Yet Another Gun Thread
#6341
"Police had raided his home that June, though they found no weapons and did not take him into custody. Two days after the raid, he was found dead in his car in front of his parents' home in Hannover. Coroners determined the cause of death to be a heart attack and ruled out foul play"
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Had a gander at the story behind the inventor of the FGC-9.
"Police had raided his home that June, though they found no weapons and did not take him into custody. Two days after the raid, he was found dead in his car in front of his parents' home in Hannover. Coroners determined the cause of death to be a heart attack and ruled out foul play"
"Police had raided his home that June, though they found no weapons and did not take him into custody. Two days after the raid, he was found dead in his car in front of his parents' home in Hannover. Coroners determined the cause of death to be a heart attack and ruled out foul play"
I am really getting into the whole FOSSCAD thing. I haven't actually completed or shot anything yet, but I am getting close.I also need to go talk to the range officers at my local range and get a confirmation on yes they will allow me to come shoot the squirted firearms at their range.
#6345
One of my biggest complaints about the NFA approval process (aside from the fact that the whole NFA is unconstitutional) is that once you have been approved and have a tax stamp on file, a new application should be nothing more than the 'instant' NCIC check just like for any firearm. There is zero reason for them to require additional fingerprints and a full background check once you've been through it... anything that would legally disqualify you would be caught by the NCIC check. Having to wait a year+, when you already have multiple NFA items is stupid. It would also reduce the workload and make initial approvals faster, and you wouldn't get applications kicked back months down the road for simple errors.
#6350
Per my FFL, the Form 4's are all over the place with no rhyme or reason. He's had customers now eclipse the one year mark in wait times, while another gentlemen received his "stamps" back 6 WEEKS after submission. 9-10 months still seems to be the norm for most of my forum-dwelling counterparts in the Carolinas. I am well beyond the 90 day mark for all five of mine currently in jail.
#6351
Finally got to shoot my shotgun with slugs and the pistol grip. Lots of thrust into my hand (expected, but not as much as it was). Had no problem controlling the barrel at least. All shots on target at 7 yds, couldn't hold it as far down on my body as I would have liked due to the table being in the way.
#6352
For any of you that handload, and make regular use of a chronograph, you need one of these...
I had been looking at Labradar for a while, 'cause I was sick of the old school optical chronographs I've been using for 30 years, but problems with triggering (especially with suppressors), and the expense and bulk kept me from buying one. When I heard about the Garmin, and read the initial reviews, I ordered one immediately. It finally came in a couple of weeks ago.
The first time out, while I was setting up, I was watching a guy a few benches down setting up a Caldwell chronograph in front of the line. I pulled the Garmin out of my bag, unfolded the little tripod and set it on the bench... ready. I watched the other guy make multiple trips out to his chronograph... set up the tripod, hang a weight bag (it was windy), mount the chronograph, line it up, carry his tablet out to connect to the tripod, etc.... all to be repeated when he tore down for the day. I know the process because I have a Caldwell just like it. The Garmin was ready to go in 10 seconds without ever leaving the bench.
I started with some (29) rounds out of one my ARs, since I wanted to verify my zero, and test the Garmin before doing anything serious. It captured every round fired, and I was able to shoot on my target and steel at several different ranges and angles, something that wouldn't have been possible with my Caldwell.
Next up was a series of handloads (25) out of my 6.5CM for load development. 4 different loads, and some factory Hornady for comparison.
Again, the Garmin captured every shot. Note that both the 5.56 and 6.5 were suppressed. I don't have a direct comparison, as the last time I did any chrono work with the Hornady 6.5 factory ammo was 2 years ago, under different conditions. That said, numbers are definitely in the ballpark... Hornady says 2710fps for their factory loads, I got an average of 2698fps.
Next up was handgun. I had my new to me Uberti Schofield out for the first time with some "cowboy" (light) .45 Colt loads, so it was the test subject.
Once again, the Garmin picked up every shot. I had a shooter on the adjacent bench to the right (.308), and two benches down to my left (various rifles), and the Garmin never picked up their shots.
Once I was done, I folded the little tripod and tossed it in my bag.
I have not yet tried the phone/app connection, but you can view your session history on the device and get some basic data from each session (ave vel, std dev, high/low, etc). Next time out, I'll give the app a try.
This thing is fantastic. It's not cheap, but it's worth it. What you basically have is a chronograph that's about the same size as a GoPro camera, that you can have up and running in 10 seconds without leaving the bench. In the past, my chronograph only went to the range a couple times a year because of all the hassle involved. Now, the Garmin will probably go to the range nearly EVERY trip. There's no reason not to, and as a handloader and rifle shooter, having that data available should pay big dividends down the road.
I had been looking at Labradar for a while, 'cause I was sick of the old school optical chronographs I've been using for 30 years, but problems with triggering (especially with suppressors), and the expense and bulk kept me from buying one. When I heard about the Garmin, and read the initial reviews, I ordered one immediately. It finally came in a couple of weeks ago.
The first time out, while I was setting up, I was watching a guy a few benches down setting up a Caldwell chronograph in front of the line. I pulled the Garmin out of my bag, unfolded the little tripod and set it on the bench... ready. I watched the other guy make multiple trips out to his chronograph... set up the tripod, hang a weight bag (it was windy), mount the chronograph, line it up, carry his tablet out to connect to the tripod, etc.... all to be repeated when he tore down for the day. I know the process because I have a Caldwell just like it. The Garmin was ready to go in 10 seconds without ever leaving the bench.
I started with some (29) rounds out of one my ARs, since I wanted to verify my zero, and test the Garmin before doing anything serious. It captured every round fired, and I was able to shoot on my target and steel at several different ranges and angles, something that wouldn't have been possible with my Caldwell.
Next up was a series of handloads (25) out of my 6.5CM for load development. 4 different loads, and some factory Hornady for comparison.
Again, the Garmin captured every shot. Note that both the 5.56 and 6.5 were suppressed. I don't have a direct comparison, as the last time I did any chrono work with the Hornady 6.5 factory ammo was 2 years ago, under different conditions. That said, numbers are definitely in the ballpark... Hornady says 2710fps for their factory loads, I got an average of 2698fps.
Next up was handgun. I had my new to me Uberti Schofield out for the first time with some "cowboy" (light) .45 Colt loads, so it was the test subject.
Once again, the Garmin picked up every shot. I had a shooter on the adjacent bench to the right (.308), and two benches down to my left (various rifles), and the Garmin never picked up their shots.
Once I was done, I folded the little tripod and tossed it in my bag.
I have not yet tried the phone/app connection, but you can view your session history on the device and get some basic data from each session (ave vel, std dev, high/low, etc). Next time out, I'll give the app a try.
This thing is fantastic. It's not cheap, but it's worth it. What you basically have is a chronograph that's about the same size as a GoPro camera, that you can have up and running in 10 seconds without leaving the bench. In the past, my chronograph only went to the range a couple times a year because of all the hassle involved. Now, the Garmin will probably go to the range nearly EVERY trip. There's no reason not to, and as a handloader and rifle shooter, having that data available should pay big dividends down the road.
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See the link below of a nice video of the FTN.3.
https://odysee.com/@Plaboi:2/Video1:12
#6360
PLA+ will last 500+ rounds of full auto 5.56. In PA6-CF if you are not running full auto should last a long time.
See the link below of a nice video of the FTN.3.
https://odysee.com/@Plaboi:2/Video1:12
See the link below of a nice video of the FTN.3.
https://odysee.com/@Plaboi:2/Video1:12