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     Tpehak |
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| Ducbsa |
Quote - None of the provisions such as Red Flag and enhanced background checks, which went into effect as Dyrdahl was making the illegal purchases for Gooden, had any deterrent effect on Gooden or Dyrdahl. https://www.americanexperiment.org/federal-charges -in-burnsville-first-responder-murders-highlight-t he-false-sense-of-security-gun-control-efforts-pro vide/ | ||
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| Aesquire |
The nice folk at C&Arsenal ( YouTube etc ) Just released their history on the SKS. I'm a SKS fan of sorts, it's a solid, reliable, and Steampunk carbine. I had a Chinese version with a great trigger and I mounted a Scout scope ( wanted to try the sighting system, & it's easy and reasonable cheap way ) & it's pretty accurate. Not tiny group bragging rights, but great plinking shooter. (1) Otoh I found a mint Yugoslavian SKS at a gun show, without bayonet, but with grenade launcher, for a buddy's wife. Unfortunately he says it sucks for accuracy. His Russian one is fine. I consider that normal, to have variation in an industrial, pre computer era mass production military gun. ( assume here a long Functionally, the Cartridge is a decent, intermediate cartridge, and a very early one. You can say it's based on the German 8mm Kurtz developed for the Sturmgewehr program. But it's not a copy! It's a case of capturing German rifles and ammo, and figuratively slapping your forehead and "Doh! So Obvious! Just adapt our existing designs." And the Russians had "a thing" for using the same caliber ammo, since you can use the same tooling for barrels, the most expensive in time & machining precision costs. Plus use/cut down rejected rifle barrels, for pistols and submachine guns. Feel free to argue that the NATO 5.56 is superior, or a modern AR round like .300 Blackout. They are also years younger. The SKS is overshadowed by It's replacement, the AK-47, but that's a Post War design, paradigm shift, weapon. The SKS is a 1930s design that is contemporary with the M1 Garand, so consider it a WW2 gun, just delayed into service by the War. And it's the Soviet era lead in adopting the Intermediate Cartridge philosophy. ( The Sturmgewehr's concept & development ended in '45 ) Plus, as a pre war, wood stocked, machined receiver and parts style design, ( before stamped sheet metal era ) the look, is a mix of old school rifles from the 19th century and industrial steam age esthetic, exposed tubes and cylinders. Really funky and Steampunk to a modern eye used to polymer and sheet metal or cast/forged aluminum. Typically the biggest complaint about the SKS is the magazine system. Which is a conservative design choice for It's day. Replaceable, interchangeable, magazines were either expensive, fragile, or not very interchangeable pre war. So, while I'd rather have an AK ( or AR, FAL, etc. ) in a Zombie apocalypse, the stripper clip system isn't that bad, and faster than a tube magazine. Good video. I learned stuff! Note (1) Plinking is my favorite shooting sport. And the "coke can" long my favorite target, with heavy rationalization as to why.  A pop can is small enough that it's a satisfying long range target. And a practical hunting target, being roughly deer heart size, ( so smaller than required ) or a well fed squirrel. And if you're good, or close, enough that it's not a challenging enough target, aim for individual graphics on the can, like the letter "O". | ||
| Aesquire |
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/03/23/what-the-hell -is-this-evil-dojs-red-flag-announcement-on-guns-s ets-off-2a-red-flags-n2394305 Since there's a drug addict and gun felon ( case pending & he says he's clean. Sure! ) in residence at the White House, it should be a gun free red flagged location. | ||
| Ducbsa |
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| Aesquire |
https://twitchy.com/samj/2024/03/25/oilfield-rando -explains-why-the-left-really-hates-kyle-rittenhou se-and-hes-spot-freakin-on-n2394369 | ||
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| Aesquire |
