Ridiculous gun stories you've heard.

[AdAstra2009]

I have this friend who's a wannabe Marine/Blackwater contractor who claimed that the AK-47 would be the ideal weapon because you can use ANY caliber bullet in it.

...He also claims that the reason for sawing the barrel of shotguns down is so that it will have more killing power and spread.

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by AdAstra2009

I have this friend who's a wannabe Marine/Blackwater contractor who claimed that the AK-47 would be the ideal weapon because you can use ANY caliber bullet in it.

...He also claims that the reason for sawing the barrel of shotguns down is so that it will have more killing power and spread.

I guess he was confusing the AK with the AR-15 because the AR-15 can use pretty much any caliber because if there isn't a special upper made for the AR-15, someone out there is making it right now. Just last week, I read about a new upper so it can fire a .50 BMG in bolt action.

[AdAstra2009]

nope, think stupider. He actually claims that you can feed any caliber bullet into the same AK-47 w/o modifications.

[PersonOfInterest]

Originally Posted by AdAstra2009

nope, think stupider. He actually claims that you can feed any caliber bullet into the same AK-47 w/o modifications.

Do the world a favor and remove him from the gene pool. Dare him to prove his point with a .50 BMG.

[MacGreine]

Originally Posted by PersonOfInterest

Dare him to prove his point with a .50 BMG.

Or a 20mm, even better

[funkychinaman]

Your dumb friend is half right, shortening a shotgun barrel would increase the spread. But that's about all it would do.

AR-15 uppers are getting crazy. I saw one that allows you to use muzzle loading black powder rounds, and one that turns it into a crossbow. Following this line of reasoning, it won't be long before we have an upper that hurls a rock.

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

Your dumb friend is half right, shortening a shotgun barrel would increase the spread. But that's about all it would do.

AR-15 uppers are getting crazy. I saw one that allows you to use muzzle loading black powder rounds, and one that turns it into a crossbow. Following this line of reasoning, it won't be long before we have an upper that hurls a rock.

The crossbow and muzzle loading uppers have been out for years. Recently I've been looking at the .50 BMG, bolt action and the AR57 uppers

Originally Posted by AdAstra2009

I have this friend who's a wannabe Marine/Blackwater contractor who claimed that the AK-47 would be the ideal weapon because you can use ANY caliber bullet in it.

...He also claims that the reason for sawing the barrel of shotguns down is so that it will have more killing power and spread.

......wh-what.....what is this I don't even........

[k9870]

Ive met so many people who claim a military ak47 can use .223 ammo. Now i saw a test of this, the round fired, but didnt hit the target, due to bore difference, it overexpanded in chamber, got stuck, and had to be field stripped to remove. this shows that even if it can fire the round it is not acombat advantage at all.