- Kickstarter for a documentary film project about California gun laws: ASSAULTED.
- Despite being kicked off Indiegogo in a fit of frothing hoplophobia, Defense Distributed has reached their funding goal for developing an open source firearm capable of being replicated on 3D printers, a sort of 21st Century Liberator.
- Thanks to Brownells, and despite having all the mechanical aptitude and hand-eye coordination of a palsied vervet monkey, I successfully swapped out the sights on my G19 for a set of Ameriglo I-Dot Pros. I took pictures, too! There will be a post.
Friday, September 21, 2012
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Well, that explains it!
You may recall it was Ameriglo Vespucci who corrected Columbus' mistake that what he had found was not Asia but, indeed, a whole New World. No doubt, it was those excellent, glow in the dark, sights on his cannons that did it.
And so, from one resident of the commemoratively named North Americlan continent to another, here's a "hat tip" for publicizing yet another commemoration of this historic explorer.
Gotta run now and put up a new Americlan flag for Constitution week. See ya!
Groan! :)
I drifted the old sights off my Gen 4 17 to install the Ameriglo CAP sights. I like them.
Why did you pick the IDots?
Gerry
Red thread locker on the nut for the front sight is your friend.
He named his AK "Individual Mandate"
...I like this guy!!
Tam, you must have bought the last one. Damn these must be a hot item. I guess I will have the Ameriglo I-dot backordered with my 357 Sig barrel for my G23.
Have actually fired a liberator "pistol" loaded with what could only be considered light target loads,the experience was more than interesting. Hope you never have to balance your life on the use of this firearm. Just as you pull the trigger visions of splodey goodness dance in your head. As I said interesting.
Gerry,
"Why did you pick the IDots?"
It's the closest to an uncluttered all-black rear while still having some glow-in-the-dark reference for use if I have to fire it in really poor lighting conditions.
Have actually fired a liberator "pistol" loaded with what could only be considered light target loads,the experience was more than interesting. Hope you never have to balance your life on the use of this firearm. Just as you pull the trigger visions of splodey goodness dance in your head. As I said interesting.
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Well I think the intent of the Liberator is to use it once to trade up. Colette eases up to old Hans while he's guarding the post office in St. Marie du Mont, she whispers in his ear, he follows her around to the alley. Then Colette has a brand new K98 or MP40 to play Resistance with.
In regards to the Liberator pistol, I have seen a photo of it being carried in the Phillipines(sp?) by a person restraing some collaborators after their liberation. Any gun seems to be the order of the days in those circumstances. Good article.
those are really nice sights. when they get them back in stock i may have to indulge myself. :)
Holy Smokes! "Assaulted" is being produced herr in Oregon (well, southern Oregon, home of Noveske) and is a project for PBS. Did I wake up in bizarroland this morning?
FWIW, I understand Liberators were actually (and ironically) used by the Philippine police for a short time after the end of the war.
Concur with TBeck... sigh... I did that the SECOND time!
I've been running the I-dots on my Glocks for a few years now and have been very pleased. I just purchased a new Glock and wanted to add these, but they are sold out everywhere.
Weapon shops of Isher? Nowhere so nice a product as what the Weapon Shops in the stories sold, maybe, but kind of sounds like an attempt to turn that idea to reality.
So the future has brought us to where it takes 20 kilobucks, a computer and a boatload of high-tech, driven by a 9th level nerd to make a zip gun.
Steve C.,
In ten years, 3D printers will be a lot more common in most industrial nations than telescoping steel automobile radio antennae... if they aren't already. ;)
Was discussing this with a gun-oriented geek friend who is into 3D printing (he builds his own printers).
He pointed out that Moore's Law applies to 3D printer price and perfomance. Five years ago, he built a machine for $1100. Now, he's building one at twice the resolution, larger print size, AND a higher overall quality for $500.
In twenty years, you'll be able to buy laser sintering machines that do this in aluminum for about the price of a color laer printer today.
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