(http://www.mikecooper.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/diy_rifle_ch.jpg)That looks safe.
Anything that improves ones ability to cause death is allowed.
(http://www.mikecooper.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/diy_rifle_ch.jpg)That looks safe.
(http://www.mikecooper.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/diy_rifle_ch.jpg)That looks safe.
That's actually from a whole collection of Chechen homemade guns. The Chechens love them, especially the Borz ("Wolf") submachine gun. SMGs are extremely cheap and easy to make from basic hardware (Google the Luty design if you want free internet instructions), so you can turn out dozens of them in a one-man garage workshop as essentially disposable firepower for guerrillas.
Looking at that rifle, the only recognizable bit is the Mosin-Nagant bolt. I'm guessing it's a bolt-action carbine in 7.62x54mm.
I looked at Luty's website and his designs look rather interesting. That said, apparently you get arrested for buying his E-book in the UK, according to one story on his site.
Well, if you want to rob banks, then all of that stuff above is OK. But for proper supervillainy, it'll take something much better.
Biggest gun of WWII, M1919MII 16-inch gun, coastal artillery version (bigger than the 16 inch guns on battleships). My dad spent all of WWII waiting for some idiot ship or sub to come challenge these guns. None ever did.
(http://www.oocities.org/fort_tilden/sideview16ingun.jpg)
(http://www.oocities.org/fort_tilden/16ingunfiring2.jpg)
Biggest gun of WWII, M1919MII 16-inch gun, coastal artillery version (bigger than the 16 inch guns on battleships). My dad spent all of WWII waiting for some idiot ship or sub to come challenge these guns. None ever did.
(http://www.oocities.org/fort_tilden/sideview16ingun.jpg)
(http://www.oocities.org/fort_tilden/16ingunfiring2.jpg)
Clearly, whoever designed this had the world's tiniest dick.
I do like old guns and some of them are just fascinating.The axe gun was probably crap but looked cool so people kept using it.
LeMat: Cap and Ball revolver with 9 shots in the cylinder and a single shotgun barrel in the middle of the cylinder. It had a lot of firepower compared to the other guns of that time and suprisingly it has gained some fame in movies and games as well.
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6nlfelqiJ1rzlpz5o3_500.jpg)
And things like these are just weird and cool:
(http://www.guns.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20204_0200_1_lg1.jpg)
"I am going to shoot you in the face and you will be the lucky on since your buddies get hacked to bits with an axe."
And can't forget Howdah pistols:
(http://www.19thcenturyweapons.com/907/hand/pix/howdahopen.jpg)
That's right, that isn't a sawed off shotgun. It is a twin barreled pistol chambered in .577. The name comes from the fact that they were originally used by tiger hunters that were riding on elephants (Howdah is the seat/carriage on top of an elephant.) Those guns were a backup gun in case the tiger decided to be unsporting and try to attack the hunter (Such arrogance, those filthy animals truly have no respect for the laws of God or men.) in self defense and climb up the howdah.
(Those were also used by British officers who didn't trust their revolvers to be powerful enough and I plan to get one for my character ASAP if a certain steampunk rpg gets started.)
My fellow Alien nerds behold a fully functional M41A Pulse Rifle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT90YzPIhVE
Damen...
How could you post that without including Ocelot's speech about Single action army? Have you no sense of humour or decensy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sny3RfMYMU
...have you seen my avatar?
I thought it went without saying. :P
It's not like it is any dumber waste of money than driving around in your car for fun and the .22lr ammo is the cheapest ammo. (Outside of USA where I've understood that the ammo hoarding and companies using it to milk more money out of gun owners and loonies has driven up the prices.)
I'm guessing the pistol was probably only good if you had lots of money to burn.Well... Kinda. It WOULD be better than the other flinlocks of that era but it is an unique piece as it was very complicated to make (and therefore extremely expensive and a show of craftmanship from the gunsmith) and didn't seem to gain popularity.
Biggest gun of WWII, M1919MII 16-inch gun, coastal artillery version (bigger than the 16 inch guns on battleships). My dad spent all of WWII waiting for some idiot ship or sub to come challenge these guns. None ever did.
(http://www.oocities.org/fort_tilden/sideview16ingun.jpg)
(http://www.oocities.org/fort_tilden/16ingunfiring2.jpg)
Handguns? For shame, FQA.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Car_top.JPG/640px-Car_top.JPG)
Speaking of weapons that fire nukes:Literally the most practical weapon ever.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/DavyCrockettBomb.jpg/750px-DavyCrockettBomb.jpg)
Davy Crockett. The range on this recoilles gun is so short that those firing it will be under the fallout from the nuke.
Meanwhile, the Soviets had this:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/240-mm_self-propelled_mortar_2B8_%28SAC-2S4%29.JPG/800px-240-mm_self-propelled_mortar_2B8_%28SAC-2S4%29.JPG)
The "Tulip" a 240mm mortar that can be used for firing nukes or conventional ammo and is still the biggest mortar in the world.
