fallout ranger
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State? Here in Cali the gun laws are bad in many ways. Overly opressive.
State? Here in Cali the gun laws are bad in many ways. Overly opressive.
The Guns and Ammo Thread
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metalboss44
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Oregon, right above ya. The gun laws here seem pretty lax. I was surprised I was able to get it right there the same day I purchased it, I was expecting there to be some sort of long ass background check process or something.
fallout ranger
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No waiting period!?!?!
Lucky, and for a handgun no less.
Lucky, and for a handgun no less.
metalboss44
It Wandered In From the Wastes
Is it true dry firing is really bad for the gun? OOPS, I dry fired 3 times already, any chance for damage to the pin?
fallout ranger
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It can be bad, but not as bad as people say. But it is good to avoid it . Just use a spent case or buy snap caps (not sure if they have them in .22).
There are quite a few guns out there that it won't hurt anything and even if it isn't one of those guns the world wont end and the dry firing police wont drag your ass out the door. BUT it will damage it eventually. Just a rule of thumb avoid dry firing.
not really. some are specifically designed to withstand it (usually those are military weapons meant for low trained conscripts).Seeks said:
though it is true that the vast majority can be hurt by dryfiring and some weapons should specifically NOT EVER BE DRYFIRED! (the CZ52 jumps to mind)
For shotguns we have shots that are designed to be used for dryfiring . Called "klick patron" Back home in Norway. Basically used for training drawing the gun and pulling the trigger in a smoth fashion without destroying the gun.SuAside said:
Edit found some photos:
I have never heard of it for rifles or handguns though.
I personally stick to battle rifles.. I love the feel of a bolt action weapon firing -real- ammo :]
Yugo M-48 (a Kar98 clone). probably my youngest rifle, it's only 60 years old.
Enfield No1 Mk3*.. stamped 1927, india manu.
Mosin-Nagant M44.. my most recently bought one.. I haven't played with it much.. but it's nice to have a 54R that isn't as long as I am tall..
Mosin-Nagant 91 Dragoon.. receiver is stamped 1894... it's impressive to think of the history attached to it.. alittle dismaying to think of all the people that it might have killed, or owners that might have been killed.. of course it could have just been in an attic for the last hundred years too..)
Yugo M-48 (a Kar98 clone). probably my youngest rifle, it's only 60 years old.
Enfield No1 Mk3*.. stamped 1927, india manu.
Mosin-Nagant M44.. my most recently bought one.. I haven't played with it much.. but it's nice to have a 54R that isn't as long as I am tall..
Mosin-Nagant 91 Dragoon.. receiver is stamped 1894... it's impressive to think of the history attached to it.. alittle dismaying to think of all the people that it might have killed, or owners that might have been killed.. of course it could have just been in an attic for the last hundred years too..)
there is no such thing as wetfiring, except if you submerge it in water, but that's not a good idea for most weapons 
first google hit: http://www.pistoleer.com/azoom/
you're going to have to post some pics of it or i'm going to loby for your removal from this forum on grounds of not appeasing the SuA-monster.
it's called a snapcap. it usually doesnt have that fancy spring thing of yours, but it has plastic instead of a primer. it doesn't really get damaged much unless you abuse it, so you can keep using it for quite a while.Loxley said:
first google hit: http://www.pistoleer.com/azoom/
now you've gone & done it... my favorite old war rifle (the right version too)...UncleDrax said:
you're going to have to post some pics of it or i'm going to loby for your removal from this forum on grounds of not appeasing the SuA-monster.
SuAside said:
It's hardly a collectors piece.. it's mismatched and in rough-looking shape.. but it still cycles wonderfully and is great fun to fire...
To boot, my camera is on loan for an extended period.. but I needa borrow a camera anyhow, so I'll see what I can do.
regardless, they're just so friggin' classic they can take a beating and still look awesome.UncleDrax said:
as for the action, yup, a Smelly (SMLE) has the smoothest action i've ever shot. (if it doesnt, there's something wrong with it)
you'd better!UncleDrax said:
UncleDrax said:
Mismatched and in rough shape is my favorite way! Really, If I could get away with rust on the outside of the gun I'd do it... however I'm not going to take the chance.
Kyuu said:Glocks are supposed to be able to shoot underwater.
Go ahead and try it! But don't blame me if your hand gets blown off because water is more dense than air.... Likely is this rumor came from dunking the gun for a while, letting the barrel empty and shooting it.
I present the APS! There are also a couple pistols... the American one has a very retarded design for it's ammunition storage.
http://world.guns.ru/assault/as69-e.htm
not really. you need to swap a few parts to make it shoot reliably under water.Kyuu said:Glocks are supposed to be able to shoot underwater.SuAside said:there is no such thing as wetfiring, except if you submerge it in water, but that's not a good idea for most weapons
most (if not all) guns can fire underwater, you know, but an (semi-)automatic will not rechamber the round reliably.
the chance of it going kaboom with the right partskit is rather small.Ah-Teen said:
but firing a handgun under water is moronic anyway, it'll only go a meter or so before the power is so small it no longer poses a threat.
fallout ranger
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Drag coefficients of most bullets are too high to retain much energy/speed underwater, which is why a spear, with a high cross-sectional density, and a long slender shape, will go farther and faster.