David Hingtgen Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 C-RAM (no, not SeaRAM) in action at night: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=27b_1218838922 I never knew a Vulcan Phalanx could take down MORTAR SHELLS in mid-air. That's pretty damn good accuracy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Woo hoo! MY department will be upgrading our S&W 5906's for .45 Glocks! Probably the 21SF. Finally, our smith 9's can take a rest. Hopefully our off duty weapon choices will change as well, and my 3913TSW can be retired for a Glock 36. On a side note, I got promoted to Sergeant and won't be on the streets anymore...which is both good (no more shifts for me!) and bad, (a tad boring). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowser Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Woo hoo! MY department will be upgrading our S&W 5906's for .45 Glocks! Probably the 21SF. Finally, our smith 9's can take a rest. Hopefully our off duty weapon choices will change as well, and my 3913TSW can be retired for a Glock 36. On a side note, I got promoted to Sergeant and won't be on the streets anymore...which is both good (no more shifts for me!) and bad, (a tad boring). Congrats! Make sure to send two or three people to Glock Armorer's school. It's always nice to have someone available in the RARE event something breaks. Lucky you, our sgt.'s still work the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) Congrats! Make sure to send two or three people to Glock Armorer's school. It's always nice to have someone available in the RARE event something breaks. Lucky you, our sgt.'s still work the road. We still have patrol sgts on the road...but I got just got Technical Services instead and our dispatch center which is where I was on my light duty time. I dunno which is more dangerous...the streets or being in charge of 45+ civilians of which 95% are women. It's really different from what I'm used to, but it was ok enough, and the main thing I didn't want was to get promoted and take a position that was 100 miles away across the island. They have already sent people to the Armorer's school since our SRT team uses .40 Glocks. I was thinking of applying for firearms instructor since we have a shortage of them, and even more of a shortage of people that are even remotely interested in guns and shooting, less instructing. We'll see how it goes...I think with this new admin type position, I'll probably have more time for things like that ...hopefully. Edited September 3, 2008 by Gaijin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowser Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 95% women? Good luck with that! Glock armorer's school is one 8-hr day and it's real simple. One of the other guys can probably just show you how it's done in an hour or so and tell you what to look for. Range Instructor school is fun, don't know what the difference is between HI and OH, but my range school was two weeks. 1 week semi-auto pistol 3 days shotgun 2 days revolver Patrol/Rifle Carbine instructor was 1 week. Hopefully they'll give you the time you need to do the stuff and they'll pay you accordingly. I'm doing a bunch of stuff (range, crash recon, BAC, OVI checkpoint, recruiter, computer, FTO, resident gun nut, body armor, etc. etc) and the only thing I get paid extra for is field training. Sucks to be the departmental Asian. Be safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 (edited) 95% women? Good luck with that! Sucks to be the departmental Asian. Be safe! In HI, we Asians are the majority and not the minority. Edited September 4, 2008 by Gaijin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowser Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Arise!!! Ok, I am not bumping this to start any conversations on the Election. No politics here please. Have any of you noticed increased sales at your local gun stores? Or even online? I wanted to get some more mags for my M4 today and I noticed that everyone local and online are backordered on Magpul PMAGs! Backordered till late December. My local dealer can't even get an answer on when they'll be in, he did say sales were brisk. I was able to order 4 HK SA80 mags for the M4, but I'm kinda partial to the PMAGs. I only have one HK mag right now, 2 PMAGs, and whatever came with the M4. I backordered 30 PMAGs, so hopefully they'll get to me and the rest of the guys before 2009 so I can put them on this year's budget. I still haven't gotten around to getting a personal AR yet since I keep the city's M4/MP5 with me all the time (why bother driving back to station when I can go right to the scene), but I hear rumors for 2009 that our policy is going to state, leave city owned weapons in our lockers when not on duty. I'm debating dropping some $$$ on an S&W MP15T. My dealer has an un-shot DEMO unit (it's the one in the display that everyone looks at) for $899. He's gonna hold it for me until Friday, so Jsarclight, should I drop the $$$ on that or not???? He said he got it in this summer, so it's a relatively newer one. I'll have to go in and check the date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 It's happening everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I've read from a few sources about gun sales increasing... I think, without bringing up politics, that it is a product of speculation about the future policies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Guns and accessories such as mags are being snapped up like crazy. On a side note, my dept. is considering going to the .45 Glock. Probably the 21SF My question is on the compact 30 and slim 36. Anyone actually try them? If we do switch, I'll buy one of these for my off duty carry (I hate carrying full size off duty here..our normal dress in tropical island/heat, just doesn't lend itself well to most concealed methods). My off duty 3913 TSW will be retired. Assuming we switch of course. I'm leaning towards the 36 for the slim factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowser Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Just backordered 30 PMAGs. Ouch. At least I got them at cost. Now to wait a few months... You'll be surprised at the 21SF. It still is thick, but feels much better than the 21? Not sure about the 21, the only thing I have to compare with is the 20 (10mm), but I believe the 20 and 21 are the same size. It's huge. I was