Self loading hunting carbine, high speed low drag edition.

I've used that on a P30L and it too some getting used to. Theoretically, it has some advantages, but personally I still prefer the conventional thumb mag release.
But I don't feel it's a deal breaker in choosing a gun.

>>105428
I'm a big fan of the HK VP9. I shoot it in 3-gun competition and it fucking rocks.

The magazine release on the VP works great. It's really the same motion as a push button, just a little more downward. The older HK guns (USP and P2000) have a rocker that's the whole width of the trigger guard. I had an issue where the meat on my middle finger would get pinched when inserting a magazine. The VP mag catch is only the outside, and the trigger guard protects your middle finger meats.

Pictured is some airshit, but it clearly shows how the magazine catch is designed.

>>105525
>>105537
The more I look at it the more sense it makes to me.
What abou Sig P250? I know the company is kinda in hot water now with P320 but how is the older design. Anybody tried it, maybe carried it. If so, did you go with .357 Sig?

>>105570

The P250 feels great in the hand, but has a very long DAO trigger pull. If you like it then it's great, but if you don't, pass. Aside from drop safety issues, the P320 is superior in every way.

Sig .357 is a slowly dying cartridge, IMO, but that's just a rough observation on my end.

>>105571
>the P320 is superior in every way
clarification, the trigger on the P320 is superior to the P250 in every way, aside from if the P320 is dropped and it lands in the wrong position and discharges. yeesh.

Man, I went to the south entrance to check out the noise and I swear it was a jazz trumpet I heard. Investigating further, I saw these eyes light up in the darkness, and then this dark black face. I swear it was Miles fuckin' Davis right there in the tunnel! After I shit myself, I had to didi mao the hell out of there!

  Miles Davis - In A Silent Way ( Full Album ) https://youtu.be/tSPuPYIK5-E

>>105532
That's actually really good logic.

Strategic as fuck.

>>105532

>>105532
>>105550
This. It's fucking brilliant.

>>105561
Gotcha!

good digitals > good dials > vernier > cheap dials > feces > shitty digitals

fite me

>>105562
Incorrect. The only thing digitals are better at is comparative measurements.

>>105564
You referring to only calipers?

Because my job gave me a Mitutoyo 8" dial caliper, and I own the 8" digimatic seen earlier in the thread.

I used both the dial and digital Mitutoyo calipers daily for a while before going back to all digital, I just don't see the appeal of the dial calipers. They are also more sensitive to dust, and the "feeling" from trying to measure things with consistent pressure is much harder with the rack and pinion physical dial than a smooth digital.

Dial just doesn't feel a nice, doesn't read as quick, and doesn't really do any easy incremental measuring (if that's what you meant by comparative measurement). With no downside with digital, I can't see any reason to use a dial.

Keep in mind I'm comparing dial calipers to the Mitutoyo Digimatic and not other digital calipers, this is a very important point as I have not liked many other digital calipers.

>>105565
Yes, I was referring to just calipers, and yes, I meant incremental. Really it's just a preference thing, I like the feel of nice dials WAY better than any digitals I've ever used, including mitutoyos. I've also had digitals get coolant on them and start fucking up before (may have been cheap/counterfeit, I don't remember). Mostly I think I have a subconscious bias where anything electronic = cheap.

>>105566
Digital calipers are offered in coolant-proof variants, but I stuck with the regular digimatic as I liked the buttons and feeling of it better. I find it's much easier to keep the calipers out of coolant rather than keep dials out of ambient dust and small airborne debris.

Measuring tools are obviously subjective, and I have known amazing machinists that used tools I didn't like and obviously made good parts, so it's yet another proof of the million ways to skin cats in the manufacturing industry.

As something of an aside, you see this issue in lockpicking, too.

Many, many places have laws on the books that make carrying lock picking tools illegal (often *very* illegal) if you're not licensed or actually on a job.

And most lock-picking tools are very mundane items.

In other words, yes, usage defines the category.

Carrying a screwdriver? Pretty normal. It's a screwdriver.

Using the screwdriver to bypass a lock to gain entry to a building not your own? Felony possession of lock picking tools.

Using a screwdriver to bypass a lock, stab the owner of the dwelling, and rape their dog? Well now you're in possession of a deadly weapon AND lockpicking tools. Same item, two charges. Also, you're a sick furry bastard.

