Official Gun Lovers Thread!!!

[JD7.62]

Poly, when you selling me the AKT?! I sold all of my AKMs due to ammo prices....I just may be able to afford shooting that thing! Id trade you some fish for it! Also we will just ignore what country of origin that pistol grip is!

Romania produced a .22LR bolt action trainer that I hear is suppose to be scary accurate. I remember seeing them years ago for $50 a pop but they seem to have dried up now.

 

[Polypterus]

Poly, when you selling me the AKT?! I sold all of my AKMs due to ammo prices....I just may be able to afford shooting that thing! Id trade you some fish for it! Also we will just ignore what country of origin that pistol grip is!

Romania produced a .22LR bolt action trainer that I hear is suppose to be scary accurate. I remember seeing them years ago for $50 a pop but they seem to have dried up now.

I'm not sellin that thing any time soon

Good news is that German sporting Guns (GSG) is coming out with a AK in 22 as well. Apparently even Kalashnikov himself approved of the design. http://www.impactguns.com/store/G2215AK47.html

If not familiar with GSG they are the ones that came out with the 22lr Mp-5 that has received excellent reviews. I'm very much waiting for this rifle and already have one reserved for when they become available.

I have one of the Romanian M-69 22lr rifles and it is very accurate. It is an excellent Rat gun. Another good 22lr training rifle is the Polish Wz-48 which uses Mosin sights and has a Mosin M-44 style stock.

Also we will just ignore what country of origin that pistol grip is!

P.S...These are not covered under 922 at all so you can do all you want to them...No parts game required...

 

[Polypterus]

P.S...These are not covered under 922 at all so you can do all you want to them...No parts game required...

Actually I just realized this should be clarified about the AKT and 922.. 922r does apply if you mess with the thing.. I.E. thread the barrel, add a 30 round mag or otherwise alter it beyond just furniture. as stock the gun complies with 922 and is importable as such. The stock, grip and handguard, even on the original import, was Romanian in origin and due to construction the rifle still has only 10 parts by changing out any particular piece of furniture. If you do mess with it to any significant degree it will throw it out of 922 compliance.

 

[uwish]

good stuff guys.

I have two GLOCK's (17 and 20) and two shotguns and some plinkers (.22)

 

[SemperFish]

Nice rifles Poly, but I gotta comment on the magazine taping. When you tape them inverted like that youre asking for alot of fouling problems - especially if you prone out and they eat dirt. If youre just table firing at the range I guess its not a worry, but Im officially against. Tape them with a spacer, both upright or get couplers.

 

[jcardona1]

so i was planning on going to the outdoor range this weekend but the weather wasnt cooperating so i just went to a friends ranch to do some test fire with the M4. wasnt able to test the accuracy of the gun too well because of the location, but it seemed pretty accruate while shooting cans from about 20 yards.

i havent not messed with the adjustments on the sights yet. also, i just ordered the Bushnell Trophy red dot scope (730132P) but its on backorder.

Anybody got any good tips for adjusting the iron sights and red dot on my M4? I'm a little new when it comes to sights and optics for guns so any help would be appreciated. would a laser bore sighter be a good investment, or is that better left for high-powered scopes?

messed with the lighting/contrast of these two pics and i think they look cool...

 

[SemperFish]

Hey, sweet pics. Looks like youre a lefty, that officially makes you evil - just kidding. BZO that bad boy from 10m from as stable a position as possible. 10m is ballistically the same as 300m on these rifles, thats why in the USMC we BZO at 10m before quallifying on range at 200, 300 and 500 meters. Obviously its alot easier to see what your rounds are doing at 10. Before you BZO get your front sight tip flush and get your rear sight set for 300 (what you set it at depends on your sighting system). You could get a mechanical zero with a laser boresight and all that fancy stuff but it still wont be the same as YOUR PERSONAL BZO. Everyones BZO will be different even with the same rifle. Once youve got that weapon BZOd leave that FST alone and adjust all your dope off the back end. If your groups are wide open dont do any adjustments until youre getting solid groups, then adjust to get that group where you want it. Dont adjust where youre aiming, keep sighting in on the center of your target and leave that kentucky windage for the hatfields and mccoys. Aim to center and adjust your group to your aim. Take your time and maintain your fundamentals - especially focussing on your front sight tip. Clear FST, blurry target.
BRASSS
Breathing
Relaxation
Aim - natural point of aim
Slow
Steady
Squeeze

Ill stop now before I bore you with stuff you may already know. If you want me to elaborate let me know.

 

[pwmin]

woot, got my CCW permit on Friday!

 

[koop171]

Hey, sweet pics. Looks like youre a lefty, that officially makes you evil - just kidding. BZO that bad boy from 10m from as stable a position as possible. 10m is ballistically the same as 300m on these rifles, thats why in the USMC we BZO at 10m before quallifying on range at 200, 300 and 500 meters. Obviously its alot easier to see what your rounds are doing at 10. Before you BZO get your front sight tip flush and get your rear sight set for 300 (what you set it at depends on your sighting system). You could get a mechanical zero with a laser boresight and all that fancy stuff but it still wont be the same as YOUR PERSONAL BZO. Everyones BZO will be different even with the same rifle. Once youve got that weapon BZOd leave that FST alone and adjust all your dope off the back end. If your groups are wide open dont do any adjustments until youre getting solid groups, then adjust to get that group where you want it. Dont adjust where youre aiming, keep sighting in on the center of your target and leave that kentucky windage for the hatfields and mccoys. Aim to center and adjust your group to your aim. Take your time and maintain your fundamentals - especially focussing on your front sight tip. Clear FST, blurry target.
BRASSS
Breathing
Relaxation
Aim - natural point of aim
Slow
Steady
Squeeze

Ill stop now before I bore you with stuff you may already know. If you want me to elaborate let me know.

Incredibly informative.


And by the way JC you haven't got hit with any brass yet have ya. I myself am Left handed and I hate that damn little piece they put by the shell ejecter to protect the left handed ppl. I was shooting my M&P this weekend also. I have not got hit with brass yet But I don't care what most say. I think it will end up happening at least once. lol Damn right handed gun makers lol.

the best I did for sighting was I hit a brake cleaner can about about 30 yards right dead center of the can. It took me 5 shots but I got it. Now I need to get out to the range and get it sighted in for real.

 

[Polypterus]

Nice rifles Poly, but I gotta comment on the magazine taping. When you tape them inverted like that youre asking for alot of fouling problems - especially if you prone out and they eat dirt. If youre just table firing at the range I guess its not a worry, but Im officially against. Tape them with a spacer, both upright or get couplers.

Taping of AK mags like this is a typical Eastern ersatz MOUT and IFV rig where suppression is key and Magazines go very fast. One additional trick was to place a couple strips of tape over the Magazine or to use one of those super rare caps. In normal operations you would only carry two mags like this the rest would be as usual. (although I have seen some nuts carry whole chest rigs with mags like this)

I really would not do this in other environments (or even with a different firearm) where diving into dirt and digging in would be called for. (For that matter I'd find something else than an AK, like a DM rifle or LMG)

One thing I can say for an AK though is it takes a ton of abuse before it fouls up, which is pretty unlike the M/AR series where doing something like this would make your rifle a fancy club after a few minutes..