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Post by Horsie on Jun 25, 2016 8:40:48 GMT
I don't know, I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
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Post by demonnachos on Jun 25, 2016 20:13:56 GMT
I don't think so, since the electric charge likely wouldn't pass through the ammunition as it tries to get to the ground.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jun 25, 2016 21:09:05 GMT
A gun has steel on it, which is a fairly good conductor of electricity. Not to mention that brass is an even better conductor. Lightning would seek the path of least resistance so it seems like a fairly likely that it would try to pass through the firearm. There are firearms with electronic ignitions so we know that electricity alone can set off gunpowder.
Now all we need to test this is a big Tesla coil and someone willing to stand under it with a loaded firearm.
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Post by Horsie on Jun 25, 2016 22:14:35 GMT
Count me out.
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Post by Canuovea on Jun 25, 2016 22:19:39 GMT
Couldn't you just like, put it in a tree or on one of those ballistics gel torsos? On the top of a hill? In a Thunderstorm?
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Post by Horsie on Jun 25, 2016 22:24:05 GMT
That might affect things, can't take chances after all.
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Post by demonnachos on Jun 25, 2016 23:50:10 GMT
We could always use a death-row inmate. We could use them for science stuff.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jun 26, 2016 7:06:00 GMT
Don't worry, we'll load the gun with blanks. It will be perfectly safe. That could take forever. Plus I think ballistics gel melts in the rain. Would it be a good idea to give him a loaded gun? Maybe if we strap a loaded gun to a death row inmate as they are getting the electric chair? Anyway... I was researching my problems with the Universal M1 Carbine. The design on that gun has some major differences from a standard M1, most notably it has two recoil springs as well as two spring guides instead of just one of each. This seems like a recipe for functioning issues if I ever heard one. However, I think the most likely culprit is the gas system. The piston probably has some gunk or carbon build up on it, possibly rust since I'm fairly certain it sat around and was ignored for the majority of its life. I'm not sure how different the gas system is compared to a mil M1, but hopefully the same wrench works on both to take it apart. Otherwise I might have to get creative. |
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Post by Horsie on Jun 26, 2016 17:43:22 GMT
Just placed an order for a Bushmaster A3 rifle  |
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jun 26, 2016 18:03:54 GMT
Nice!
Do you know where the Bushmaster name came from? Pres Bush 1 banned the original Armalite AR 15 configuration, so an enterprising company slightly reconfigured the AR as a work around to the ban and named it the "Bush"master.
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Post by Horsie on Jun 26, 2016 18:38:22 GMT
A Republican president did that? I'm surprised. That's clever though  |
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jun 26, 2016 19:02:43 GMT
Nah, it's bullshit. But I like telling the story cuz everyone always buys it cuz there's elements of truth in it. Bush did ban a bunch of guns under the excuse that they "served no sporting purpose" back in 1989. He banned nearly every Semi auto assault rifle in the world from being imported to the US. The Bushmaster name originated in the 70s with the Bushmaster pistol.  Though the company did start producing ARs in response to the Bush ban, the name had already been established. |
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Post by Horsie on Jun 26, 2016 19:14:26 GMT
And a quick search tells me that it's actually the nickname for a type of pit viper (which explains the company logo), but you had me fooled.
That's a weird-looking pistol, it's ugly as sin.
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Post by wordweaver3 on Jun 26, 2016 19:22:51 GMT
For a closer look at how goofy it actually is...
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Post by Horsie on Jun 26, 2016 19:48:46 GMT
I can't figure out how that this works...
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