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Internet-Based Lobotomy said:
Wow, I shot a .38 by Charter Arms before and my face caught some shrapnel from it a few times in one cylinder. Needless to say after that I didn't care how cheap it was.
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Alright, to me that implies it's some part of the firearm itself that deflects or guides shrapnel towards the shooter. That's some Saturday night special quality control. I found the manufacturer's website, and it's just as reassuring:

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sodomy lifestyle said:
Curious coincidence, I was just typing the post below.

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Nevada boomer reviews a particularly shitty revolver:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=BTdIVc1eTuk
I couldn't even find a manual online for this hunk of shit, which irks me because I wanted to see how the firing pin is designed.. the way the gun consistently gave a light strike on first double action pull was curious to me.

Getting cut in the face repeatedly by shrapnel is more serious, I suppose the rounds got mangled at the forcing cone, causing debris to shoot out with the projectile as seen in the slow motion? Or maybe there was enough slop at the air gap to bounce lead shavings back at the shooter, don't know?
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It's called a Pitbull because it attacks its owner. And the part of the frame the grip screws onto isn't part of the receiver like most revolvers and it's plastic.
 
in 1965 Charter Arms was one of the most innovative revolver manufacturers on the market. They were the first to use a monolithic frame without sideplates like Smith & Wesson and Colt. they also simplified the mechanism and introduced a transfer bar safety.

Some of charter arm's people would go to Ruger and in 1972 the Security-six line of revolvers were released with all the above mentioned features manufactured to a much higher quality and attractive price. there is a direct line of lineage from the Charter arms undercover .38 of 1965 to the Ruger SP101 in 1989.

Original charter arms went bust in the 1990s and was brought back by private equity in the early 2000s at a new factory. they really had to cut costs to compete and there is just no QA anymore.

I own a first model undercover. made in the first year of production. it did good service for 2 men and 1 woman who carried it before me. I managed to shoot it loose and unfortunately modern Charter refuses to repair old charter guns.
 
sodomy lifestyle said:
Alright, to me that implies it's some part of the firearm itself that deflects or guides shrapnel towards the shooter. That's some Saturday night special quality control. I found the manufacturer's website, and it's just as reassuring:
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That's exactly what it is. Its a sloppy timing issue. I've got a Rohm 10 which might as well be the Platonic Ideal of the Saturday Night Special. That bitch throws just as much lead out of the side as it does down the barrel. They'll eventually crack the frame then explode. An acquaintance gave me a purse full of them and I have no idea what to do with them because they're unsafe to shoot. Can't find a pawn shop to take them, not even the hood one lmao.



Also got my Wolf-A1 upper with the Biaotac T.S concept handguard. Not a lot of info out there about the handguard but its definitely not airsoft quality like the other T-91 handguards. The fitment /machining is on par with my KRYK, Zenitco stuff, perhaps better because I didn't have to do any filing. Thew it on my cheapest AR-15 lower but haven't had time to shoot it yet. Glory to Nvidia and TSMC.

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Romulus augustulus said:
in 1965 Charter Arms was one of the most innovative revolver manufacturers on the market. They were the first to use a monolithic frame without sideplates like Smith & Wesson and Colt. they also simplified the mechanism and introduced a transfer bar safety.

Some of charter arm's people would go to Ruger and in 1972 the Security-six line of revolvers were released with all the above mentioned features manufactured to a much higher quality and attractive price. there is a direct line of lineage from the Charter arms undercover .38 of 1965 to the Ruger SP101 in 1989.
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I noticed a claim online of Charter Arms pioneering the modern transfer bar safety, wasn't aware that the lineage from them to Ruger was that direct, though.

Romulus augustulus said:
Original charter arms went bust in the 1990s and was brought back by private equity in the early 2000s at a new factory. they really had to cut costs to compete and there is just no QA anymore.
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I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the current company was a 'jeet operation with the firearms being manufactured in New Delhi.

Romulus augustulus said:
I own a first model undercover. made in the first year of production. it did good service for 2 men and 1 woman who carried it before me. I managed to shoot it loose and unfortunately modern Charter refuses to repair old charter guns.
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My introduction to Charter Arms products was a stock photo of a police evidence table with a plum-colored blued .38spl Undercover placed alongside various BBQ guns. From what I've read the old production guns were good quality. A bitch move by the current company not to honor old stock maintenance, but I don't think I'd trust them to correctly repair anything anymore.
 
ifunny pride world wide said:
ifunny pride world wide said:
That's exactly what it is. Its a sloppy timing issue. I've got a Rohm 10 which might as well be the Platonic Ideal of the Saturday Night Special. That bitch throws just as much lead out of the side as it does down the barrel. They'll eventually crack the frame then explode. An acquaintance gave me a purse full of them and I have no idea what to do with them because they're unsafe to shoot. Can't find a pawn shop to take them, not even the hood one lmao.



