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Post by wordweaver3 on Mar 11, 2016 8:22:06 GMT
It's smaller than that 30-30 Winchester round, which is comparable to 7.62x39. What I'm reading tells me that it's comparable to a light .357mag round, at least when both are fired from a rifle, but factory .30carbine ammunition doesn't seem to exceed 110gr, while most factory .357mag ammunition starts off heavier than that. .357 mag is a good comparison, but the .30 carbine is still slightly more powerful. A 125 gr .357 mag and a 110 gr .30 carbine would have nearly identical energy characteristics at the muzzle with an 18 inch barrel, but the .30s downrange performance would be superior as it would retain it's energy longer and have a flatter trajectory. From a pistol the .357 mag would have the edge since the powder burns faster and there would be less wasted energy. I think the reason you don't see much variation in bullet weight for the .30 carbine is because the M1 Carbine magazines functions best with 110.
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Post by Horsie on Mar 12, 2016 0:53:36 GMT
I think the twist rate is one of the big things, they've got a 1:20" twist.
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Post by demonnachos on Mar 16, 2016 0:59:02 GMT
Speaking of twists, if I were to try to become a refugee in Canada fleeing the mess that will become of the US government what would I need to do to acquire a permit to keep my rifle?
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Post by Horsie on Mar 16, 2016 1:05:54 GMT
It might almost be easier to sell it, move, get your license, and buy a new one.
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Post by demonnachos on Mar 16, 2016 1:21:24 GMT
Possibly, but it is a pretty rifle and it has a bayonet on it.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Mar 16, 2016 5:32:54 GMT
It's an SKS, they made a zillion of them.
I don't know why you're moving though, Bernie Sanders needs your support.
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Post by demonnachos on Mar 16, 2016 5:38:50 GMT
I already voted, so I can no longer aid in his push.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Mar 16, 2016 5:45:18 GMT
What are you talking about? As soon as they throw that screeching harpy in jail he'll have a free shot at the throne. He needs one more vote from you.
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Post by demonnachos on Mar 16, 2016 5:49:45 GMT
I already voted today, and despite all the bullcrap Hilary has done she has the backing of those with money so she isn't going to even have to pay a fine for all the crap she has done.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Mar 16, 2016 10:49:39 GMT
Anyway, getting away from politics and back to weaponry.
Keanu Reeves has been training in 3 gun under the expert tutelage of Taran Butler, who's basically the female equivalent of Jerry Miculek.
The results are impressive.
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Post by Canuovea on Mar 16, 2016 15:19:39 GMT
...whoa
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Post by Horsie on Mar 16, 2016 20:51:58 GMT
I've seen that video a few times on Facebook, that's mad.
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Post by demonnachos on Mar 16, 2016 21:13:24 GMT
So he is training to be The One for this version of the Matrix. Want to laugh at a youtube idiot? I responded to a comment from an idiot on Metatron's debunking of R. Lee Emery's atrocious katana vs longsword video by pointing out the katana was made via techniques the Europeans ditched long ago and that the kreigsmesser is the same blade shape. Here is an idiot responding to me: the japanese also had chinese straight swords which were replaced by the "cutlass length two handred sabre" though for other reasons
btw, the kriegsmesser was used mostly as a sparring weapon for training and exercise. too long and heavy to replace the secondary armor penetrating dagger, too short and improperly designed to be of use against a longsword.
similar blade shape sure as hell doesnt equal same sword. the kriegsmesser of germany and other parts of central europe had much shorter hilts and crossguards and protective nägel and pommels to give them the hiltbalanced qualities of a longsword/arming sword while retaining a single edged design for striking and slashing and deflecting. i'm sure you can figure out what this means. the kriegsmesser sacrifices almost all the qualities that a single edged saber should have because it is rooted in the traditional designs that make a double edged sword so effective and versatile.
the kriegsmesser will never have the blunt trauma capabilities of a katana or tachi because it is hiltbalanced unlike the tipbalanced japanese swords. using the guard and pommel or nagel of the kriegsmesser as blunt trauma tools is almost ineffective because of its much shorter reach and blade shape.
the blade was flexible tempered mono springsteel and was great at taking a proper beating, but that is also its weak point. it can not effectively clash against a katana/tachi(which it would have to - the european martial arts focus on advanced thrusting, binding and halfswording because of the flexible blade and protective but restricting guard constructions, whereas the japanese martial arts with thick layered folded blades and small handguards which make better leverage from the wrist possible developed advanced striking and deflecting and binding techniques ). it would look like a club(the tipbalanced katana/tachi) against a lightweight modern wushu sword (the hiltbalanced kriegsmesser). apart from that the kriegsmesser could never generate as much striking force from the wrist as the katana due to the hilt's length, nagel and crossguard. it wasn't really a weapon to be thrusted at an opponent, even though it had the hilt configuration of a thrusting sword, and did not need to be halfsworded as it was stable enough due to its overall blade length. the advantages of the sabre were not properly considered and exploited. and that's why it never caught on. the kriegsmesser was of a shitty inferior design, meant for the circus rather than the battlefield. He isn't very bright is he?
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Post by Canuovea on Mar 16, 2016 21:34:55 GMT
Yeah, the kriegsmesser was a training/sparing weapon. Really? That's funny, because what would you be training to do? Not use an actual longsword, that's for sure.
I'm pretty sure that a kriegsmesser wasn't what I'd call "hilt balanced" exactly. Maybe less tip heavy than a katana, but... Not nearly as hilt heavy as a longsword.
A katana is now a blunt trauma weapon. Okay. Uh... right. And hitting someone with a kriegsmesser pommel or hilt... would still be better than doing that with a katana. Are they talking about the murderstroke here? I'm not sure.
Katana steel was more likely to deform than mono springsteel springy, whatever. Their forging process was inferior and so they had to fold the blade, but that left in the oxide impurities in there. The katana would be a better sword if it were made from monospring steel (fucking whatever).
The crossguard is restrictive now? Really? Since when? They're talking about the wrist... the katana was all about the draw cut. Draw cuts are done by not moving your wrist at all, usually a 90 degree angle to the sword. I've never actually had any problems with my wrist while using a longsword either.
And then it just goes into nonsense.
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Post by Horsie on Mar 17, 2016 21:18:35 GMT
About to get the ball rolling on a custom barrel for my AR. Cheaper than I thought, and the company I'm dealing with uses Lilja barrel blanks, which I've heard are pretty good.
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