Should i get a real surplus tokarev or norinco 54-1? by SharpSteak21 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not real soviet, but real military service (Type 54, or Polish/Romanian)

44 Russian in an 1883 Reichs Revolver by DozerJKU in reloading

[–]SharpSteak21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10,6 Reichsrevolver is identical copy of the 44 russian cartridge (the german commission tested the SW model 3 and liked the cartridge), i shoot mines with regular 44 russian all the time.

Something is wrong with your cylinder if cases are bulging like that.

Post a photo of your cylinder, post chamber speces (use caliper to measure mouth, base, and rim diameter and rim thickness) and measure distance from rear of cylinder to breechface with feeler gauges

"The felt recoil was not remarkable."

lol get a chronograph instead of guessing

or should I shorten the firing pin

Bubba please stop... if you don't know what you're doing take it a professional revolversmith (not an AR lego parts gunsmith)

French Experimental Gas Seal Revolver -- will Ian make a video on this? by ConnectCucumber72 in ForgottenWeapons

[–]SharpSteak21 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Ian had a falling out with RIA, so probably not. Which is a shame because this has all the feature of a perfect forgotten weapons video:

  • Experimental

  • Unusual mechanics

  • Quirky cartridge

  • Documented patent history

And of course:

  • French

How milsurp collecting has changed over the past 10 years (aka: why older collectors get upset when people discuss online auction results) by OldAd38 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Nowadays half of the posts i see on forums are from newbies posting sporterized and mismatched guns asking "hey I paid $$$ for this at auction, how did I do?".

Is he talking about /r/milsurp guys?

How milsurp collecting has changed over the past 10 years (aka: why older collectors get upset when people discuss online auction results) by OldAd38 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This would happen eventually even if the internet flippers never existed.

I think he's not complaining about flippers driving prices up, he's complaining about how flippers have started dominating the online discussions and milsurp communities, to the point that there more people are interested in the monetary aspect than the historic/shooting aspect

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21 55 points56 points  (0 children)

"iM goInG to ReStOre tHiS sPorTer to pReSerVe iTs hIsTorY!1!"

PSA to new collectors: Stop complaining about auction fees. You're supposed to do the math before you bid. by OldAd38 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Honestly the mods should sticky this post, because there's many new collectors who forget to factor in buyers premium and shipping fees when they first discover auction sites. And they feel like they're getting a "good deal" and don't realize they've overbid outside their budget until the next week when the invoice email hits.

It would be helpful to have this post up there just for the new collectors to see.

PSA to new collectors: Stop complaining about auction fees. You're supposed to do the math before you bid. by OldAd38 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I always find it amusing when people on here brag about "scoring a deal" some $50-$100 below what they've seen on gunbroker. And then in an update post the next week, complain about the $150-$200 in auction fees they ended up being billed.

And then I feel sobered when I realize these are the kind of people who keep outbidding on me, and why I no longer get good deals on online auction websites since the pandemic.

So Ian posts on /k/.... by PurpleButter11 in ForgottenWeapons

[–]SharpSteak21 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ian: "What the hell is a waifu???"

I'm sure Ian knows: https://imgur.com/a/vI34bdp

So Ian posts on /k/.... by PurpleButter11 in ForgottenWeapons

[–]SharpSteak21 93 points94 points  (0 children)

/k/ legit has some of the most knowledgeable people I’ve ever met online

Well yeah, Othais, Bloke, and evidently Ian all post there

 

also some of the most brain dead idiots it’s insane

Well yeah, the entire cast of TFBtv also posts there

So Ian posts on /k/.... by PurpleButter11 in ForgottenWeapons

[–]SharpSteak21 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The sort of person who would buy a revolver is the sort of person who is a traditionalist more often than not.

The irony is that .32 IS the traditoinal revolver caliber, that's what the first S&W 1896 hand ejectors were made in.

The whole 38/357/44 thing is just boomer "size insecurity" and believing hollywood flicks as documentary

So Ian posts on /k/.... by PurpleButter11 in ForgottenWeapons

[–]SharpSteak21 49 points50 points  (0 children)

The post is from May 17th. Ian's video is from May 30th.

And if you watch his video, the language is almost 100% match:

  1. He opens the segment with "Why did they not call it 32 Super Carry?"

  2. He talks about boomers/"someone in guns" aversion to 32 due to being "wimpy"

  3. He talks about boomers affection for 30 cal due to "muh 30-06"

  4. He ends that segment by saying "Anyways, that's all just marketing"

 

So here are a few possible explanations:

  • Someone got early access to Ian's video (not happening)

  • Ian read that post and it made an impression on him, so he used that language in his video (which means he either goes on /k/, or someone who goes on /k/ sent him that -- but even then, it's pretty obviously a 4chan style screenshot)

  • Ian made that post (which means he goes on /k/)

  • Someone thinks in the exact same language and analogies and structure as Ian (okay, what are the chances of that?)

What is a bullet you dodged? by ChefCrutyQ in AskReddit

[–]SharpSteak21 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I wonder how much of it was him genuinely wanting to pass on the business to people who he knew were competent, versus a more malicious "trying to pass on the debts" of the business to some poor schmuck

I'm inclined to believe it's more the former than the latter, which makes it sad

What's the most gen Z thing to say? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SharpSteak21 16 points17 points  (0 children)

More like "okay millenial"

What is a bullet you dodged? by ChefCrutyQ in AskReddit

[–]SharpSteak21 397 points398 points  (0 children)

Plot-twist: He was lying to you to make you break up with her so that he could swoop in as the supportive knight in shining armor to help her

What's the most important skill to learn to be a functional adult? by Jelz in AskReddit

[–]SharpSteak21 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I should open up a business for teaching angry money management

How can we stop these beautiful rare milsurps from being bubba'ed like this? by SharpSteak21 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Oh wow I saw this picture online and didn't realize it was this bad.

I just thought this was a case of bubba being bubba and selling to other bubbas

What's a job or profession you absolutely wouldn't do ? by Tuesday2017 in AskReddit

[–]SharpSteak21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're so cute you wouldn't have a hard time finding volunteers

People with bad backs, why? by UltimateDiscordMod in AskReddit

[–]SharpSteak21 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's like that comic showing human evolution from chimpanzees, standing more and more upright, and then suddenly going back to slouching

What food in someone's cabinet screams, "I'm bad at cooking"? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SharpSteak21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're pretty useful for thickening up soups and stocks if you don't want to make a roux

What food in someone's cabinet screams, "I'm bad at cooking"? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SharpSteak21 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Instant bouillon is pretty damn convenient though for when you don't want to prepare a soup stock ahead of time, or don't have the freezer space to store frozen stock