"MrDakka" (mrdakka)
11/17/2016 at 19:08 • Filed to: None
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"MrDakka" (mrdakka)
11/17/2016 at 19:08 • Filed to: None | 2
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If you folks can unglue your eyes from Jezza, Capt Slow and the Hamster for long enough, i present this beauty of a gun.
The result of an AR making sweet sweet love to a P90. And oh boy do I want it. The drum mag just makes everything work
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TheHondaBro
> MrDakka
11/17/2016 at 19:12 |
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Jeremy Clarkson
Tareim - V8 powered
> TheHondaBro
11/17/2016 at 19:13 |
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Jennifer Clarkson* (I’ve not got to the end of the show to confirm this)
Leon711
> MrDakka
11/17/2016 at 19:15 |
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maybe it’s just battlefield 1 hype and Nostalgia from my Army Cadet days (and gun laws in the UK,semi auto and auto is a no) but I’d rather have an SMLE mk III.
ttyymmnn
> Leon711
11/17/2016 at 19:24 |
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An elegant weapon, though not necessarily a more civilised time.
66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
> MrDakka
11/17/2016 at 19:30 |
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TFB is a great site, and yes, I want one.
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Leon711
> ttyymmnn
11/17/2016 at 19:31 |
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a fine weapon, in fact the first firearm I ever fired was a No.8 variant which is a .22 version used for training purposes. It was’t until a couple of years later I got behind a .303 version when I joined the cadet shooting team (I wasn’t particularly good, mind you).
I’m not sure we have become that much more civilised since the SMLE’s inception.
Berang
> MrDakka
11/17/2016 at 19:40 |
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It looks like one could easily mistake one end for the other.
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ttyymmnn
> Leon711
11/17/2016 at 19:49 |
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Well, I was riffing on Obi Wan Kenobi’s line from Ep. IV:
“Your father’s lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster. An elegant weapon... for a more civilized age.”
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Leon711
> ttyymmnn
11/17/2016 at 20:02 |
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I should have noticed!
still, the SMLE is used by some police forces to the present day.
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ttyymmnn
> Leon711
11/17/2016 at 20:11 |
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If it ain’t broke. I don’t know all that much about guns, but I bet that SMLE will still work in 100 years.
Krieger (@FSKrieger22)
> MrDakka
11/17/2016 at 20:14 |
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No 5.7 mm conversion? Oh well, stuff is still pretty expensive anyway.
I’d take a Surefire 60 round casket over a drum any day. And the foregrip reminds me more of a Magpul PDR-C than a P90. In fact I see more Magpul influence than I do that of FN.
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MrDakka
> Tareim - V8 powered
11/17/2016 at 21:09 |
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It’s much worse now
wiffleballtony
> MrDakka
11/17/2016 at 21:30 |
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I think the thumb hole stock makes it less functonal. The front grip helps a bit with handling. That drum while cool probably increases your chance for a failure to feed. EOTECH sights are always awesome.
Rock Bottom
> MrDakka
11/17/2016 at 21:43 |
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I have a drum and a few 40 rounders for my bullet hose small caliber scary black rifle, but I have to admit that I think it handles way better with 30 round mags. The drum adds a bunch of weight when loaded, and the 40s are just stupid long. I feel like they’re always in the way when shooting from a bench or prone. Then again, I am a cranky old man who’s resistant to anything new or different.
I’ll allow it, because it’s tacti-cool (,yo).
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MrDakka
> wiffleballtony
11/17/2016 at 21:44 |
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I’ll give you points on the drum mag, but for me that’s what completes the package looks wise. It just doesn’t look right with a 30 rounder. As for the thumbhole stock, I feel it’s a personal preference. On hunting rifles I like them well enough, but without handling this one personally, I’m still inclined to like them. Aesthetically, it works for me. YMMV
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MrDakka
> Rock Bottom
11/17/2016 at 21:49 |
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So old timer, how do you feel about these mags?
The 100 round one probably weighs as much as the rifle fully loaded XD
crowmolly
> MrDakka
11/17/2016 at 22:06 |
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Amateurs.
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wiffleballtony
> ttyymmnn
11/17/2016 at 22:16 |
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Assuming you can find .303, it’s not terribly common.
MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
> MrDakka
11/18/2016 at 08:12 |
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Apparently Hera Arms posted pictures of their concept/one-off stocks/foregrips and the internet sploded. They are on track to produce them for sale next month, and they’ve said they should cost less than $200. The stock even has a California-legal option.
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Rock Bottom
> MrDakka
11/18/2016 at 08:26 |
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I’ve never used a double stack AM mag, but I’ll try anything twice!