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So, what's your favorite gun?

Mine is the Winchester Model 1873. It is "the gun that won the west".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_rifle

What's yours?

The improvised flamethrower, better known as the supersoaker filled with [something flammable] with some kind of wick in front of the nozzle.

So, what's your favorite gun?

The Paris Gun.

Artillerymen believe that the world is divided in two groups: artillerymen and targets.

So, what's your favorite gun?



Top Gun.

I like gays. :D

The Paris Gun.

Artillerymen believe that the world is divided in two groups: artillerymen and targets.

Well I mean guns as in rifles, pistols, etc. But whatev!

Well I mean guns as in rifles, pistols, etc. But whatev!

Aw, c'mon... you've been on NSG long enough to know that boring thread subjects result in clever but off-subject replies. :p

Webley-Fosbery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley-Fosbery) automatic revolver. It just looks so damned cool! Plus it's the first ever one of its kind made, although there haven't ever been that many automatic revolvers. Still damned cool, though.

And in the old British .455 calibre for old-school-ness.

Well I mean guns as in rifles, pistols, etc. But whatev!

Heh, a gun is a gun is a gun.:D

If you mean a hand-held firearm... I'd go for the Mannlicher-Carcano. If it was Harvey Lee Oswald who actually killed JFK, the Mannlicher-Carcano has to be the most accurate, most rapid-firing rifle in the world... and it fires magic bullets!

By the way, the Paris Gun was a German WW1 monster gun that was used by the Germans to bomb Paris... from 120 km away.

Ok. Now for serious:
as for small pistols, Glock 17.
as for mid-sized pistlos, Beretta 92F.
as for large pistols, anything by Tokarev.
as for shotguns... I don't like shotguns.
as for assault rifles, the latest AK (I think it's the AK-108) or the Beretta AR-70/90 Truppe Alpine.
as for sniping, Dragunov SVD.
as for SMG, Ceska Skorpion (Vz.91 iirc) or HK Kurz.

And the shells took five minutes to get there.

B F G 9000. HOHOHOHOHO. Oh yes. :D

The improvised flamethrower, better known as the supersoaker filled with [something flammable] with some kind of wick in front of the nozzle.

Duct tape, a zippo lighter, a supersoaker and some sort of flammable liquid...

B F G 9000. HOHOHOHOHO. Oh yes. :D

That's a PLASMarm not a FIREarm!!! Boooo! :D

When it's someone else's arm on fire.

Duct tape, a zippo lighter, a supersoaker and some sort of flammable liquid...
Wouldn't the flame just ignite the fuel and cause the whole thing to catch on fire? Whenever I've used a supersoaker, they've been less than water-tight and have leaked water everywhere, even if they're tightly done up. One leaking fuel everywhere whilst there's a lighter gaffer taped to the front would be less than good.

That's a PLASMarm not a FIREarm!!! Boooo! :D

Very well, a Predator-mounted twin-linked autocannon. :D

Ah... two nerdy references in one thread. It's been a while. And it feels good. :p

The Paris Gun.

Artillerymen believe that the world is divided in two groups: artillerymen and targets.
Aren't artillerymen themselves the targets of other artillerymen?
Top Gun.

I like gays. :D
A Top Gun. A very long shower scene, interspersed with planes.
B F G 9000. HOHOHOHOHO. Oh yes. :D
Winnar!
Duct tape, a zippo lighter, a supersoaker and some sort of flammable liquid...
You don't want the flames to be too close to the nozzle or it'll melt, Turning your flamethrowing into a crappy molotov.
When it's someone else's arm on fire.

:p

A FAMAS way better than any other assault rifle there is now. :)

Aren't artillerymen themselves the targets of other artillerymen?
It depends on who's firing first.


A Top Gun. A very long shower scene, interspersed with planes.

A Topless Gun?

You don't want the flames to be too close to the nozzle or it'll melt, Turning your flamethrowing into a crappy molotov.
That's why one should use an old-fashioned metal-and-glass perfume dispenser.
;)

A FAMAS way better than any other assault rifle there is now. :)

Only if it comes with the Felin suit.

