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MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#10726: Nov 19th 2020 at 5:33:46 AM

The type of shooting I intend for this one is mostly short to medium range, we're talking usually less than 100 meters but upwards of 200. I don't have much if any need for like 400+ meter precision. The option to shoot long range is nice but as a result I'm unlikely to go for magnified optics.

As far as budget is concerned, I'm willing to spend up to roughly what I paid for the AR in total (about $1300) though maybe not all at once. I know I can probably achieve what I'm looking for for maybe half that price range or less. (Not every part I've seen in 100+ bucks.)

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#10727: Nov 19th 2020 at 3:23:41 PM

A Cogs, a variety of short-range hunting scopes, and maybe even simple sight magnifiers would work then. About 1200 can net you a Trijicon ACOG if you shop around. Bushnell makes some decent optics for that purpose for under $1,000.

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archonspeaks Since: Jun, 2013
#10728: Nov 19th 2020 at 4:36:13 PM

The brands I’d recommend you shop for optics are Aimpoint, Vortex, Trijicon, and maybe Sig Sauer. Go as high as you can afford for the flavor of glass you want. Bushnell is okay, but their QC can be hit or miss.

Also, if you’re primarily shooting through an optic I’d recommend flip irons rather than fixed.

Edited by archonspeaks on Nov 19th 2020 at 4:36:45 AM

They should have sent a poet.
TairaMai rollin' on dubs from El Paso Tx Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Mu
rollin' on dubs
#10729: Nov 28th 2020 at 8:10:11 PM

A German hunting knife that is also a gun and a calendar...somewhere a Texan is having a Raging Stiffie....

I tried to walk like an Egyptian and now I need to see a Cairo practor....
Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#10730: Dec 18th 2020 at 12:53:52 AM

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/airgun-making-shooting-metal-parts-workshop-jailed-13783206

Wish I can put it on an airsoft-related thread, but a guy in Singapore who DIYed his own air gun was arrested since doing such a thing is not allowed.

MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#10731: Jan 2nd 2021 at 1:34:17 PM

Just got back from the gunsmith (since I don't have the tools or all the know-how) with my AR-556 having a brand sparkling new Midwest Industries 15 inch M-LOK handguard, a Magpul MVG foregrip and a new set of flip-up Magpul MBUS Pro Gen 2 iron sights.

It now looks and handles a lot like a proper tacticool rifle and maybe I can hit something with it in broad daylight this time! [lol]

I get the feeling I'm probably gonna need to check zero on the irons and most likely just get a feel for it. I figured out the iron sights pretty good, the rear has a toggle between a narrow 3 mm pinhole and a wide 5(?) mm A1 style aperture which has excellent visibility. The front sight adjusts for elevation with a dial instead of needing any tools. (That was a dealbreaker for me for many types looking it up.) I presently have it set all the way elevated so the gun aims very flat, though I might have it backwards and I have it set for like 3000 meter moon shooting, I'll figure it out. [lol]

Either way I'm getting quite happy with this gun. Maybe in a week or two I'll find some accursed ammo somewheres and be able to go blasting something!

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#10733: Jan 13th 2021 at 3:32:04 PM

Not surprised, the Corps was genuinely serious about it as a project a few years back. Glad to see they are moving forward with it. Poor armorers, extra maintenance for them.

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MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#10734: Jan 14th 2021 at 8:00:56 AM

Poor armorers, extra maintenance for them.

If we had sympathy for them, we would never have advanced beyond single shot muskets. [lol]

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#10735: Jan 14th 2021 at 3:44:01 PM

Fuck that, those things are worse. That nasty ass powder is almost pure carbon garbage.

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MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#10736: Jan 14th 2021 at 8:21:56 PM

But mechanically they are about as simple as you can get.

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#10737: Jan 14th 2021 at 8:30:21 PM

You may actually be surprised.

A properly functioning musket has several parts to just make the spark including some spring work and attritable pieces. The simplest device is a variation of the matchlock where the shooter held the match to a touch hole.

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AFP Since: Mar, 2010
#10738: Jan 15th 2021 at 1:14:05 AM

For the peak of efficient operation, with no moving parts to break, you want a WWII-era pike.

MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#10739: Jan 15th 2021 at 7:50:27 AM

^ No, no, no, pikes are too long and cumbersome. What you want is a sword.

archonspeaks Since: Jun, 2013
#10740: Jan 18th 2021 at 11:01:10 PM

No matter how durable something is, no matter how few moving parts it has, no matter how clear the instructions, you can always count on some enlisted finding a way to break it or fuck it up somehow.

Never underestimate a bored 19 year old’s ability to damage government property.

They should have sent a poet.
NotSoBadassLongcoat The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24 from People's Democratic Republic of Badassia (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Puppy love
The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
#10741: Jan 26th 2021 at 1:11:44 AM

We're having a massive drama involving the new service rifle, the MSBS. Apparently, supposedly, the QC went to shit in the recent years, meaning the production models rust, the plastics crack, and gas regulators tend to fall off because they're improperly secured. And the factory doesn't give a shit and refuses to fix those things.

Now, to be entirely honest, I don't consider it improbable, as the current ruling party tends to use upper management positions in state-owned companies as rewards for loyal apparatchik idiots, and we already had a couple of scandals involving those in the arms industry. I think the problem will go away along with the party-appointed cadres.

"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis
MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#10742: Jan 26th 2021 at 5:46:49 AM

So the Cyberpunk 2077 level of quality control is NOT something unique to CDPR? But rather endemic to Polish works in general?

MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#10743: Jan 28th 2021 at 4:31:27 PM

My Mosin-Nagant stripper clips arrived! I ordered 10 of them (and may do more come to think of it) and loaded 50 rounds of 7.62x54R into them. It was surprisingly easy and feeding a Mosin via stripper clips is phenomenally fast and easy compared to loose rounds I've been used to.

Da, rifle is very very fine comrade!

EDIT:

Also I noticed something very interesting. My ammo bandoliers hold these clips and ammunition perfectly, they hold 3 clips per pouch.

Edited by MajorTom on Jan 28th 2021 at 4:33:31 AM

Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#10744: Feb 18th 2021 at 8:10:39 PM

Been wondering about putting airsoft as a separate thread, considering what's happening in Ottawa with a bill trying to be passed.

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#10746: Feb 28th 2021 at 7:19:10 AM

Color me very impressed. Not an easy task to do.

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manhandled Since: Feb, 2012
#10747: May 9th 2021 at 9:10:04 PM

RE8 has shown me this weird looking pistol exists.

It's the one on the top. I like how the extended slide cover for the stock makes it the silhouette hit differently.

AFP Since: Mar, 2010
TairaMai rollin' on dubs from El Paso Tx Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Mu
rollin' on dubs
#10750: Sep 18th 2021 at 4:45:37 AM

A Reddit post that shows how "PVT Snuffy" is universal (A Russian soldier fails at firing his AK while his instructor resists the urge to beat him with it).

Edited by TairaMai on Sep 18th 2021 at 5:46:02 AM

I tried to walk like an Egyptian and now I need to see a Cairo practor....

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