Mega Rad Gun Thread

[S.C.U.D.]

I believe they also use .40 Short and Wimpy instead of 9mm NATO.

The Glocks are Gen 5 G19s in 9mm.

 

[WhoBusTank69]

My grandpa had this old ass rifle when I was a kid, It was ancient, probably older than him judging by the design since the way it was loaded (I think at least, I'm not too sure) was that you would open the barrel like a double barrel shotgun and load in one round at a time, maybe a 1900's Mauser?

Needs more context since you don't have any concrete info, like the year you saw it.
When you mention loading it like a double barrel, do you mean opening it so the barrel hangs?


Because a Mauser rifle just requires pulling the bolt back to load.

 

[God's drunkest driver]

Any of you guys have a Stealth Arms Platypus? I heard about them on a podcast. I've been looking into double stack 1911s for a while, but I hate how 2011s and their modern features in general look. Need to get my hands on something from Stealth but they're rare, I don't even know anyone who had heard of them. I saw a Vulcan "3L3V3N" and it looked like it was designed by an adolescent whose only exposure to guns was video games and edgy gun movies.

That's being a bit disingenuous. There are plenty of lower priced 1911s than run just as reliably as a GLOCK. The US military issued them for nearly 80 years because they worked, and worked well. Typically when you're paying a higher price for a 1911 it's for higher grade features, like better sights, better build quality/tighter tolerances, better quality parts, etc. But any military style 1911 from a reputable manufacturer should run just fine, you're just not going to get the fancy stuff like more modern sights, extended safety, mag well funnel, etc.

Even a well tuned and built 1911 is not going to reach Glock levels of reliability because of the latter's tolerance to abuse or neglect and parts longevity. I love my Colt, AF, Dan Wesson, but they're probably going to get left hidden in a cache as excess weight if SHTF.

 

[TheOtherSideofMakeBelieve]

My grandpa had this old ass rifle when I was a kid, It was ancient, probably older than him judging by the design since the way it was loaded (I think at least, I'm not too sure) was that you would open the barrel like a double barrel shotgun and load in one round at a time, maybe a 1900's Mauser?

A lot of big game rifles have actions like that. They're also available in smaller calibers like 30-30, 30-06, 45-70, and plenty of others. They're fairly common and still in production, they were one of the the options you could use for primitive hunting season here for a long time, you had to use a bow, muzzle loader, lever action or single shot straight wall, or if you wanted to use bottleneck cartridges break actions in any caliber were allowed

 

[Polock]

My grandpa had this old ass rifle when I was a kid, It was ancient, probably older than him judging by the design since the way it was loaded (I think at least, I'm not too sure) was that you would open the barrel like a double barrel shotgun and load in one round at a time, maybe a 1900's Mauser?

Is this a single shot break open rifle or an actual double barreled break open rifle? Mauser didn't make any rifles like that, that I'm aware of. Some gunsmith could have made their own gun with Mauser parts though.

Break open actions are still around since they're so simple, but they're relatively niche since they're not as convenient as even a bolt action much less a semi-auto.

 

[Ravier Xavenblood]

Do you think they’ll surplus the P320s or are they getting the steam roller treatment?

 

[Historical Strelkov]

like a skinsuit not unlike Springfield Armory

Don't you dare compare HS Produkt to some random out of spec shit Indian/Chinese shit.

Say that again to my face, I dare you.

 

[Sooty Soot]

Needs more context since you don't have any concrete info, like the year you saw it.
When you mention loading it like a double barrel, do you mean opening it so the barrel hangs?
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Because a Mauser rifle just requires pulling the bolt back to load.
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Is this a single shot break open rifle or an actual double barreled break open rifle? Mauser didn't make any rifles like that, that I'm aware of. Some gunsmith could have made their own gun with Mauser parts though.

Break open actions are still around since they're so simple, but they're relatively niche since they're not as convenient as even a bolt action much less a semi-auto.

A lot of big game rifles have actions like that. They're also available in smaller calibers like 30-30, 30-06, 45-70, and plenty of others. They're fairly common and still in production, they were one of the the options you could use for primitive hunting season here for a long time, you had to use a bow, muzzle loader, lever action or single shot straight wall, or if you wanted to use bottleneck cartridges break actions in any caliber were allowed

It was a break open action, now that it's been mentioned it might've been a more modern hunting rifle since I just associated break-action rifle with being old. As for the caliber, I never saw it get loaded but the barrel couldn't have been that big, no bigger (maybe even smaller) than the barrels of those Remington hunting rifles and I never knew my grandpa to be the hunting type. At this point, I would assume it might've been a locally manufactured model without any branding, if any gunautists in the thread wanna have a gander at trying to find the model I'd start with English companies like Enfield.