Also got my Wolf-A1 upper with the Biaotac T.S concept handguard. Not a lot of info out there about the handguard but its definitely not airsoft quality like the other T-91 handguards. The fitment /machining is on par with my KRYK, Zenitco stuff, perhaps better because I didn't have to do any filing. Thew it on my cheapest AR-15 lower but haven't had time to shoot it yet. Glory to Nvidia and TSMC.
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Putting a Chicom optic on a Taiwanese upper is a pretty good bit.
 
Internet-Based Lobotomy said:
That one nigger rapper that shot himself in the head on video had a laser on his gun. I'll try to procure the video if you'd be interested in seeing that. It's probably in one of the death related threads or maybe even posted here a while back.
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I remember watching it in the Post Videos of People Dying thread. Don't remember what page.
 
Internet-Based Lobotomy said:
That one nigger rapper that shot himself in the head on video had a laser on his gun. I'll try to procure the video if you'd be interested in seeing that. It's probably in one of the death related threads or maybe even posted here a while back.
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Ass to Ass said:
I remember watching it in the Post Videos of People Dying thread. Don't remember what page.
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This one? Made me chuckle. [Source post]

 

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888Flux said:
don't own a TX-22 but think I just found a good excuse to buy one
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I didn't own one but I needed to make a terrible meme. Now I at least have a reason to keep it lol
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Haven't shot it a ton, the trigger was crunchy out of the box but got better after running a mag or two through. It's been pretty solid but I need more time on it. I wanted a full size .22 pistol with a threaded barrel and it was #3 on my list but the meme couldn't wait for me to find #1 or #2
 
Boney said:
Snub .357 decided to start shedding pinky nail sized metal shavings off its cylinders. Only casualty was some scrapes of tiny shrapnel in the hand.
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>be me a week or two ago
>friend gave me a .357 Taurus to try out
>brand new in the box, he has more guns than he knows what to do with
>be me today
>decide to go shoot it to celebrate labor day and so I can give it back to him
>shoot
>oh I'm getting some spalling in my face
>go to kick out the empty shells
>ejector rod is stuck
>guess I'm done shooting for today
>fast forward a few hours
>realize my thumb is kinda throbbing
>see that I got a splinter
>huh thats weird when did that happen
>go to take it out
>its fucking copper
>immediately remember someone posting in the thread about Taurus

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This is why you wear eyepro I guess lul
 
74164978231 said:
Why in gods name would you make a bolt action 380 so bulky and not put a threaded barrel on it?
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That's the interesting side of home gunsmiths and something I miss when browsing the Weaponeer forums back in the day, lots of blocky, bulky designs with so much excess material and a lack of planning in attaching the working bits and furniture to the receiver. Meanwhile the ones making laminated bolts and welding using coat hangers and car batteries had sleek and slim down pretty well.
 
AGPinochet said:
Do you have any data/anecdotes on the effect cold weather(40F and below) has on machine gun barrel cooling and thus maximum rate of fire over X amount of time. Is this a factor to even consider or is the effect negligible?
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from my time at NWTC in Alaska, the cold bore on the MG had issues on actually pulling on heavy belts - you had to run them with a little dry lube and just have like 50 rounds or something. the M60 could do heavy belts in cold weather and salt-brine air which gets real cold when doing over the beach stuff (and an M60E4 is fun for VBSS shenanigans) but the SAW was DOA half the time unless you bunked with it. the M240 was also cold weather good to go with heavy belts but had issues with the quick change barrel sticking.

once the MG got to temperature it functioned normally, with the cold weather the biggest tip was you had to inspect and break down and clean and grease/lube all weapons daily or they would freeze. the only exceptions were the MGs, especially the SAW which needed dry lube and lithium grease and you kept your belt size significantly smaller than typical until the MG heated up enough to be reliable.
 
Commander X said:
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Speaking of which, anyone here have recommendations for what companies do good slide milling work? I want to add a red dot to my 2 S&W M&P 2.0 compacts. I asked S&W if they'd sell me optics-ready slides because I figured I'd save time even if it cost a bit more money but they were all, "LOL, go fuck yourself."

I'm planning on using Vortex Defender XLs.
 
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Dean Pentel said:
Speaking of which, anyone here have recommendations for what companies do good slide milling work? I want to add a red dot to my my 2 S&W M&P 2.0 compacts. I asked S&W if they'd sell me optics-ready slides because I figured I'd save time even if it cost a bit more money but they were all, "LOL, go fuck yourself."

I'm planning on using Vortex Defender XLs.
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Wager Machine Works does them very well for duty use.
 
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