The Gun Thread

I meant a forum that is more fire arm focused then the tvtropes forum. Maybe check out The High Road or look up the Ammo Collectors Forums.

How not to give a gun safety course After a day of heavy drinking putting guns to your head and pulling the trigger. This is not a safety lesson, this is natural selection.

From the article:

Depending on where one stands on the Nature Versus Nurture debate, this could mean they still have a chance of not being idiots, having not been given the chance of inheriting the stupid gene from the guy.

edited 26th Feb '14 12:44:33 AM by Nohbody

Darwin claims another victim, huh.

...Huh.

edited 26th Feb '14 4:05:28 AM by Deadbeatloser22

Maddy: Sorry to hear about your CZ, although eastern bloc hand guns aren't the best from what I hear.

speaking of fatal discharge, wasn't the CZ the same gun that william s burroughs used to kill his wife?

I've never had a problem with my C Zs and overall they enjoy a reputation for being well-made and reliable.

But anything can break down with time.

The "worst" I've heard about Eastern Bloc guns was that the Toz had little to no quality control so the quality was "variable" - you could get an absolute shitter or you could get a gun that'd outlast your grandkids. The reputation of the Toz was "some are utter duds while others are excellent".

The reputation of the CZ rifles, or "Bruno" as they're widely known here (due to CSSA exports being stamped "BRNO") is of reliability, accuracy and longevity.

BRNO/CZ guns are known for quality, if not for being fancy. That may change with the "I wanna be a SCAR-L when I grow up!"-CZ 905 BREN◊ and the Scorpion EVO 3◊.

Wrote a review of a gun-related book on my blog:

http://www.skjam.com/2014/03/07/book-review-the-rookies-guide-to-guns-shooting-handgun-edition/

Anyone here familiar with mygunculture.com?

Welp, I just sold the Colt 1911. Since Mr Maddy had had it altered to use as a target competition gun, the collector value was pretty much destroyed, but the guy who bought it is going to make it a project gun, and restore it.if he can. On the other hand, I also found out that the conversion kit that allows it to fire .22 may be worth almost as much as the gun was, since it's the right age; it's from Colt, not any of the other companies that also make them; and it's still in the original box, with all the paperwork except the original sales receipt.

Wolf: shoot me your casing wish list via PM, please. Even the really unlikely ones. I met a guy who knows a guy...

Who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who knows this guy's cousin...

edited 8th Mar '14 10:11:03 PM by LeGarcon

That's about the size of it, yep. That kind of guy is handy to have.

Didn't see a hunting thread so if this is ok...

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-carolina-hunter-bags-massive-wild-hog/

It's pretty awesome.

If it's real. Reminds me of the "hogzilla" shot a few years ago, which turned out to be a trick of forced perspective. Still pretty awesome if it is legit.

Hogzilla was very much real. It was amazingly large as well. It weighted in at nearly 800lbs and roughly 8 feet long. That is a big pig. It also had big tusks as well one at 28 inches and one at 19 inches.

The Corpse was exhumed and examined by scientists and DNA tests were conducted. It is hybrid of a Wild Boar and Hampshire breed pig.

Still a 500lb bag is still rather impressive.

edited 13th Mar '14 4:05:54 PM by TuefelHundenIV

Wolf: PM me your mailing address and what I should label the contents as to make customs as happy as possible. It turns out I didn't know a guy who knew a guy... I knew a guy. I have the 454 Casull and two others for you.

edited 13th Mar '14 7:28:05 PM by Madrugada

For max lols, label the customs form "Not Contraband."

I'm sure that would go over really well.

Only problem with that is that I wouldn't be at Customs to see their initial reaction - what a waste of a perfectly good jape.

Even if you would be, I wouldn't be. And I'd want to see it too.

jape is a joke, prank,or laugh right?

I imagine it might be interesting to see indeed.

Most definitely.

How's that CZ of yours, Maddy? Got it sorted?

Nope. Still doesn't want to feed. But the guy who gave me the casings is willing to take a look at it and see if he can sort it. He's done some self-taught gunsmithing before.