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I don't do PPC (how many actually do these days?), but I badly want to get a revolver with one of those big and fancy sights on them for the aesthetic alone.
I'd want to put this kind of sight on like a large-bore Dan Wesson revolver of some sort.
They have done no such thing, staking the bolt handle, making sure you don't have a deathtrap FCG, and then refinishing the entire thing, would be mandatory IMO.
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Not out yet, still under development. Not even in beta. Ivan is the guy behind it.hmm the file you attached is .png not .stl
thats ok
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For anyone interested in fighting post-Bruen lawsuits, NYGuns is organizing a fundraiser to sue New York and New York City for permitting requirements, FDNY placing ammo restrictions, NYC's two pistol limit, mag capacity, and permit reciprocity.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/foundation-for-a-safer-ny-improve-our-safety-laws
https://www.gofundme.com/f/foundation-for-a-safer-ny-improve-our-safety-laws
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To add to this advice, marking your mags (either with paint or even something as simple as a colored rubber band), is also a not-terrible idea, especially since mags are still pretty cheap.
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Thoughts on PCC cucks?
(dudes too poor to afford a proper Rifle)
Well, I'm a PCC cuck, and guess what, It's all I got and I'll fight to the death with it. If you think it's so fucking wimpy, why don't you fucking stand in front of it yeah? Yeah? Yeah?
God I wish I wasn't poor.....
(dudes too poor to afford a proper Rifle)
Well, I'm a PCC cuck, and guess what, It's all I got and I'll fight to the death with it. If you think it's so fucking wimpy, why don't you fucking stand in front of it yeah? Yeah? Yeah?
God I wish I wasn't poor.....
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I have 5.56 guns and refuse to get any .300 BLK ever. There is too much concern on dangerous combinations happening.
This why I hate .300 BLK and wonder why it was ever approved.
For suppressed shooting I use .350 legend. Close to the same mag capacity and 50-100gr heavier bullet.
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You guys think it would be fine to shoot 8mm Turkish rounds off my M48? I've heard some things about the rounds.
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After seeing Ian's reviews of all the surplus ammo he could get, I wouldn't fire any of it out of anything I gave a fuck about.
It's a mauser, it likely won't kill you. However...
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Sorry to ask a potentially stupid question but I am overthinking it and it's causing me grief, should I get a 1000 round case of Magtech 115 grain for $300? or go with the Winchester at the same weight for $400? Not so much for my pistol but my brother in his infinite wisdom decided to get a Walther P-38 and that thing is picky with feeding it's ammo
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Magtech isn't my favorite but it's not going to kaboom.
Do you know if it works in the Walther? That data guides your decision.
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I am not sure if it will, we had trouble running Fiochi out of it but that was most likely the magazine being filthy causing the follower not to fully feed the round, or the gun itself not being as clean as it should have been despite me telling him to clean and oil it before we shot.
We also ran a box of Herters and those didn't give us trouble once despite me expecting them to be the worse of the two.
Thanks for the input at least never used magtech myself but the cost isn't bad
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I would advise against it. The M48 is as strong as any other proper Mauser, so the action will take it just fine, but the excessive recoil is going to be rough on the stock, and you can actually get duds and hangfires and stuff with it. If you just insist on shooting it, you should wait and let the round sit in the chamber for about half a minute before cycling, and put the rifle in some cheap aftermarket plastic stock during, something you wouldn't mind ruining, or an already broken leftover stock held together with tape and woodputty.
IMO the only real use for Turkish 7.92mm Mauser ammo is as a collectible. Optionally you could break it down to components, discarding the old degraded powder and then reloading the stuff with fresh powder, but ask yourself how willing you are to put in the time and effort for that for corrosive primers and mediocre FMJ projectiles.
EDIT: I suppose I would ditch the primers too, now that I think about it, considering they are pretty sketchy in reliability.
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I've one to share. I present to you a weapon that has been in my family since at least the 1930's, a 1920 Colt Police Target .22 Double Action.
Now, there's the steely eyed among you who are going to notice that there is something funky going on with this weapon.
Scoremaster markings seen here, along with original mount for rear site on the rifle.
Weld job and that famous Colt logo. She's had a rough life.
Now, there's the steely eyed among you who are going to notice that there is something funky going on with this weapon.
My great grandfather is the one who acquired this revolver. He was previously a field artillery sergeant during the "Great War" and after returning home, became a gunsmith as a hobby. Beyond that, he was a competition pistolero and we have pictures of him with his many awards and medals for being one of the best in the nation. (I attribute my shot to this side of the family.) There's actually a story of him backing down the police, which I'll spoiler below because it's pretty based imo. I digress, one of his favorite things to do while practicing the art of gunsmithing was find revolvers that were badly damaged in some way or another, and frankenstein them or repair them back to functioning capacity. Typically as trap door/home defense.
