Gun and weapon porn

[Second Coming of Madman]

I thought that was a extended joke. 

[chitoryu12]

I don't exactly know what this is, but I think it's powered by the blood of children.

That's an A7V, the first German tank. It was designed more along the "rolling fortress" idea than as a combat vehicle, since this was still very early in the tank's infancy and everyone was still working out exactly what they would want. So it had the front anti-tank gun, machine guns on all sides, and racks of rifles on the inside in case the crew needed to abandon the vehicle and fight on foot.

[Second Coming of Madman]

Times may change...



The way wars are fought may change...



But some things never change. The shotgun remains the most practical option for a variety of purposes, in my mind. But, hey. Sometimes you need a little flair, guys.



"Army of Two: The Gun."

[rookie]

Russian weapons are pretty ingenious. From the reliable AK to that handgun the Spetznaz had that chambers a round as you pull it from the holster. The holster holds the side. You don't draw it up, you push it down. And as you do that, the holster grips the slide and charges it. How freaking awesome is that?

[Askold]

Russian weapons are pretty ingenious. From the reliable AK to that handgun the Spetznaz had that chambers a round as you pull it from the holster. The holster holds the side. You don't draw it up, you push it down. And as you do that, the holster grips the slide and charges it. How freaking awesome is that?

I think that was Makarov PM and the gun itself is just a decent gun based on Walther PPK, but the holster was what made that trick possible. It also means that you can carry the gun with the chamber empty and the safety off and you can reload it in a single move (wether or not it is safe enough to carry a loaded and chambered gun with the safety on is a matter of debate. Some advocate carrying a gun always loaded for speedy draw and shoot while others do not trust the safety in their guns enough to do that.)

Kriss Vector will soon be available in 9mmPara. It used to be .45ACP only and if it made the recoil manageable in that it should be really steady gun to shoot on full auto with the 9mm cartridge.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAk4VTYhbKY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAk4VTYhbKY</a>

[Second Coming of Madman]

In a way, the Doom Movie may have been a labor of love despite it's crappiness. For the love of Romero, they had the guy who designed the fucking Alien Queen doing the prop work! And it is pretty good-looking prop work, especially for the guns.



This is built off the HK G-36, just so you know.

Fun fact: This even has a shout-out to the pulse rifle in the form of a similar ammunition counter on the side.

[The_Queen]

Click on the picture

[ironbite]

Yeah they don't do that anymore.

[Second Coming of Madman]

Still, you can never look at a folding chair the same way again.

[rookie]

Yeah they don't do that anymore.

Really? That's a shame.

[Second Coming of Madman]

The China Lake Launcher, which is the M79 but basically better in almost every way compared to the M79. Of course, somehow the Army didn't catch onto the fact that the China Lake was far superior and it was only issued to the respective branches's special forces.

If the M79 was the best grenade launcher available at the time, it's cousin was better in every way possible. The problems inherent to a break-action weapon with only one barrel? Pump action and tube magazine, carrying a maximum of three 40x46 millimeter grenades. The sheer weight? According to operator testimony, China Lake was lighter and the aforementioned tube magazine saved much of the burden in carrying extra grenades. Fire rate? Skilled operators can fire off four rounds before the first hits the ground.

It's like a grenade-spewing tube of death, man. Sure, it's about as rare as Das Rheingold, genuine  Wootz Steel and Greek Fire combined. But it sure does leave one hell of a impression.

[Askold]

First of all: A new batch of China Lake was built because some prisons in USA thought it would make a great tear gas launcher.

Second: M79 does have a few advantages.

a) It is more reliable, because there are less moving parts and less things that can go wrong with it.
b) It is cheaper.
c) In a pump action gun changing the ammo is pretty hard, with a M79 you just take out the shell from the barrel and swap it to something else. (The soldiers usually had a huge shotgun shell in the barrel just in case an enemy popped out too near to use the grenades. They would swap it to a grenade if enemies were further away when the battle started. With a China Lake you would have to pump out the first shell and it would drop to the ground.)
d) What are the problems with break action guns? Ammo capacity is the only one I can think of and after the first three shots the reloading speeds with M79 and China Lake are pretty much the same.

[Second Coming of Madman]

First of all: A new batch of China Lake was built because some prisons in USA thought it would make a great tear gas launcher.

Second: M79 does have a few advantages.

a) It is more reliable, because there are less moving parts and less things that can go wrong with it.
b) It is cheaper.
c) In a pump action gun changing the ammo is pretty hard, with a M79 you just take out the shell from the barrel and swap it to something else. (The soldiers usually had a huge shotgun shell in the barrel just in case an enemy popped out too near to use the grenades. They would swap it to a grenade if enemies were further away when the battle started. With a China Lake you would have to pump out the first shell and it would drop to the ground.)
d) What are the problems with break action guns? Ammo capacity is the only one I can think of and after the first three shots the reloading speeds with M79 and China Lake are pretty much the same.

I'd say that the increased frequency of reloads combined with the arming distance of the M79 would make it a bit more aggravating if one was caught by surprise in a close-quarters situation. In fact, this was why the shotgun and flechette rounds were even created: So you don't have to rely on the .45 cal and burden yourself even more.

But then again, I would go with the M79 for sheer rugged reliability in the Izmash vein.

And speaking of overkill:



Your god. Where is he now?

[ironbite]

Dunno but I think I'm about to meet him.

[I am lizard]

.