• mean_bean279@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    This silhouette feels like it’s stolen from every major gun, but isn’t an actual AR. That upper is closer to an AK slant at the rear and the forward barrel shroud is odd. Although I’ve seen some magpul esque 3rd party stuff.

    That said, 5.56 is a round I’d be switching off of for everyone else. It’s ubiquitous, but the military is switching away from it due to body armor resistance to 5.56. Now .308 and 300 black out… most of the gun nuts all agree that the best bugout bag gun is an FN-FAL. Excellent stopping power, highly accurate, controllable, and has some great built-in features that make it perfect for survival on the front lines.

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        16 days ago

        Think it’s just the original sig 556, buddy of mine had one. The later models came with 550 style folding stocks if I remember correctly.

    • Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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      16 days ago

      Oh god it’s another cursed abomination from gunnitrust.

      This isn’t the first time I’ve seen it today, and if it wasn’t made by AI I have to assume someone crafted the original image, giggling to themselves as they put so many features that don’t mesh into it, while also seeming like it could.

      Honestly it almost looks like a Bren 805, but something doesn’t quite look right about the receiver. Like it’s a high receiver from an AR platform, but everything else looks like an 805.

      Ive been wanting to get a 308 for awhile since most of my stuff is pistol caliber or 556. Awhile back I almost got a coworkers dad to sell me his FAL, but then the day before the exchange he decided he wanted to keep it. Ah well.