Gun Thread

[xAZxE30x]

anyone following shot show? The new Remington subcompact and the glock 380 seem to be getting a lot of hype.

Ughh! That's all I've seen ANYTNING about. I mostly follow industry people on Instagram and I'm sick of seeing that glock lol. I want to hold one though but I don't see the point of it

[Vedubin01]

Ughh! That's all I've seen ANYTNING about. I mostly follow industry people on Instagram and I'm sick of seeing that glock lol. I want to hold one though but I don't see the point of it

I agree, but Id be down to play with the Remington.

You seen this...

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Glock made a gun chambered in .380?

[xAZxE30x]

I agree, but Id be down to play with the Remington.

You seen this...

I'll watch it when I'm off my phone. Isn't showing up

Glock made a gun chambered in .380?

Yeah Glock 42. Compete with the shield in size. But it's .380

[xAZxE30x]

Ohh yeah I've seen that! Pretty awesome!! I love when they've got their iPads and stuff

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Silly Glock.

[rwh11385]

Glock made a gun chambered in .380?

Yeah... a long time ago (since 1995 and 1997), but the Gun Control Act of 1968 made it illegal for civilians to import the G25 or G28.

The G42 has enough safety features or points to be OK to import I guess.

I picked up a mag with it on the cover, but still fail to see a reason to be interested in one.


Found this on another forum and think it's a good piece (w/ data & tables):

http://www.americanrifleman.org/article.php?id=26757&cat=27&sub=31&q=1

WHY WE'VE HAD AN AMMUNITION SHORTAGE

But quick conclusion on why there's less on the shelves... (more people shooting = more ammo demand)

Why Has Demand Gone Up?
There are now more than 5 million women participating in the shooting sports, an increase of 46.5 percent since 2001, according to the NSSF. The number of gun owners in America surpassed 100 million a few years ago and all indicators show it is still growing. More gun owners means more ammunition being shot. Also, as the most popular firearms being sold in recent years have been semi-automatic handguns and rifles, it only makes sense that these gun sales would lead to more ammunition being purchased and shot.
There are a lot of other numbers tracking the growth of gun sales and gun ownership that have led to more ammunition sales. For example, July 2013 was the 38th straight month that the number of background checks called into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) increased when compared to the same month the previous year.

As much as competition for ammo is not a happy thing necessarily, having more people interested in shooting as a hobby / sport, or pursuing as a method of self-defense / protection, helps culturally. I tried out a new range that opened Friday locally and another one nearby is planned to start building shortly.

[ParsedOut]

Sold my Mosin M44 and a spam can of ammo yesterday, just ordered one of these to "replace" it. Henry Frontier 20" in .22lr. I've always wanted a lever gun and would like something that can shoot .22 short and .22 long.

http://www.henryrepeating.com/rifle-lever-octagon.cfm

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Fuck yeah lever gun! Have you seen the Mossberg "tactical" lever guns? lol

[dannyyisntt]

Lever guns FTW! I love my Winchester 32 special.

[Wschnitz]

http://www.springfield-armory.com/armory.php?version=55

Anyone own an M1A Variant? Thoughts?

[Vedubin01]

http://www.springfield-armory.com/armory.php?version=55

Anyone own an M1A Variant? Thoughts?

Absolutely amazing weapon! One of my items on the short list.

[Wschnitz]

Absolutely amazing weapon! One of my items on the short list.

Price is intimidating for a college kid, but its my absolute favorite firearm, been drooling over m14s since forever, civilian variant would suit me just fine I think as a Range rifle.

[Vedubin01]

Price is intimidating for a college kid, but its my absolute favorite firearm, been drooling over m14s since forever, civilian variant would suit me just fine I think as a Range rifle.

I agree they are a bit on the high side, When I was in the market I ended up going with a DSA FAL over the M14's just based on a good deal I got with the FAL. But I will one day soon own a M14 to sit along side the FAL.

[Wschnitz]

I agree they are a bit on the high side, When I was in the market I ended up going with a DSA FAL over the M14's just based on a good deal I got with the FAL. But I will one day soon own a M14 to sit along side the FAL.

Yea I've been looking at FAL's too, since they are basically what killed the M14's. Guns take the backburner to car though. Really need an LSD suspension and a better powerplant first haha.