This .22 was acquired with the barrel being completely destroyed (idk how this was accomplished) and other issues, such as the cylinder freely spinning. It sat in my great grandfathers possession for some time in this state, completely inop. In fact, it would be about 30 years when a .22 hunting rifle he was using had the stock get damaged. Now, my great grandfather could furnish a new stock, no problem. But he took the opportunity to remove the barrel, cut it down, and machine it to thread in and replace the missing barrel of the pistol pictured. In fact, the rear site aperture mount is the flat block on the barrel, and the markings are still engraved identifying the barrel as once belonging to a Remington Scoremaster. A part of the cylinder lock was welded to prevent the cylinder from slipping. It can still happen if pressured by hand on certain spots, but while firing it stays true. The front sight (now gone across my many packings and movings :[) was just a large metal spade tacked in position. With that, I found the revolver to be remarkably accurate up to 30 yards and, with practice, able to hit targets consistently between 30-50 yards.
She's passed many hands in our family and some were unfortunately more unkind than others. You might see rust pits that I've cleaned away and done my best to keep her in presentable shape. Currently, this old girl is retired. Reason being that the cylinder holes have shrank, making you have to force in the round. If you shoot it like that, you guessed it, shell no come out. You need a stick through the front of the cylinder to eject the used casing. I'm sure this could be easily remedied, but with the missing front sight and overall age, I'd rather preserve than have someone mishandle and break something further. I've been able to save a couple more of my great grandfathers works, a 1898 Argentinian Mauser he sportorized and a Ruger 10/22 he made a custom stock for before passing. Edit: Fixed the year of the mauser. Def not 1989, he was well passed by then.
This .22 was acquired with the barrel being completely destroyed (idk how this was accomplished) and other issues, such as the cylinder freely spinning. It sat in my great grandfathers possession for some time in this state, completely inop. In fact, it would be about 30 years when a .22 hunting rifle he was using had the stock get damaged. Now, my great grandfather could furnish a new stock, no problem. But he took the opportunity to remove the barrel, cut it down, and machine it to thread in and replace the missing barrel of the pistol pictured. In fact, the rear site aperture mount is the flat block on the barrel, and the markings are still engraved identifying the barrel as once belonging to a Remington Scoremaster. A part of the cylinder lock was welded to prevent the cylinder from slipping. It can still happen if pressured by hand on certain spots, but while firing it stays true. The front sight (now gone across my many packings and movings :[) was just a large metal spade tacked in position. With that, I found the revolver to be remarkably accurate up to 30 yards and, with practice, able to hit targets consistently between 30-50 yards.
She's passed many hands in our family and some were unfortunately more unkind than others. You might see rust pits that I've cleaned away and done my best to keep her in presentable shape. Currently, this old girl is retired. Reason being that the cylinder holes have shrank, making you have to force in the round. If you shoot it like that, you guessed it, shell no come out. You need a stick through the front of the cylinder to eject the used casing. I'm sure this could be easily remedied, but with the missing front sight and overall age, I'd rather preserve than have someone mishandle and break something further. I've been able to save a couple more of my great grandfathers works, a 1898 Argentinian Mauser he sportorized and a Ruger 10/22 he made a custom stock for before passing. Edit: Fixed the year of the mauser. Def not 1989, he was well passed by then.
Scoremaster markings seen here, along with original mount for rear site on the rifle.
Weld job and that famous Colt logo. She's had a rough life.
As mentioned in the background, the story of my Great Grandfather brandishing a firearm at police. This has been a story passed down by mouth. It happened, at that time, in a small town between the late 60's and 70's. There was a local article printed, but I believe that it has been lost to time. There may be an archive somewhere.
So, my Great Pappy was a nationally awarded pistolero and was known for being the best shot around. He was well known in the community and he got along well with everyone. The police were very well acquainted with his history and his projects as a gunsmith. He had, afterall, set up a shed built around a tree. This was so he could have something to shoot, and not fear hitting the house or the neighbors. It was not illegal at this point in time, because there were not that many people around in the town. However, at the time of this incident, this had changed and he no longer shot rounds off in the shed.
He and his wife lived alone, and Great Pappy would sometimes be gone for long hours at a time for a job (it was never relayed to me what his job was). So, he taught his wife how to shoot, and she had her own rifle. A 1960's Winchester Boys Junior .22. (I also have this guy still, amazing bolt design. And yes, it's a single shot.) Being relatively secluded, this made sense, but my Great Grandmother was a very kind lady and would only kill if she absolutely had to.
