Belesarius Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Colli, you might not want to actually fire your newest acquisition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 I really want to do a driven hunt like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam031/2001043623.pdf Article discussing Adiabatic Shear, which Colli and I discussed yesterday. I'll read it tomorrow when I'm coherent. Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 AKA: An Extended Treatise on Why a Single Round of M193 Can Penetrate Some Armor That Is Proof Against Multiple Strikes of M61 AP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Quick question for the experts on Russian firearms; people in the goonsphere are saying that the AN-94 is bad. Since it wasn't officially adopted, I'm guessing it wasn't that great, but what (if anything) was terrible about it. Mechanical complexity, unreliability, or something else? It was like five times more expensive than AK-74, and was nightmarish internally (although remarkably simple given what it was doing). The figure of it being 5x more expensive comes from Max Popenker, so you can take it to the bank. However, I'm not 100% sure why that would be. The entire receiver is a big piece of plastic, and there are lot of parts inside but they look like simple parts. Maybe it was an economy of scale thing. According to Larry Vickers, AN-94s can have some unusual failures that are extremely difficult to resolve. I suspect that's because of how the feed mechanism works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Danish Army, M1 Garand and M/49 SMG. Collimatrix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meplat Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Interesting combo of U.S. and European equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Chris Baker reinvents the Scout Rifle into... A regular scoped bolt action with a tactical sling: Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Handheld version of the AGS-30. http://www.janes.com/article/64605/ukrainian-firm-develops-handheld-variant-of-ags-17 Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E. Watters Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 This reminds me that someone needs to interview George Reynolds of Knox Engineering before he gets too old. Reynolds was hip-deep in the US Army small arms development programs of the 1970s, including the Dual-Cycle Rifle and various 30mm grenade launchers, ranging from semi-shots to repeaters. You can see the rifle-attached, semi-auto in The Black Rifle. However, the longest lived was the standalone, semi-auto launcher that Knox Engineering flogged from Honeywell through to ATK. Reynolds is best known today for the bolt action rifles he designed for the Illinois-based Armalite, like the AR50. He also worked on some sub-caliber conversions for the Mk 19 grenade launcher that Armalite was trying to promote.Nate will also remember the straight wall conventional-case 5.56mm cartridge that Reynolds was trying to promote during the early LSAT program. Handheld version of the AGS-30. http://www.janes.com/article/64605/ukrainian-firm-develops-handheld-variant-of-ags-17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 This reminds me that someone needs to interview George Reynolds of Knox Engineering before he gets too old. Reynolds was hip-deep in the US Army small arms development programs of the 1970s, including the Dual-Cycle Rifle and various 30mm grenade launchers, ranging from semi-shots to repeaters. You can see the rifle-attached, semi-auto in The Black Rifle. However, the longest lived was the standalone, semi-auto launcher that Knox Engineering flogged from Honeywell through to ATK. Reynolds is best known today for the bolt action rifles he designed for the Illinois-based Armalite, like the AR50. He also worked on some sub-caliber conversions for the Mk 19 grenade launcher that Armalite was trying to promote. Nate will also remember the straight wall conventional-case 5.56mm cartridge that Reynolds was trying to promote during the early LSAT program. I might have the opportunity to interview him sometime, actually. Lots of other ducks to get in a row first, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 When SJWs invade the tactical shooting world, things get strange."I need my Shoot 'Em Right In The Fucking Face" class to be a safe space!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 When SJWs invade the tactical shooting world, things get strange. "I need my Shoot 'Em Right In The Fucking Face" class to be a safe space!" What the fuck was the point of the nine random paragraphs that I just read? Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 What the fuck was the point of the nine random paragraphs that I just read? YOU NEED TO BE ANGRY THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE MEAN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 YOU NEED TO BE ANGRY THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE MEAN! The only thing that I want to do is troll the former father-in-law in a classic Wehraboo/Clan of the Comieboo throwdown. Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 In other news - our MoD ordered a 23 mm caliber sniper rifle, KBP is working on it. At the heart of the munition will be based on the 30-mm shells [cases] of automatic guns and 23-millimeter anti-aircraft cannons projectiles. This is light 30mm caliber infantry cannon, maybe it will be used as a base for new project. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 *joke about chinese quality* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 F90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 TSVL-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 lol, full "package" for F90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwyC3hD7Sfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Handheld version of the AGS-30. http://www.janes.com/article/64605/ukrainian-firm-develops-handheld-variant-of-ags-17 Looking at this thing closer, I'm almost certain it's pump action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 I think it's blow-forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Max Popenker linked shiny new pictures of the PL-15. LoooSeR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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