Posted on 05/27/2015 7:07:15 AM PDT by OK Sun
The Slidefire (and other similar bump-fire stocks) is basically a toy when used form the shoulder. A genuinely fun toy, to be sure, but still a toy. However, I have reason to suspect that when used on a rifle with a bipod and large ammunition capacity it might actually do a good job of duplicating a true light machine gun without the cost and NFA paperwork.
(For folks who are not familiar with the concept, the stock allows the action to freely reciprocate in the stock. By holding one’s trigger finger in a set position and pulling the action forward, the gun fires and the recoil energy pushes it backwards enough to reset the trigger. By applying a constant forward pressure on the gun, a pretty steady rate of fire at 500-600 rpm can be achieved with a gun that remains unquestionably semi-automatic by law.)
As a first step in testing that hypothesis, I took a Russian semiauto RPK with a Slidefire stock to this month’s 2-Gun Action Challenge Match. The goal was to see if it showed enough promise to be worth further practice and experimentation…
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…and the answer is that it definitely is. My match score was terrible, and the gun had several problems (mostly due to unpracticed handling of the Slidefire), but the potential was apparent.
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Fun toy, but that's about all.
Leftists always seem baffled when they pass some law that bans something they don’t like,
and people figure out a way to comply with their law
and STILL do the thing they don’t like them doing.
I do not want full auto capabilities, neither with NFA paperwork nor by working around the law to achieve the same effect. I want every single trigger pull to result in a hit. Others may have different priorities, but my ammo is too expensive and too heavy to be used in bulk. The law they are working around is unconstitutional and deserves to be circumvented, but I won’t be the one doing it.
I just finished building an RPK. That is the only rifle I would consider for a Bumpski. But I’m not paying $450.00 to do it.
Sometimes you just need a m249. Not generally in a civilian role but it’s a niche.
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I went to the gun show in Tulsa years ago with friends. They all immediately found and bought a slide fire mechanism.
I took one look and thought..”This is crap!” and did not buy.
A few weeks later I asked them how their slide fire mechanism was working out and they all said... “It was piece of crap!”
I'd kind of like a three-round burst capability - without NFA entanglements.
Never shot one, but it's attractive; with a 5.56 seems like all three would hit... that's a 10-target engagement limitation, but mag changes are fast.
It needs to be repealed or overthrown, not circumvented.
Were that to happen, I'd have true select-fire rifles just because.
If you own an AK with a downfolding stock, there is a homebrew bumpski rig that seems to work.
I wouldn’t go slidefire - just burns up ammo a lot faster. I watch some full auto vids on youtube & that satisfies the bumpski urge.
Having to hold the weapon in an unnatural strained position does not make for accurate fire. Just a gimmick.
A Slidefire stock is illegal in MA. All stocks on long guns must be fixed. If it is not, it needs to be pinned. But still...a cool item for an AR.
Friend of a neighbor put a Slidefire type device on his S&W 5.56 for around $250 about 6 months ago. It has held up well and is a hoot to shoot. However accuracy does suffer and dollars fly out of the barrel. As he puts it, it’s a close quarters weapon and not his choice when accuracy is desired. For all the trouble and cost of ammo, I think I’d stick with a shotgun.
Slide fire is a lot of fun, but impractical. Accuracy suffers dearly. The unexpected sound of full auto fire WILL get people’s attention though!
What isn’t illegal in MA?
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