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Eisenhower's big four were the C-47, the Jeep, the Bazooka and the atom bomb.
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I think I’m getting mixed up by his quote that the Garand is “The greatest battle implement ever devised”, odd he’d say that but not include it in the big 4, or make it a big 5.
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that was Patton.
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Here's something I hadn't yet seen in use by either side; the Kord/KSVK 12.7x108 anti-materiel rifle, this one captured by Ukraine:
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Thoughts on the rocket launcher in the middle? Apparently it was some post-war Czech 4-round revolving rocket launcher. I’m actually kinda curious about why there don’t seem to be repeating rocket launchers.
Also real-life SPNKR lol.
Thoughts on the rocket launcher in the middle? Apparently it was some post-war Czech 4-round revolving rocket launcher. I’m actually kinda curious about why there don’t seem to be repeating rocket launchers.
Also real-life SPNKR lol.
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I think the rear-mounted bipod tells you everything you need to know about that thing's point of balance.
But if you consider the old style of rocket sighting systems (a bit of wire and a 'good luck, buddy') rapid follow-up shots make a lot of sense. If you have a Javelin maybe not.
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That's.... actually kinda awesome. I assume it's meant for recoiless rounds (maybe FFAR?); and while the magazine/cylinder probably needed to be turned manually for every shot, it'd be fucking hilarious with some sort of spring-loaded revolving system. Guaranteed to kill everything in front & behind it.
This is interesting....
Which lead me to the original video...
And Rosoboron's sales pitch:
3D/cutaway animated:
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That thing always made me think of: What would happen if a cobray-M11 and an MP5K were fed into some kind of AI driven 3D printer? The hammer is a bit interesting, do they really need to make it so complicated? 9mm hammers have always traditionally been very simple, not requiring any kind of excessive primer striking force I've been aware of.
On the subject of Russian small arms. WTF ever happened to those self contained internal piston cartridges? All the media I saw regarding those was interesting to say the least, a very quiet projectile requiring no cumbersome muzzle device. I would have thought somebody most likely the Russians would have done a lot further R&D with that. We are making more and more more advanced muzzle based sound supression devices, nobody invested the same effort into these? Look like that had a lot of promise.
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A few things today
Rock Island Armory has teased something on X which is to be revealed on the 16th, dubbing it a "game changer". Notable game-changers from other manufacturers in the recent past have included the Glock 44 (lol) and the Franklin Armory Reformation (lol). However Given RIA's recent release of the RIA 5.0 which is a genuinely fresh design at a relatively low price point there could be something promising. I personally think a $1000-1250 2011 is pretty likely to take the next step in proliferation after Springfield put one out for $1500.
Next and I missed this initially, apparently PWS is going to discontinue their Pro line to clear up manufacturing space for several new, unnamed products.
Lastly I was made aware of a very interesting report via a video from Kommando Store regarding the low end pistol manufacturers of the Southern California "Ring of Fire" which included Raven Arms, Davis Industries, Phoenix Arms, Lorcin Engineering, Sundance Industries, Jennings Arms (Later known as Bryco Arms, then Jimenez Arms and current JA Industries) and to a lesser extent AMT (of Automag fame) and the interconnected relationships most of the companies had(they were largely all owned by a single extended family initially). The Report is from 1994 and is titled "Ring of Fire - The Handgun Makers of Southern California" and is an exhaustive summary of the Companies involved, their sales, a breakdown of their sales by caliber, their overall percentage of national sales (Which in 1992 were 34% of all handguns sold in America) and the people involved in running them.
Link to pdf of the report from UC Davis of the full 112 page report
PDF Link from "Doctors for responsible gun ownership"
Kommando Blog article that summarizes most of the story of the Ring of Fire Manufacturers but doesn't feature the detailed statistical breakdown.
Old PBS article summarizing the reporting
Kommando Store video
Oooold video from Gun Wesbites about the Ring of Fire
The story of the Ring of Fire is a fascinating one that could make a really interesting dramatized netflix show, Hell the rise of The Ring of Fire was only possible because of the assassination of RFK. I always assumed that guns like these were made in small numbers by short lived manufacturers, it astounds me that they were so prominent.
