Uncle has several links to NFA hacks that sound very interesting. I say sound, because I haven’t looked at them yet. Since I don’t work in America anymore, and my glass barrier half-height cubicle (which I’ve nicknamed the fishbowl) is a tourist attraction for about 100 coworkers on their way to the only pot of coffee on this side of the building, I’m reluctant to look at gun p0rn on the work computer. I’ll have to check to see if it’s as cool as it sounds when I get back to America.
In other news, this week I don’t have to do all post aheads in the afternoon. Only about half my posts today are scheduled. Not much to do this week, unfortunately. I actually really hate being bored at work.
Over at Shooting Illustrated, Caleb gives the civilianized Kriss Vector pistol a review. I was going to point out the Kriss review I did after the Lucky Gunner shoot, but it turns out it only ever existed in my head. Guess I need to remember to write the down. The Kriss SMG is also quite a lot of fun, and the recoil reduction of the system does work as advertised. It has more kick than I expected, but for as high as the cyclic rate is, it’s quite controllable. I think they have an interesting system, but with tactical teams moving toward rifle-caliber carbines and PDWs, I’m not sure how much luck they’ll have selling a pistol caliber SMG.
But if you have the cash to pony up, it is a lot of fun. Obviously the Kriss SMG is not available to civilians, but the carbine version is the same system in semi-auto. If I were going to pony up the money for one, I’d go for the extra $200 for the tax stamp to get the short barreled version. As a shooter, I’ve never been too enthusiastic about semi-auto versions of submachine guns, and I don’t own any, but if I were going to spend the money on one, I’d get a Kriss.
Makes me wonder how hard it would be to create a magazine system similar to this, but where you rotate it after insertion to wind a spring, and the rotation happens automatically during firing. Of course, that might be a little bit too much like this for comfort of the manufacturer.
The problem with semi-auto tactical shotguns is that the magazine needs to be huge to have a reasonable capacity. This is an interesting solution.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Over at Shooting Illustrated
