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- a6m5zero
Boy, long barrel .45 ACP or .380 ACP don't do nothing for me, personally. Single stack 9mm would be cool. What I really wish for is a compact .45 ACP, basically a Glock 30S with full grip, so your pinkie don't rest on a magazine floor plate. It's a long shot at best. 
Hey, you know who owns one of those.
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- Crash852
A single stack 9mm would be cool.
That would actually be really interesting, and one that I'm somewhat surprised Glock hasn't gotten in yet. There are Glock variants for everything imaginable, and single stack subcompact 9mm that's well done (M&P Shield) has been seeing high demand. It would be interesting to see Glock enter in that field and turn up the competition there.
That would actually be really interesting, and one that I'm somewhat surprised Glock hasn't gotten in yet. There are Glock variants for everything imaginable, and single stack subcompact 9mm that's well done (M&P Shield) has been seeing high demand. It would be interesting to see Glock enter in that field and turn up the competition there.
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Don't put smokeless powder in a black powder gun, folks.
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- Zenith113
SL's suggestion is good. A pump action shotgun made by a reputable company such as Remington, Mossberg, Benelli, Browning, and others will be a good, affordable choice.
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Today I loaded 4 brass slugs for pressure testing at the firearms and ammunition proof house. I'm crazy but not crazy enough to test highly experimental self loaded ammo on my own.
Thats how I load them. (Because of the lack of certain components I have to load them very differently than rifle rounds in my loading press. )
Since I lack a 12 gauge shell holder I prime the cases using my 200mm vice, a muzzleloader ball starter and a little metal plate. That way I can prime them very precisely, works like a charm.
Using Federal Large Rifle magnums.
Next I punch out the overpwoder wads, one a 12 mm felt wad and two overpowder cards made from milk carton, those are fire resistant and prevent the felt wad from burning inside the barrel.
Then I load 21 grains of Lovex S013 shotgun powder, the cards and wad, and then the 500 grain B&P big game slug (500 @ 1400 fps).
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Then the cartridge is pushed into a custom crimping die with my vice thats crimps the case mouth to prevent all the stuff I put in it from falling out.
And here it is, the final product. (It kind of looks like the OAL isn't consistent but thats not the case, must be the shadows or lighting.
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Thats how I load them. (Because of the lack of certain components I have to load them very differently than rifle rounds in my loading press. )
Since I lack a 12 gauge shell holder I prime the cases using my 200mm vice, a muzzleloader ball starter and a little metal plate. That way I can prime them very precisely, works like a charm.
Using Federal Large Rifle magnums.
Next I punch out the overpwoder wads, one a 12 mm felt wad and two overpowder cards made from milk carton, those are fire resistant and prevent the felt wad from burning inside the barrel.
Then I load 21 grains of Lovex S013 shotgun powder, the cards and wad, and then the 500 grain B&P big game slug (500 @ 1400 fps).
´
Then the cartridge is pushed into a custom crimping die with my vice thats crimps the case mouth to prevent all the stuff I put in it from falling out.
And here it is, the final product. (It kind of looks like the OAL isn't consistent but thats not the case, must be the shadows or lighting.
)
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- a6m5zero
Please! Just don't end up like that smokeless powder in black powder gun guy! 
j/k
That is quite a process to go through, but it must be gratifying to know that you possess that kind of engineering ability! I hadn't heard of OAL(overall length) before, so this has been educational.
j/kThat is quite a process to go through, but it must be gratifying to know that you possess that kind of engineering ability! I hadn't heard of OAL(overall length) before, so this has been educational.
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Seems like the German Bundeswehr is testing an updated version of their MG3. (Which is an updated version of the original MG42 aka ''the saw'')
IMO its one of the beautifulest things I've ever seen.
Read more here: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/01/06/bundeswehr-mg3kws-upgrade-program/
IMO its one of the beautifulest things I've ever seen.
Read more here: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/01/06/bundeswehr-mg3kws-upgrade-program/
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What I find kind of funny is that all new military firearms have to be painted in Desert Tan. Its like those responsible for all the military equipment already know that the next few wars are all going to happen in ''sandy'' places. Desert tan is a horrible camouflage color for western urban and western rural environments.
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You should see the entire British Army vehicle fleet, it's all in desert camouflage. The worst is when they 'over spray' sensitive electronic equipment with it, really F's with your heat sinks!
I wouldn't be surprised if weapons follow the all terrain paint scheme currently being used on uniform. Would make sense.
I wouldn't be surprised if weapons follow the all terrain paint scheme currently being used on uniform. Would make sense.
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Guns......... Oh how i love thee.
Planning on getting a trigger job and new night sights put on my XDM 40. And probably going to ask the GF to purchase me a Coonan .357 1911
Planning on getting a trigger job and new night sights put on my XDM 40. And probably going to ask the GF to purchase me a Coonan .357 1911
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