Rock Island Armory has teased something on X which is to be revealed on the 16th, dubbing it a "game changer". Notable game-changers from other manufacturers in the recent past have included the Glock 44 (lol) and the Franklin Armory Reformation (lol). However Given RIA's recent release of the RIA 5.0 which is a genuinely fresh design at a relatively low price point there could be something promising. I personally think a $1000-1250 2011 is pretty likely to take the next step in proliferation after Springfield put one out for $1500.
Next and I missed this initially, apparently PWS is going to discontinue their Pro line to clear up manufacturing space for several new, unnamed products.
Lastly I was made aware of a very interesting report via a video from Kommando Store regarding the low end pistol manufacturers of the Southern California "Ring of Fire" which included Raven Arms, Davis Industries, Phoenix Arms, Lorcin Engineering, Sundance Industries, Jennings Arms (Later known as Bryco Arms, then Jimenez Arms and current JA Industries) and to a lesser extent AMT (of Automag fame) and the interconnected relationships most of the companies had(they were largely all owned by a single extended family initially). The Report is from 1994 and is titled "Ring of Fire - The Handgun Makers of Southern California" and is an exhaustive summary of the Companies involved, their sales, a breakdown of their sales by caliber, their overall percentage of national sales (Which in 1992 were 34% of all handguns sold in America) and the people involved in running them.
Link to pdf of the report from UC Davis of the full 112 page report
PDF Link from "Doctors for responsible gun ownership"
Kommando Blog article that summarizes most of the story of the Ring of Fire Manufacturers but doesn't feature the detailed statistical breakdown.
Old PBS article summarizing the reporting
Kommando Store video
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there's a story involving S&W, Rossi, Taurus, IJ, H&R, Astra, et c all in spanish language that has some similar drama. real interesting stuff.
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Cross posting from the random pics abd gifs thread. I wonder what everyone thinks sbout steampunk?
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Know the title? I'm drawing blanks on YT.
I mean, I've seen worse; but not by much. The gold paint trying to pass as brass is what pushes it over the line into terrible, but at least it doesn't look like many real AR parts were involved in making that abomination, just airsoft.
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The more I look the worse it gets.
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If that was made with actual expertly hand-hammered and riveted bronze and nice walnut instead of Babby's First Krylon Job, it might be okay. There exists a universe where this thing (or something in the same vein) might be a neat item but this ain't it.
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It's pressure bearing components that make the "firearm" in a lot of places if I remember correctly. Makes a lot more sense than it being the frame or receiver but it makes the whole home made guns thing much harder than Americans have it.
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But I could smuggle a lot more AR-15 bolts shoved up my ass than I can receivers.
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Finally, a Russian-made AR-15!
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I'm sure someone is going to tell me the receivers are just as regulated if not more so than the pressure bearing parts in these countries but, things like bolts can be disguised and hidden very easily. There is a point to only making laws you can enforce, if you make laws you cannot enforce especially regarding things that are not harmful crimes themselves like firearm ownership by hobbyists and collectors never meaning to harm anyone, you create a drive to break the laws in pursuit of owning the "forbidden fruit" as they say. In the united states there is a huge number of people who own NFA items without proper paperwork. Thousands of autosears, "solvent traps" and even plain old M16 FCG's are sent through the mail everyday. California is good example of "owner driven laws". A few people in CA decided that they had created a means of circumventing laws pertaining to certain rifles, (mostly AR-15 types being illegal) a couple of short years later it didn't even matter if they were legally correct or not, so many people jumped on the bandwagon they could never enforce the law, instead the CA DOJ bowed out and made legal compromises to things they would never allow ownership of. If you create a law you cannot enforce you are just inviting people to circumvent it either legally or otherwise. I'll give a great example, if you go into a large ammunition store in CA, they have often have "HUSH" brand ammo, ammo specifically designed for suppressors AKA silencers, this ammo is for sale to the public despite suppressors being completely banned in all forms in CA. So why are they selling so much of it? The only logical answer is there are thousands of CA residents with unlawfully obtained suppressors.
Open question: Would you rather have a 6" 1911 9mm tack driver with an RMR OR have a high polished. 45 "El Jefe" special, with mother of pearl grips? I need a new project to keep me busy in the winter.
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Reminds me of this:
I really like the aesthetics of side-loading assault/battle rifles like vid above and the FG-42, but all that tacky brass stuff is so icky.