Always been a fan of umbrellas, myself. They're way more multifunctional than they look, because people are so used to only seeing them used for one or two purposes. It's still a stick. Also makes you real popular with women when you're the only guy to have the foresight to have one. Remember to get one bigger than you need...

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Bit of a bitch to carry due to size/weight, but there's something to be said of the old D-cell Maglite flashlights (thinking back on it, why the fuck didn't Maglite get involved with "COPS"? It was de facto advertising in the 1990s...). Shit flashlights, but my god you wouldn't want to be hit by one of the fuckers. And even though they were aluminum, they were pretty thick and well made and could take a beating.

>>99399

Aftermarket LEDs and microcontrollers can greatly improve the utility of otherwise obsolete flashlights such as these. I retrofitted one of those big old GI angle head jobs and was rewarded with a flashlight which, while still heavy as fuck, will provide more than adequate light for like two fucking weeks straight, and which is reasonably water-resistant -- all for, like, thirty rupees. I was pleased enough with the results that I plan on doing the same to one of the smaller versions sometime soon.

>>99399
Just remember to swing it with the bell/light in your hand. If that flashlight doesn't work when the cops show up you're just swinging a club as far as they're concerned.

I bought a set of brass knuckles from therealbrassknuckles.com. From what I understand they're cast in PA so they aren't sold with novelty bullshit like belt buckle pegs. Someday I intend to use it with some green sand casting to make aluminum ones; so far my casting experiments are lacking, mostly because my foundry is improvised bullshit.

I've experimented with laser cutting acrylic ones and laminating layers. After doing some very scientific hitting-concrete-with-gloves in my opinion they shatter too easily. I'm sure there are other plastics that would work better.

If you feel like fabricobbling your own, here's a handy sizing chart you can steal: http://www.defiantcraft.com/sizing.pdf
The PDF preserves vector objects so you can import for laser cutting if that's your jam.

>>105544
Yeah. I might die. I have to spend time in both England and France before making it to Spain.

They're both shit holes right now.

>>105545
Hey good news, the Catalonian independence movement means you might get to witness a civil war too.

>>105545
>Yeah. I might die. I have to spend time in both England and France before making it to Spain.
>They're both shit holes right now.

Bitch please, you've worked in Mexico. ;)

>>105547
>Hey good news, the Catalonian independence movement means you might get to witness a civil war too.

I was there for there for VMworld EU on their national holiday thing (the catalonian one, not the spanish one). Was kinda unexpected to suddenly have 350000 people in the streets with separatist flags. Of course the "cross" their street protest/party was basically centered on the place we had to go for a party of our own. That was interesting but everyone was extremely civil.

Here in Belgistan, there would've been some troublemakers out to exploit the situation. There, no such thing as far as I could tell. Only saw two guys that I could identify as Antifa due to some symbols on T-shirts.

The funny bits:
1) They seem to think the EU will support their independence since there were EU flags in the crowd. Oh you poor naive souls.

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>>105548
>The protests & parties kinda dissolved at around 20:00. Super weird. You'd have expected a lot of people to remain in the streets even after the official protest was over, but nope. Virtually nothing left.

So genuine, authentic protesters? As in not paid or something crazy like that?

>>105548
Damn I didn't realize this was still going on.

I was in London when the London Riots broke out back in 2011. That shit was insane. The streets went absolutely bonkers and for days the only sound you could hear were those obnoxious European ambulance sirens.
I tried to stay away from the heated areas but it was still pretty sketchy. And I had no personal protection to speak of... because LONDON.

I was supposed to shoot a full auto FAL (belgian receiver, Israeli LAR kit) this weekend. Alas, it ended up becoming a bolt action .308. Gun failed to cycle, the bolt would come back about half an inch after firing. Fiddled with the gas system to no avail. My friend will need to take it somewhere to get it fixed, most likely.

On the other hand, I did get to try out a Colt Anaconda and a S&W 629 V-comp Performance Center side by side. The compensator and hogue grips made the 629 very easy to shoot. The Colt was a touch smoother all around, but the grips didn't help with the recoil.

>>105394
Well That would have been a damn fun time. Had he field stripped it recently? Gas plug might be upside down?