planning on buying the 21SF and 30SF as a package, but will get a rifle instead. (Our LE dealer was running a special, buy both at LE price and he'll toss in 3 extra mags). The 30SF is just a little smaller than the compact line (19/23/32), but just as thick as the 21SF. The 36 is very nice, but for us, the factor was your back-up should be able to use your duty mags, that's why most of us got the 32/33 as back-ups. Off-duty, we still carry what we can make do with. I was planning on getting the 30SF as my off-duty, but can't really justify is since I carry a 32 or an HK P2000 off-duty all the time. (I gave up on the HK45C as an off-duty, it's as large as my 31) For work, I'm still carrying the 31 and my 32 on my body armor as a back-up. I thought about getting the 33 for an ankle gun, but I don't like the way an ankle gun feels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) Just backordered 30 PMAGs. Ouch. At least I got them at cost. Now to wait a few months... You'll be surprised at the 21SF. It still is thick, but feels much better than the 21? Not sure about the 21, the only thing I have to compare with is the 20 (10mm), but I believe the 20 and 21 are the same size. It's huge. I was planning on buying the 21SF and 30SF as a package, but will get a rifle instead. (Our LE dealer was running a special, buy both at LE price and he'll toss in 3 extra mags). The 30SF is just a little smaller than the compact line (19/23/32), but just as thick as the 21SF. The 36 is very nice, but for us, the factor was your back-up should be able to use your duty mags, that's why most of us got the 32/33 as back-ups. Off-duty, we still carry what we can make do with. I was planning on getting the 30SF as my off-duty, but can't really justify is since I carry a 32 or an HK P2000 off-duty all the time. (I gave up on the HK45C as an off-duty, it's as large as my 31) For work, I'm still carrying the 31 and my 32 on my body armor as a back-up. I thought about getting the 33 for an ankle gun, but I don't like the way an ankle gun feels. I went back and forth over the single/double off duty weapon with our Smiths. I used to have a 6906 because it would take our full size mags but off duty I found it a bit cumbersome to carry. I went to the single stack 3913 and never looked back. The 36's slimness is what attracts me. I've heard of some people taking the 30's chunky slide and switching it with a 36's slim slide. You'd need both to do it but everyone who has done it loves this combo. I'm told the 36 's butt is only slightly thinner than the 30 and the 30's slide is chubby. I've only felt the 26 compacts so I have no base of comparison there. And of course all of this will be moot if our dept. goes another route (unless they begin allowing other supp/back up weapons other than similar to the duty weapon). At least they're going to be ditching our 3rd gen S&W's (hopefully). Wish they'd allow a 1911 off duty. I'd be so happy. Edited November 15, 2008 by Gaijin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) Hey, I've been thinking of getting a PS90 before the proverbial crap hits the fan in January. But then I came across this little thing and thought that maybe this might be better. It uses an AR lower receiver as its base and even uses the same magazines as the PS90. Has anyone here heard of the Troy Arms AR-57 upper, and if so, how reliable are they? Edit: Oh yeah, I managed to secure myself a Baretta 92FS in stainless for $300 from a guy looking to sell off his collection. The pistol is practically brand new and has been fired only once. I know how everyone feels about 9mm, but it will be a decent plinking weapon and ammo for it will be relatively cheap. Edited November 15, 2008 by Noriko Takaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 You should go with the full PS-90 and not some bastard stepchild. Then again, I am a Stargate fan so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 The AR57 looks a lot like one of the fantasy guns I used to doodle in the margins of my notebook in high school, back in the early 90's. It'd look pretty slick with a shorter ~16" barrel for that CQB look. Do longer barrels really offer any advantage for the 5.7, since it was developed for a much shorter tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 The AR57 looks a lot like one of the fantasy guns I used to doodle in the margins of my notebook in high school, back in the early 90's. It'd look pretty slick with a shorter ~16" barrel for that CQB look. Do longer barrels really offer any advantage for the 5.7, since it was developed for a much shorter tube? From what I understand, the longer barrels are simply to satisfy gun-control laws that say a civilian firearm must have a barrel of X inches in length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowser Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 yeah, the 16" barrels are for easy buying, less hassles. you want shorter, you have to get the SBR stamp. Not too much of a hassle, just takes time and lots of $$$. I had to do the SBR stuff when I bought one of our old departmental shotguns since it had short barrel. Nothing like a short barreled semi-auto shotgun for home protection. I only get 5 rds in the tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 From what I understand, the longer barrels are simply to satisfy gun-control laws that say a civilian firearm must have a barrel of X inches in length. Yeah 16" is the cutoff for SBRs. But what I'm asking is if there's any actual advantage (beyond legalities) with a longer barrel for the 5.7 round, in terms of ballistics. Bear in mind it was originally developed for a 10.5" barrel, which is about half of what's shown on that AR57 upper. It's funny....this is probably the only area where Canada's gun laws are preferable to the US. As far as our laws are concerned, an AR has the same status whether its barrel is 10" or 20". However, having only 5 rounds in that P90 mag would ruin the whole point of the exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumdumgai Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Some of my buddies started stocking up on weapons and ammo before the election was determined as they feared the potential winner and the laws that may come to pass due to what the government make up might become. Now they're glad they started when they did as supplies of guns and ammo are drying up everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loner Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I'm waiting to pick up my new Sabre AR lower receiver from the gun shop. With the current buying panic it's going to be kind of hard to acquire a lower parts kit and a new upper for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake n Bake Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Everything has been picked clean out there. Pretty crazy times we're living in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Digging up the old thread to show off my new toy. This is the pistol I was talking about earlier. $300 and only two full mags of ammo fired through it. The sights are tritium also. I did not know that when I originally told my friend I wanted the pistol. Here's a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT 1010 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I still need to add a picture of my new AK-103 clone, but until then I thought I'd share this Glock torture test I found: I never ceased to be amazed by the abuse Glocks and AKs can take. How has ammo availability been with everybody? Even our local sheriff's office is having difficulty acquiring ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles316 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I still need to add a picture of my new AK-103 clone, but until then I thought I'd share this Glock torture test I found: I never ceased to be amazed by the abuse Glocks and AKs can take. How has ammo availability been with everybody? Even our local sheriff's office is having difficulty acquiring ammo. They must have a very high love of the Glocks to put themselves at risk shooting a Gun that has been it the dirt for two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT 1010 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Not to mention a lot of disposable income... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowser Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 ammo is scarce. We're 5 months behind on .357 SIG and 9 months behind on 5.56/.223. The .40 we ordered last fall finally came in this month. We're waiting on 10,000 rds of .357 and 15,000 rds of .223. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Heheh, I just spent nearly $400 on 1000 rounds of .223 for myself. Gonna need another 1000 for training, and yowza,being in a small Dept. is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Not sure if anyone on here will know about it, but I have a question regarding a old Kukri my grandfather left me years ago. He brought it back with him from the Pacific in WW2, said it was given to him, but never by whom. Anyhow, my biggest question is about its Cho, the little 3 shaped notch in the base of the blade that is used to let blood drip off. Mine, has a cresent cut in behind the cho, kind of like this, sorry I will take and attach a picture after I pull it out of the gun safe: normal: 3, mine: 3) . Does anyone know what signifigance, if any, this additional crescent represents? The other question I have is that unlike my newer kukri the sheath has some ornate stichwork on it right below the openning for the blade and on the flap of the smaller sheath that holds the two little blades that go with the Kukri, the Karda and Chakmak, which are actually curved like the kurki itself, unlike some I have seen. I would take pictures of that, but the sheath is is very sorry shape and I dare not move it too much, the sheath was clad in elephant hide originally, and unfortunately it dried out despite my caring for it and one day when I pulled it out of its case the hide just began to disintegrate and flake away. I would repair it if I could but the only leathersmith I have been able to find who would reclad the sheath in elephant hide would only do it if I could provide the hide, which of course is illegal and impossible to buy now. Anyway, what is the signifigance, if any of that stitchwork, could it identify the owner, or where the blade came from? Edited July 1, 2009 by Knight26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Revived from the dead once again.....A little hesitant posting anything but guns in this thread, but it did mention swords in the title. I worked in a custom wood door factory for a few months last year and after hours, I tinkered around with making sword stands and bokken out of scraps I found in the dumpster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 One day, I found some really long strips of wood in the dumpster and got the idea to make a giant bokuto. I was inspired by a pair of Japan's largest katana that I saw in a museum a few years back. I took the stips, lamenated them together, then shaped it as best as I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Does anyone have any experience with the CZ-75/85? I was looking into one of those and have read quite a few good things in magazines but never talked to anyone that actually owned or fired one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Does anyone have any experience with the CZ-75/85? I was looking into one of those and have read quite a few good things in magazines but never talked to anyone that actually owned or fired one. The CZ pistols are very very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaker Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 One day, I found some really long strips of wood in the dumpster and got the idea to make a giant bokuto. I was inspired by a pair of Japan's largest katana that I saw in a museum a few years back. I took the stips, lamenated them together, then shaped it as best as I could. I recall seeing those big swords in Japan when I was stationed there in the late 90s. Exactly what the reason for them being made is beyond me. It sure as hell would be expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I recall seeing those big swords in Japan when I was stationed there in the late 90s. Exactly what the reason for them being made is beyond me. It sure as hell would be expensive. These two were "shrine swords", decorative purposes only, but there are long swords used for combat, though not quite as big as these two: http://www.hyoho.com/Nkage1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Heh heh heh... Look what I got. Found it at a yard sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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