I don't have a favorite firearm, but my favorite firearm manufacturer is probably H&K or IWI.

Wouldn't the flame just ignite the fuel and cause the whole thing to catch on fire? Whenever I've used a supersoaker, they've been less than water-tight and have leaked water everywhere, even if they're tightly done up. One leaking fuel everywhere whilst there's a lighter gaffer taped to the front would be less than good.

I've never thought about this, but when you shot the fuel at the flame, couldn't the flame travel back up the stream of fuel into the tank and explode? I mean, just feasibly?

I've never thought about this, but when you shot the fuel at the flame, couldn't the flame travel back up the stream of fuel into the tank and explode? I mean, just feasibly?

Yes. Which is why you fire in short bursts, and never aiming downwards. Much like with an aerosol flamethrower.

Webley-Fosbery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley-Fosbery) automatic revolver. It just looks so damned cool! Plus it's the first ever one of its kind made, although there haven't ever been that many automatic revolvers. Still damned cool, though.

And in the old British .455 calibre for old-school-ness.

If you like the Webley-Fosbery, you might like this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateba_Autorevolver

My favorite firearm is the one I currently have, which is an AR-15.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1135/1000045ur3.jpg

Wouldn't the flame just ignite the fuel and cause the whole thing to catch on fire? Whenever I've used a supersoaker, they've been less than water-tight and have leaked water everywhere, even if they're tightly done up. One leaking fuel everywhere whilst there's a lighter gaffer taped to the front would be less than good.

Entirely possible:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gagUnGXqbqs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKxtCg34aTs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Vq5CdVfUk



If somewhat stupid......... (and awesome)

Not EXACTLY as I described it, but meh.

Semi-auto pistol: Glock 17
Rifle: Lee-Enfield .303 (they just plain didn't jam, and you can do nasty things with a soft lead bullet and a file that the Geneva Convention would frown upon :D)
Assault Rifle: AUSteyr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austeyr) (Steyr AUG variant produced for Australian Defense forces. Simplified and extremely rugged).
Revolver: S&W .500 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.500_S&W_Magnum). Accept no substitutes.
Sniper Rifle: Barrett .50 cal. There's something about a gun that removes the target's head ...
SMG: H&K MP10 (10mm version of the MP5)
Shotgun: Pump-action 10-gauge firing solids. There's something about the sound of that action being racked that lets everyone know you mean business ... :D

Of all time: LeMat cap-and-ball revolver - nine shots of heavy caliber goodness topped off by a second barrel carrying a load of buckshot!

Modern: Steyr AUG.

The rifle that I have, I know that its not the best, but I still like it.

I carry a Smith & Wesson M64 .38 Special revolver. Best personal firearm there is.

Either the Barrett M82 or the Smith & Wesson Model 500.

Yea, I like big bangs.

It would have to be my NDM-86:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/kecibukia/Shooting/SVD.jpg

A certain seventy year old Springfield Model 17 .22 Longrifle, that happens to be in a closet at my parents house.

The AK-74 looks kinda cool.

The Bolter.
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/b/b4/180px-Bolter.png

I like the L96A1.

http://www.soldf.com/images/s_psg90_2.jpg

So much so, that I just bought an air soft version of it..Shoots about 550 ft/s, which is pretty decent for an airsoft gun.

Yes. Which is why you fire in short bursts, and never aiming downwards. Much like with an aerosol flamethrower.

OMG, you have too much knowledge about this. Terrorist. :P

http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/zoom/marshmallow_gun.jpg

The Marshmallow Blaster. :)

The Bolter.
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/b/b4/180px-Bolter.png

Pfft. Real men use these.

http://www.battlefield40k.com/gallery/files/1/image_1_thumb.jpg

A FAMAS way better than any other assault rifle there is now. :)

I've always wanted to fire one. My experience with assault rifles is limited to the AK and M16/4 families.

If i ever had to shoot someone, it would be either with a Sig Sauer p228 or a Smith and Wesson Model 37.

So, what's your favorite gun?

Mine is the Winchester Model 1873. It is "the gun that won the west".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_rifle

What's yours?

http://www.iar-arms.com/images2/mauser45.jpg

Second vote for the AR-15. Probably the most used rifle in the world. I don't consider the AK as much as rifle as a machine gun.. even in semi-auto trim (it just ain't never gonna be a real rifle...)

