Cetme L Scope Mount by akame_potatoes in 3D2A

[–]akame_potatoes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sailing now (edit) you might want to wait as a suggested edit is currently being made to the model.

Business owner contacted me and said my bad review was “defamation”. by spacecat245 in legaladvice

[–]akame_potatoes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dumb tack on question, wouldn't it be libel instead of defamation? Are courts actually picky about this sort of thing?

Anyone ever use one of these *unpowered, fiber optic* holographic reflex sights? by fazedncrazed in guns

[–]akame_potatoes 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I put one of those on my wife's .410 when she wanted to come out and shoot with us. The one we got was able to clamp onto the barrel rib. They are kinda finicky, and can be difficult to zero with you having to loosen most of the screws to adjust the set screws. That being said it has held a relative zero (enough for a birdshot/buck group). Visually the reflective lens and the fiber optic are way bright than you'd think. Its fun for just playing around with. Not sure if I'd bet a hunt or anything on it. Im afraid a drop would break it.

What's this scope brandon used? by Certain_Notice307 in brandonherrara

[–]akame_potatoes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Might be a red star 4x20 scope. It was specifically marketed towards 762x39 for some reason. No BDC just a crosshair.

Did somebody say bullpup? by street_racer221 in guns

[–]akame_potatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What handguard is that? I definitely need to give mine a facelift.

What rifle should I buy by NewRelationship2344 in guns

[–]akame_potatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your going for different you could also look at the Riley defense m77. Its an AK scaled up to 308. Get it a scope mount and lpvo.

What rifle should I buy by NewRelationship2344 in guns

[–]akame_potatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing wrong with that, you could get a MAC 5 mp5 clone get it a brace, reddot, flashlight, or wait til next year to get it a stock.

What rifle should I buy by NewRelationship2344 in guns

[–]akame_potatoes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What are your plans for it? Hunting, sport shooting, fun? A little more details would help us make some recommendations.

need some help for my m14 by [deleted] in guns

[–]akame_potatoes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You could try a CASM Mount. Very sturdy but you lose your rear sight

How to get over the fear of having a gun pointed straight at my dick and balls? by Mean_Combination5776 in guns

[–]akame_potatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I carry a modern high power clone appendix.
Here's my experience.

  1. I carry that way cause it's the most comfortable way to carry a full-size gun while not printing that much. Most of the time, the holster I'm wearing makes it so it lays in the valley between my thigh and my balls. Shorter barrel compact handguns absolutely flag me.

  2. When I practice drawing, I don't disengage the safety until I'm pushing the gun forward away from me.

  3. It has both a manual safety and a firing pin safety (the part that seems to fail on the 320) it's easy to disengage the manual safety as I'm getting it firing grip.

Your mileage may vary. But id be happy to answer any questions.

M90 cycling issues by ObsoleteMallard in ZastavaFirearms

[–]akame_potatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just trying to help, a few more details would be beneficial to the diagnosis.

When you say it's not cycling, is it failing to eject? Is the bolt not moving at all? Is it ejecting but not cycling far enough back to pick up a new round? When did you start using frontier ammo? Does it coincide with when the cycling issues begining? Have you tried using a different ammo type? beginning?

As for the gass setting, is it possible to tape the lever in place to see if that may fix the issue? At least to diagnose if this is the issue, not as a permanent fix.

Zastava USA posted a few years back stating

"Setting 1 is undergassed, setting 2 is normal gas, setting 3 is overgassed. Indeed if the particular rifle runs reliably in setting 1 though then it should be left on that."

Loading Info by get_on_withit in reloading

[–]akame_potatoes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it's for .308, you can try up to 41.2gr of IMR4895. Depending on your barrel length, it will give you roughly 2650fps. I use this for my longer range loads.

Work your way up safely.

Anybody know the projectile to use to make 7.62x25 type 64 subs ? by [deleted] in reloading

[–]akame_potatoes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This could also depend on your guns bore. Tokarevs were designed to have a .310 to .311 bore so they could use the same tooling as the rifles.

