Recent questions tagged firearms

Description : Gorillagate: How many of you would have none of the slew of objections regarding the matter had it been your child?

Last Answer : I’d sue if the zoo wouldn’t let me in the cage so I could achieve closure by taking a memorial selfie of me holding my child while he gave the “sleeping” gorilla a “good night” hug.

Description : Did the M-60 use the same cartridge as the M-14?

Last Answer : Yes, they both used the .308 round. Also what did the MG- (or was it MK?)42 use?

Description : Will this work for gun regulation (see details)

Last Answer : There is no constitutional right to drive an automobile, there is a constitutional right to bear arms against a tyrannical government.

Description : Will keeping a clip loaded wear out the spring?

Last Answer : The spring is theoretically designed to take it . However, I would keep it one round short of a full magazine. That cuts the spring stress to less than half. You can test that yourself by ... last round in compared with the last round. It is a big difference. Why stress the spring unnecessarily?

Description : Stinging Jellies: Is there a practical way to abbreviate metric cartridge names in spoken language?

Last Answer : Seven, six, two

Description : If personal fire arms were legal in London, would the riots be as bad as they are?

Last Answer : The only thing I can think of is many of the store owners would have tried to protect their property with firearms. Wannabe hoodlums and thugs are chicken shits that would then move along for other easier targets.

Description : What would you say is the most distinctive feature of the AK-47 and its clones?

Last Answer : answer:Loose tolerance reliability. Easy to manufacture; thus ubiquitous and compatible. The AK-47 is the Willys Jeep of guns. Just an instant hit. Cheap and easy to produce. Aesthetically it resonates. I'm ... became the same thing. It's like Japanese beholding a pair of Levi's or a custom 1911.

Description : Can you fire a gun on the Moon?

Last Answer : A gun fires because of a sudden impulse delivered to the gunpowder by the trigger. The gun powder then explodes, imparting a lot of energy to the bullet which shoots out of the gun's barrel. In order to ... result is that a gun can fire even in the absence of oxygen, such as on the Moon. Source

Description : For you gun-savvy Flutherites: If you were to take a flare gun and load it with equivalent-diameter shotgun rounds, would it explode when fired?

Last Answer : A 12-gauge flare gun could accommodate a 12-gauge shot shell but you run the risk of getting hurt when the plastic flare gun explodes with the powerful shotgun round. On the flipside, a 12-gauge flare ... and burn inside, messing up the whole thing. It's best not to interchange flare with live ammo.

Description : Do tyrants prefer armed citizens or unarmed ones? Discuss.

Last Answer : Use your words. It is OK, we can read and parse complex thoughts.

Description : Should Plaxico Burress be fired? Not because of his illegal act but because sports is supposed to be about coordination and accuracy?

Last Answer : You never made a stupid mistake or acted like a klutz? One instance shouldn’t get the guy essentially blackballed from football. If that were the case, every player who fumbled would be gone. So would every player who missed a stair.