No.255
>>253>first picThanks for the nut, OP.
In return.
No.257
>>255Im nogun but I like the look of the rifles with a grip like picrel
Something about it being a literal boomstick is just so cool to me
No.258
>>255>រូបភាពទី 3ហាហា កាំភ្លើងកុប្បកម្មផលិតពីធុងអូតូកាណុងដែលគេច្រានចោល ស្អាតណាស់។
No.266
>>264Would look better with a wooden grip I think
>>265It's only 9mm
No.268
>>267Fuck I knew I should have checked
No.271
>>264>>269>>270aren't FALs notoriously bad even for military use? is the MD any better
No.273
>>272iirc the galil was created because the IDF was frustrated with their FALs
No.274
>>273maybe just israeli death squads being dumb af
No.275
>>273Well at the time everyone was weaning off battle rifles, Israel probably wanted to stay NATO compliant and have a better round in a less cumbersome gun. Problems with the FAL are basically:
1) Rifle cartridge
2) It's big and heavy
3) Low capacity
All the problems I know of are that it's a battle rifle, rather than the problem being it's a FAL. You can solve most of these by moving down to an intermediate cartridge, you can already see a couple of inches off the barrel and ten more rounds gained in the second pic of
>>272 but I looked it up and the MD is for some reason 0.7kg heavier than the already heavy FAL lol
Pics to show how big the guns are side by side:
M16, FAL, FAL, AKM
M14, Galil, FAL
No.276
>>275Oh my bad the second one in the first pic is a G3A3, didn't look properly before posting
No.277
>>265Should have at least put a hinge on the stock to fold it otherwise what point is there in sawing the barrel down?
No.278
>>272>do they have a bad reputation in Brazil?They're just seem as outdated and inadequate for the context of the country, not exactly bad, but they have been in service for over 60 years now, and have definitely shown their age.
To better exemplify what i mean, picrel is the IA2, an assault rifle which has been developed to substitute both the regular FN FAL and PARA version, and features these advantages of the Belgium platform:
>lighter by factor of 1,1 kg>shorter>more accurate; doesn't have nearly as bad of a kick as the FAL >better endurance over the countries' biomes>better suited for combat scenarios of 300 m distance, rather than the 600 m, which is basically a post WW2 mentality>smaller caliber; firefights in favelas/slums with 7,62 caliber guns leave a revolting amount of people dead due to stray bullets, so i guess 5,56 can somewhat remedy thatIn case anyone is interested in it, here's an article talking about it:
http://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2014/11/exercito-testa-novo-fuzil-que-substituira-o-adotado-ha-50-anos.htmlAnd a translation of it:
https://pastebin.com/LYHgUF6f No.334
>>278If they're just fighting at 300m and don't want bullets penetrating everything, why don't they just use an SMG?
No.335
>>334What smg can you use at 300m? Also afaik 9mm and other heavy, short pistol caliber rounds typical of smgs retain a lot more energy after impact than 5.56, and so over-penetration and ricochets are a bigger concern
No.336
>>335You know I just saw 300m and my monkey brain jumped to the design specs of the PPSh which was designed for combat within 300m, but it falls quite a bit short of being effective at 300. I did some looking though so I didn't look completely ridiculous and supposedly the P90 has 300m well within its max range, but is 100m short of effective.
No.337
>>336Oh okay lol. According to the US army technical manual the individual target range for 5.56 out of a carbine is 547 yards. And for a full length rifle it is 602 yards. Actual combat distance is usually confined to within 300m as you mentioned. The ppsh was only sighted out to 200m so I doubt it would be very accurate much farther than that, but I could be wrong. FN suggests the p90 is effective up to 200m, at which it will also defeat level 3 body armour with the standard SS190 round upon a successful hit. At 400m the p90's standard SS190 round will deliver 62.69 ft-lb of energy, just above the 60 ft-lbs required to deliver a disabling injury according to the US army. However most sources seem to agree that the p90's maximum effective range is around 200m. AFAIK 9x19mm such as in a mp5 has a shorter effective range. No smgs I am aware of will cover up to 300m effectively, which is why the intermediate rifle cartridges were developed. IMO the 5.56 is an excellent cartridge and possibly the all round best, most versatile caliber in common military use.
No.343
>>341ooh, that camo green and the bayonet are sexy
i live extremely close to colt canada's factory rn lol No.345
>>344why are you in the military
No.346
>>345I'm not anymore. I was in the reserves for a couple years to learn the basics of military operations. As soon as I was trained I left, they never even got a domestic deployment out of me.
No.385
>>344That's a lot of expensive glass.
No.387
>>386He is talking sbout the optics on the guns. Could very well be worth more than the guns themselves depending.
No.388
https://store.theshootingcentre.com/elcan-c79-a2-3-4x-riflescope/This is around what people pay on the commercial market - civilian C7's are about the same, but who knows how much less the government pays. Personally, I think the OS4x from the same company is a better optic for less money, but I doubt the CAF have plans for an upgrade any time soon.
No.391
>>388>but I doubt the CAF have plans for an upgrade any time soonBruh they still use pistols from WW2.
No.395
>>391heard they're doing trials for a newer one now that the belgian factory that makes browning hi-power's stopped making them
if they're smart they'd go with the P226 or P320
No.398
>>395Springfield just started making new reproductions of the hi power this year. They call it the SA-35, it can even use the old mags. Not sure if Canada would buy more instead of upgrading to a modern design.
No.399
>>391thank fuck for corruption and superstition of the victor
No.402
>>401lol. Why are they only modernizing their enfields? Why not procure a more modern firearm? What's the deal with the Canadian rangers anyways?
No.403
>>402the rangers basically do what the mounties were originally meant for: patrolling the vast north
>Why not procure a more modern firearm?wdym
they did
No.416
>>410you don't really need camo when you're only shooting animals from 1000+ ft
No.418
>>416When I was in the CAF I knew a few dudes who worked with the Rangers. Apparently it was just a bunch of rednecks and natives who roll around the tundra on snowmobiles and quads. Sounds like a good time tbh.
No.422
>Australians modified their FALs to make thm louder
>called these rifles "The Bitch"
No.424
>>422>gives themselves even more hearing damage for no discernible benefitwow based
No.1048
>>422>Australians modified their FALs to make thm louderFor what purpose?
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