Weapons and Armour Discussion

It's worse than a simple background check to buy ammunition.  They want you to sign up on a state gun owners list before you can purchase any ammunition.  The background check is on a federal level and isn't shared with the states.  California wants a list of gun owners in their state.  Something like a sex offenders list.  They even want to make it available to the general public so you can go online and see how many evil gun owners are in your neighborhood. 

The idea of a "bullet button" is pretty stupid.  For one it makes it more difficult to render a loaded firearm safe, especially if you happen to have lost your tool.  For two, disabling it is child's play.  Any bad guy can do it. 

California gun laws typically seem to be written by people who's only experience with firearms are what they see in movies. 



Levers are pretty quick, a pump is faster.  A revolver is actually capable of shooting faster than a semi auto since there's no cycling delay, though it's difficult to do. 

There are a few but they're not very common.  Mostly .22 gallery style guns.  Though Remington has long produced the 760 and 7600 in pumps, which are available in very hefty calibers such as .270, .308, and 30-06, among others. 

I don't really want them making any legislation. 

Though I wouldn't start out like I did with a single shot 12 gauge.  

For starting out shooting pistols I've long considered the Bersa Thunder .380 a perfect starter gun. 



It's small, full function, seemingly non threatening, very easy to handle, exceptionally accurate, and more capable than a .22lr.  The price point on it isn't intimidating either.  The major downsides to the gun are lowish capacity, extra magazines are oddly expensive, the safety decocker is somewhat spooky, and the ammo isn't the cheapest or most efficient. 

For rifles .22s are always the best place to start and it's where most people have started.  The Ruger 10/22 is probably the most popular rifle ever made...



...though Marlin may disagree and claim that title for the Model 60.



Considering the aftermarket available for the 10/22 right now, it's a hard sell to say the Model 60 is even in the same league anymore, maybe 30 years ago it was.  

So you could give a legislator one of these.



And then inform them that it's the same damn thing as the first one.  Scary!

It's shame legislation.  They think that since the second amendment and US gun culture embarrasses them that we also must be embarrassed by it.  That we live in closets polishing our guns and are afraid our family will find out our dark secret.   

Not only does it endanger folks that own guns since they might be targeted by thieves that want them, but it also endangers folks that don't own guns.  If you're not on the list chances are good your house is a safe target. 

I think by the end of the Korean War the US military realized that a bayonet charge was a fairly rare occurrence and a bayonet that served as a field knife/fighting knife would be better. 

Not entirely sure why bayonets are still part of modern equipment.  I guess it has intimidation value. 

Got my replacement scope mount in the mail today for the Mosin.  Gotta pound the old sight off still.  Seems I got one that has been soldered on so I'll prolly have to heat it up a bit.  I was hoping the other mount would work out so I wouldn't have to do that.   

Cuz I'm totally terrified that someone is gonna pick up that awkward 20 pound gun and charge my ass. 

And is that a French bayonet on it? 

Since we're talking about the Imperial Japanese Army, I wouldn't be surprised if that sometimes happened (although I'll wager it would work about as well as you'd expect).

But that's a Type 30 bayonet, the same one used on the Arisaka rifles (which is something else I need to get, Arisakas are pretty cool, and also use a Mauser action).


@demon; I kind of like how it looks, plus the Type 99 was one of the better MGs in WW2.