I've gotten three guns because of video games/pop culture: SPAS-12, H&K Mark 23, and the Vector. The SPAS-12 was a huge disappointment for me and I ended up selling it for more than I paid for it. The Mark 23 has been an absolute dream and I love mine, especially with a can mounted. The Vector has been fun so far, and I'm sure I'm going to like it even more now that it is SBR'd, has an optic, and is set up for a suppressor. I'm hoping it turns out to be reliable after it's broken in so that it can be a "serious" weapon, but if it only turns out to be a fun range toy that has some reliability issues I won't be too let down since I have quite a few "serious" guns already.
lol, I feel you. I recall first handling a Spas 12....
Wait a minute, this thing ways a fucking ton for that extra 9th shell and is really ammo finicky, a hook for one arm shotgun firing? WTF that's stupid. Why did I consider buying one of these? Oh yeah...
If you didn't love Muldoon, fuck you. He was a badass till the end.
@Null , IIRC you specifically asked us to bring to your attention technical issues, took about 6 attempts to get that GIF loaded.
I think I win the award for gayest media inspired firearm acquisition of all time award. I HATE Anime yet always loved Cowboy Bebop, seems like the only good thing Anime every produced. I See Vincent Valaju carry that Long Slide SV and this little voice inside my head said "You need this, get this. Get this NOW". It was that same feeling you get seeing the 8/10 at the bar sitting by herself during last call for drinks. I was living in one of the lamest cities in one of the lamest states in the country, SV had a 6-12 month wait, the going rate was around 5,000$ which I did not have at the time. Years later,...There were legal ways to obtain one, loopholes I'd end up paying about 25% ontop of that 5k. I finally said fuck this I'm building one. Back in the day there was a company called Limited 10 out of California, IDK if they even sell unfinished frames at this point. They guy running the company was such an A+ gentleman I asked for a 1" extra piece of dust cover to weld for a full 6" slab slide and he hooked it up no charge. Fucking awesome guy.
I ended up learning 2011 building from scratch my machinist background helped but this was NOT like milling the pocket of a AR FCG in one afternoon. I Ordered a 10mm sloppy barrel that was surprisingly cheap, just dropped in and spring kit to tune for appropriate cycling. The real heart was a .40 Kart brand barrel I hand fitted locked up so tight It had a break-in period. After welding the extra 1" dust cover, trimming it to length and fitting the premo target barrel (and the other 101 things you need to hand fit for a 1911/2011 ) she got bead blasted by a local guy and I followed by a nice coat of HK black firearms high grade epoxy finish, the shit that costs $45 a can and you have ONE day to use it, no touch ups the next day
because its a two part mix that uses a catalyst.... Anyway shoots the dick off a fly at 10 yard with the Kart hand fit barrel. I think my smug moment was I was getting it milled/tapped for an RMR and instead of doing it myself just took it too a Gunsmith who actually owned a CNC mill. I open the Box "Whoa... nice STI you got there" I smile like a smug faggot, "well.... she's actually hand built despite what the grips say:" I love going to the outdoor ranges, I wait for majority to take a reload moment and then I run 10-15 rounds of "BANG-PING, BANG-PING, BANG-PING..." they hear the 160 grains slamming the plate just a little louder than 9mm they are mostly driving into the dirt and look over.
@Seafarer, I love dogs. Makes me sad this is common practice. Many countries and conflicts they used a suppressed 10/22 entering an area to kill the dogs on sentry. The film "Waltz with Bashir" 2004, depicts a man who has terrible nightmares and guilt of killing the dogs that would have alerted the small town they were approaching.
