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MrB said:
Reminder that Fatrick's gun is a PS90 and Lowtax killed himself with a 5.7
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I'm surprised he was willing to pay the money for one considering the worse-than-airsoft tier accessories he put on his Glock.

I'll shamefully admit what when I was younger and knew much less about firearms I almost bought a Five Seven. Instead the dumbest gun I ever bought was a P229 in .357 Sig because I figured anything the US Air Marshals use must be a great gun.
 
Taser Confetti said:
I'm surprised he was willing to pay the money for one considering the worse-than-airsoft tier accessories he put on his Glock.

I'll shamefully admit what when I was younger and knew much less about firearms I almost bought a Five Seven. Instead the dumbest gun I ever bought was a P229 in .357 Sig because I figured anything the US Air Marshals use must be a great gun.
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never shot 357 sig but have found it interesting round. how has your experience been shooting it?
 
Neo-Nazi Rich Evans said:
never shot 357 sig but have found it interesting round. how has your experience been shooting it?
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I was a poorfag that winced every time I took it to the range and while a powerful round (I'd argue better than .40 in every way) it's not enough to justify the rarity of ammo, weapon selection and recoil IMO.
 
Moon Man Fan said:
Does anyone here still use a musket for home defense
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Who doesn't, I just prefer mine with a few more modern conveniences, like rifling and percussion caps. What wonderful technology, I wonder what will come next.
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Mandemus said:
Who doesn't, I just prefer mine with a few more modern conveniences, like rifling and percussion caps. What wonderful technology, I wonder what will come next.
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Did you get one of the kit guns or just buy the finished rifle somewhere? Been thinking of getting one to extend deer season and have a sick wall hanger. I wanted to put one together myself, but I don't know which kit to get.
 
Dean Pentel said:
I too learned to hate that stock. One came on a POF Renegade Plus that I bought in 2018. Lived with it a for a little bit but then swapped it out for something much better. Why does anyone like that thing?
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My Origin 12 came with one of those stocks as well and I hated it. Ended up swapping it out for a Double Star ACE Hammer stock. It's a damn heavy stock since it's all aluminum, but it's rugged as hell. I like the idea that I could bash in a door with it if I so desired, and the added weight helps tame the recoil of high brass shells even more than the Origin already does. And it's a cool looking stock, not gonna lie.

MrB said:
Reminder that Fatrick's gun is a PS90 and Lowtax killed himself with a 5.7
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I had a PS90 many, many moons ago when I still had my first gun collection. It was the old school style PS90 that had the built in optic. Fun as hell to shoot. Took it out bunny blasting with my cousin once. Didn't see any bunnies that day, but we did see little lizards that were less than four inches long, and I was able to pop them from about 35 yards or so. But I don't really miss it. I'd much rather have something like a B&T TP9 these days.
 
Burekbossman said:
Did you get one of the kit guns or just buy the finished rifle somewhere? Been thinking of getting one to extend deer season and have a sick wall hanger. I wanted to put one together myself, but I don't know which kit to get.
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finished rifle, on midwayusa. I didn't have the space at the time to build the kit also I was lazy.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1020176389?pid=103597
heres the kit version
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1020176439?pid=417999
 
Agares said:
Does anyone know what VFG's they were using in the late 90's/early 2000's for M16's with the quad rail? I'm trying to keep my AR setup period accurate.
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They were most certainly using a KAC RAS, which will come with a variety of rail panels, and the KAC broomhandle grip.
(This is the link to the grip from Knights, if you actually drop $80 on one of these I'mma slap you through your monitor for not finding a surplus one (probably stolen, lul) on ebay for $20.)
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I have a Night's RAS on a MK18 clone build. It was expensive, and its heavy as fuck, and that's before I bought the "upgraded" lower rail that actually locks to the barrel nut and isn't just held in by the delta ring like the issued M4 RAS lower.

At least it looks cool.

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Anyone else here run a Christensen Arms MPR in .300 PRC? I ask because I have one that I've been trying to run to learn LR shooting. On paper it's all pretty good. In reality the fucker has problems with anything heavier than 212 grains. Either the bolt becomes damn near impossible to cycle normally or a fired case gets stuck and I need to knock it out with a cleaning rod. This is some bullshit because I bought/made a bunch of rounds with Hornady 225 ELD-Ms and Berger 230 OTMs. It worked fine for the first 300-350 rounds but now I have to use a brass 12 gauge brush to clean the chamber/throat every 30ish rounds.

