Gun Discussion

@AaronMk  
Makarov(not the guy from COD MW series) PM was a Russian standard issue pistol during the Cold War. People say it is a pretty nice, simple gun and is rather affordable. Become popular in the US as a conceal carry after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsoJOjt25vU

The Desert Eagle is what I would call, the Douche Bag ot the Handgun World. It looks “beautiful” in a bad way, and it is pretty much just that. Totally unsuitable as a combat pistol. It’s bulky, heavy, and it kicks like a horse. Who in the right mind would needs .50 AE to stop a man? Even if I needed such stopping power to kill a bear I’d use a rifle. But thanks to Hollywood and Video Games, brats everywhere think its the perfect combat pistol. If the DE was as good in real life as they are portrayed in fiction, you’d think every military in the world would adopt them, right? In reality, no armed forces use them.

@Background Pony
 
Only a few of those guns were made in real life, right? As with the case of the Pancor Jackhammer.

@Get pills, against my orders  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MK3A1
 
Apparently, it never made it beyond prototype.

@SeraphimDawn
 
I prefer the AA-12.

@Get pills, against my orders  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiga-12

I would personally love to own a 1911. There’s the matter of getting the money to buy a gun in the first place, but one can dream.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/M%C3%A9morial_uniforme_sovi%C3%A9tique_WWII.JPG/450px-M%C3%A9morial_uniforme_sovi%C3%A9tique_WWII.JPG
 
How do you post pictures in comments? Please tell me, thanks.

@Background Pony  
I’m pretty sure there’s a certain military which uses them in tiny numbers. I do agree that it’s a completely useless weapon, though.

Gun satire at it’s best.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTEswkc4lPs

@Namalsk  
Mostly private weapons purchased by officers.

@Yorec  
Aren’t there cheaper Filipino made 1911 copies?

Hate everything about them. Am leaving now.

Trivia question: What was the first ever production semi-auto pistol produced for the mainstream market?

@SeraphimDawn  
parenthesize with explanationmarx

@SeraphimDawn
 
pretty much

I would love to have a minigun. Sadly I think they, like most guns, are illegal here.  
 
Not to mention a flamethrower.  
 
Desert Eagles look cool too.  

@Randomosaur  
Dunno bout the gatling design, I kinda like the revolver cannon design in therm of aesthetics and weight  
I mean, ain’t the Puckle kind of a cutie?

I don’t know about the current legislation on guns here, but years ago (I was, like, ten or something), one of my uncles brought one, and showed me how to use it. I don’t have much experience with them, really.
 
What I like are the vehicles, though. Tanks (especially russian), ships (especially battlecruisers and battleships) are what interests me.
 
Yeah, I’m a RTS player. More of a commander than a soldier.

@ZORDON  
meh, I’m a little bit of both, but I know what you mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uplMgB3tnXE
 
Does this count as a gun? It may be big…

@SeraphimDawn
 
Nazi inventions; built for fear rather than practicality.

@Get pills, against my orders  
I know, they pump out mostly useless and amusing designs when they should’ve standardized on more practical ones. Germans came out with the most tank design ever during WW2.
 
Here’s a hilarious “weapon” they’ve came out with.  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krummlauf
 
I would say WW2 was the “Jurassic” age of modern warfare.

@SeraphimDawn  
That video actually seemed more like a mixup of different Nazi artillery.
 
Aside from the Dora, I did recognize several clips of the Karl Gerät.

9mm Luger or .45acp? Which ones do you guys prefer?