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My step-brother Beau has been in the Army for quite a few years and has developed a passion for firearms. He has built many of his own in the past few years which are referred to as "ghost guns". He has taken all the proper procedures in making them and registering everything with ATF. He had to develop a "Trust" for one of the weapons which required to be built with a serial number. Hence, none of these firearms can be sold and can only be handled by others when when my brother is present overseeing the handling. Beau and his wife moved back into Pennsylvania from Texas recently before he has to leave again to go to his new post in South Korea. I was super excited to be able to help them out a bit and get a chance to check out some of the firearms he's made over the past few years. I really enjoyed learning about them and handling them a lot, but there's a deep respect that comes along with that too. With gun control being a "Hot Topic" here in the United States at the moment it also seemed like a good opportunity to get a quick photo shoot in as well. Not only did we talk thoroughly about the procedures it took to make the weapons, but we also conversed quite a bit about the necessity for our government to step up on our restrictions and processes in which citizens can get their hands on legally owning these lethal pieces of equipment.
My brother has done an excellent job moving forward through the ranks in the U.S. Army as well as becoming an admirable and respected individual along the way. Best wishes and God Bless as he moves on to South Korea for the next year. We'll be looking forward to his return
Firearm INFO:
*The SBR is hand made Ghost Gun. The short barreled rifle has an approved ATF form 1
*90 round drum magazine
*The silencer(suppressor) is an 8 inch Saker 762
*Caliber is 5.56mm
*The barrel is 8.5 inches, and the overall length(without suppressor) is 27.5 inches
Some assorted weapons. A couple I copied off from others, mostly original stuff though. Top-most is the bow used in the Seraph, the one with the flextube is the flamethrower for the Type-B Cherub and the one right below that is the Type-D's gun which you can't see that well in the Cherub photo.
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-->> Representing another interesting turning point in the 2003 series as the actually, somewhat short-lived, "futuristic" and lighter TMNT: FAST FORWARD line marked the start of a shift in the Toys and animated worlds of the Turtles. All of this was both praised and shunned by many fans of the show. Cut off by the TMNT 2007 film toy line, a whole wave of unreleased characters and fun Turtle variants never made it past TOY FAIR.
Another "alright" reproduction - this one was kind of hard to remove from the base. But it may have just been mine. Small paint apps are missing such as below the knee. Leo's futuristic katanas were partly made of a translucent blue plastic with a painted metallic handle ( representing the lazer-like, lightsabre-ish weapons of the show ). Here they are cast in solid silver. The scabbard on his back is completely blue, the original's scabbard is silver-metallic. While it may just be MY particular figure, it does appear that the head on my repro FF Leo is just a tad off-mold. ~ t
The idea is that when you select a weapon to customize (In this case, the G36) that you are then presented with several Preset loadouts to get you started.
Any of them can be fully customized the same way, but the purpose would be for convenience of choosing the loadout closest to what you wanted to make, so that you could more quickly make what you want.
7-day photo story challenge.
Vincent gave us a challenge to create a macabre photoplay, while feeding us one "chapter" of the story per day. Here is my take, inspired, no doubt, by an old Agatha Christie book I am currently reading.
Well, I've done it! The Standard model of the CornerShot, fitted with a glock pistol. This has been one of my most challenging weapons ever, because of the difficult feature that involves a third of the gun to rotate 180 degrees. I went over a few different designs and features, and after six weeks, and over 20 hours, I've come up with a final design I love! This is probably my favorite weapon I've ever built. I think I've done a good job at combining functionality with detail. The most difficult part of the swiveling section was the brake mechanism. If I was to make it turn, I didn't want it to just fall to one side every time I tilted it in the slightest direction. So here's how it works. A long technic rod was used as the axle, and a few technic bricks were used to attach both sections of the gun together. To create more friction so it wouldn't tilt so easily, I used rubber tires, and a ribbed hose flattened tightly. It still tilts, but not nearly as easily as it did previous to the additions. Some of the other working features besides the 180 degree turn include a working safety, collapsible stock, iron sights, removable pistol, folding screen for front camera, removable magazine, working trigger (on the pistol, not the rifle) and a few adjustable knobs on the front light. Some more facts about the gun, It's length is 34 inches long, and it weighs almost four pounds.
