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2017-03-11 -Land of the Free

This Week in Guns, March 11th, 2017

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Posted by badanov 2017-03-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

Posted by Skidmark 2017-03-11 04:13|| 2017-03-11 04:13|| Front Page Top

#2 I like Brushbeater. He reads well but sometimes I just can't parse the words he strings together.
"The maximum barrel length needed on a fighting 5.56 is 16 inches- there’s nothing a longer barrel will do for 5.56 that stepping up in caliber would do better."

I think he's suggesting long barrel advocates seeking more energy/accuracy should get a bigger bullet.

Or, he means the 5.56 CAN be juiced up with a longer barrel. I've found a fluted 20" stainless gives me just a little more reach. I offset the added carry weight with 5 round mags instead of 15. I'm not fighting, I'm shooting.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-03-11 04:47|| 2017-03-11 04:47|| Front Page Top

#3 The Russian produce the RPK-74, an AK-74 variant, which has a 23 inch barrel instead of a 16 inch barrel. Used as a light machine gun. The extra barrel length doubles its effective range to 1,000 meters.

Posted by badanov 2017-03-11 10:32|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2017-03-11 10:32|| Front Page Top

#4 From the Brushbeater link;
This is the major qualm I have with homebuilt guns - if they're sourced from a variety of makers, then there's no established standard.

This may have been true at one time but it's essentially a myth still held by the purists. Many gun makers parts come from the same OEM's just with their unique badges. That said, there's still a fair amount of less than quality parts around. But you can weed out the inferior stuff with even a casual amount of research. Now, to insure proper headspace (out of the box) it's not a bad idea to buy barrels and BCG's from the same quality mfg. Not mandatory, of course, but the ole 'Buy once cry once' certainly can apply.

Posted by DepotGuy 2017-03-11 13:08|| 2017-03-11 13:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Hawaii is about to become another gun control basket case. Perhaps Trump's EO should be extended to keeping Hawaiians out of mainland U.S.--too lefty; they are a danger to the rest of us.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-03-11 14:59|| 2017-03-11 14:59|| Front Page Top

#6 WRT laws: the Sullivan Act history

Posted by james 2017-03-11 17:28|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2017-03-11 17:28|| Front Page Top

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