My favorite firearm is the one I currently have, which is an AR-15.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1135/1000045ur3.jpg

That has a contraption preventing the trigger from operating and also a lot of empty magazines next to it.

What you have there, sir, is not a firearm but a club.

This one's a gun:

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f63/azmjs/?action=view&current=DSCF00362.jpg

This one too:

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f63/azmjs/?action=view&current=Open38.jpg

Smith & Wesson's Model 327 (http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&productId=45916&tabselected=tech&isFirearm=Y&parent_category_rn=) and the 9mm M & P (http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&productId=45932&tabselected=tech&isFirearm=Y&parent_category_rn=).

And the shells took five minutes to get there.
And it was fired so high that they had to take the spin of the earth into consideration, you know.

Erm, myself not having fired very many at all, I'd hazard a guess that, were I to get my hands on one, I'd be quite satisfied with an AKS-74U. It looks somewhat spiffing.

My Remmington Blackhawk. Original single action .44 mag. Stop a Bear or a Chevy Big Block dead.

Callahan full-bore auto-lock. Customized trigger, double cartridge thorough gauge. It is my very favorite gun. I call it Vera.

And for a real gun I'll go with the Winchester 1901.

LGM-118A Peacekeeper ICBM

For pistols I've always had an affinity for revolvers but I gotta be honest, the 1911 Government family of firearms just feels right in my hands.

For carbines its a toss up between the M1 Carbine and the SKS. The M1 Carbine is a friggin joy to shoot and lovely to carry around for long hauls, but the SKS feels more authoritative and will shoot forever.

For full size rifles I like large ring Mausers. I've put a few hundred rounds through my brothers Mosin Nagat and a few thousand through my turkish Mauser, and I just love the way my Mauser handles.

Shot guns... meh, they're fun to shoot but I've never really had a favorite.

Sig Sauer p228

My dad just came across one of those not too long ago, but he sold it, and I was sad :(

LGM-118A Peacekeeper ICBM

lol. I love how its called peacekeeper.

LGM-118A Peacekeeper ICBM
Subtle, yet effective.

i'd go with the minigun, one size fits all, demons. Nazis. Ninjas. Zombies. the perfect equality, see i'm not racist i'll equally kill all of you.lol.

i'd go with the minigun, one size fits all, demons. Nazis. Ninjas. Zombies. the perfect equality, see i'm not racist i'll equally kill all of you.lol.
I think you forgot the :eek: :mp5::mp5::mp5: :)

And it was fired so high that they had to take the spin of the earth into consideration, you know.
:D
Awesome. Didn't know that.

Fabrique Nacional d´Armes De Guerre De Herstal

Model: Fabrique National Carabine

Caliber:5.56x45NATO

The AK, and the Israeli's new gun, I think its called a tavor or something.

Wait...


...this thread isn't about your favourite Ifreann? :confused:

Fabrique Nacional D´Armes De Guerre De Herstal

Model Fabrique Nacional Carabine

Caliber:5.56x45NATO

Actually it's Fabrique Nationale. Also, you don't capitalise de or the contraction thereof (so it would be d'Armes de Guerre de Herstal).

The AK, and the Israeli's new gun, I think its called a tavor or something.

A Muslim liking something Israeli? :eek:

-head explodes-

And it was fired so high that they had to take the spin of the earth into consideration, you know.


They have to do that on much shorter shots too. Snipers have to take that into account, along with dozens of other things. Evidently it's rather complicated to kill someone with a bullet from a Kilometer away.

Anyhoo, I like my Mosin. It's accurate, rugged, and has a bayonet as long as two footballs. If I can't shoot you, I can poke you to death. I use it as a hunting rifle. A little overpowered, tbh, but it works fine.

The P-90 is currently my favorite assault rifle. The Colt .45 remains my favorite pistol.

That has a contraption preventing the trigger from operating and also a lot of empty magazines next to it.

What you have there, sir, is not a firearm but a club.

