Let's say you have unlimited money and acess to all the best tooling and engineers in the world. What do you build first? Here's mine:

Type: Revolver

Caliber: .22 rimfire (interchangeable cylinders for .22 LR and .22 WMR)

Capacity: 12

Action: DA/SA

Cylinder: Swing-out

  • SUPAVILLAIN@lemmygrad.ml
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    8 months ago

    .22cal Colt M1911, baroque-engraved mother-of-pearl grips, nickel plating, "Once as tragedy" engraved on one side of the slide, "twice as farce" on the other.

    Full-on deranged arena shooter brain says "ut2k4 Shock Rifle" though; either that, or the Quake 3 Arena shotgun.

  • Flinch [he/him]
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    8 months ago

    That gun from 5th Element with the tracking bullets and rockets and whatnot

  • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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    8 months ago

    LMG with AK-style wood furnishings that shoots an armada of miniature robot pavlichenko that automatically dig into entrenched positions in the entire area to kill any approaching fascists. Has an engraving that says "this machine plays folk music".

  • Cummunism [they/them, he/him]
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    8 months ago

    as far as a real one, an H&K MP5 would be pretty neat. ive sometimes looked at the Century AP5 which is a good clone of it, but i dont need to be spending $1000+ on another gun, i already dont use the ones i have enough.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      8 months ago

      I really want a BT USW

      https://bt-usa.com/product-category/usw/

      It's like the 21st centuries answer to the ultra-compact close defense firearm. The optic mount is attached to the frame rather than the slide so it doesn't reciprocate which helps it retain it's zeroing and makes it easier to maintain your target. Plenty of room for accessories. And the whole thing folds up to not much larger than a full frame pistol. :italiankiss:

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    8 months ago

    If I could build anything?

    I really want a revolver in .458 Socom. Because I hate my wrists.

    Second up - A single shot, heavy barreled pistol chambered in like 30-06, packing hand-made tungsten core AP ammo, so I could give people with plates a very cruel surprise up close.

    Third - A 14.5mm heavy Anti-material rifle fed from a 5-10rd box, with one of the really slick modern scopes that will find range and calculate a hold-over position automagically.

    • Redmutineer75 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      8 months ago

      There's a company called Anzio Ironworks that makes a 3-round bolt action rifle in 14.5×114 and 20×102. They're over $10,000, but they get the job done.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        8 months ago

        Word. What I really want is the Denel NTW-20. The finest in apartheid "See that APC 2km away? Fuck that APC" technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denel_NTW-20

        • Redmutineer75 [he/him]
          hexagon
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          8 months ago

          The NTW-20 was designed in 1995, the year after apartheid ended.