Actually, the Davy Crockett was meant to be mountable on jeeps and was safe from the fallout if upwind when stationary.Oh good, that way they'll die of cancer 6 months later.
A laser-guided Gatling gun.
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Something weird I've noticed is that at least a few recent video games show the characters keeping their finger of the trigger most of the time. The two that come to mind are Payday 2, and of all games GTA V. I don't know why game designers have suddenly decided to show proper trigger safety, but it's interesting to see them get details right sometimes. Now if they'd tell me how a sawed off Remington 870 can hold 10 shells... (Locomotive shotgun from Payday 2 when upgraded.)(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljlyhj9Mzv1qj229vo1_500.jpg)
Something weird I've noticed is that at least a few recent video games show the characters keeping their finger of the trigger most of the time. The two that come to mind are Payday 2, and of all games GTA V. I don't know why game designers have suddenly decided to show proper trigger safety, but it's interesting to see them get details right sometimes. Now if they'd tell me how a sawed off Remington 870 can hold 10 shells... (Locomotive shotgun from Payday 2 when upgraded.)
Something weird I've noticed is that at least a few recent video games show the characters keeping their finger of the trigger most of the time. The two that come to mind are Payday 2, and of all games GTA V. I don't know why game designers have suddenly decided to show proper trigger safety, but it's interesting to see them get details right sometimes. Now if they'd tell me how a sawed off Remington 870 can hold 10 shells... (Locomotive shotgun from Payday 2 when upgraded.)
Now if they'd tell me how a sawed off Remington 870 can hold 10 shells... (Locomotive shotgun from Payday 2 when upgraded.)
The original Blackthorn sticks were 2 to 4 foot long Irish shillelaghs (the national weapon of rural Ireland). In expert hands the shillelagh was so fearsome that during the final occupation of Ireland, the English outlawed it. To get around the law, the Irish turned the shillelagh into a 3-foot walking stick. The English didn't want to appear unreasonable by outlawing walking sticks too, so the Irish kept their modified shillelaghs and the world gained a beautiful and functional walking stick known simply as the Blackthorn.
Ah, here you go, then:
(http://762precision.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/ontario-m4-m16-bayonet.jpg)
;D
Ah, here you go, then:
(http://762precision.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/ontario-m4-m16-bayonet.jpg)
;D
Ah, here you go, then:
(http://762precision.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/ontario-m4-m16-bayonet.jpg)
;D
People used to drop these M-16's whenever they captured these:
(http://www.thespecialistsltd.com/files/imagecache/product/files/Yugoslavian-PAP-M59-66-(SKS)-bayonet-extended.jpg)
*whispers* no they didn't
*whispers* no they didn't
Ah, yeah, they did. :D That was back in the 1960s and 1970s during the Nam. The SKS rifle was especially prized among the US grunts as trophies. Some kept them because the M-16 was a real POS back then. Jam City. Probably a lot better these days though, nobody hears complaints about them anymore.
I'd say if you can get any .50 cal for under four digits then jump on it. And if you can find one for under $2k you're still getting a hell of a deal.
As for Serbu, well, let's just say that if I had the cash, I'd likely get one of their .50's if only for the name: BFG-50. But Serbu also has a rep for pretty good weapons, so I wouldn't feel bad dropping some cash on one of their products.
I can round up one for about 5600I know a place where you can get one for free.
Ironbite-or loot it off a corpse.
Awesome, but impractical. The chainsaw bayonet would spray blood and guts everywhere, and could possibly get zombie bits in your mouth or other unprotected orifices or wounds.It's also loud as fuck.
Awesome, but impractical. The chainsaw bayonet would spray blood and guts everywhere, and could possibly get zombie bits in your mouth or other unprotected orifices or wounds.Shouldn't you be wearing something to protect you from zombie bites, scratches and fluids anyway? Even moreso if you consider melee to be a possibility and plan to survive it.
Awesome, but impractical. The chainsaw bayonet would spray blood and guts everywhere, and could possibly get zombie bits in your mouth or other unprotected orifices or wounds.Shouldn't you be wearing something to protect you from zombie bites, scratches and fluids anyway? Even moreso if you consider melee to be a possibility and plan to survive it.
Awesome, but impractical. The chainsaw bayonet would spray blood and guts everywhere, and could possibly get zombie bits in your mouth or other unprotected orifices or wounds.Shouldn't you be wearing something to protect you from zombie bites, scratches and fluids anyway? Even moreso if you consider melee to be a possibility and plan to survive it.
