Real Guns

[a6m5]

"Parent case: .300 H&H Magnum". 👍

Every handgun is a freedom handgun and dont you forget it

Fair enough.

 

[Rage Racer]

Modified AKS-74U?
...No, it's a PP-19-01 Vityaz-SN. The 9x18 mm SMG based on AK-105.

 

[a6m5]

While I'm not a 9mm fan in rifle(or rifle style) guns, assuming that Russian "9" is similar to NATO, that is one sweet looking gun. Besides, I guess I wouldn't mind a 9mm if it's going to be full-auto.

I hit the range today. Tested out my 3 new high-cap magazines for the HK USP, FLAWLESS. I shot standard Federal & Remington/UMC .45ACP.

Also tested the Ruger SR22 I've been having bit of trouble with. This time, I did go armed with a sharpie. It did have two hiccups & it was the same mag. I may have found the culprit. Shot Federal, American Eagle, Remington(Golden Bullet), couple of different CCIs + Blazer. All standard ammo with the exception of the American Eagle(high velocity). CCI's still perfect. I don't know what they do different, but I like them.

Other than that, I got accused of cutting into line at the pay booth, nearly got rammed by a car that decided to start driving into the intersection on red(he was completely stopped!). Don't. Do. Crack.

 

[Michael88]

Story of the 300$ rifle bullet.

 

[a6m5]

Benchrest shooting FTW!

 

[Omnis]

Confirmed: biggest piece of crap ever.

 

[a6m5]

So..... Does this mean you are not getting one? Maybe you can carry two. Between two of them, odds of at least one of them firing is still lower than my USP, or Glock I used to have, combined, but very fair to likely. :tup:

I made it to the 13:00 mark. Does the man lose his hands!?

 

[David]

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[Omnis]

I can't believe he kept shooting after the bulged casing.

Me neither. Seems like every pull of the trigger is a failure in this thing. I think their Pederson system is a failure. I wonder if it's just inherently bad with the bigger, modern calibers.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Confirmed: biggest piece of crap ever.

I could have told you that without the video, then again I haven't been a fan of Remington handguns in general so that would have probably been bias more so than fact.

 

[Omnis]

Barry died.



I loved watching their videos. He was so funny.

 

[Brett]

Could you log out of my Google account? Two of your last three posts are straight from my subscriptions.

Sad news on Barry.

Maybe Remington wants the R51 to be a training tool on how to deal with various malfunctions.

 

[Crash]

Sad news about Barry indeed. RIP.

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That Remington looks terrible. I rewatched the M&P Shield review and he put over 1000 rounds in the Shield without a single misfire. With these reliability issues, I think Remington's going to have a hard time competing with the Shield.

 

[Omnis]

I don't think this is what they wanted when they envisioned sales blowing up.

 

[Zenith]

About the R51.

I cannot overstate how important it is that the first batch of a new style gun functions properly.

Glocks in .40S&W (and by extension the entire brand) still have a reputation for exploding. AR's still have a reputation for jamming. Both of these platforms are extremely reliable but are forever tainted by early teething issues.

When the market is as saturated with compact polymer frame 9mm pistols as it is, one has to wonder why anyone would put their safety on the line by purchasing a gun with so many issue.

Seriously Remington, WTF?

 

[David]

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[a6m5]

I agree with you guys on the R51. While my very first firearm ownership felt very similar to this(Remington 597 rimfire rifle), luckily, my problem was mostly to do with the magazine. Every 2, 3 rounds, it jammed. You would think with the Remington name, the very least they can do is make sure their product actually perform without failure in the hands of their customers. 👎

Also with you guys on Barry from the youtube channel. I don't watch just one channel religiously, but along with Nutnfancy, Hickok45, etc., I enjoyed watching their videos. RIP.

 

[David]

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[a6m5]

It's not like they are going to get cheaper over time, so I guess they are worthy investment, too. 👍

 

[David]

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[Rage Racer]

Girls + guns = lulz.

 

[Solid Lifters]

She cried because she was so happy to shoot an AK, right? I probably would have, too.

 

[Rage Racer]

I'd be happy to shoot a 7.62mm AK. Because I already have fired a 5.45 like this.
...No, this one is a lot better - AK-9.
The 9x39mm carbine based on AK-105. Using the same cartridge as AS Val and VSS. Designed for special forces of MVD and the army.

 

[Brett]

I made a visit to a new local gun store today. I had heard about this store when I picked up my Tavor from the FFL it was shipped to. This new store is another location of that FFL.

I came very close to buying a Walther P99. The sales guy mentioned that they also just got a PPQ in for trade and I looked at that also. I compared the magazines to confirm that the PPQ magazines are the same as the P99. I quickly discovered that the P99 was in .40 S&W and not 9mm like the sales tag said. No sale. I am not a huge fan of .40 S&W. I would rather buy something in 9mm or .45ACP.

I did however buy 700 rounds of .22LR. I also picked up another 100 rounds of .22LR and a 50 round box of 9mm yesterday on my way home from work. Since today was their official grand opening, they had a whole lot of .22LR for sale and have already nearly sold all of it.

 

[a6m5]

What does P99 have over your PPQ?

Nice thing about .40 S&W: During ammo shortage, your are the last guy not to be able to buy ammo at Walmart anymore, first guy to be able to start buying them again. At least as far as handgun rounds go.

By my observation in the Year 2013.

 

[Brett]

The P99 does not really have anything over my PPQ. The PPQ is pretty much an evolution of the P99. I just want another pistol. The P99 is one I would not mind owning.

That is really about the only thing good about .40 S&W.

 

[Zenith]

Ahem...

 

[Brett]

That is the other really cool part about the P99.

 

[a6m5]

Not really anything over my ass, Brett. j/k

 

[Michael88]

I made a wetpack-test with hunting bullets I bought a few weeks ago to see how and if they perform. Wetpack means a box filled with soaking wet newspaper to simulate flesh and its by many considered to be more accurate in simulating flesh than ballistic gel.
Anyway, the pack was about 25cm thick, shot it with an 8x57 200 grain bullet at about 2500 fps or a tad under 800 meters a second. The bullet used was a softpoint flatbase hunting bullet, tombac jacket. Which is typically used for medium to large game. (European red deer, moose, elk) Unfortunately I could no recover the expanded bullet because its deeply embedded in a large log which I used as backstop.
Pics:
Entry. (I didn't even realize that there were kids on the top cover of the newspaper till I uploaded the pic. Bummer. *shrugs*)

5 centimeters in the wetpack the bullet started to expand:

The ''wound channel'' 2/3 into the pack, approx two fingers wide.

The exit after passing through ~ 25 centimeters of wet newspaper, creating a tennis ball sized hole. It really started to expand a lot in the last 7-10 centimeters.

Results:

Weight retention: the bullet didn't lose any material on its way through the wet pack.

Expansion: the bullet needed 5 centimeters before it started to expand. It expanded in two stages, first moderate expansion after 5 centimeters and about 2/3 into the pack it suddenly started to expand wildly Also the sharp edges of the deforming bullets jacket ''cut'' through the medium like a couple of razors. The wound channel looks smaller than it actually is because the paper around the channel expanded somewhat.
A tennis ball sized exit hole without even having hit any bones is nothing to sneeze at.