This one's a gun:

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f63/azmjs/?action=view&current=DSCF00362.jpg

This one too:

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f63/azmjs/?action=view&current=Open38.jpg

Actually, the "contraption preventing the trigger from operating" is just my trigger lock. It takes about 2 seconds (with the key) to take it off. And those mags are full. You can see the brass in the cutout. Hell, you can see the cased cartridges at the tops of the magazines.

Well I mean guns as in rifles, pistols, etc. But whatev!

That ruined what I was gonna say: A 16'' Rifle, like those mounted on the Iowa-class Battleships. Size is everything.

As for actual hand firearms:
Mauser 1911 Bolt-Action Rifle

AR-15. The only real gun I've ever shot.

:mp5: <-- A gun like this? ... I don't believe you can get a weapon of pacifism. :)

It depends on who's firing first.


A Topless Gun?


That's why one should use an old-fashioned metal-and-glass perfume dispenser.
;)

Or you could get one of those long lighters they have in stores. The red ones with the long black nozzles.

The P-90 is currently my favorite assault rifle. The Colt .45 remains my favorite pistol.

The P90 isn't an assault rifle. It's a Personal Defense Weapon.

Now for my stuff:

Rifle: AR-10
Handgun: Browning Hi-Power
Submachine Gun: MAC-10

The P90 isn't an assault rifle. It's a Personal Defense Weapon.

Now for my stuff:

Rifle: AR-10
Handgun: Browning Hi-Power
Submachine Gun: MAC-10

Actually it's a guitar pickup: P-90 (http://www.pisotones.com/Alfonso/OldBlack/P90.jpg)

That ruined what I was gonna say: A 16'' Rifle, like those mounted on the Iowa-class Battleships. Size is everything.

Or, even bigger: Yamato's 18.1" guns (http://www.b-29s-over-korea.com/Japanese_Kamikaze/images/Largest-ship-afloat-Yamato.jpg)

The Ruger M-77 mrk II in .243.

Sig Sauer

The good ol' Brown Bess. :)

Actually, the "contraption preventing the trigger from operating" is just my trigger lock. It takes about 2 seconds (with the key) to take it off. And those mags are full. You can see the brass in the cutout. Hell, you can see the cased cartridges at the tops of the magazines.

My contempt for the AR platform, along with my contempt for trigger locks and my drinking somehow led me to see those as "ugly yellow mag followers."

At any rate, you should at least keep a mag in if you're going to have the trigger lock on. 2 steps to get it operational is really two too many, but narrowing it down to one is better.
.

My contempt for the AR platform, along with my contempt for trigger locks and my drinking somehow led me to see those as "ugly yellow mag followers."

At any rate, you should at least keep a mag in if you're going to have the trigger lock on. 2 steps to get it operational is really two too many, but narrowing it down to one is better.
.

The number of steps to get my rifle operational won't save me if my paper targets decide to attack. :p

The number of steps to get my rifle operational won't save me if my paper targets decide to attack. :p

But what if the Canadians decide to invade? You're on the front lines, you should be prepared.

The only good firearm is a deadly firearm.

But what if the Canadians decide to invade? You're on the front lines, you should be prepared.


The front lines? The Canukistanis (:D) would have to get through Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and/or New York before they get to my backyard. I think that's more than enough time to take my key out, take off my trigger lock, slap in a full magazine (loaded to 30 rounds, not 28 like some people suggest on M-16/AR-15 mags), and pull back the charging handle.

The front lines? The Canukistanis (:D) would have to get through Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and/or New York before they get to my backyard. I think that's more than enough time to take my key out, take off my trigger lock, slap in a full magazine (loaded to 30 rounds, not 28 like some people suggest on M-16/AR-15 mags), and pull back the charging handle.

What about the deadly Canadian Airborne corps? Hmmm? They're gunna pull a Red Dawn on you. Best watch out.

What about the deadly Canadian Airborne corps? Hmmm? They're gunna pull a Red Dawn on you. Best watch out.

What, all three of them? :D

What, all three of them? :D

No, all five.

:eek:

No, all five.

:eek:

OH SNAP! :eek:



:D

OH SNAP! :eek:


Careful!
One sound and they will be all over you like a...something that..makes a good comparison to the beginning of the sentence.

