Gun Discussion

@BadgingBadger  
I can’t believe they actually added into the game.  
It was the smallest automatic pistol.
 
Here is the world’s smallest single shot gun
 
And the smallest revolver!

So here’s an interesting little pistol - the Sistema M1927  
 
It’s a license-built copy of the M1911A1 made by Argentina using original Colt tooling. They were produced from the late 1920s to the early 1960s, and since being imported to the U.S. market have become the closest thing to getting surplus-era M1911A1’s without paying exorbitant prices. Aside from the Argentine markings (which includes stamping identifying the caliber in a metric standard), they’re identical and have interchangeable components with US-made 1911A1s.
 
But what got me interested in them is their pop-culture connection:  
 
In the manga and anime Black Lagoon, a pair of these are the sidearms of choice for “Roberta” Rosarita Cisneros, “The Bloodhound of Florencia” (aka “terminator maid”). Like most of the action-oriented characters in the series, she did over the top and unrealistic fighting sequences, yet had a deep and compelling background story and character arc.
 
And here’s the kicker - the English voice actor for Roberta?  
 
Why, none other than fashion horse herself, our very own Tabitha St. Germain!

@zerowinger66  
I would love to see Rarity using those pistols.
 
NVM  

Another Pop Culture heavy 1911 pistol.  
AMT Hardballer  

 
It’s Agent 47’s signature weapon. And Terminator.  
Strangely enough, it’s also used by a character in Black Lagoon. Mr. Chang.  

@SeraphimDawn  

 
 
I love these pistols.
 
But they can’t compete  
With the  
 
Which is based on the Ruger MK II  

@Any Pony  
The original Standard.  
 
Based on the Nambu 14.

@SeraphimDawn  
And Chang is voiced by another MLP alum, Trevor Devall. There’s a surprising amount of cast crossover between the two shows.
 
 
@Any Pony  
I heard that silenced Ruger .22’s were the Mafia’s assassination gun of choice - light and easy to carry and conceal, not a particularly loud cartridge to begin with. And apparently when .22LR impacts the body at close range, it will tumble internally and wreak massive damage.

I hear the ruger 22/45’s are all a hassle to maintain, except for the new “lite” model, which I’d love to get my hands on.

@zerowinger66  
Fancy Pants, Thunderlane, and Hoity Toity… interesting.
 
I’ve heard that the supressed Nagant M1895 revolver was the preferred assassination weapon for the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. Interesting thing about the Nagant, it’s one of the few revolvers in the world that can be suppressed due to its unique mechanism.
 
A lot of interesting guns were used in Vietnam on both sides
 
The US used the High Standard HDM in WW2.  

Check this out: The .45 Obregon, the Mexican 1911  
 
Top:Obregon, Bottom: 1911

Fictional guns  

@LR-Studios  
That gun looks like it could be made in real life.

@LR-Studios  
>Short, non-adjustable stock  
>No picatinny rails along the left or right sides of the fore end  
>Proprietary rails  
>No visible ambi-bolt  
>That fire selector  

@LR-Studios  
Sounds fun. Here’s the M-8 Avenger from Mass Effect.
 

@LR-Studios
 
@LR-Studios  
Guns’ names?

@Any Pony  
There is no name for this 3D concept Snipe Rifle.

 
Source

@LR-Studios  
Where’s the grip?  
And that stock looks uncomfortable.

@Albus Fahrenheits  
Opinion on the R201’s design?  

@RustleRustle  
I was referring to the fictional sniper rifle.
 
That rifle you posted looks very modular though.

@Albus Fahrenheits  

 
That thing is not a rifle, it’s a walking stick with a scope and trigger guard.  
Seriously, who designs these things?!