Donward Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 I just realized that the small arms thread has gotten to 303. Edit: Awww. Wasted opportunity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted March 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 31 minutes ago, Donward said: I just realized that the small arms thread has gotten to 303. Edit: Awww. Wasted opportunity... We didn't even get a single Meplat post on page 303 What is life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 He's saving it up for page 455 Zyklon, Khand-e, Donward and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguetechie Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 I got dibs on page 863... Bofors master race Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Some fresh photos by Lazarev From snipers competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Ian covers the magical anime princess alternate history rifle: Collimatrix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 From Max Popenker's Facebook: LoooSeR and Zyklon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 A look at the weird Iraqi not-quite-an-SVD I did not realize that these had stamped receivers. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 What I find interesting is how common rifles like this are in the East, but the West has decided that such long barrels are completely unacceptable even on DMRs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meplat Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 On 3/16/2017 at 4:36 PM, Donward said: I just realized that the small arms thread has gotten to 303. Edit: Awww. Wasted opportunity... Indeed, Sadly I was in a VA Hospital. I had to console my Long Branch No4 with a fifth of Canadian whiskey. She is still a bit depressed. I still have not informed her of current Canadian gun laws, lest she steal my phone, call all the people I know with Canuck ordinance, and commence a coup... On 3/16/2017 at 5:08 PM, Khand-e said: We didn't even get a single Meplat post on page 303 What is life? Because I thought others would express their love for the .303".. Seems, I was mistaken. While I was away, the standard fell. (sad eyes). On 3/16/2017 at 6:14 PM, Xlucine said: He's saving it up for page 455 My Mk VI is ready. And loaded. (not that it's unloaded. Unless I shoot it, but then it's reloaded. so..Nevermind, Fix bayonets!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Speaking of British weapons, just what do we know about the L85A2? For some reason I watched this video on the subject: Now, I'm not going to ask you to watch the video too. You don't have to, unless you really want to. Matsimus' content is decidedly second-tier and this is no exception. His history of the EM-1 and EM-2, is thoroughly conventional, which is to say wrong, and nothing else he brings up is new. But the fact that he actually used the L85 in some capacity and seems to think highly of it was interesting. So I checked ARRSE, and sure enough, the consensus there seems to be that the L85A2 is alright, although a few people who have actually used it still despise the revised model. I didn't expect this. Steve Raw's book on the SA80 program, which is really a must-read for anyone interested in the topic, has a pretty jaundiced view of the A2 upgrade program. Raw exhaustively documents the MoD's obfuscations and outright lies about the SA80's performance, and saw no reason that they would stop lying with the introduction of the A2. He was therefore quite dubious that the A2 upgrade program fixed everything. Indeed, there were some complaints about the rifle in the 2003 Iraq war. Also, some of the comparative trials between the SA80 and other rifles were obvioously rigged. I do not even begin to entertain the idea that magazine changes are faster on the SA80 than on other rifles, as the MoD has claimed was the result in competitive trials, and neither does anyone else who has ever fired a rifle in a three gun match on a clock. The L85's control layout is simply not conducive to fast magazine changes. But apparently the squaddies think it's alright now. Go figure. Zyklon, Sturgeon and Bronezhilet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Bullpup AK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 The 1970s: when all American men had luxurious porno-staches, all the women wore bell bottoms or hot pants, and all the cops carried submachine guns that fired twenty tiny bullets per second. I've never actually been to the 1970s, but once I stared at a disco ball while doing tab of LSD and tried to watch Deep Throat. I think that's close enough. The drum design is interesting. The receiver is hysterically overbuilt. Zyklon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/03/18/interview-kori-phillips-program-officer-lsat-ctsas-part-2-ammunition-technical-discussion-contd/ It's interesting how the plastic case of LSAT helps seal the chamber - maybe the new UK/french 40mm enjoys a similar effect? I link the links; changing to a system that can feed from a link with no gap in it makes the shape much stronger, so you can get away with much softer material. It occurs to me that with the moveable chamber and single-direction feed and extraction, a system where the empty cases were pooped out the front of the gun would be easier (and looking at pictures of the 6.5mm carbine, it may already have such a system). This would work well with a bullpup setup, and the 4 row magazine mentioned in the NDIA briefing would alleviate the trouble of reloading a bullpup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Rosgvardia spotted with modernized AK-74s From here (1:27): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Via Tony's forum: Quote It is looking very likely that RDECOM / Textron's new CTSAS system in 6.5 mm will be the US Army's next small arms system. I can't say much more than this at this time, but someone familiar with the topic