Long Gun Show and Tell

[SaintsNSinners]

 

[maddawg138]

my Mossberg 500 and my Bushmaster Carbon 15....got a few things I want to do to each of them still but this is them so far.

 

[TheUziButton]

 

[Cattman]

No pic, but just sighted in my Savage .17 WSM BMAG with a Mueller 4x14x40 APV scope. Great 1" grouping at 100 yards just off a rest. bench would be tighter. Can't wait to get a coyote in the scope.

 

[SERparacord]

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[Tombs]

I was messing around with my tavor and discovered something. There's a threaded hole in the bottom of the handguard. The gears in my head broke free of the rust after a bit of pondering.

I found a sling swivel and tada, American STAR:

Yea, the normal STAR bipod is the larger version of that. But I was just curious if one could be slapped on that easily.

 

[wsenefeld]

I was messing around with my tavor and discovered something. There's a threaded hole in the bottom of the handguard. The gears in my head broke free of the rust after a bit of pondering.

I found a sling swivel and tada, American STAR:

Yea, the normal STAR bipod is the larger version of that. But I was just curious if one could be slapped on that easily.

With a bipod, the off-hand goes... where?

 

[Tombs]

With a bipod, the off-hand goes... where?

Hand in hand kind of. You just hold back further onto the trigger guard. It's honestly not as awkward as it sounds. Best as I can describe it, it's annoying in an inconsequential way.

I just checked the armorer's manual, and that is the correct setup, aside from the bipod being a shorter version.

 

[hooverbw]

Remington 742. This was my grandfather's rifle and my Dad passed it down to me. I have never used a rifle before and I decided to get this weapon looking good. Added scope covers, new strap, new case, cleaned it all up and then stripped and refinished the wood. Didn't touch it with any sandpaper or wool so all the original scuffs are still in it.

 

[NoPantsMcKants]

Beretta CX4 9mm, with 92FS and M9.

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[sgreen3]

Beretta CX4 9mm, with 92FS and M9.

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If I were gonna buy another 9mm carbine if would definitely be a Berretta storm. Love the way they look an feel. Very nice!

 

[tv1217]

How's the trigger on those Tavors? Does it have that squishy trigger that a lot of bullpups suffer from?

 

[Colt556]

Hand in hand kind of. You just hold back further onto the trigger guard. It's honestly not as awkward as it sounds. Best as I can describe it, it's annoying in an inconsequential way.

I just checked the armorer's manual, and that is the correct setup, aside from the bipod being a shorter version.

Pull down one leg of the bipod and hold onto it. But honestly do you need a bipod on a Bullpup rifle?

 

[Tombs]

How's the trigger on those Tavors? Does it have that squishy trigger that a lot of bullpups suffer from?

You know there's linkage, but it's a much different feel than lets say, the FS2000 or the AUGs.
The trigger is pulling the linkage instead of pushing it.

If it was about 3-5 pounds lighter I'd call it perfect. As it is, it starts to become noticeable when shooting for accuracy. Took me a bit to get sighted in since I was learning the trigger at the same time. The takeup is noticeably pulling the slack out of the linkage, then the break is like breaking an unusually large diameter glass rod. It does have a nice clickity reset, and it does so with authority. It's possible to achieve the mechanical accuracy of the rifle, but it will make you work for it. The weight is really the only criticism I can place on the trigger, nothing else about it impairs your ability. I tried pulling the reset spring, just to see what it does, I didn't feel as though it made enough of a difference to POSSIBLY compromise reliability in some obscure situation. It's really too small of a difference to even matter, I'd guess it maybe dropped the pull 1-2 pounds at most. I perceive the existing pull somewhere between 10-12 pounds.

That said, other bullpup's triggers haven't bothered me, especially the old MSAR I still have sitting around. That trigger reminds me of a glock's. There was no learning curve with that rifle's trigger. So take my opinion with a grain of salt if you don't like bullpup triggers, I'd be the last person you should listen to.

Considering the RRA 2 stage match in my AR15 is somewhere in the 4 pound range and never has "spoiled" me, I don't think many factors matter to me. I just don't like creep. That's the one factor I can't live with in any trigger. No bullpup I've shot to date has had a creepy trigger, no more or less creep than my kimber.

Pull down one leg of the bipod and hold onto it. But honestly do you need a bipod on a Bullpup rifle?

Well, the IDF's STAR-21 model is running with a harris 9"-13" bipod on a sling stud. Maybe they just get lonely and wish their rifle had some legs?

I'm still up in the air about whether I want to grab a bipod for it. It almost feels necessary when shooting prone or rested, it's a much different feel than a conventional rifle. For the majority of my shooting it'd only be a benefit, and it's not like you can't back off the thumb wheel and yank it off when ever. For everything else, I don't think it harms usability in a meaningful way. After reading your tip I had to slap myself, Thanks lol.

After some experience behind the rifle, I have a very hard time viewing it as much of a CQB rifle anyway. It's heavy, it's bulky, and the manual of arms is a little slower than conventional platforms. Probably why the Israelis developed the x95. It just lends its self better to everything else, at least in my opinion. One of the first "tactical" rifles I've shot that is easy to find and maintain a consistent cheek weld with, which is why the acog fits nicely.

I'm still amazed by the complete absence of concussion with a muzzle brake that close to my face, surefire sure got things right. I swear, it's easier on my sinuses than the A2 birdcage was. I've had some bad experiences with brakes before... *cough* rainer XTC *cough*

Might as well throw in a more recent picture, since it's a picture thread.

 

[MtnBiker6510]

Kidd Classic Receiver with all Tony Kidd internals and 2-stage trigger 8oz/8oz. Green Mountain Barrel in Revolution Extreme walnut stock with gloss finish. Wears a Nikon Buckmasters 6-18x40SF.

 

[Hoosier8]

Garand.

 

[Hoosier8]

K98

 

[Hoosier8]

T53

 

[Hoosier8]

Swedish m96

 

[TheJoker]

A tale of two Carbines...

A project Ruger 10/22 I've been working on for a few months. I needed a good .22 to shoot at my next Appleseed event. I took an old 10/22 I inherited from my Dad and "sooped it up a bit". It still needs a sling; but, I'm really happy with it so far. I call it "Not Your Father's Ruger".

AND my favorite Carbine in the whole world, a M1 Carbine made by IBM Corporation in 1943.

They do make an interesting contrast. Don't they?