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Big oof. At that price, I'd rather get a Five Seven and be able to conceal it... and of course, I decided that was too expensive a long time ago, too.
Someday there will be a 5.7mm gun that is not a cash grab, but it looks like today is not that day. Which is a shame, because I bet it's a fun caliber.
Taking the AR FCG is a weird bit of engineering. I wonder if they did it to keep costs down.
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Flinty wrote: The benefit of slate is that its.actually a.rock with rock like properties. The downside is that it's a rock
Ouze wrote: Oh yeah, i forgot that one was coming out! At $800, that's in the "expensive, but doable" category. I'm interested for sure.
My local gun store is offering them for around $675.
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I need to pause to let me wallet absorb the CZ pistol a bit though. That's being delivered to my FFL today, along with all the magpul addons I got to tart it up with. I skipped the binary trigger for now - it was bad enough when my $100 bump stock was turned unlawful on a political whim, I'm not sure I want to gamble with a $450 addon.
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Flinty wrote: The benefit of slate is that its.actually a.rock with rock like properties. The downside is that it's a rock
I've got a 57. Apart from 20 round capacity it is nothing special. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The ammo is very expensive and it just feels like a toy in my hands. A toy that is really expensive to shoot. I just can't get it to shoot straight ether. Some people might like it but I really regret getting it. It did come with a really nice case and several magazines though .
If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced.
- Fox Mulder
I've been fascinated with South Korea's K2 for a while, and unexpectedly obtained one, albeit paired with a PTR32.
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This K2 is apparently a particularly early one, with a pinned piston/bolt carrier and a 1/12 twist rate barrel as it was produced before NATO standardization on M855. Whoever owned it before me I think shot it once in 1985 and never touched it again, I'm pretty sure I put more wear on it taking it apart and playing with the action than it had when I got it a couple days ago.
The internals however are pretty neat, most of the FCG (apart from the safety) is interchangeable with standard AR15 FCG parts (or can be modified to fit), while the operating mechanism is essentially an AR BCG with the back end cut off and stuck to an AK piston/recoil assembly.
The trio of roller locks
I'm undecided on the fate of the PTR32. It's neat, the fit/finish is gorgeous, and its practically brand new, but it's also heavy and awkward (easily weighs more and balances worse than the .308 in there) and is extremely picky on mags.
Going to need to get to the range soon...but probably not in the next couple of weeks unfortunately.
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IRON WITHIN, IRON WITHOUT.
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Yeah it's a normal lug, there's just a weird machining mark on one side that caught the light oddly. The later DR200 imports that had thumbhole stocks had it milled off.
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New Heavy Gear Log! Also...Grey Knights! The correct pronunciation is Imperial Guard and Stormtroopers, "Astra Militarum" and "Tempestus Scions" are something you'll find at Hogwarts.
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Very nice. Gun Jebus's love affair with French firearms is well known.
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Gracias! Gun Jebus's book is pretty cool, I'm looking forward to the others from the same group coming out on the Kabul arsenal and Soviet/Russian development.
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Nice. Not picking one of those up when they were still available new at Atlantic Firearms is my number one firearms purchase-related regret. I'm hoping the ISD Bulgarian BSR-74 that Arsenal is supposedly going to be importing is reasonably priced and similar in quality to the SLR-104 variants. I do not intend to make the same mistake twice!
Yeah, anyone who missed out an Arsenal or Saiga rifle when they were new and $500....(ugh, it pains me!) is kicking themselves. That was the best rifle for the best price you could buy at the time. Now the leftovers are all $1200+, etc.
I've been abusing one of these for 10 years or so (the other is a backup)
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Both Rifle Dynamics builds back when Fuller was running it and before they took off and he left.
This is the "go to" gun, referred to fondly as "The Brown Bitch". It's around 15,000 rounds deep and running like a top.
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Very cool '74's, I don't even wanna think about how much they cost
Did those mags come that color or did you paint them? I don't recall seeing '74 mags in that color before, but they look nice.
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They were built in a time when I had the funds to do it all. The magazines are old surplus mags just hit with Brownell's Alumahyde spray - same way the rifles are done. I have a few new 74 mags, but the old surplus ones will probably never die, so I keep running them. I've since ditched the Magpul forend furniture and gone back to the standard 74 stuff to keep it more streamlined/small.
