Firearms of note and ridicule

[bojan]

They were:

[rmgill]

I thought Mateba as well, but I was mistaken. 
 

in other neatness..

 

Edited May 12, 2024 by rmgill

[Ivanhoe]

LMAO!

 

[Markus Becker]

A bit more optics nerdery. 

https://playeur.com/v/7C6J5mzXTt6

 

[shep854]

9 minutes ago, Markus Becker said:

A bit more optics nerdery. 

https://playeur.com/v/7C6J5mzXTt6

 

There's a story about a Chinese city called 'America', so products made there could be marked 'Made in America'.

[Markus Becker]

17 minutes ago, shep854 said:

There's a story about a Chinese city called 'America', so products made there could be marked 'Made in America'.

Cry me a river.

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usa_(Wetter)

 

[shep854]

6 hours ago, Markus Becker said:

Cry me a river.

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usa_(Wetter)

 

HA!

[Ivanhoe]

Euros are just jealous that Europe only has two towns named Paris, whereas the US has nearly two dozen.

Weird that Canada has two Parises, neither in Quebec.

[Ivanhoe]

I've recently learned of a company called Red Right Hand, Inc. that makes AR-15 uppers with heat dissipation mechanisms for the barrel and gas tube.

The idea being to have a direct impingement upper that can handle sustained fire (including full auto) better.

I'm a little skeptical, but could be interesting.

[shep854]

5 hours ago, Ivanhoe said:

I've recently learned of a company called Red Right Hand, Inc. that makes AR-15 uppers with heat dissipation mechanisms for the barrel and gas tube.

The idea being to have a direct impingement upper that can handle sustained fire (including full auto) better.

I'm a little skeptical, but could be interesting.

Water cooled ARs?

[sunday]

11 minutes ago, shep854 said:

Water cooled ARs?

There are other fluids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorinert

[Ivanhoe]

2 hours ago, shep854 said:

Water cooled ARs?

AFAICT, just heat sinks for barrel and gas tube.

There is something weird about their gas tube setup, if I understand correctly. Like its a straight gas tube rather than the conventional dogleg shape. Requires a proprietary tube gas block, of course. I suppose the reason is to ensure the barrel heat sink can run all the way from the barrel nut to the gas block, and reduces heat transfer from the barrel to the tube.

Once you commit to the above, it would be tempting to use a much heavier gas tube. And maybe nitride it.

Can't remember where, but someone somewhere said that on conventional ARs, you don't want a nitrided gas tube. The system is purportedly designed to use gas tube failure to break the action and stop the pewpew, vs breaking the barrel and losing fingers.

Aside from Mad Max scenarios, the use case is unclear. It might actually be a Good Thing for the military, but they'll probably never go for it. And in a Mad Max scenario, there are no trash haulers flying to your battle to drop off more party favors, so ammo conservation would seem to be critical.

 

[Markus Becker]

9 hours ago, Ivanhoe said:

Euros are just jealous that Europe only has two towns named Paris, whereas the US has nearly two dozen.

Where's the other one? 

[Markus Becker]

26 minutes ago, Ivanhoe said:

Aside from Mad Max scenarios, the use case is unclear. It might actually be a Good Thing for the military, but they'll probably never go for it. And in a Mad Max scenario, there are no trash haulers flying to your battle to drop off more party favors, so ammo conservation would seem to be critical.

I think so. The M240/M249 combination should take care of the  needs of the military. 

[shep854]

"Can't remember where, but someone somewhere said that on conventional ARs, you don't want a nitrided gas tube. The system is purportedly designed to use gas tube failure to break the action and stop the pewpew, vs breaking the barrel and losing fingers."--Ivanhoe

A great fail-safe in the original 20" M16s.  It doesn't work in carbines with gov't profile barrels, though; the barrel lets go first.

Edited May 22, 2024 by shep854

[Ivanhoe]

5 hours ago, Markus Becker said:

Where's the other one? 

Denmark, of all places.

[R011]

8 hours ago, Markus Becker said:

Where's the other one? 

Besides the one just down the road from Rom, Denmark?  Apparently there's a largish city in France of that name.

 

[shep854]

1 hour ago, R011 said:

Besides the one just down the road from Rom, Denmark?  Apparently there's a largish city in France of that name.

 

Good one!  

[rmgill]

You could always start a manufacturing firm in China, Texas. 
Maybe as a dodge for US mfgr rules...

Or you could live in Toad Suck, Arkansas. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2022/09/30/weirdest-town-names-america/10188153002/

[Markus Becker]

When the good idea fairy strikes. 

1,000+ $ to turn a properly working rifle into one that doesn't. 

 

[Markus Becker]

Hm, if parents did not protect the 1890, how well was the Winchester 1897 protected?

 

[Markus Becker]

And here we finally get to the critical point of putting a bayonet on an SMG. 🤦‍♂️ 

https://playeur.com/v/1jFpuucZRju

The Good Idea Fairy must have been on a home run. 

[wendist]

19 minutes ago, Markus Becker said:

And here we finally get to the critical point of putting a bayonet on an SMG. 🤦‍♂️ 

https://playeur.com/v/1jFpuucZRju

The Good Idea Fairy must have been on a home run. 

Nice try, now let me show you how it should be done.😉

[Markus Becker]

Close range Elk defense? 

Different countries, same brilliant ideas. 

[R011]

Canadian Sterling SMGs used the same bayonet as the FN C1 rifle.