades prior many departments were issuing .32 revolvers, and many at the time were issuing standard pressure LRN .38s. Sometimes I think that the accusations of the AR-15 being underpowered was used as a scapegoat for the departments not wanting to pony up the cash and instead buy the cheaper surplus M1s. Which is funny considering how much the .30 carb was derided for being "incapable of penetrating winter coats" (even if that claim is patently bullshit).
I put an after market 45° ambi selector on my LMT MWS308 and really like it. I personally prefer it over traditional 90° selectors.
It's mainly that I see them so infrequently that I always have to do a double take, but I can understand the appeal.
 
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In a slight tangent, the worst fuddlore out there about AKs is that the selector goes from semi to full auto and then semi, and that the reason would be because Russian doctrine has the full auto as the main tactic when using the weapon. Anyone handling an AK in any situation outside of a static range quickly realizes that the reason for that order is actually because when you disengage the safety under duress, you hit it quite hard and thus you go to semi, rather than full auto.
 
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Do you guys use eye pro? I don't, never saw the point but if you have some anecdotes to say I should, I would like to hear them.
If you're shooting steel you're a fucking retard if you aren't.
If you're just shooting into a berm or hunting or w/e you're probably fine. I always wear it because the opportunity cost is zero and the upside is pretty nice.
 
Do you guys use eye pro? I don't, never saw the point but if you have some anecdotes to say I should, I would like to hear them.
Yes, you absolutely should. When your vision is gone you cannot get it back. It's not just being black out blind, but legally blind. Central vision loss, imagine your entire life you have a giant black void right in the center of your vision. Even if you aren't shooting steel I encourage it. People have gone blind or almost lost their vision from just doing yard work without eye pro. I've seen it many times in person from various causes. I like my Leupold Katmai's which are ballistic rated sunglasses, but you don't need to spend a lot for ANSI rated sunglasses or glasses. Get a pair of polarized ANSI sunglasses for everyday use, and you may even save your vision in a car crash. Iirc there's actually a girl who founded a line of sunglasses because she lost her vision in a car accident from debris.

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Anyone here got some trigger time on a Special Service Rifle? A company one of my family members works for allowed him to purchase the rifle as part of a project they're overseeing. It's a chonker! I'd never run a .300 Norma Mag before. We ran it out to 800m, so just barely into LR distances.

The Norma Mag makes me think of a .300 PRC magnum (yes, I know it pre-dates the that cartridge). With the big ol' muzzle brake on it the rifle the recoil was rather tame.
 
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