>>105396

He said he had properly stripped and lubed it, but I dunno. It was only his second time taking it out. As far as I know the plug was open but I don't know how much he was able to adjust the gas port. I do recall the port was sticky.

I was also there the first time he took the gun out. It has fired exactly one mag in full auto and hasn't worked since. This guy is working towards the battle rifle trifecta. He has a f/a HK91, the FAL, and a M14 on transfer.

>>105397
Aahh, to play with NFA toys let alone own them

>>104039
GG&G has you covered.

https://www.gggaz.com/mossberg-shockwave-accessories.html

$30 gets you a flashlight mount.

>>105489
+1 for anything GG&G. I usually don't stick with one company's accessories but I keep going back to them time and time again.
However! I prefer a light mounted on the pump itself instead of the barrel/tube.

>>105488

>What am I missing?
Other costs for the NFA process (other than the tax stamp itself) I can think of are for engraving, passport photos, and fingerprint cards. Trust/corp cost, if you go that route.

>>105488
>Am I missing costs above and beyond the $200 tax stamp?

Well percentually, that tax stamp is a significant increase when you consider the cost of the shotgun/AOW itself?

But I'm a eurotard. My country doesn't even have the concept of what an SBS is. So that's no problem. The problem is getting a suitable shotgun and then cutting it down legally. After having a gunsmith cut it down, it needs to be re-proofed and registered in its new length. This in work hours and paperwork costs more than the shotgun itself.

As a result, I abandoned that idea & am trying to import a Benelli M3 Tactical instead.

>>105497
They used to have one that replaced the existing stock with one that has a cutout where it did mount a light on the slide itself.

Not sure why they discontinued it but I have one on my 590A1. I guess if I got a Shockwave I could switch the pumps but I'd lose the strap.

>>102145
They are.

Then why say it's already the standard in Mexico?
.380ACP (or .380 Auto) is not .38 Super

Actually yeah, if it's scaled down it'd be kind of neat to mess with and what's the harm in another gun anyway?

I like the standard size 1911, a mini one would be adorable.

>>101621

Gun Jesus Apocrypha: The Gospel of Browning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0qe45Z8wfk

Here's your baby 1911

>>105289
>Just out of curiosity, at what distance do you generally shoot your pistols?

Using an A4/letter format target:
For relatively fast paced fire, generally around 15m.

Using the normal pistol competition target:
Pretty much exclusively 25m, slow fire.

Pic is a 25m pistol target with 100 rounds through it from an X-Five AL SO shot two handed. But it's from better days when I was a pistol junkie. It's amazing how quickly your skills disappear when you stop regularly practicing. My recent focus on rifles has really thrown a wrench in the works when it comes to my pistol skills. I doubt I'd be able to do this kind of shooting now except if I had a REALLY good day.

>>105294
Impressive at 25m, nonetheless.

I did this with my new S&W 41 at 15 yards. I still have quite a ways to go.

Idle hands are the tool of the devil...

Range is close this week & next.
My shotgun is still not delivered.

And so the mind drifts...
I want a trainer precision rifle for 50m-100m distances to complement my AI AT. Now, if I had lived in the US, I'd probably have ordered something crazy like a lefty Stiller 2500XR action, Lilja/Krieger barrel and a JAE700 chassis. Just because. That'd have cost me as much as my fucking AI AT.

Good thing (and sadly) these things are not readily on order inna Eurolandia.

So I tried to figure out what was the best way to build something worthwhile.

I actually started off with the idea of a lefty Sako Quad, because Manners makes stocks for that. But I was on the fence due to the accuracy being just shy of what I expected which is probably in part due to the quick change barrel system. But, fear not, Sako also makes the FinnFire II which is the same action without the quick change barrel system. Except both have just been discontinued in left handed variants & none are currently in the dealer network for me to snap up.

So, back to the drawing board. After lots of looking around, I found the Anschutz 64L MPR. Basically a match rifle repeater. But again, the L version has been discontinued.

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>>105326
>Range is close this week & next.

Or rather, closed.

Anyhow. Anschutz North America has partnered with Manners in the past to make tactical rimfire trainers with the 1416, but it's right handed only stocks for now. I wonder if I can convince Manners to make a mirror image.

http://www.anschutznorthamerica.com/rimfire-trainer-series.html

  Huh, didn't realize this was a thing.