Guns

[threelegs]

On 2/23/2019 at 11:01 AM, LycanTheory said:




I just sold a rather large chunk of my collection to pay for a house but...




Currently just finished a 6.5 Grendel AR15 build, still working the bugs out. Norenco "paratrooper" SKS (16" barrel) because they're simple, rugged, dependable and effective. Hi Point 995 carbine because cheap, ugly, good shooter and reliable. Swiss K31, scoped with a modernized stock. Various shotguns. Glock 22 that I finished not long ago - used G22C slide, LWD barrel, TFX sights (well worth the money). Still have my Smith and Wesson .38 as my daily carry and my Taurus Raging Bull .454




I've been considering building an AR "pistol" in 300 Blackout and a 10 in 6.5 Creed.




While most of my gun collecting and shooting is more of a fun hobby than anything else, the basis of my belief regarding gun ownership is that I'd rather have my life and the lives of those I love in hands that I can trust, mine. I'd be just fine in a society where there were no false pretenses or facades of government protection and everyone understood that they were on their own. If someone wants to harm you, no law is going to stop them and with all the hate I've seen pointed at us zoos, I think that it's practical and sensible for us to own, train with and carry the means to defend ourselves although I respect the wishes of those who choose not to.




Lyc

Keep a close eye on that Hi Point. I had one and loved how it felt and handled--mostly ... the trigger ... well, you know. Anyhow, I'd run maybe a couple thousand rounds through it and it started misfeeding. Instead of chambering, the cartridge would get stuck bullet-end-upwards. It wasn't consistent, but began getting worse. I checked my magazines and they were okay. I thought I'd at least clean it. And when I took it apart, I noticed the feed ramp was beginning to have a divot in it. Turns out the damn feed ramp is cast zinc, like the slide. The bullets (or more likely the casings) were eroding it a tiny bit every time it cycled.




I was able to fix the problem. I straightened out the contour of the feed ramp with a needle file--oh, so delicately--and it fed consistently then, but I quit shooting it and sold it.




Great lot of fun to shoot, and what it did to the groundhogs was just hilarious. Just not reliable long-term.