The firearm thread

[Drunken Monkey]

Reckon. Peow peow.

Sounds like it needs to be far enough away to make Merde walk. Sounds like it's lettuce, tofu and no more booze for him at the next BBQ too...More for us I guess.

[The Pastor]

Sounds like it's lettuce, tofu and no more booze for him at the next BBQ too...More for us I guess.

screw that shit.

[Wolf]

Sorry to hear of your health worries, Chris, option 1 sounds like the better long-term plan, tho'. All the best with the decreasing stress and regaining your health.

And congrats on the shooters, they sound great.

Take care, cobber.

[jono035]

Just got back from supervising a group of around 20 people from a local engineering consulting company on a company outing to the CSI range.

Was a pretty good evening, although 20 people is damn crowded in there. Ended up running way overtime but managed to get them all pretty well acquainted with the bolt action .22s, a few people had a go with the other guy's semi-auto .22 rifles and then we managed to get everyone 10 rounds each on Chris's Vostok with the big suppressor mounted on it and my suppressed Ruger .22. Then to round it off, filled a couple of mags for the 9mm and gave most of them a couple of rounds through that as well.

All in all, was pretty awesome to see that many people have such a positive experience (first experience for most, too) and go away grinning ear to ear.

Quite a satisfying evening! The 2x .22 pistols earned their way though, went through 3 bricks of ammo, 1 in the pistols, 2 in the rifles.

[Indiana_Jones]

Great to hear Jono

-Indy

[SpankMe]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a44_1317400858

[Madness]

I love the little "jump" at 0:28.

[Winston001]

http://omgshots.com/519-most-powerfu...at-a-time.html

[Indiana_Jones]

http://omgshots.com/519-most-powerfu...at-a-time.html

That thing is freakin' sweet lol

-Indy

[Swoop]

Russia has stopped buying new AK-74 rifles. Since they already have ten million AK assault rifles (most of them older AK-47 and AKM models) in stock, and only a million troops on active duty (and about as many in reserve units), buying more assault rifles was deemed wasteful. This will not stop the purchase of special small arms for commando and other specialist combat units.
The new policy will not stop work on a new standard assault rifle, the AK-200. This weapon was based on the 5.45mm AK-74, which replaced the 7.62mm AK-47/AKM series as the standard infantry weapon towards the end of the Cold War. The AK-74 entered service in the 1970s, and twenty years later a replacement was developed, the AN-94. This rifle used the 5.45mm round first seen in the AK-74, but was able to use larger (45-round and 60-round) magazines. The AN-94 also had burst fire (of two rounds, while Western rifles tend to use three rounds).

The AN-94 was supposed to replace all AK-74s in Russian service, but due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, and sharp cuts in the defense budget, this did not happen. There were also concerns about the mechanical complexity and reliability of the AN-94. That's apparently why the AK-200 was not based on the AN-94. One AN-94 feature that was adopted for the AK-200 was a 60 round magazine.

Meanwhile, an improved AK-74M was introduced in 1991, and is still in service. This is a 3.4 kg (7.5 pound), 94.3 cm (37.1 inch) weapon with a 41.5 cm (16.3 inch barrel). It has rails for sights and such, and can use a 30 or 45 round magazine. Rate of fire is 650 RPM on full auto, and max effective range was 600 meters. The AK-74 looked like an AK-47, and used the same technology. Some five million AK-74s were built, most before the Cold War ended in 1991. North Korea manufactures a copy of the AK-74, called the Type 98. The AK-74M was the basis for the AK-200, and the two weapons are very similar, with the new rifle having more flexibility and capacity for accessories. Over fifty million AK-47s and AKMs were made, most of them outside Russia. Production, on a small scale, continues.

Meanwhile, several additional AK-74 variants have been developed and put on the market. The AK-101 fires the 5.56mm NATO round and has a 30-round clip. The AK-103 fires the 7.62x39mm round used in the original AK-47, for those who have concerns about the ability of the 5.45mm round to stop enemy troops. The AK-102, 104, and 105 are compact rifles designed for the export market, and are available in 5.56mm NATO, 7.62x39mm, and 5.45x39mm calibers. All have 30-round clips.

The company (Izhmash) that manufactures the AK-74 still has export sales, which actually kept the firm in business for the last two decades. Orders from the Russian military declined steeply with the end of the Cold War and dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, and export sales were pursued aggressively. It was a matter of economic survival for Izhmash, which has been manufacturing weapons since 1807. Izhmash has also tried to shut down all the unlicensed manufacturers of AK-47/74 weapons. This has not been very successful, as during the communist period, things like patents and trademarks were regarded as capitalist degeneracy.

[Indiana_Jones]

Oh dear lol

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10759759

-Indy

[jono035]

Oh dear lol

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10759759

-Indy

Weirdly written, they never once mention that even if he had of been correctly licensed for pistol ownership he wouldn't have been legally allowed to do that, anyway...

[EJK]

Hello guys how are you doing? I got a question about courier and posting guns. I have an air rifle for sale on trademe and people are asking if I can post them to other side of the country. NZ Post said (I rang them) that it is prohibited so.... is there any other company ships air rifles?

Solution?

[scumdog]

Hello guys how are you doing? I got a question about courier and posting guns. I have an air rifle for sale on trademe and people are asking if I can post them to other side of the country. NZ Post said (I rang them) that it is prohibited so.... is there any other company ships air rifles?

Solution?

I see heaps of rifles etc that have been couriered.

Don't ask me how it works - maybe the curiers all have f'arms licence?

And I bet anybody asking questions about ANYTHING to do with guns&ammo on T/M gets pissed off about being asked for their firearms licence number.

Hmm, I wonder what is the weight of that cannon made from empty cartridges.

"Sorry you need to post your firearms licence number to ask the seller a question"

Wankers.

[sAsLEX]

I buy guns online.

There is a form you fill out and take to the police who verify your license for the seller, then they post it signature required.

Dad has had a rifle left on the front doorstep, but they packaged the bolt in a different package .....it was sitting next to it when he got home from work.

I have had rifles and bolts complete couriered to me.