One night, before Pappy returned from work, a lurker was making rounds around the property and poking at the sliding door. Mammy was alerted to the noise and grabbed her rifle which lead to a confrontation between her and the inspired trespasser. Apparently, he didn't think she would actually shoot him and he was right. He kept trying to get through the sliding door. Mammy, who was justified at this point in time to take a kill shot, instead fired a warning through the roof of the house. This must have been startling enough, that the intruder didn't even consider the rifle was a single shot and it had just been wasted. He bolted, and the neighbors called to cops reporting gunfire. They showed up to the house before Paps had come back, and he found them outside the door of his home trying to break in and take his wife for negligent discharge of a weapon in a populace. He got in between, was very quickly angered at the situation and didn't give a fuck what any pokey had to say. He always carried two revolvers, and when the police came at the house again, they were met with the business end of one the revolvers and my Paps swearing that if they wanted his wife, they would have to kill him first. And he dared them to try. Now a days, there had been a shootout and it wouldn't have ended well for either side. But these were different times, and the cops knew my Paps enough to know they didn't want any part of this. They did not draw their weapons, and backed down to the point they were off the property. There was civil discussion, and a warning issued. Life carried on in the town and my Paps was forever known as the guy that ran off the police to keep his wife from being taken in. It probably would have ended in a warning anyways, but we are of Irish blood and quickness to fight against what we feel is wrong is a mentality that I have also acquired.
It is not known which revolver he used, but it is unlikely to be the one I posted. He typically carried a .38 special (also still in the family) that was his go to and a retired police weapon. It is likely this is what was drawn. If you made it this far, thank you for your time. I hope you enjoyed this history.
So, my Great Pappy was a nationally awarded pistolero and was known for being the best shot around. He was well known in the community and he got along well with everyone. The police were very well acquainted with his history and his projects as a gunsmith. He had, afterall, set up a shed built around a tree. This was so he could have something to shoot, and not fear hitting the house or the neighbors. It was not illegal at this point in time, because there were not that many people around in the town. However, at the time of this incident, this had changed and he no longer shot rounds off in the shed.
He and his wife lived alone, and Great Pappy would sometimes be gone for long hours at a time for a job (it was never relayed to me what his job was). So, he taught his wife how to shoot, and she had her own rifle. A 1960's Winchester Boys Junior .22. (I also have this guy still, amazing bolt design. And yes, it's a single shot.) Being relatively secluded, this made sense, but my Great Grandmother was a very kind lady and would only kill if she absolutely had to.
One night, before Pappy returned from work, a lurker was making rounds around the property and poking at the sliding door. Mammy was alerted to the noise and grabbed her rifle which lead to a confrontation between her and the inspired trespasser. Apparently, he didn't think she would actually shoot him and he was right. He kept trying to get through the sliding door. Mammy, who was justified at this point in time to take a kill shot, instead fired a warning through the roof of the house. This must have been startling enough, that the intruder didn't even consider the rifle was a single shot and it had just been wasted. He bolted, and the neighbors called to cops reporting gunfire. They showed up to the house before Paps had come back, and he found them outside the door of his home trying to break in and take his wife for negligent discharge of a weapon in a populace. He got in between, was very quickly angered at the situation and didn't give a fuck what any pokey had to say. He always carried two revolvers, and when the police came at the house again, they were met with the business end of one the revolvers and my Paps swearing that if they wanted his wife, they would have to kill him first. And he dared them to try. Now a days, there had been a shootout and it wouldn't have ended well for either side. But these were different times, and the cops knew my Paps enough to know they didn't want any part of this. They did not draw their weapons, and backed down to the point they were off the property. There was civil discussion, and a warning issued. Life carried on in the town and my Paps was forever known as the guy that ran off the police to keep his wife from being taken in. It probably would have ended in a warning anyways, but we are of Irish blood and quickness to fight against what we feel is wrong is a mentality that I have also acquired.
It is not known which revolver he used, but it is unlikely to be the one I posted. He typically carried a .38 special (also still in the family) that was his go to and a retired police weapon. It is likely this is what was drawn. If you made it this far, thank you for your time. I hope you enjoyed this history.
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The DIY 3D Printed AKV-521 thing is firing
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I can shoot faster and more accurately with a mirco rds on a pistol than with irons. Red dots in general work better than irons for my cross dominant eye. 95% of the time I carry my subcompact shield plus in an appendix holster where the dot has a negligible impact on concealability/printing. Some good features for CC micro rds are small optic bodysize(not overhanging your slide or significantly increasing the guns height), large dot size (ex 6 moa), and of course co witnessing with irons.
For competent shooters it comes down to personal preference and what's comfortable. If a rds added enough bulk to keep me from carrying, it wouldn't be on my gun.
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Yeah. The RDS only adds a bit of bulk at or around the beltline in any IWB holster, while the butt is the part that prints.
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