Name and describe your favorite firearm.
You don't have to own it or even fired a weapon at all.
Anything with a chemical reaction propelling a projectile is fair game.
Mine is my Mossberg M590a1.
12ga pump shotgun. Only shotgun to pass US Armed Forces mil specs.
I've always had an interest in the old bolt action warhorses. I have two Mausers and one Lee Enfield.
At some point I would also like to get an M1A Scout Squad.
Damn fine weapons. End-of-the-world last forever guns.
shareIām an M1A fan but have yet to even shoot any of the shorter barrel versions. I do like the concept though.
shareI think its a toss op between the full length and scout squad depending on the person. The Socom seems a little short for the .308 cartridge, although I've never fired one, so I'm just assuming.
shareWell, scout version rifles firing battle rifle cartridges have been around since at least WWII so I would certainly give one a try. And the M1A is an extremely reliable platform.
shareJust a teensy bit weaker than the NATO 7.65.
Great round. Used it in the BAR.
I could be wrong, but didn't the BAR use 7.62Ć63mm, which is basically 30-06?
shareOh you're right! Thanks for that.
Man, can you imagine an enemy with full-auto 30-06 long guns coming for you?? Made by John Browning, no less?!
Time to drop whatever piece of crap you were sent out with cuz it's only weighing you down!!
Ya, seems like that was the primary caliber our Government relied on for a long time, starting with the Springfield M1903, BAR and eventually the M1 Garand.
It served us well until we replaced it with the M60.
Dependability under pressure, exactly what you want. That and a shitload of ammo.
shareThe M14 Was basically that. It was 7.62x51 (.308) capable of full auto with 20 round mag. Somehow it became the NATO round so the FN FAL got chambered in it as well. I think the idea was after the Korean War, which used WWII small arms for the most part, the next war would be against the Soviets in hill country. So the M14 was kinda like the combination of the M1 Garand and BAR.
shareIt's interesting how much affect ammo has on weapon development. If the round is powerful enough, with the desired ballistics, and especially plentiful you can almost predict the type of firearms to come next.
For Browning, I think he aimed for the upper limits of what the military wanted and added his expertise to make it basically bulletproof.
M14s were designed and manufactured as selective-fire rifles, but in practice they were pretty much uncontrollable during full-auto fire, and as a result, nearly all of them had their full-auto functionality disabled by military armorers, making them semi-auto-only like the M1 Garand.
The FN FAL is more controllable in full-auto mode due to its buttstock being more inline with the bore axis, but anything lighter than a light machine gun is going to be quite a handful in full-auto if chambered for 7.62 NATO / .308, which is a full-power rifle cartridge that's comparable to .30-06 military loads. The M16 has a buttstock which is completely inline with the bore axis, and that, combined with the very light recoiling 5.56/.223 intermediate cartridge, makes it very controllable in full-auto mode.
Hilti DX 460-MX Fully Automatic Powder-Actuated Fastening Tool
https://youtu.be/-N_UuImPL4E
Damn. I never thought about it like that.
share9mm ruger - small and narrow, easily concealed
not my favorite, simply the one i own
Sounds like the LC9. Ruger is probably my favorite gunmaker since I have several, including the LCP, LC9's little brother. Both are perfect cc guns, just remember - no safety lol!
When people ask me I say it has two - the one in the trigger guard and the one between their ears. Same as every gun.
I'm afraid I can only speak in video game terms when it comes to guns, because I've never used an actual gun in my entire life.
In the Mass Effect games, as well as Star Trek Online, I tend to enjoy using regular assault rifles and sniper rifles. Pistols are just too danged weak for the enemies I fight. On a few occasions, I had to keep melee weapons on hand, because some enemies like to get up too close.
On Star Wars the Old Republic, I'm afraid that is highly variable. You have at least 8 story-lines and classes to choose from, and the ones who have guns (Smuggler, Republic Solder, Imperial Agent, and Bounty Hunter) use a wide variety of weapons. It's hard to say which one is my favorite from those classes, because I'm mostly into playing Force-Users.