A buddy of mine that knows this stuff well told me I need to have a gunsmith run a chamber reamer through it to resolve this issue. Anyone ever done that before?

Edit: Added a picture of the fired brass for our beloved @Club Sandwich

A loaded round will insert into the chamber without issue but one has to shake the rifle a little tiny bit to get it to fall out with the bolt removed.

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Dean Pentel said:
It worked fine for the first 300-350 rounds but now I have to use a brass 12 gauge brush to clean the chamber/throat every 30ish rounds.
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what does the brass look like? are there visible striations or ripples? is the fired case showing rim tear or deformation at all? is there any noticeable cracking at the neck or shoulder?

for the chamber, can a 3/8" dowel with 1 layer of paper wrapped around it move smoothly against the chamber walls? it is often the rear-most 3rd of the chamber that can have issues if not finished reamed. if the dowel+paper encounters roughness here, consider some wet 400 grit 5-6 passes then check again. with the bolt removed from the action and pointed in a safe direction, does a loaded case fully seat with mere finger pressure? when tilted does it stick or immediately fall free rearward?
 
Club Sandwich said:
for the chamber, can a 3/8" dowel with 1 layer of paper wrapped around it move smoothly against the chamber walls? it is often the rear-most 3rd of the chamber that can have issues if not finished reamed. if the dowel+paper encounters roughness here, consider some wet 400 grit 5-6 passes then check again. with the bolt removed from the action and pointed in a safe direction, does a loaded case fully seat with mere finger pressure? when tilted does it stick or immediately fall free rearward?
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The fired brass shows no structural issues/abnormalities if it ejects without issue. If the case sticks in the chamber, the last 1/3 of it towards the case head is sooty (I'll upload a pic later).

I can push a round into the chamber easily enough and then close the bolt on it. I have not tested to see if it falls out freely with the bolt removed. I'll do that and report back.
 
MrB said:
Reminder that Fatrick's gun is a PS90 and Lowtax killed himself with a 5.7
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Seafarer said:
It’s the lolcow caliber.
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True. I still like when it shows up in vidya though lol.
Taser Confetti said:
I'm surprised he was willing to pay the money for one considering the worse-than-airsoft tier accessories he put on his Glock.

I'll shamefully admit what when I was younger and knew much less about firearms I almost bought a Five Seven. Instead the dumbest gun I ever bought was a P229 in .357 Sig because I figured anything the US Air Marshals use must be a great gun.
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Taser Confetti said:
I was a poorfag that winced every time I took it to the range and while a powerful round (I'd argue better than .40 in every way) it's not enough to justify the rarity of ammo, weapon selection and recoil IMIMO.
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I'd probably go with 40 over 357 sig for my odd caliber gun just because ammo is everywhere. One day.

Dean Pentel said:
Anyone else here run a Christensen Arms MPR in .300 PRC? I ask because I have one that I've been trying to run to learn LR shooting. On paper it's all pretty good. In reality the fucker has problems with anything heavier than 212 grains. Either the bolt becomes damn near impossible to cycle normally or a fired case gets stuck and I need to knock it out with a cleaning rod. This is some bullshit because I bought/made a bunch of rounds with Hornady 225 ELD-Ms and Berger 230 OTMs. It worked fine for the first 300-350 rounds but now I have to use a brass 12 gauge brush to clean the chamber/throat every 30ish rounds.

A buddy of mine that knows this stuff well told me I need to have a gunsmith run a chamber reamer through it to resolve this issue. Anyone ever done that before?
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Not completely related, but How does 300 PRC shoot drop, power, and range wise compared to 300 win mag? I have a Franchi Momentum bolt action with a 4x12 Vortex in 300 win mag, never thought going with one of the more boutique calibers due to ammo cost. That and 300 can kill any game in Utah.
 
WelperHelper99 said:
Not completely related, but How does 300 PRC shoot drop, power, and range wise compared to 300 win mag? I have a Franchi Momentum bolt action with a 4x12 Vortex in 300 win mag, never thought going with one of the more boutique calibers due to ammo cost. That and 300 can kill any game in Utah.
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A great question. In my opinion, at ethical hunting ranges the two are so similar in performance (for similar bullet weights) that I can't see the PRC round being a clearly better choice. I think even the recoil of the two rounds is pretty darn similar.

If you want a lot less drop and less wind drift because you're shooting at like 1600 yds, the PRC is the superior choice. If hunting big game in North America or killing people out to about 1100 yds is your concern, you have plenty of great factory loaded options and platforms already in existence. No compelling reason to switch away from the old magnum.
 
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