recently suggested that this is the US Army's preferred future option. The new low-drag EPR projectile developed for it is extremely efficient and lethal. There is no doubt that the CTSAS cartridge in 6.5 mm is vastly superior to 7.62 mm NATO ballistically as well as being much lighter in weight. What is not yet clear is whether the US Army will retain a smaller secondary caliber, also using a CT case, as carbine / PDW caliber - similar to what it had in WW2. The findings of the US Army's SAAC study should be released in April and then the path to overmatch should become clear. I know who the poster is, and he is someone in the industry. I can't confirm the veracity of the information, but if he's saying it then he has good reason to believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguetechie Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Ah ha lol , So he's the guy I need to get just retarded drunk and then ask about the carbine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 It's funny, another one of my sources in the know says CT is on the verge of death. Who to believe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguetechie Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 The one that's not financially or emotionally invested either way. Though it could be close to death here and on its way to adoption up north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 45 minutes ago, roguetechie said: The one that's not financially or emotionally invested either way. Though it could be close to death here and on its way to adoption up north. AFAIK, neither source are invested emotionally or financially. Both actually think CT is not the most practical option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguetechie Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Well that makes it substantially more interesting... My vote is for them to use your roided up 5.56 in CT format for the pdw! That way we're at least covering our bases, especially while we wait for the rest of the world to catch up and start adopting nearly 3,000 joule ME individual weapons... It's that transition period that I'm leery of where good tactics and discipline by opposing forces could potentially create a dangerous situation here and there. Though honestly kori seems extraordinarily certain that they've adequately covered their bases. I wonder how much any potential decision WRT the program being rushed has anything to do with technical intelligence coming out of Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 I've been warning Tony of this failure mode for years. He never listened to me (although I was probably too late to begin with). It's funny that recently he tried to trot out the bogeyman that my proposals would result in failure modes similar to his GPC... So what he's saying is that I'm right, and you need to push for proposals that are as light as possible because otherwise the powers that be will overdo it? I never understood why I was supposed to be so terrified of that "revelation". Anyway, I guess he still thinks of me as being on one side of the fence or the other. roguetechie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulric Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 So, I remembered why CZ decided to stake in the pins and screws that hold together a fair number of components in the SP-01 Tactical. They really don't want you taking them out, because getting them back in requires a gunsmith. Fortunately for me, I am a gunsmith, so getting it back together was not really an issue. I did have to use the rare "double slave pin" trick to get the FCG back into position, though. I almost forgot how fiddly they are internally. But, after carrying that gun for eight years, it was overdo for a detailed strip. On a related note, I discovered that CZ will sell most parts al la carte on their website. They even have a handy exploded diagram with links to each part that you can purchase separately. This was very valuable because I have a spare stripped CZ 75 frame laying around that I picked up back when I was in gunsmithing school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 31 minutes ago, Ulric said: So, I remembered why CZ decided to stake in the pins and screws that hold together a fair number of components in the SP-01 Tactical. They really don't want you taking them out, because getting them back in requires a gunsmith. Fortunately for me, I am a gunsmith, so getting it back together was not really an issue. I did have to use the rare "double slave pin" trick to get the FCG back into position, though. I almost forgot how fiddly they are internally. But, after carrying that gun for eight years, it was overdo for a detailed strip. On a related note, I discovered that CZ will sell most parts al la carte on their website. They even have a handy exploded diagram with links to each part that you can purchase separately. This was very valuable because I have a spare stripped CZ 75 frame laying around that I picked up back when I was in gunsmithing school. CZ is a great company with great service. Their new P-10 is a boring, overhyped Glock clone, but it's a good entry into the handgun market JUST because of the company it's attached to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Sturgeon said: CZ is a great company with great service. Their new P-10 is a boring, overhyped Glock clone, but it's a good entry into the handgun market JUST because of the company it's attached to. I've been spoiled with handguns ever since getting an SP-01 Shadow, It's the only handgun out of the box that I couldn't find a single (even very minor) complaint about that I've ever gotten. I got a version that still has the back competition raised sights, only with 2 tritium lit dots installed out of the factory, I can't even complain about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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