If you guys have any more suggestions on other guns, let me know! But for now I think I have one planned...
A pararescueman shoots his rifle downrange while his teammates assembles another rifle as part of a stress-shooting and patient-care exercise during the 2014 Guardian Angel Rodeo, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 25, 2014. The rodeo, or competition, was a week-long event that tested the PJs on land navigation skills, high-angle rope rescues, survival techniques, medical skills, weapons operations and overall physical endurance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Katie Spencer/Released)
Row 1 (left to right):: Assault Rifle (copied from someone), Pistol, Bat-Wing Sword, Rocket Hammer.
Row 2: Brickblend Assault Rifle, Machine Pistol.
Row 3: Heavy Cannon, Assault Rifle, Laser Chainsaw.
Row 4: Short-Handle Hammer.
When you clicked "OPEN" to load a previously saved weapon, you would see a screen like this with your customized weapons in fully rendered 3d and color.
I didn't put much work into making this one look very good since it was just meant to show the concept.
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), Maritime Raid Force, check their weapons during a call-away drill in the hangar bay of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group on patrol in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam M. Bennett/Released)
While you fall there is a lot of paper work to do, pre-op, admissions, permissions, your will and much more. Sign your name a thousand times.
But much of this is knowledge given to you by people you travel with. Advice and guidance of all kinds. All of these are your weapons and armor, you fight with these for yourself and everyone else. You still fall, but maybe not so fast now.
I have people I love and who love me, I have a warm place to sleep and this morning I smelled bread baking. There has never been anyone richer than me.
Also, now I get the last piece of cake. Surgery in 3 days. But today I can say, "Honey, why don't you come here and ease my fear..."
Because now you get the last piece of cake.
Lance Cpl. Dennis Hillyer, with Marine Corps Base Quantico Combat Camera, conducts "Oleoresin Capsicum" (OC) Spray training as a requirement for augment training with the Provost Marshall Office, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Dec. 13, 2013.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christina O'Neil/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 16, 2022) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) launches a Standard Missile (SM) 6 during the coordinated multi-domain, multi-axis, long-range maritime strikes against EX-USS Vandegrift as part of Valiant Shield 2022 (VS 22). Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Task Force the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct long-range, precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Task Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force and is on routine deployment as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen)
Vetterli Vitali Model 1871/87/16 Vetterli
In 1871, the Italian army adopted the rifle single shot Swiss Vetterli in caliber 10.35 mm. In 1897 Captain Vitali modified the gun by giving it a mechanism to repetition and a linear charger that contained four shots. During the First World War, as the demand for guns by the army could not be fully satisfied by the production of new weapons type 1891 was provided to forfeit the Vetterli Vitali in caliber 6.5 mm by replacing the barrel and the package loader. Was provided also to shorten the bayonet, and with the scraps were fabricated the Arditi's daggers. The weapon as amended, was distributed to the territorial militia, to the colonial troops and to the military who did not fight in the front line. The rifle model 1871/87/16 weighed 4.6 kg, was 135 cm long and the barrel length was 86 cm.
Mannlicher Carcano rifle model 1891
Italy replaced the old munitions of the Vetterli Vitali 10.35 mm with a new cartridge in 6.5 mm. The rifle model 1891 had the power system devised by Mannlicher, which requires caging cartridges in a special package charger of brass. In the model 1891, the magazine was reversible and it stored six-cartridges. The shutter was designed by Carcano rifle. The barrel was in pure carbon steel and had a progressive rifling which increased shooting accuracy. The rifle was 128 cm long and weighed 3.8 kg. The saber bayonet mod. 1891 was 41 cm long and the blade length was 30 cm. Every military had supplied accessories for the maintenance of the gun, while each foreman was equipped with spare parts that kept stowed in a backpack.
