Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

(6,185 posts)

38. This is why no one takes gun control people seriously

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 10:53 AM

Jun 2016

Your "font of knowledge" on firearms is a quick Google search with no discretionary screening.

Google "Dragons" or "Faeries" and you'll also get a few hundred thousand people claiming they exist today.

Your "friend of a friend's" story is pure BS. The firing pin in an AR15 is a free floating alloy pin that rides in the bolt and bolt carrier and relies on the Fire Control Group for it's action, e.g. single shot, burst or full auto.

(Pssst, many of the the people in this group are real former military with combat MOS designations. So think before you try and pull the "I know a military expert" card)

By simple design and physics, anything you do to the firing pin has no effect on the type or rate of fire. That comes from the fire control group.

All "filing" can do is make it too short to strike the primer, soooo no bang at all.

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About those "weapons of war"... [View all] beevul Jun 2016 OP

If you can convert something to full-auto just by filing down the firing pin... scscholar Jun 2016 #1

What guns can be converted in that manner? Specifics, please. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #2

Except that you can't. Straw Man Jun 2016 #3

substantially sarisataka Jun 2016 #5

You'd be right if it could be done. Pre-ban weapons all you needed was a drop in sear pin Press Virginia Jun 2016 #6

I believe that it is closer to 1975. n/t oneshooter Jun 2016 #12

Nope. Father in law has a pre-ban and a drop in Press Virginia Jun 2016 #14

I have three A1's from 1968 that I inhereted from my Dad. oneshooter Jun 2016 #36

File the firing pin, lol Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #9

I also heard that from someone that fought in Viet Nam and in Grenada scscholar Jun 2016 #11

Evidently he doesn't know what makes the bang stick Press Virginia Jun 2016 #15

that is a nice story Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #17

There's over 200,000 results on Google for... scscholar Jun 2016 #18

Post one that says it works with proof, lol Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #19

So you're claiming over 200,000 results are wrong scscholar Jun 2016 #20

200,000 is a lot of posts confirming it will not work. Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #21

I read a few discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #24

I heard spraying teflon on the bullets makes them armor piercing! Just reading posts Jun 2016 #26

If you dip the tips in hot sauce Press Virginia Jun 2016 #28

I'm just glad I'm not reading this while drinking discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #29

Just find one. With 200,000 leads it should be easy Press Virginia Jun 2016 #27

Wrong results. Straw Man Jun 2016 #35

This is why no one takes gun control people seriously DonP Jun 2016 #38

Well, to be honest... Puha Ekapi Jun 2016 #41

Yup Puha Ekapi Jun 2016 #39

"Phony Beatlemania:" Promo guy buys 10 records/shop resulting in a "HIT!" Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #44

I filed down my firing pen. RME_SFC Jun 2016 #45

I just Googled "how to cast real magic spells that work". There were over 600,000 results. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #22

Google fake gun stories, lol Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author jtx Jun 2016 #30

There's over 217,000 results on Google for "moon landing was faked" LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #37

Pre-Inet, but: Millions of Texas boys sez you can pick up a girl with a 6-pack of Lone Star. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #43

Was he a sarisataka Jun 2016 #33

That was a hoot discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #34

If you file down the firing pin... catnhatnh Jun 2016 #13

Incorrect.... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #25

Please identify any example TeddyR Jun 2016 #31

firing pin ? DustyJoe Jun 2016 #4

Shhhh! Gun grabbers are telling us about guns Press Virginia Jun 2016 #7

Yes, they are so proud of that knowledge Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #10

Yes Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #8

Exactly right. This is a weapon of war: Just reading posts Jun 2016 #16

The one on the bottom scary. shadowrider Jun 2016 #42

Exactly right. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #32

If a gun is easily converted to full auto, it is considered a machinegun under Federal law benEzra Jun 2016 #40