Experimental German rifle made in 1944, the first of the roller-lock delayed blowback designes that eventually became CETME and HK .308s. This one is in 7.92×33. It’s crude, simple and works well. Recoil is minimal, with two distinct stages. Sights are simple and I found them hard to see on dark backgrounds.
I shot a couple of rounds sitting at 25 yards to check zero. Zero checked out. Ammo: 123gr FNM.
These were taken during video filming in cooperation with Forgotten Weapons.
300Blackout is very attractive for short range (which is where 99 point something percent of defensive uses happen). It throws twice the lead of the .223Rem at reasonable velocity (ballistics approximate 7.62×39 but bullet selection is better). While subsonics are available for suppressed use, I would think the barrel twist would be optimized for one or the other, and SU16 is probably meant for 115-125gr range more than for the 220gr. AR15 magazines work, so less logistical overhead on that. The down side to 300BLK are the cost of ammunition, about $10/20 at this time vs. $6.50/20 for .223 (comparing same brand and bullet type). Less flat trajectory won’t come into play under 150 yards, while much better barrier penetration probably would. SU16 is a lot like vz58 in 7.62×39, short, light and handy. For iron sight use, minimal offset over bore should help with accurate shot placement. Piston design helps to keep the action clean: I can’t remember when I last cleaned my .223 SU16s, but they keep on working despite the extra fouling associated with sound suppression.
Availability? Depends entirely on your local gun shop, as Keltec sells through distributors and the store can go to several sources. I see plenty of SU16s in .223 locally, I assume 300BLK version would become more common shortly.
The optic shown is a Vortex Razor.
Dennis gets well-deserved good TV coverage.
One of several photos I took today for G4P. Knife photos are very different from gun photos in terms of lighting, even though they are made of similar materials. Predictably, my favorite photo was made with 90mm tilt/shift lens — I absolutely love it for tabletop work.
I need a set of grips, preferably wooden, for a 1944 Nagant revolver. If you have a set for sale or an idea where I could find them, please let me know.
Update: found and ordered a set. Thanks to everyone for advice.
Guess what kind of firearms this is.
If courts don’t stop no-knock home invasions, bullets and other means would have to. Given the extreme danger posed to lawful people by violent police invasions, it’s no wonder many households have moved from shotguns to rifles for defense. The same tools work for stopping non-unionized criminals who merely pretend to be police or just barge in without bothering with an excuse.
Most .308 box magazines are relatively cheap, light, simple and hold 20 rounds. They work great for those who wear additional magazine pouches and have friends cover them during reloads. Drums are not cheap, weigh a little more and hold 50 rounds. 100rd double drums are much heavier and work best for fixed positions.
So what do you get for the extra money spent? 2.5x as much ammunition before the first reload is necessary. Machined feed lips that are resistant to damage. Thick convex mag body, also resistant to damage. For a single fighter who has no one to cover his reloads and who might not have a load-bearing vest on, it makes sense. You pay more for the magazines but win time in combat.
Unlike extended box magazines, properly designed drums do not put every round under constant spring pressure, only those inside the feed tower. That improves feeding reliability. A drum is also shorter than a 30rd .308 magazine, so firing prone is easier.
This particular design does not require tools for loading.
One of my favorite stories by Phillip K. Dick is now in the public domain: “Beyond Lies the Wub”.
April just put up a new poster made from one of my photos of her. I like it.
“С туши одного миллионера могут наесться множество пролетариев.”
“Many proles can feed off one millionaire’s corpse.”
Watching the current Democrat promises, I’ve realized they are a party of scavengers who don’t content themselves with waiting for their prey to die of natural causes. Compared to them, the craziest of the religious nuts who talk to their pet gods by two-way radio are harmless eccentrics.
I just keep wondering why leave-us-alonians aren’t very popular in the US or everywhere else…
This is one of the few semi-auto arms I like as much as the select-fire original. It’s longer barrel (16″ vs. 10″) gives it a longer sight radius, and the two-flip aperture is more familiar than the quaint diffusion disk sight of the original. Close-bolt firing means rather better accuracy: at 25 yards, the entire 34rd magazine goes into one 2″ hole. The folding stock is among the most solid of any carbine. Central balances allows easy one-hand control. Magazines are reliable and easy to load.The only down side is the all-metal construction can get hot or cold, depending on your climate. A para cord or an inner tube wrap solves that concern.
Back cover for the new on-line Home Defense magazine. It’s another project of Delta Media, along with the United States Concealed Carry Association.
Rifles shown: (left) left-hand Rock River AR15 with X5L light/laser and DSA FAL with a heavy barrel. Both are using EOTech red dots sights. Magpul AFG and Emag on the AR, VFG on the FAL.
Way back in 2002 or so, I tried a Steyr M9. I liked the trigger, the thin comfortable grip and the lack of recoil, wasn’t sure about the sights and really did not care for the safety lever placement. Ten years later, I get to play with the A1 version of all three variants, full size M, shorter than but full-capacity C and small S). The annoying safety has been omitted, the rest is the same as before. I am a slightly better pistol shot now, so I will give the sights another try.
Dennis at Dragon Leather works made a velociraptor hide belt holster that fits all 9mm and .40 variants. It is long enough to enclose the entire full-length slide.