The Bodeo model 1889 replaced the revolver model 1874, keeping the same cartridge in caliber 10:35 Chamelot Delvigne. The 1889 model was a double-action revolver with bunk drive, drum tipper and was equipped with an auction for the extraction of empty shells. It fired a jacketed lead bullet in brass, 15 mm long and weighing 11.6 grams. The brass cartridge case was 21 mm long. The model 1889 was produced in two versions, type A was distributed to enlisted men, the type B to the officers and NCOs.
The type A had the trigger folding free bridge and weighed 890 grams, the Type B bridge weighed 910 grams. There was also a model lightened, said C, which had the shorter barrel having a cylindrical section, rather than hexagonal as in the two previous types. The grips were walnut knurled to increase the grip of the handle. From 1894 onwards, the revolver was equipped with a safety system to the sliding finger, first placed externally on the left side, then inside of the weapon itself, which prevented the complete removal of the dog, if this was not armed and the trigger was not pressed all the way. The length of the weapon types ranged from 275 mm to 230 mm A and B of type C.
Automatic pistol model 1910 Glisenti
The automatic pistol model 1910 Glisenti was forfeited in caliber 9x19 Glisenti, was 210 mm long and weighed 800 grams to download. The barrel measured 95 mm. The gun was initially designed to seize the ammunition 9 mm Parabellum, but the evidence revealed that the ammunition was too powerful for a gun in mass closure, so that the charge was decreased by 25% giving rise to the caliber 9 mm Glisenti. Originally the grips were made of hard rubber withe the eagle of Savoy for insigna, following these grips proved too delicate for use in the trenches and were replaced by walnut grips. During the war there were made some changes to the weapon, both to make it more robust, both to simplify the processes of production, and thus had originated the model Brixia that had a different mechanics and was more boxy than its predecessor.
Automatic pistol Beretta model 1915
The automatic Beretta pistol patent 1915 was designed to fire the ammunition caliber 9mm Glisenti. It was later produced another Beretta pistol, patented in 1915, the model 1917 streamlined and simplified to reduce processing time, forfeit in caliber 7.65 browning. The weapon was to mass closure, simple and economical to produce, and suitable for the low power of ammunition used.
The gun cal. 7.65 had a total length of 150 mm, the barrel measured 114 mm and weighed 570 grams and the charger bore 8 cartridges. The pistol in 9mm was 171 mm long, 131 mm barrel measured, weighed 850 grams and the charger bore 7 cartridges.
Very flare pistol type
The Very flare gun type was adopted by the Italian army in 1888, had the caliber of 26.9 mm and had the barrel pivoted at the center, so this could turn allowing you to eject the empty case by inserting the new cartridge on the other end of the barrel. The signaling system involved firing three rockets combined in three different colors, white, red and green, allowing you to encode multiple messages.
The outer margin of the bottom of the projectile had three different types of knurling, according to the color of the signaling, enabling to recognize the type to the touch by night.
Fifth Regiment, Advanced Camp, Cadets are at the weapons qualification posing for a photo at the Pells Range at Fort Knox, Ky., June 28, 2023. During Cadet Summer Training, the weapons qualification challenges Cadets to use the knowledge and training they have received to hit a minimum of 23 out of the 40 targets to qualify. | Lanie Guinn, Ball State University, CST Public Affairs Office
030311-D-9085M-007.Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (Mar. 11, 2003) -- A Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon is prepared for testing at the Eglin Air Force Armament Center. The MOAB is a precision-guided munition weighing 21,500 pounds and will be dropped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft for the test. It will be the largest non-nuclear conventional weapon in existence. The MOAB is an Air Force Research Laboratory technology project that began in fiscal year 2002 and is to be completed this year. DoD photo. (Released).