It would have to be the .50 Desert Eagle Firearm

http://www.gregbruns.com/images/freelance/assassin/mark_desert_eagle_pistol.gif

I saw it in the Matrix movies, and it was just awesome. :)

It would have to be the .50 Desert Eagle Firearm

*imagesnip*
I saw it in the Matrix movies, and it was just awesome. :)

The Desert Eagle is way overrated. You do not something like that for any real application (aside from wanking). The anything shooting the .45 ACP does the job just as well.

The Desert Eagle is way overrated. You do not something like that for any real application (aside from wanking). The anything shooting the .45 ACP does the job just as well.

But it just looks so powerful! *drools*

But it just looks so powerful! *drools*

So do I from a good 50 feet or so away.

Original poster-> You have some good taste! My favorite: Winchester Model 94. Simple, elegant, and one hell of a trail gun. Next to that? Remington Model 700.

So, what's your favorite gun?

Mine is the Winchester Model 1873. It is "the gun that won the west".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_rifle

What's yours?

Does it have to be real? Because there are several Star Wars and FT guns I came up with or FT guns from StarCraft I could post. :D

M1911. Always loved the look of them.

SMG: H&K MP10 (10mm version of the MP5)


Ouch! the recoil is going to:
1.destroy your wrist and shoulder whenever you fire a short burst (you don't want to go full auto with that!)
2.miss the target

My favourite firearm of all time has to be the FN FAL battle rifle. It was like the AK-47 of the Western world!

So far as modern weapons go, the H&K G36 is a great assault rifle in every respect and I'm a very strong proponent of the British Army adopting it as their standard issue rifle in place of the God-awful SA80. Even though H&K worked their magic on it a few years back, if you so much as get a single grain of sand in an L85 it'll lock up, and the damned things have absolutely no good ergonomics whatsoever - they're uncomfortable to hold and fire, and who the hell decided it'd be a good idea to place the selector switch THERE?! The G36 is just better, in every respect. Maybe not quite as accurate at longer ranges, and I definitely prefer the SUSAT to the sight on the G36, but it's just too good to let those minor issues stand against it.

I also look forward to seeing what the FN F2000 can do, if only any armed forces would buy the damned thing.

I'll go with the Thompson sub-machine gun. It's THE classic gangster gun. Can't go wrong with a reliable classic.

I'll go with the Thompson sub-machine gun. It's THE classic gangster gun. Can't go wrong with a reliable classic.

RELIABLE!?! That junky thing had a jam rate you could bottle and sell!

I also look forward to seeing what the FN F2000 can do, if only any armed forces would buy the damned thing.
Actually, a few have bought the thing, although mainly for their special forces. The Pakistanis, the Chileans and the Peruvians have done so. The only ones who've bought it on a large scale to issue to their troops are the Solvenians.

Admittedly, that list is hardly the most glorious one ever...

As for the L85 - we ought to have adopted the EM2.

Wait...


...this thread isn't about your favourite Ifreann? :confused:
MY ARMS ARE ON FIRE?! OHGDOHGODOHGODOHGOD
:mp5: <-- A gun like this? ... I don't believe you can get a weapon of pacifism. :)

Point-of-view-gun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-of-view_gun)

His Divine Majesty's heresy pattern boltgun!

Callahan full-bore auto-lock. Customized trigger, double cartridge thorough gauge. It is my very favorite gun. I call it Vera.


Thread winner.




Anways...

I've always been extremely fond of the P90; always had a thing for Sig pistols, particularly the P228, and also the Walther P99, too.


For a rifle, I'd love to have a Rem. M700 (.30-06 or better), and currently own a Winchester M70 .30-06.

An M1A is definitely right at the top of my list of firearms I'd love to have.

The P90 isn't an assault rifle. It's a Personal Defense Weapon.

Yeah, well, it works well enough.

Yeah, well, it works well enough.

Aside from the fame garnered from its appearances in a couple of science fantasy TV shows here and there, I don't really understand the attention that the P90 gets. It's a gun without a cause, an answer to a question that nobody asked.

