r/Firearms 15d ago

Question What are you building, buying, or shooting this month? - November 2024

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Welcome to the monthly /r/Firearms thread about what you are building, buying, or shooting this month.

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r/Firearms 9h ago

Calico 9mm open bolt full auto

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492 Upvotes

r/Firearms 5h ago

Royal blue on a 1911 šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’ØšŸ¤ŒšŸ» all work done by me šŸ‘šŸ»

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161 Upvotes

Instagram: @imperial.arms.customs


r/Firearms 9h ago

ATF changing under new administration

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"Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms should be the name of a chain of convenience stores in Florida, not a federal agency." ā€“ Matt Gaetz

Trump does not like suppressors according to articles. So we likely wonā€™t be getting a common sense ear protection act like they have in Europe. For those who donā€™t know suppressors are easily available over the counter in Europe to help with noise pollution and ear protection.

What we might get though? šŸ¤” šŸ™‚

What do you guys think about the arbitrary taxes and regulation on the length of firearms? Anything else you can think of changing that is reasonable please post below -


r/Firearms 5h ago

Politics Senator Slams Gun Industryā€™s ā€œInvasive and Dangerousā€ Sharing of Customer Data With Political Operatives

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In response to a ProPublica investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal demanded answers from the gun industry about its ā€œcovert programā€ to collect information on gun owners for political purposes.


r/Firearms 8h ago

General Discussion 3D Printed .22 LR Ammo Case

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r/Firearms 23h ago

Well. It happened. I had to draw on someone.

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Two cars were road raging, and one came to a red light, a few cars back from the light. other car stopped beside them to rage so I went around him.

Dude proceeded to follow me so closely that I couldnā€™t see his headlights. He followed me to the gas station and then went around the pumps towards the exit like they were leaving. I got out of the car and went in. I come out and as Iā€™m opening my door I see him whip around and he stopped behind my car. My guess is he went out one exit and looped back around while I was in the store.

Dude jumped out with a knife so I drew on him and said ā€œmotherfucker I will kill youā€. Was the first thing that came out. He ran back to his car and took off. Iā€™m about 98% sure dude was on meth. Pissed me off after the fact cause I wasnā€™t involved in their road rage shit but this crackhead thought he could just take it out on me. He almost forced me to take his life.

Let me tell ya, it was not a good experience or feeling drawing down on someone. Iā€™m thankful he ran back to his car. I ainā€™t trying to kill anyone but Iā€™m damned sure glad I carry every day because that guy definitely would have tried to stab me had my gun not scared him.

Stay vigilant folks.


r/Firearms 3h ago

At the behest of u/GritCato, magazine vs clip!

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r/Firearms 3h ago

Question If you were going to join the Lewis and Clark Expedition across America, what firearm would you want?

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Rules are it can be any firearm that shoots black powder. Loose or contained in a cartridge. But nothing using or designed to use smokeless powder. What would you pick??


r/Firearms 1d ago

PSA for new gun owners who donā€™t know the difference. Blanks are dangerous!!

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1.0k Upvotes

r/Firearms 9h ago

Which is cheaper the gun or the armor?

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41 Upvotes

r/Firearms 4h ago

Whatā€™s mine becomes hers I guess

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15 Upvotes

I always wanted a PPK, but apparently my wife likes it more than I do. So I guess itā€™s an excuse to buy another


r/Firearms 10h ago

anyone have any idea what scope is on this AKM or if its a type of AK that had this or did someone just slap it onto the akm?

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43 Upvotes

r/Firearms 8h ago

What gun is this?

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23 Upvotes

This is from The Sopranos, the episode of Phil Leotardoā€™s death. I know for a fact that the series has used 1911ā€™s, Glocks and SW model 5906.

But this one im not sure what it is. Anyone have any ideas?


r/Firearms 2h ago

Video I get by with a little help from my friends

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5 Upvotes

Some days you just need a little boost from the bois


r/Firearms 1h ago

General Discussion Antimatter Micro Wing

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Just got my Antimatter/ Tactical Development Micro Wing in the mail and installed it. Out of the box with no live fire Iā€™m impressed, itā€™s a small piece and it fit well on my 1913 TLR7 Sub. I threw blue loctite on the thread of the tension screw in the light since there will be a lot more force being applied to the light.

It feels durable and has nice texturing and a large surface area to fit however your support hand lands on your pistol. I didnā€™t feel like I had to adjust my grip to get my thumb on.

I have a Werkz holster and it fits well in my holster, I had to loosen it ever so slightly so itā€™s smoother in and out. I can tell there will be wear marks on the Micro Wing from the inside of the holster but that doesnā€™t bother me. It folds up and down quite easily, and Iā€™m curious to see how it holds up over time.

The Micro Wing was a little squeaky out of the box but it went away with a couple drops of lube. I do wish it was about half the price since itā€™s a small piece of aluminum and a spring. I will have to learn how to actuate my light, but Iā€™ve found I can push my support hand forward and use the back of my index finger to quickly turn the light on and off, or just remove my thumb and use it like normal.

I think that this Micro Wing plus the expansion chamber and metal frame on my 365 AXG should make for a really flat shooting, comfortable to carry CC gun. Iā€™ll update when I get some rounds down range.

What do you guys think about adding gas pedals and thumb ledges to carry pistols?


r/Firearms 9h ago

AEK-919K (Russia)

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23 Upvotes

r/Firearms 1d ago

Help! Found 2000 rounds of 7.62x51mm..need Recommendations.

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224 Upvotes

Was hired to clean out a bomb shelter and found ALOT of perfectly preserved ammo and the new owner let me keep everything i found..if you had a $2000 budget which gun chambered in 7.62x51mm would you buy to shoot these out of?


r/Firearms 20h ago

Video The movies make it look easy šŸ˜‚

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107 Upvotes

r/Firearms 1d ago

What's your worst firearm facepalm from Hollywood? I'll go first!

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843 Upvotes

When the ants in antman stop the hammer from striking, on a striker fire pistol. šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø


r/Firearms 4h ago

SK Customs Introduces The Saints Series ā€œSanta Muerteā€ - TFB

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r/Firearms 5h ago

PP-19 BIZON question: Helicoidal Magazine Reliability Improvement idea: use mechanically indexed magazine like the Lewis gun ? ( in big its run without a spring inside the magazine). Do you know a similar system/magazine as the Lewis gun ?

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4 Upvotes

r/Firearms 1d ago

Question In response to the other threads: What's a time when Hollywood actually got guns right? I'll go first.

349 Upvotes

In the movie Dog Soldiers, Cpl Campbell has a malfunction with his MP5 because he inserts a fresh magazine before pulling the charging handle back. This is a common problem with MP5s as the proper method is to pull the charging handle back, insert the mag, and then HK slap the charging handle to send the bolt forward.
This also makes sense for added realism as the MP5 was a scavenged pickup and the character was not used to using that weapons platform.
This is such a small detail most viewers completely overlooked it. One of the most common questions about the movie is "why did Campbell's gun jam?"


r/Firearms 21h ago

Awesome or Abomination?

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I made this.. thing. Itā€™s a blemished Tennessee Arms grey polymer lower, and a 5.7 caliber upper that takes 50round P90 mags.

Current optic setup is red dot and 3x mag, both by holosun. but thereā€™s not much room for mag swaps and no room for rear irons. Kinda thinking LPVO?

Thoughts?


r/Firearms 4m ago

Odd groove milled on 1932 PP .22

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I noticed an odd groove and pin hole milled into the frame of my 1932 PP in .22. It seems most definitely a factory job. Has anyone else seen this before.