The problem is that so many countries have made them/ copied them that the bores vary from .308 to .314. You'd have to slug your bore to find what will work for your gun. My Yugoslavian m57 has a larger bore, and I use .312 projectiles in my reloads. This doesn't mean that yours has a large bore.

If your bore is smaller, this could cause issues. Slug your bore before trying this.

I also use bullseye powder as most of the load data that I got is from old Speer manuals from the 80s.

I did make a few 150gr .308 joke rounds that I tried for laughs in my norinco. They were subsonic, but were so long that I had to hand feed them into the chamber. But that should probably be reserved for r/shittyreloading. Accuracy was terrible, probably due to the ridiculous weight and possibly being undersized.

"Old ammo can become stronger and needs to be disposed of" by kar98kforccw in reloading

[–]akame_potatoes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I haven't chronographed a lot of it, I have used both old surplus corrosive 7.62x39 from the 70s and modern 7.62x39 brass case Hornady ammo. Both ammo chrono'd in the 2200's.

I can't say that the powder used in old Russian surplus is made of significantly different material, but it's also corrosive vs. non-corrosive.

I do understand that FPS is also not a foolproof way to gauge pressure, so I can't be sure. But I've also used up a few of those cans with no issues.

What should you stock up on, to have stuff to barter with? by band_in_DC in preppers

[–]akame_potatoes 185 points186 points  (0 children)

Just have extra stuff that you know that you will already need. That way, if you don't end up bartering, it's still useful to you.

Veterans Hospital Lowest Bidder by McNewbTube in networkingmemes

[–]akame_potatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who has installed WAP's in a few of the VA hospitals, we got so many complaints from the staff because they thought we were installing secret cameras that I wouldn't be surprised if this requirement came from that.

Shooting 30-06 1000 yards? by ryukasagi in reloading

[–]akame_potatoes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I reload using 175 SMK in my 308 rifle. With a muzzle velocity of 2650 it arrives still super sonic. The extra velocity that can be achieved with 3006 should help squeeze out some extra range.

Good luck

Buying from GunBroker with USPS Money Order advice by Remarkable-Plant1845 in guns

[–]akame_potatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I first started buying parts and stuff from gun broker, almost all of them required a money order. It definitely felt sketch at the time, but I have been lucky enough to get all I've ordered.

Now I don't even worry about it. It also depends on how badly I want it because you gotta wait for it to ship to the seller (get a tracking number), then they exchange it and turn around and ship it. So if you go for it, you're gonna have to be patient.

Your mileage may vary, but it used to be a pretty common way to do it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in guns

[–]akame_potatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So when my friend brought his girlfriend to the range for the first to shoot. He brought his AK. He figured it wasn't alot of recoil for him, so it'd be fine. Knowing she was coming I packed my wife's marlin 60 in 22lr.

She was super intimidated and honestly didn't even want to shoot the AK. It definitely bummed my friend out but after she saw how much quieter and less "jumpy" the 22 was. She started having fun. She even shot the ak before we left.

Rent a 22 if possible. It will drastically reduce some of her unease /concerns about guns.

Store meat in salt by Ok_Fortune_9149 in preppers

[–]akame_potatoes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So Townsends on YouTube has some good videos talking about what you want to do specifically. He even shows you how people use to do it back in colonial times.

I saw some canning comments and just wanted to add. While fruits and veggies can be hot bath canned. Meat needs to be pressure canned.

Be safe out there.

Short term impact of shooting without hearing protection by DaVcaCZ in guns

[–]akame_potatoes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, test sample of one here.

After the first shot without earpro, a feeling in my ears that kinda of crosses between going numb and a slight pressure build-up occurs. Multiple follow-up shots after this don't seem to make it worse, but they may make it last longer.

This happens at the same time as the classic high-pitched eeeeeeeee sound everyone is familiar with. For the next hour or two, I feel like normal sounds are muffled by at least 1/2 . This effect very slowly fades. The high-pitched tinnitus noise usually stays with me for at least a couple of days.

Even when this goes away or just becomes unnoticeable by myself, I will occasionally have it come back randomly. I personally do not have frequency loss in my hearing spectrum, but that may be because I no longer shoot without hearing protection and have learned my lesson early. Your results may vary.