Aside from the fame garnered from its appearances in a couple of science fantasy TV shows here and there, I don't really understand the attention that the P90 gets. It's a gun without a cause, an answer to a question that nobody asked.

Bullets come out of a hole at one end, what more do you want?

Considering that my firearm would need to be a multi-purpose defensive, hunting, and all around survival tool/weapon, plus my poor eyesight, especially un-corrected, I'll take a shotgun please - an appropriatly tricked out 12 gauge Mossberg 500 (or a 590 if I could lay hands on one) would do the trick.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/zoom/marshmallow_gun.jpg

The Marshmallow Blaster. :)

Brilliant! For my part, I've always thought it would be fun to load a water pistol with orange squash. :D

Wait...


...this thread isn't about your favourite Ifreann? :confused:

There are more? :eek:

My favourite firearms:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7687/ariddiansoldierspeace2ug2.jpg

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/7320/tbd2bf3.jpg

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/82/tbdic1.jpg

This last one isn't a "favourite", but it's just amusing:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/592/tbd3jf7.jpg

Fulton Armory Liberator.

http://www.fulton-armory.com/Liberator-20in-Adj-Cropped-600_50.jpg

Bullets come out of a hole at one end, what more do you want?

Some kind of stopping power, for one thing...

Some kind of stopping power, for one thing...

So the bullets will stop coming out of that end? :confused:

So the bullets will stop coming out of that end? :confused:

No! Stopping power is... oh leave me alone and eat your porridge!

No! Stopping power is... oh leave me alone and eat your porridge!

But I want sugar for breakfast!

But I want sugar for breakfast!

That's just tough! Sugar gives you British Smiles Syndrome, and I'm sure that you don't want that!

That's just tough! Sugar gives you British Smiles Syndrome, and I'm sure that you don't want that!

:eek:
*eats porridge*

Actually, a few have bought the thing, although mainly for their special forces. The Pakistanis, the Chileans and the Peruvians have done so. The only ones who've bought it on a large scale to issue to their troops are the Solvenians.
Also the Belgians, who are using it a fair bit.
As for the L85 - we ought to have adopted the EM2.
That's NATO for you.
Aside from the fame garnered from its appearances in a couple of science fantasy TV shows here and there, I don't really understand the attention that the P90 gets. It's a gun without a cause, an answer to a question that nobody asked.
It gets attention because it looks Super Cool and because nobody's used it yet, the fact that its 5.7mm ammunition seems good for armour piercing, but low in stopping power has yet to be shown up to be an absolute waste of time, seeing as the kind of people you'll be using a PDW against are going to be nutters with handguns that JHP is going to be more useful to put down.

And hey, it's like an Oblong Of Death, so there we go.

The P90 isn't an assault rifle. It's a Personal Defense Weapon.

it's class as Submachine gun not as Personal Defense Weapon,
Personal Defense Weapon was added to make it sound better

Bullets come out of a hole at one end, what more do you want?
For bullets to come out holes on both ends, obviously. That way, even if someone manages to steal the gun from you, they still get shot.

For bullets to come out holes on both ends, obviously. That way, even if someone manages to steal the gun from you, they still get shot.
The first recoiless rifles did that. After a while, they realised it was actually a good idea to have another shell plough through your own side.

An S&W .38. I like pistols the best because I have the most use for a personal firearm. I don't own one anymore, but I reccomend them. Though I'd really like an Uzi.

My favourite firearm of all time has to be the FN FAL battle rifle. It was like the AK-47 of the Western world!
Yes, exactly. Perfectly acceptable first-round accuracy, and a whole load of shitty recoil afterwards. Woohoo.
Even though H&K worked their magic on it a few years back, if you so much as get a single grain of sand in an L85 it'll lock up
Eugh, no.

They ran tests in the deserts in Kuwait, and they fired off damned close to a mean of 30,000 rounds without an A2 jamming up. The new rifle is fine. They did NATO-wide tests, and from being essentially one of the more arse weapons, it's now ranked second best, with only the G36 ranking higher.

The other weapons involved were the M4, FAMAS and the AK107.