I'm waiting for PSA to make a decent 5.45 version of their new AKs and I might eventually swap one out. AK's are a bitch to get modified properly, so if PSA can do all the stuff necessary right off the bat, it'd be nice to have a gun with a proper warranty. The AK market is a friggin' minefield and is super frustrating to discuss with new shooters, etc.
I hope PSA puts a huge dent in the market with their stuff.
PS: Yes, I love my Vickers sling. Eventually I'll outfit the other rifle with an MRDS of some sort and a sling, but it never gets any use right now. Problem of having a back-up AK....your starter AK never breaks.
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Eh, I've had two gun related things happen over the weekend. One, my Type 38's hand guard cracked. fething spares are expensive when available at all. And I got out my 1930's H&R Bay State and cleaned it. It's been a bit of a closet queen for a while.
Fate is in heaven, armor is on the chest, accomplishment is in the feet. - Nagao Kagetora
Update...finally found a deal on a Dillon square B progressive reloading vice.....all I can say is wow what a difference...came with 4 different cal to reload... absolutely amazed how much faster I can turn out quality ammo.
I wish I had the space for a reloading bench...one find day. Anything particularly cool you're reloading?
BaronIveagh wrote: Eh, I've had two gun related things happen over the weekend. One, my Type 38's hand guard cracked. fething spares are expensive when available at all. And I got out my 1930's H&R Bay State and cleaned it. It's been a bit of a closet queen for a while.
I've seen monte carlo stocks for Type 38's, but never originals or repros sadly.
IRON WITHIN, IRON WITHOUT.
New Heavy Gear Log! Also...Grey Knights! The correct pronunciation is Imperial Guard and Stormtroopers, "Astra Militarum" and "Tempestus Scions" are something you'll find at Hogwarts.
My reloading stuff is currently in boxes, I had to dismantle the old shed as it was rotting around my ears, now in the process of sorting out a new one.
I love my Dillon 550B, makes reloading almost a pleasure
Vaktathi wrote: I've seen monte carlo stocks for Type 38's, but never originals or repros sadly.
Yeah, it's looking like I'll have to bend over and buy one of the full stock and hand guard sets people sell. *sigh* On the up side, I found an Afghan Jazail in a closet. I'll break out the camera and do a few pics tomorrow maybe.
Fate is in heaven, armor is on the chest, accomplishment is in the feet. - Nagao Kagetora
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I wish I could just ‘find’ guns in my closet.
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
LOL You should have lived in the house I grew up in. My brother is still finding loose pistols in that place.
cuda1179 wrote: Stuff's getting real in my town. Handful of break-ins, some beatings. All for basic stuff. For the first time I'm considering carrying while at home.
That's my town without a global pandemic on.
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Fate is in heaven, armor is on the chest, accomplishment is in the feet. - Nagao Kagetora
The local public range which was supposed to be close permanently is back open - guessing people blew up their phones/email or something....felt good to get out and shoot today. Really getting comfortable with the carry gun.
Starting with a budget friendly, good quality, and comfortable pistol.
Researched quite a few, but was limited in selection unfortunately (seems like everyone has the same idea I did).
Going with the Ruger Security 9 with the Hogue grip.
Felt one at a shop, and felt good....but am going to get the 17 round extended mag to increase the grip length so my pinkey finger has a better, more secure grip.
Feel good with a price of $310.
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Awesome, hope you like it. My current carry piece is also a Ruger, albeit an LCR.
When you get a chance, get us a range report
Went to the range myself today, took the PTR32 out for the 2nd time, finally got in an MLOK handguard and a VFG for it, tried it out next to the original wide handguard/bipod, I think it's an improvement (definitely much lighter) though doesn't have the same HK look, but more than anything I realized how much I hate the stock actually, the length of pull on those things is stupid long and makes maneuvering the gun and getting a proper sight picture a PITA. Never bothered changing it on my PTR91GIR as I basically bought it specifically as a G3 clone, but deffo going to have to change it on the this one. Unfortunately I think my only option is a $300 Spuhr stock
IRON WITHIN, IRON WITHOUT.
New Heavy Gear Log! Also...Grey Knights! The correct pronunciation is Imperial Guard and Stormtroopers, "Astra Militarum" and "Tempestus Scions" are something you'll find at Hogwarts.
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