I’ve always wanted to have one of these in my collection
. I think there’s a knockoff being made these days, but the real McCoy has always been what’s appealed to me. I don’t think many fully functional STG 44s made it over there though. This was the first assault rifle put into active use in war. If you want to see an excellent video of this gun, head over to the American Rifleman.
Category: Gun P0rn
Ugliest AR Ever
The guy took a hacksaw right at the front sight block. It’s lucky he filed all the proper forms with the ATF, and got his tax stamp first. It’s a well known fact that until you rub your federal tax stamp on the barrel first, it’s completely impossible for someone to cut through it with a hack saw. I’m not sure what physics is at work there, but researchers at the Brady Center for Metallurgical Research will be quick to tell you.
What Every Gun Collection Needs
A 40mm auto cannon:
And yes, this Bofors L60 is fully transferrable.
Not-Quite-Gun Porn
Today’s theme is retro signs. From what I can tell, these signs aren’t actually vintage, they are just replicas. But that’s okay since the cute factor is still relevant.
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Not-Quite-Gun Porn
I’ve had a surprising number of comments and emails about the shiny pretty gun jewelry and the cool vintage gun-related gear that I’ve found available for sale lately. So I thought I’d start a semi-regular feature of “Not-Quite-Gun Porn.” See, it’s not really guns, but it will be things mostly of interest to gun people. Vintage books, memorabilia, jewelry, and things that make me say, “what the hell?”
If you end up purchasing anything, leave a comment. It will be good to know what kinds of things inspire you.
Cowboy Action Shooty Goodness
Cemetery has pictures of his weekend shooty activities. There’s a top hat, a couple of fireballs, and a whole lotta smoke.
I don’t need no teenage queen …
… all I want is my M14:
Thanks to Les Jones for taking the video, and he has many more, including some of the women who are a lot cuter than I am. I’m not kidding when I say it’s brutal. Probably the most uncomfortable full auto I shot. Even the BAR was a walk in the park by comparison. You’ll notice my flinch when I drop the hammer on an empty chamber.
Lucky Gunner Shoot – Videos
The hotel WiFi here is pretty slow, so video is difficult. I am happy to be able to present my shit eating grin moment of the day. Unless tomorrow is remarkably more awesome, this is probably my treat for the weekend, and the reason it was worth it to get down here. These gentlemen you see in confederate uniforms here quite clearly take great pride and joy in their hobby, and it shows. I am very happy they let this Yankee fire part of their Reb artillery battery. This video does not really do the sound these cannon make justice. You can be on the far side of the range and feel it pound against your chest when it fires. It’ll set off car alarms.
In this video you can see them explain to me how to fire the cannon, and what sequence they will go through. You can see them load the live ammunition, aim the cannon, insert the fuse, and eventually I walk into the shot and fire the sucker. As Tam pointed out, it’s a lot different than what you see the park, where they are just firing blank. The cannons in this battery recoil quite a bit when fired with live ammo.
Lucky Gunner Shoot – Day One Photos
Here’s a gallery of some of the photos I managed to take at the Lucky Gunner event. I have annotated them the best I can, but there are some things I don’t recognize or perhaps some things I have gotten wrong. If you can identify a piece, please let me know. I am not an expert on artillery, particularly, nor tanks and especially not half-tracks. Feel free to error check on anything I mentioned or name in the pictures.
Jealous
I wish I were an EVC for districts like NUGUN‘s region. One of his state legislators just posted pictures of himself sighting in his rifle. Seriously, jealous. He also posts range photos on his campaign page.
*sigh*
I guess I just have more work to do.