No rifle scored higher in terms of accuracy or reload time, either standing or prone, it was the third most durable after the G36 and AK107, its muzzle velocity and firing rate (although firing rate is of little real importance, the average French soldier isn't ACTUALLY going to fire 850rpm off from his FAMAS) were rated in the middle section and the only area in which it was poor was in weight, as the heaviest of the rifles by around a kilogram.

On the other hand, what kind of squaddie can't lift 5 kilograms, let's be honest.
The G36 is just better, in every respect. Maybe not quite as accurate at longer ranges, and I definitely prefer the SUSAT to the sight on the G36, but it's just too good to let those minor issues stand against it.
It's longer, making it less suitable for MOUT, which is what we're involved in at the moment, and if you want a shorter weapon then you have to settle for the G36K, which means that you can kiss your must-touted reasonable accuracy goodbye. Yeah, the ergonomics are better. Great. Not much else is different.

Also, it's more expensive per unit, and, as you say, the sights aren't that good.

Aside from the fame garnered from its appearances in a couple of science fantasy TV shows here and there, I don't really understand the attention that the P90 gets. It's a gun without a cause, an answer to a question that nobody asked.

The FN P-90 was also represented in the Goldeneye video game for the N64. It was great for shooting through doors. :D

my favorit would have to be my rifle.:)
A Savage 111Fxp3 .30-06

my favorit would have to be my rifle.:)
A Savage 111Fxp3 .30-06

Pics? :D

The FN P-90 was also represented in the Goldeneye video game for the N64. It was great for shooting through doors. :D
It's probably best to say it was over represented. I doubt the real thing could shoot through doors and the people on the other side so easily.

Nowt like using two of those, though. :p Awesome game.

I would like the FN F2000. Admittedly in airsoft gun form.

The P90 isn't an assault rifle. It's a Personal Defense Weapon.



its actually a submachine gun.

A Muslim liking something Israeli? :eek:

-head explodes-

:p I may not like them but I admit they're good at making stuff that kills people.

Pics? :D

I dont have any pics of it with me and I cant take any because I'm at uni and can't have it with me.
heres what it looks like but w/o the sling

picture (http://www.impactguns.com/store/media/savage/sav_22972.jpg)

For smaller handguns, definately the Carry versions of SIG's P220-series.

For full-size handguns, either the classic M1911A1 or the Glock 17, the first for being such a well-known, well-made, and well-used pistol, the other for making so-called "wonder nines" a household name.

For revolvers, definately the Colt Single Action Army. How many guns that old still look so damn sexy?

For submachine guns and machine pistols, probably the MP-5 series. Few weapons are so well-known, so well-made, and so well...German.

For assault rifles and carbines, I'd have to say the AK-47. Not the most accurate, not the most modern, and not the most sexy, but can many guns truly claim to have changed the nature of warfare itself? It's been in every war, insurrection, coup, revolution, and conflict since the late 1940s.

For rifles, probably the M1 Garand. If we had something less in WW2, we could very well have lost. Also, the M-14 rifle. Not the best main weapon we've ever had, but it's still in use today as the M21 Designated Marksman's rifle. It being in use so long is a hint.

For sniper rifles, The MacMillan TAC-50. Longest sniper rifle kill ever recorded. Also .50BMG.

For shotguns, I'll scoot away from my military-weapons focus and say the Beretta Xtrema 2. If you don't know why, search it on youtube.

For squad machine guns, I still think nothing looks quite as badass as the M60, outdated as it is.

For heavy machine guns, the M2 Browning. I really don't think this needs further explanation.

For emoticons, :mp5:.

I'm a sucker for the well-known and "badass" guns, for the most part. >>

For shotguns, I'll scoot away from my military-weapons focus and say the Beretta Xtrema 2. If you don't know why, search it on youtube.

I'll see your Beretta Xtrema 2, and raise you a Winchester SX3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCB7uEQ9W9A

I'll see your Beretta Xtrema 2, and raise you a Winchester SX3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCB7uEQ9W9A

that make a nice gun to kill zombies in video games

SMLE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMLE).

Served with distinction in both World Wars.

You really need a poll option here.

Overall, without any distinction of weapon type, the old M1911A1 in classic .45 ACP.