It's all good. I figured it would spill over to all kinds of firearms. I've been thinking about the atomic pulverizer I like using in Fallout3 and the wild ass bows I built in Oblivion!
I was telling one of the others that the real nice gunstore-shooting ranges will practically do back handsprings to help you experience almost any firearm you'd like to try. It really is fun, especially if you take friends.
The coolest guns I ever used in the Mass Effect games involved alien guns with a steady, strong beam, but instead of running out of bullets, they overheat if you have them on for too long. Plus, I can't use them for all situations, most especially long-distance. I usually get them out for the big baddies, not everyday mooks.
shareNot trying to push a personal agenda here, I just wanna say that, personally, when I knew that I was prepared if myself or those I care for were in danger... my confidence and sense of responsibility increased dramatically. When you're afraid or uncertain your body language will scream it to the predators.
It's just as obvious when you're unafraid and they always think twice about you being a victim.
You're a sweetheart, I hope you think about taking the steps to arm and defend yourself.
Awww, thanks. I would like to learn how to use at least a pistol. But I can't join a gun club until this stupid quarantine is over with, and I have the money to do so.
shareSomething to look into while stuck at home...
I'm sorry. I guess you can tell I'm a fan. My neighbor called me a "gunevangelist" awhile back lol. I just think it'd be great for everyone to get what I did from it.
Anyway, I'm glad you're thinking about it ;)
Nintendo zapper
shareI read somewhere that they're being made again for the "nostalgia market". I can see that.
shareSawed-Off Winchester 1887 Lever-Action Shotgun is my favorite
shareGod I love that gun. Very popular in the movies cuz it's so fucking cool. I can think of 4-5 off hand.
Pretty sure there's 2-3 companies that make a good replica.
The only problem is that, even as cool as it is, it has a couple inherent "flaws" that can make it a lil difficult.
Regardless, I'd be tickled to have one! Firing the world's sweetest mare's leg from the hip, lever action kicking those big shells out, blasting huge holes in whatever was unfortunate enough to cross you!!
Heaven š
Being an Aussie, guns aren't really a thing for us unless you're a farmer or a gangster. So I'll go by what I've seen in the movies and choose Dirty Harry's Magnum 44.
shareYup. AutoMag in massive .44 magnum. That's a man stopper. Hell, it's a rhino stopper!
How about a Tommy Gun, too?
Have no idea what a tommy gun is. As I said, my very limited knowledge comes from movies
shareIt's the world famous Thompson Machine Gun, circa 1930 or so. Here, you might recognise it ;)
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/thompson
It does look familiar
shareIt makes regular appearances in old timey gangster movies. It's the main feature of an entire scene in Lawless (2012).
John Browning designed it for the US Army during WWI, but missed the war by about a year I think. So he sold them to the public instead!
Full auto, 1500 rounds per minute and .45 calibre (one of the largest bullets).
It's the perhaps the main reason fully automatic weapons are so strictly controlled here.
The Thompson Submachine Gun was designed by General John T. Thompson (and a team of designers that he assembled). Cyclic rate of the first major production model (Model 1921, which is also the most famous/iconic model) was ~800 RPM. The Model 1928 had an even lower cyclic rate (~600 RPM, as requested by the Navy). The Model 1919 did have a cyclic rate as high as ~1,500 RPM, but that was a prototype (they only made 40 of them).
shareOk
shareRuger Mini 30
shareThat's what I'm talking about.
Ruger Ranch Rifle chambered in NATO 7.62.
10, 20 and 30 round magazines, and easily converted to selective fire.
You don't see many people stray from the AR15s and AK47s. All the ranch rifles are available with wooden stocks (I think) and actually look like rifles, especially with the 10 round magazine. If politicians manage to violate our 2nd amendment to ban assault rifles these will probably skate by. Plus the M14 type chamber means clean up is just scrubbing out the barrel.
Good pick.