The gun thread Options

[Dark Reaper]

Be careful watching this video, it just might make you cry.

[mirocu]

Didn't make me cry, but drool

[Dark Reaper]

Didn't make me cry, but drool

Galalahahahahh...

[mirocu]

I'd love having that thing. Or the MP5 as I keep saying

[Dark Reaper]

I had a MP5 Clone once but it was used and shot like crap as it kept jamming.

[mirocu]

Was it full-auto?

[Dark Reaper]

Was it full-auto?

No it had a switch to either shoot single fire/w manual reload or semi-auto. I think in my state you can own a fully automatic weapon but you need a class 3 gun license, federal stamp and be on a 2 year waiting period...oh and once you buy a fully automatic weapon you can't sell it.

[mirocu]

I think in my state you can own a fully automatic weapon but you need a class 3 gun license, federal stamp and be on a 2 year waiting period...oh and once you buy a fully automatic weapon you can't sell it.

I could live with this. As it is, I have to wait several months just to get a .22LR levergun!

[Dark Reaper]

I could live with this. As it is, I have to wait several months just to get a .22LR levergun!

This is why I love Oklahoma's gun laws, no waiting for either a standard pistol or rifle, go in do paperwork, buy the gun and leave all in the same day.

[mirocu]

This is why I love Oklahoma's gun laws, no waiting for either a standard pistol or rifle, go in do paperwork, buy the gun and leave all in the same day.

Just rub it in, will you

[Dark Reaper]

Just rub it in, will you

Do I or should I get his for my baby?

[mirocu]

Get two!

[Dark Reaper]

Get two!

Mmmmm....40 rounds of 12 gauge goodness. ......

[SubRosa]

I went to the range this morning and tried something new. I rented an FN Scar-L (the version that fires 5.56). It is a full auto gun. So this was my first time trying full auto, as well as firing a Scar.

In the end I really did not like the Scar much. The muzzle flash was much brighter than my Sig Sauer M4. It was a really bright white light that blinded me for the instant that I fired. In contrast I never really noticed any flash with my Sig Sauer. At least it is nothing that bright and overpowering. Likewise, the Scar was a lot louder than my Sig, and the recoil was a lot worse. One thing I really did like about the Scar was the iron sights. I had a big circular front post, that was really easy to aim with.

I fired a magazine just semi so I could get a feel for the Scar. It is also different in that the charging handle is on the left side of the barrel, rather than behind it like on an AR-15. Because of that you cannot hold the barrel with your left hand. The charging handle will literally fly into your hand when you fire. So you have to use the vertical foregrip with it.

That was my first time using a foregrip as well. It was ok. But I think I prefer it with my hand on the barrel. I had to keep reminding myself to take my hand off the barrel and put it on the foregrip, because I am so used to always having it there. OTOH, one plus to the foregrip was that with my left arm lower down because of it, I was able to brace my elbow against my chest when I fired. I cannot do that with my hand higher up on the barrel.

Firing full auto was a lot different than semi as well. Much more recoil Here is what I shot, about 20 rounds semi and maybe 70 full auto. I never fired more than a 3-4 round burst. It shot exactly like I read it would. Your first round goes dead center, the next goes high and left, in the shoulder area, and the rest are off in the air up and left. After a while I got better at controlling it, but the first round was still the only accurate one. The rest were going off into what would have been the arm. That one shot all alone by itself up in the neck was literally my last bullet. I did that one on semi on purpose.

All in all I prefer semi-auto. I like every bullet going exactly where I want it to. Full Auto is just too wild, with too many bullets going off where I don't want. In the end it really made me appreciate my Sig Sauer a lot more. I vastly prefer it over the Scar.

My shoulder is now sore too. Usually I can fire about 100 rounds of 5.56 on semi and only have a little red dot of a bruise on my shoulder afterward. About half that of .308 semi will leave me aching, and my shoulder one big red bruise. The 5.56 on full auto left me with a big bruise, but not quite as big as the .308 would have done.

[mirocu]

Semi-auto here too. Full-auto always feels like it would be more fun but really it isn't. Well, maybe in short bursts but in the long run I always want to go back to semi. And foregrip, ehhhh... Like you SubRosa I think I'll keep my hand on the barrel, feels much more natural than using that.

Glad you had fun at the range!

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Khajiit feels the same about full auto and the foregrip. Full auto would only be useful if you were mobbed by many enemies at once and you needed to put out a lot of lead in a very small amount of time. Foregrips just seem weird to this one.

[Dark Reaper]

Semi-auto here too. Full-auto always feels like it would be more fun but really it isn't. Well, maybe in short bursts but in the long run I always want to go back to semi. And foregrip, ehhhh... Like you SubRosa I think I'll keep my hand on the barrel, feels much more natural than using that.

Glad you had fun at the range!

For me Full Auto is a waste of ammo unless you're doing suppressive fire or crowd control. I either like burst or semi-auto.
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This post has been edited by Dark Reaper: Apr 27 2019, 01:25 AM

[mirocu]

Have to admit though, a semi-auto minigun would be kinda meh

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Have to admit though, a semi-auto minigun would be kinda meh

[mALX]

https://www.maxim.com/gear/the-dx12-punishe...Mnesy20cX8VWvoU