Dunno probably a CZ 75.

I don't see myself in a situation needing something heavier than the firepower of a 9mm.

You really need a poll option here.

Overall, without any distinction of weapon type, the old M1911A1 in classic .45 ACP.

Any particular manufacturer?

i never fired a gun (yet) but it would have to be a tie between the ak-47 and the m1 garand, its historical :p

:upyours::mp5::mp5::mp5:

For handguns... (http://www.d20-system.biz/catalog/images/product/master_replicas/star_wars/MASRSWSW002LE_L.jpg)

For rifles... (http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/gallery/artoftrek/alien-rifle2.jpg)

For sheer mayhem... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_%28nuclear_device%29)

For sheer mayhem... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_%28nuclear_device%29)

Wait...that Davy Crockett stuff was real? I thought MGS III made it up!

lol nope....the best part is your still in the blast radius when it goes off....its like shooting your self with a molecular shot gun!!!!:D:D:D

Any particular manufacturer?

Depends on the features. I've got three. If you go with Wilson, Para-Ord, Kimber, Colt (over-priced), Springfield, or Nighthawk Custom, you're good. Guncrafter Industries makes an excellent piece, too, with a .50 (.50GI) caliber model.

My first was a Kimber Stainless II, which is still my favorite. I've tweaked and customized it to the point it isn't factory stock anymore. Full hard chrome with Ceylon Ebony grips from Wicked Grips inlaid with a hitman symbol in red. It's mostly a show gun nowadays, but still shoots tight groups

My second was a Rock River Arms semi-custom job. Again, it's been tweaked, but most of those were factory mods that it came standard with. Black alumagrips on a hard-chrome frame and black slide

My only full-house custom piece is a Caspain Arms piece, at least that's what most of the components are. The rest are either Wilson Combat, Bar-Sto, Kart, and I've got a Para-Ordnance Power Extractor as well. The whole piece is again hard chrome (no polish of course) with a squared-off Swenson-style trigger guard. The safety is absent, the grip safety is the 'Answer' model from Wilson (I think), which is non-functional. In short, it's a draw, point, and click piece that I use as a duty gun. I liked the no-external safety Glock thinking (I own a few of those too), so this is my 'Glock' 1911.

Heh, a gun is a gun is a gun.:D

If you mean a hand-held firearm... I'd go for the Mannlicher-Carcano. If it was Harvey Lee Oswald who actually killed JFK, the Mannlicher-Carcano has to be the most accurate, most rapid-firing rifle in the world... and it fires magic bullets!

By the way, the Paris Gun was a German WW1 monster gun that was used by the Germans to bomb Paris... from 120 km away.

Ok. Now for serious:
as for small pistols, Glock 17.
as for mid-sized pistlos, Beretta 92F.
as for large pistols, anything by Tokarev.
as for shotguns... I don't like shotguns.
as for assault rifles, the latest AK (I think it's the AK-108) or the Beretta AR-70/90 Truppe Alpine.
as for sniping, Dragunov SVD.
as for SMG, Ceska Skorpion (Vz.91 iirc) or HK Kurz.

Those pistols you listed are all about the same size, falling into the large-framed service automatic category.

Small pistols might be the Glock 19 (Compact model) or the Glock 26 (Sub-Compact), with the latter being itty-bitty.

The Beretta M9 (the letter after that doesn't matter) is a big handgun, especially for a 9x19mm. It's actually a little longer than the 1911 it replaced (and less accurate, oddly...) The Glock 17 (or any other Glock of that frame size for that matter) is just as big as the Beretta, for concealment purposes. The Tokarev (also known as the Red Star) was again, about the same size.

Spartan Laser ^_^

Two words: Flaming. Nerfgun.

I forget the exact name. It was similar to the M1. I believe it was a Springfield. Definately bolt action. .30 caliber.

Close 2nd is an M16 with a poweful sight like the ITL Mars reflex sight as show on Wiki. And a grenade launcher attachment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16_rifle or its M4 cousin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Carbine

Third. Most cool gatling guns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-17_Minigun

Fourth http://www.pioneernet.net/dixon/hflash/images/xp270.JPG