Make-shift weapons. . . . Why? - The Firearms Forum

Hardballer · 07-07-2009, 05:43 PM

Can someone please explain to me why the Chinese and the Iranians needed makeshift weapons?

come on, someone knows.

Could it be because they have no guns!!!?

I mean, I'm just asking.

alhefner · 07-07-2009, 07:20 PM

There is that! Then I also wonder why the lead wasn't flying from the use of "pre-charged pneumatic" rifles. A good machine shop can turn those out in just about any caliber and China is a major source of some really good ones!

Just imagine sending a .50 cal chunk of lead out the muzzle at about 1000fps and using a simple hand pump to recharge after 10 or so shots. Subsonic, heavy projectile and only the sound of the compressed air escaping...easy to quiet that one down.

But then, after good old uncle Sammie takes the firearms away from those who choose to submit, we'll be in about the same shape.

Bobitis · 07-07-2009, 07:21 PM

Not sure what a 'make shift' weapon is.

Meat cleavers, 2x4s, and shovels seem to work in China.

Wonder how many are classified as assault weapons?

Hardballer · 07-07-2009, 11:43 PM

media speak.

make·shift (mkshft)
n.
A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.
adj.
Suitable as a temporary or expedient substitute: used a rock as a makeshift hammer.
Synonyms: makeshift, expedient, resort, stopgap

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Hardballer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Smack dab in da middle Posts: 471	Make-shift weapons. . . . Why? Can someone please explain to me why the Chinese and the Iranians needed makeshift weapons? come on, someone knows. Could it be because they have no guns!!!? I mean, I'm just asking. --> Last edited by Hardballer; 07-07-2009 at 05:45 PM..

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alhefner V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 205	Re: Make-shift weapons. . . . Why? There is that! Then I also wonder why the lead wasn't flying from the use of "pre-charged pneumatic" rifles. A good machine shop can turn those out in just about any caliber and China is a major source of some really good ones! Just imagine sending a .50 cal chunk of lead out the muzzle at about 1000fps and using a simple hand pump to recharge after 10 or so shots. Subsonic, heavy projectile and only the sound of the compressed air escaping...easy to quiet that one down. But then, after good old uncle Sammie takes the firearms away from those who choose to submit, we'll be in about the same shape. __________________ I hunt with a camera! - my outdoor blog Fighting "Gun Crime" by focusing on the criminal

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Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: Make-shift weapons. . . . Why? Not sure what a 'make shift' weapon is. Meat cleavers, 2x4s, and shovels seem to work in China. Wonder how many are classified as assault weapons? __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

07-07-2009, 11:43 PM	#4
Hardballer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Smack dab in da middle Posts: 471	Re: Make-shift weapons. . . . Why? media speak. make·shift (mkshft) n. A temporary or expedient substitute for something else. adj. Suitable as a temporary or expedient substitute: used a rock as a makeshift hammer. Synonyms: makeshift, expedient, resort, stopgap