Firearm BS thread

They asked for it.

 

This made my night

 

Most recent unexpected purchase. KAC sr15 Mod 2 14.5" factory SBR. Just to balance out that Hi point post haha

 

Oooo. M1 Garand. *swoon*

 

Keister carry. It’s

youre obviously a man of culture. Hi point and a KAC.

 

If we're showing off Garands, here's my pre-war in shitty lighting. Favorite rifle I own, and it'll probably go in the woods with me this fall to try and get some venison if the weather's nice.

Edit: Better shot, same lighting.

 

Ok, now y'all are just rubbin' it in...

One of these days I'll be fortunate enough to add one to the collection.

Edit: Current project - .300 AAC pistol. Added the SB3, Law Tactical, SD-E trigger on Sunday. Sling was graciously donated. Can is currently in ATF jail awaiting parole.

 

While I don’t have a garand, currently, its on the short list. I do have a Carbine that was purchased by my dad in the 70s at a police auction.. come to find out (just a few years ago when he passed and I took possession of it) it’s a numbers matching 1942 and it’s srill an excellent shooter. Will post pics later if I remember

 

CMP my dude, decent Garands can be had way under standard market value fairly easily.

Mine isn't so nice, lol. Definitely a bit of a beater, it's a neglected post-war rebuild of a pre-war receiver.

 

I was looking at that yesterday, but I'm still a little confused. Do I need to join before I'm able to purchase a rifle? Is there an initiation or annual fee? Not quite sure on how the whole thing works...

 

I've done "some". Cheaper than factory, and work as well, if not better.

 

The process is simpler than they make it sound. It's basically 5 parts. Application(notarized, my local UPS did it for 1 dollar), proof of age, proof of citizenship, proof of training, and a club membership. For instance, I submitted with my application a copy of my passport (age and citizenship), my IL CCL (training), and my membership info for the Garand Collectors Association (club, $20 annual). The training can be pretty open as long as it includes live fire IIRC. Googling CMP affiliated clubs is a good idea for club membership, but I like GCA as a simple solution, because they forward their membership details over to the CMP and make things very easy.

Edit: Once done properly, they will FedEx the rifle straight to your home unless you live in CT. It's a sweet deal.

 

I'd stay away from aluminum.

Try Diversified Machine, Muted machine works, Totality Industries, Superior Precision Concepts....

 

I have the rdb and I love it. It's heavy, but very handy and suppresses well.

 

Just a quick note on the notary, I know its only $1 but your local credit union probably does it for free, mine does even if you aren't a member of the CU.

Why?

 

Rimfire is OK for rimfire, otherwise not good.
If you use aluminum for rimfire you have to clean by hand and not use “the dip” or any other “harsh” (AKA effective) cleaning methods.
Aluminum is OK for rimfire tube (not baffles) otherwise stay away.

 

I missed the part that they were talking about 22's. That makes sense. I was planning on getting a rifle kit from them and cleaning it w/ lots of elbow grease if it ever needed it.

 

Aluminum baffles will not last in a rifle suppressor, and an aluminum tube will not be strong enough, specially when it gets hot.

Unless you shoot a lot of cast bullets, lead isn't a problem in center fire cans.

 

Depends on too many variables, aluminum cans are fine for longer barrels and calibers w/ less pressure at the muzzle. I doubt most people shoot enough to wear out an aluminum very quickly and the ones that do will be spending the $ on high end cans anyway.

 

The laws of physics aren't variable. You could also form 1 a 2 liter coke bottle if you wanted to....

9mm or 45acp? Sure. Aluminum will probably work fine for you.

My point is that there are lots of sources for quality materials these days. No need to sacrifice durability.

Personally, I don't think I'll ever build a form 1 rifle can. I'd rather have inconnel, stellite, or 300 maraging. But many guys have put freeze plug cans on their SBRs and are perfectly happy.....