The PPK and PPK/S are part of pop culture, as the PPK will always be known as James Bond’s gun, as these pistols have been in almost every single film in that series to date. While that doesn’t seem like much, some people find the longer grip of the PPK/S is just enough to make it more shootable…but the reality is shooters with large hands will never have an easy time using either gun. PPK/Sīoth pistols have a 3.3-inch barrel, and all specs are the same except for one thing: the PPK/S has an extended grip, making it slightly taller (by 0.5 inches), and has 7+1 capacity instead of the standard PPK’s 6+1. The PPK and PPK/S are subcompact single-stack DA/SA hammer-fired pistols with slide-mounted decocking safety. Today, they are still a viable carry gun for the right person. The K model (for “Kurz” or “short) came out soon after and has been in production ever since. Just be safe and responsible with your fun, and remember: Ammo gets expensive really fast.The Walther PP series was first launched in the 1920s as a police pistol “PP” stands for Pistole Polizei. Hell, down here in Florida, the gunshine state, there’s an Orlando-based full-auto theme park: Machine Gun America.īut the chances are pretty good you don’t have to go that far to find a full-auto rental range near you. Maybe you can’t afford the cost of an M-60 or an Uzi, but rest assured, plenty of ranges with NFA firearms licenses can. Reader, never doubt man’s innate drive to push rounds downrange:Īs Bearing Arms’ Bob Owens put it: “I can’t decide if I’m awed, appalled, or a little bit of both.” No one would really shoot a thing like that. When life gives you six AK-47s and a massive metal gear crank, make beautiful, rapid-fire lemonade:
I feel ya, guy in coveralls cranking rounds into the crick by your ATV. Which is great: Make your 10/22 fun to shoot again, and burn through stockpiles of crappy rimfire ammo.
This sucker’s available at Cabela’s and Bass Pro for 20 bucks, and it’s specifically designed for. If you’re not so concerned about being tacticool, or if you have a soft spot in your heart for Gatling guns, then consider hooking your firearm up to a hand crank for some serious rapid fire. If the hardware is as slick as their videos, these guys will go far! 3. The TAC Fire calls its triggers’ third selector-switch mode “ positive reset,” which is the best euphemism so far for a bonus shot. Like Franklin Armory’s trigger packages, Fostech’s come with a third selector-switch mode, “Echo.” Which is a really beautiful description of tearing shit up with a ton of 5.56.
(But it’s not full auto! They have a letter!) Fostech’s Echo uses a small sear - similar to those used in real full-auto actions - to keep the hammer clear until your bolt carrier’s home. For one, you could quickly end up with a jam - you’re basically repositioning the hammer before the carrier bolt is out of the way. Pull-and-release systems can have some disadvantages. Not enough of a Dremel-tool genius to drop the trigger package in yourself? They sell complete lower receivers, too. Your non-trigger hand’s continued forward pressure on the weapon bumps it forward again, into your trigger finger, and now suddenly your magazine is empty and you’re grinning ear-to-ear. When it discharges, the recoil “bumps” the weapon back. Bump fire is basically what it sounds like: You take a semi-auto weapon, set your finger against the trigger (without wrapping your trigger hand on the pistol grip), and push the whole weapon forward with your other hand until it fires. One thing I love about gun people is they call things what they are. Check out these options - and if you’re really interested in any of them, check out your applicable local laws before you go scratching that itch on your trigger finger.
Over the years, smart guys with milling machines and YouTube accounts have figured out a host of mods to make their rifles fire rapidly (and bafflingly, legally), like full auto, without bringing a platoon of ATF agents to their doors. So what are you to do if you don’t have the time or the liquidity to legally buy a pre-ban $40,000 M-16 in full auto? Reader, we’ve got you covered.