 

[God's drunkest driver]

Do you think they’ll surplus the P320s or are they getting the steam roller treatment?

I think at worst they'll issue a revised part or set of parts and the military will put them back in service. They might not last as long in service as the Berettas but they aren't going to get booted so soon. The military is good for some sunk cost reasoning.

 

[Smoke Manmuscle]

It was a break open action, now that it's been mentioned it might've been a more modern hunting rifle since I just associated break-action rifle with being old. As for the caliber, I never saw it get loaded but the barrel couldn't have been that big, no bigger (maybe even smaller) than the barrels of those Remington hunting rifles and I never knew my grandpa to be the hunting type. At this point, I would assume it might've been a locally manufactured model without any branding, if any gunautists in the thread wanna have a gander at trying to find the model I'd start with English companies like Enfield.

It might be something new. There are a few states that classify single shot rifles as primitive weapons so you can use them during black powder season. If it doesn’t have any markings it’s likely not a new US build.

 

[Dragged Into Sunlight]

The M4 VS M7 debate is pointless anyways because nobody is going to shoot each other in the next war. We're just going to be blowing each other up with drones.

 

[BikeLock]

Don't you dare compare HS Produkt to some random out of spec shit Indian/Chinese shit.
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Say that again to my face, I dare you.

They make a fine pistol for killing dissidents at contact distance, but outside of that, pure eurotrash. The M1A is garbage.

I prefer my eurotrash handguns to be stamped with their actual manufacturing company.

 

[God's drunkest driver]

I prefer my eurotrash handguns to be stamped with their actual manufacturing company.

I'm pretty sure all of the HS "springfields" have HS Produkt Croatia stamped on their slides molded into the frames.

 

[BikeLock]

I'm pretty sure all of the HS "springfields" have HS Produkt Croatia stamped on their slides molded into the frames.

CZ doesn't have other companies stamp their name on their guns to sell them in the US.

Of course, the CZ75 is one of the best SA/DA ever made. HS Produkt has made nothing of that caliber, ever.

 

[Historical Strelkov]

They make a fine pistol for killing dissidents at contact distance, but outside of that, pure eurotrash. The M1A is garbage.

I prefer my eurotrash handguns to be stamped with their actual manufacturing company.

The M1A is not made by HS Produkt.
The XD, Echelon, Hellcat, VHS, and Kuna are.
You're complaining about the US factory in Illinois if you think the m1a rifles suck.
HS doesn't outsource their parts like SIG does.

 

[The Dude]

If I were ever to buy another Springfield Armory product it would only be their HS Produkt imports, like a Hellion or Kuna. HS makes high quality weapons. Its SA's other product lines that I'd personally avoid, especially after the horrible experience I had owning an M1A Loaded with stainless barrel. Went back to SA three times, each time they said "It runs fine.', and when I'd get it back I couldn't get through even a single magazine with out some kind of FTF or FTE.

 

[ellroy]

 

[Autistic Gunspergings]

You’re kidding. That’s lazy even for the fucking army. I can’t wait until that comes back to bite them in the ass when we end up with more dead men who couldn’t aim for shit versus Muhammad with a rusted out AKM and iron sights.

>take joe from the infantry
>slap an abrams FCS onto his rifle
>you now have to teach him how to use it and the proper protocols for when all the cool tech inside inevitably fucks up and stops working for x reason
>for EVERY SINGLE INFANTRYMAN
genuinely who thought this was a good idea?

 

[God's drunkest driver]

CZ doesn't have other companies stamp their name on their guns to sell them in the US.

Of course, the CZ75 is one of the best SA/DA ever made. HS Produkt has made nothing of that caliber, ever.

I don't understand what your point is here. Are you just sperging about a company that makes relatively cheap guns like when people sperg about low hanging fruit like hi-point or lel-tek? Or are you just a CZ fanboy? If it's the latter I won't let you people forget the CZ100 which is probably worse than anything hi-point or kel tek ever made.

 

[Boney]

You guys are wilding out about the NGSW-FC but it is infact the only good thing to come out of the NGSW program and genuinley a fantastic idea.

I'm not sure what part of a rangefinding module on your optic is so offensive to everyone, but getting a firing solution at the press of a button is great for a general issue 1-8 LPVO. But the real magic happens when it is intergrated with a PEQ. I have my doubts about the program but the tech is great.