I once tried to weld the blank firing adapter to my SAW's flash hider, and partially succeeded.





I would never do that to something I personally own.

 

That's the worst thing to me too. I love the grizzled old E-7's who think they are the kings of firearm knowledge and you talk to them and they don't even own a gun outside of the military, or they own one .38 special.
 

Yep. It was always fun to out-shoot them or carefully/tactfully show them that they don't know as much as they think.

I see what you did there

I actually took showers with my .Mil rifle.....to get the smell of brake cleaner off

We used carb cleaner & a green scratch pad.

Outside of the happy switch, my AR is much gooder than my issued M4.

I think you mean "more gooder".

Friggin' grammer Nazi's

Nope, "mo' betta" is the correct term in this instance.

How so?

The Brady's aren't to blame. I'd say it's the GCA 68 and the Firearms Owners Protection Act 1986, specifically the Hughes amendment.


Edit;

The GCA 34 as well.

Military weapons tend to have to meet higher standards for robustness,reliability, strength, etc. than is typical for firearms meant for the civilian market although one can find plenty that fell well short of such standards.  A military weapon, except possiby those meant for use on horseback, is more likely to have a more robust stock that goes closer to being the full length of the weapon.  Bayonet lugs are also a feature of military weapons (horse cavalry arms again being a notable exception).  Many also have a device that allows for them to be stacked.  Adjustable iron sights are also a nearly universal feature.  All are designed to take slings and some are designed to use slings of particular sorts or in a particular configuration (such as for horse mounted use).  Sights also often have protective ears or hoods on military weapons.  Rifle grenade spigots and sights are another military feature.  Features to allow the use of contemporarily issued military accessories are also a military feature.  The ability to take or use clips is another typically military feature.  Essentially, military weapons are designed to be suitable for the manner in which they are to be used in military operations while arms designed for civilians in particular are not, although sometimes features coincide.  Of course, it is not uncommon for military weapons to be sold commercially or even to be sold slightly modified to allow that particular variation to be sold exclusively on the civilian market, as we all know.

This whole thread makes me

Thanks for brightening up what was a shitty night at work.

What's the real difference,,,you can't legally take the .mil stuff home with you and most of it, you wouldn't want to.