Yes, but it's impossible to plan for every single eventuality.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TBsuysw6AGE/U21H_HqaeYI/AAAAAAAA6Ao/SC4ZNbPm9aM/s1600/shotg.gif)
Even I'm not sure exactly why I posted this.Something weird I've noticed is that at least a few recent video games show the characters keeping their finger of the trigger most of the time. The two that come to mind are Payday 2, and of all games GTA V. I don't know why game designers have suddenly decided to show proper trigger safety, but it's interesting to see them get details right sometimes. Now if they'd tell me how a sawed off Remington 870 can hold 10 shells... (Locomotive shotgun from Payday 2 when upgraded.)(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljlyhj9Mzv1qj229vo1_500.jpg)
Even I'm not sure exactly why I posted this.Something weird I've noticed is that at least a few recent video games show the characters keeping their finger of the trigger most of the time. The two that come to mind are Payday 2, and of all games GTA V. I don't know why game designers have suddenly decided to show proper trigger safety, but it's interesting to see them get details right sometimes. Now if they'd tell me how a sawed off Remington 870 can hold 10 shells... (Locomotive shotgun from Payday 2 when upgraded.)(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljlyhj9Mzv1qj229vo1_500.jpg)
Silver alone would do the job. Heart shots are kinda tricky.
Silver alone would do the job. Heart shots are kinda tricky.
I thought that was werewolves.
I suppose you could go for a more practicalAlabama Legislatorvampire-killing route as follows. We don't use these when they adjourn for recess, I swear!
You use a revolver-type gun that accepts cartridges pressurized air to sling a single foot-long, 9mm wide wooden stake covered in WD-40 into the heart of the poor fucker on the other end. As it exits the chamber, a pilot light ignites the WD-40 and sends a burning wooden stake straight into the heart of the vampiric fiend.
He ain't getting back up after that, I can assure you.
How many goddamn chambers does that thing have? I count five from the side depicted alone.
The Lemat video as promised:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjdi48QakyE
And another one:
(http://www.guns.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/NightPistolrightside3.jpg)
(http://www.guns.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/NightPistolleftside3.jpg)
A Luger pistol with tactical lamp. One of two that were built for Hitler's bodyguards.
http://www.guns.com/2012/09/05/luger-night-pistol-with-brass-tactical-light/
In essence, it's the Swede's battle rifle.
There was also a takedown version (a gun that can be taken apart for easier transport) of the 97", which I don't think is very common in shotguns. I used to have some pictures of one with a custom case made from a violin case or something, gangster style.
Russians make the most interesting weapons.Yeah, they were like "We already have a shotgun/pistol that can be turned into a carbine by attaching a FUCKING MACHETE into it. Now... How do we improve upon it?" *Someone at the back knocks down several vodka bottles as he jumps up* "I KNOW, LASER PISTOL FOR KOSMONAUTS!"
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VZIEhnxi_ws/UaeiDF-fcJI/AAAAAAAAWzM/tPSBakM1crQ/s400/A7V-tank-stuck-in-mud.jpg)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.
I don't exactly know what this is, but I think it's powered by the blood of children.
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?
Yeah they don't do that anymore.
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.
That's from Equilibrium isn't it?
Weren't they accurate to about 6 feet, with an effective range not quite double that? I'll grant Gyros were a pretty neat concept, though. Shooting rockets out of a gun at someone is kinda James Bond.
The rounds each costed a fuck ton of money as well.Weren't they accurate to about 6 feet, with an effective range not quite double that? I'll grant Gyros were a pretty neat concept, though. Shooting rockets out of a gun at someone is kinda James Bond.
Gyrojets had the same or slightly greater accuracy and power than the standard issue M1911A1....when working. They already had an inherent problem in that they did quite little damage at point blank range due to accelerating as they exited the barrel instead of exiting at their maximum velocity like regular bullets (Not the mythical "You can block the muzzle with a piece of cardboard" weak, but it probably wouldn't kill you), but it was made worse when a faulty production run of ammunition accidentally blocked one of the exhaust ports on the rocket. The rockets relied on a very careful balance to ensure gyroscopic stabilization and give them accuracy; when one of the ports was blocked, the bullet would corkscrew and land in a random location.
The concept already had some inherent issues (the prototypes could only be loaded one round at a time into a fixed magazine and the rockets were far more expensive to make than cartridges), but the faulty run of ammo only exacerbated it.
Lady's home companion!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TygqLGNnXJE
Possibly the worst revolver in the world...
Yes, revolver. I know it looks like the "Street sweeper" shotgun, because it was made by the same company (and mostly from the same parts as the shotgun.) Actually, it is chambered in .45-70 which you may recognize as the massively powerful cartridge in Fallout New Vegas or as the famous buffalo hunting cartridge that it was in real life.
So, the company basically made a massive and complicated 12 shot revolver. Unfortunately this revolver is as unwieldy as the "Street sweeper" shotgun and apart from sharing the same awkwardness and unreliability as the other model the "Lady's companion" also suffers from the fact that by trying to reuse parts from the other model they have created new problems with this gun. Like the fact that the ejector rod does not seem to work because the chambers usually don't align correctly...