https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/04/11/com munist-survivor-lily-tang-williams-obliterates-dav id-hogg-in-public-on-gun-control-n2394989 Of course, correct for click bait. Herr grupenfuhrer Hogg didn't learn anything, he's just angry because he didn't get complete praise and deference to his privilege. He wasn't obliterated, or humiliated. Just pi$$ed and defensive. Don't buy the hype. But absolutely cheer the heroine here. Lilly Tang rocks. Because the Left practices Fundamental Dishonesty and Induced Mental Illness to mind-f#$% it's minions, they never get humiliated. Just thwarted and furious. See 1984. Seriously. Ask any deserter from their cult. | ||
| Aesquire |
https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/04/12/jam es-woods-sums-up-the-entire-gun-debate-in-one-simp le-graphic-n2395010 A few good memes... | ||
| Ducbsa |
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| Whisperstealth |
>>> Ask any deserter from their cult. I have yet to meet one in person. Perhaps it's because most end up suiciding themselves. In the back of the head. Three times or more. | ||
| Whisperstealth |
That's one hell of a honking gun lol! | ||
| Crusty |
"The horn blows; does the shooter? | ||
| Aesquire |
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/04/16/the-n ola-mass-shooting-that-almost-stayed-a-secret-n492 8203 | ||
| Bandm |
The horn is more useful than the magnifier looking at the base of the red dot. | ||
| Ducbsa |
Regarding the New Orleans shooting, that Kirkpatrick sure hit it over the fence urging that the area become a gun-free zone! Maybe it could even be declared a murder-free zone, with big signs? | ||
| Gregtonn |
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/finland-s-dar ing-pro-gun-policy-is-taking-the-world-by-storm/ss -BB1lOvMp#image=1 Some people just get it. G | ||
| Whisperstealth |
Yep, some do. Most do not. | ||
| Ducbsa |
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| Aesquire |
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/22/brooklyn-man -convicted-over-gun-hobby-by-biased-ny-court-could -be-facing-harsh-sentence-n2173162 I find the Judge Guilty of contempt of Constitution. | ||
| Hootowl |
Love this guy (even though he is an elected official). | ||
| Ducbsa |
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/ag-merrick-garla nd-admits-that-its-gang-violence-not-gun-violence/ | ||
| Ratbuell |
MD State Police sent an email to me "because you are registered as owner of a restricted firearm" (handgun). Looks like we now have red flag laws in MD - yay. I don't have it in front of me but something along the lines of "MSP has paired with MD Dept of Health to help ensure gun safety for all MD residents, and help identify potential problems", yadda yadda. | ||
| Crusty |
The Gestapo has its eye on you... | ||
| Aesquire |
https://twitchy.com/videos/2024/05/09/former-da-ha s-a-warning-for-gun-owning-parents-n2396068 | ||
| Aesquire |
https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=57948 Texas sues ATF for rule that basically forbids selling my gun privately. https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=57961 Remember that guy who had a .50 BMG rifle blow up? He's back! | ||
| Aesquire |
And now for something completely different | ||
| Ratbuell |
Well, yeah.... Can you say "skeet shoot"? I don't even have to watch the video to figure that one out.... | ||
| Aesquire |
And I'm sure you figured out all on your own that a Turkey load, designed for tight patterns at longer range, is better for the job than the bargain box skeet loads. I'm pretty sure the InRange crew was planning to pot shot a few drones, but he's right that it's illegal, as it is illegal to drop anything from a drone. The FAA paperwork for any Demo or filming of a stunt, like dropping a toilet paper roll for drones or ultralights to cut in flight, is multiple pages, and in New York, you need NYSDOT approval for it too. That's just obviously harmless, ( If potentially risky ) fun. Getting cleared for skeet shooting a drone? On video? Good luck getting that signed off on. Technically I could do it, but I'd bet a steak dinner ( Texas Roadhouse, early bird  ) The FAA would say no to me in New York. Might get permission for Hollywood big shots, and it's Possible that you could get someone in Arizona to sign off on it, but not likely. That said, it does sound like a fun practice to shoot drones, albeit quite a bit more expensive than clays. You'd want a ABC fire extinguisher handy, a big one, and a bucket of sand to smother a burning lithium battery, just in case. Definitely not a Fire Season activity in the West. |
