Xavier Thoughts: Ugly Gun Sunday

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Ugly Gun Sunday

Necessity is the mother of invention, and guerilla warfare is warfare of dire necessity. Here is an ~~assault~~ compact rifle of unknown caliber forged in the fires of a guerilla war. It makes one wonder if it would be the first bolt action rifle affected by legislation in the United States.

Labels: Ugly Guns

12 Comments:

Jonathan said...: The rear elevated sight is wishful thinking!; 9:23 AM
BobG said...: That is amazingly butt-ugly.; 1:33 PM
Anonymous said...: Looks like it used to be a Mosin Nagant.

7.62x54R power in a compact package, what's not to love?

Looks like a Mauser trigger?; 2:15 PM
Anonymous said...: I don't know if I would have the nerve to be the first person to fire that weapon. I may alsobe the last to fire it, too.; 6:45 PM
Ghost said...: Well, I disagree with Bob G. I suppose it depends on the eye of the beholder...

Have you ever played a game called Fallout 2? it looks a lot like something out of the game, ha ha...; 9:58 PM
Anonymous said...: It already falls under the NFA as a short barreled rifle. That doesn't look like a 16" barrel to me.

Personally, it wouldn't be worth the paperwork and tax to me.; 12:19 AM
Anonymous said...: Eyeballing it, it seems to have a barrel shorter than 16 inches. That alone would make it subject to restriction under our unConstitutional firearms laws. I suppose that's okay, since everyone knows shorter barrels make the exiting bullets much more dangerous.; 1:39 PM
Anonymous said...: Actually, if you look at the ejection port, it looks more like a .22 than anything else. I saw alot of WECSOG (Wile E. Coyote School Of Gunsmithing) adaptations along these lines when I lived in the Philippines. Lots of interest in "Looks Cool" rather than "Improves Function."

formerflyer; 1:51 PM
Anonymous said...: Yep, length of bolt throw makes it a .22. Panel on side is ammo storage, flap below is hinged, and closes the ammo storage for protection from (weather? prying eyes? who knows). Wierd, but . . . . No, I'm sticking with wierd.

Formerflyer.; 1:56 PM
Xavier said...: Formerflyer, I think you are correct! I was wondering what that thing was, I figured it was vents of some sort......; 2:59 PM
CocaCola4blood said...: Um, how do you get your finger around the trigger, or do you have to grow a claw?; 9:55 PM
Jp said...: Just found this on The Firing Line Forums. This is without a doubt, the ugliest gun I have ever seen.

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=277851; 1:50 PM