hsracer201 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) I have all the pictures on my camera, that's the only reason I'm starting this thread. Dan was contacted by a local LEO and asked to coat his duty M-16. I think for liability and insurance reasons it needs to be fired before AND after coating to make sure everything functioned correctly before and after the coating process. Dan brought it over this evening to give it it's pre-coating test. I snapped some pics. Genuine Colt M16A1 with a helmet that's going to get coated as well. My camera isn't the best in the world but I tried to grab some brass in the air pics but they didn't turn out so well. The background doesn't aid in seeing them. Here's Dan firing a magazine. And then I fired a magazine full as well. Fun stuff. I know someone will make a sunglasses joke, that's fine. I didn't have my shooting glasses here at the house so I grabbed my polarized fishing glasses out of my tackle box on the way out the door just so I would have SOME type of eye protection. I know he will take more pictures of it once it is fully coated and if his camera batteries aren't dead then will post them up later on. Thanks Dan, for letting me help you test fire it. :D ETA: the pics don't show it but there is a large gully just out of sight that we were firing into. There is plenty of back-stop. Edited March 11, 2010 by hsracer201 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaLon Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hehehe, always fun to do some legal full auto and not get the cops called because they are already there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebuck2000 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Thats just awesome. Been a long time (1972-73) since I got to dump a bunch of ammo in FA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nwatson99 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 We expect pics after the coating as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampy Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 WHAT, somebody's taking a M16A1 and destroying the original finish..... :crying: :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaLon Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 WHAT, somebody's taking a M16A1 and destroying the original finish..... Relax princess, it isn't transferable and could only be demilled if not in the hands of the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampy Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Relax princess, it isn't transferable and could only be demilled if not in the hands of the law. Does not matter, it's taking a beautiful old lady and giving her the pelosi treatment.... :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousD Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 So did the cops show up? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2sv650 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 So did the cops show up? lol no but it thought it would have been funny. i also though about Stu being nervous so i'm glad they didnt. they only show up around here when you bump fire semi's. when the real thing is ripping they must not want to show up. as for pelosi-ing the rifle...... nope this is his tac unit rifle and he wants me to use colors that will blend with his armor vest and fatigues. he was called in to that local shooting here and noticed out there that all of his unit was "camo-ed out" but he said the black rifles stuck out like sore thumbs. he also said that the guy they caught could have easily taken easy shots at other LEOs. i agree that this rifle should normally stay in original form, but when its still a duty weapon, do whatever necessary to gain an advantage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousD Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Whats wrong with painting a transferable M16? If I spent $15,000 on a gun, Id want it looking great. I saw a guy at the range a while back with one, and the lower was just beat. Looked crappy like someone TRIED to refinish it and left a nice orange peel texture on it. Sure it ran fine, but still. Id have no problem having a transferable M16 coated if I knew it was gonna come out good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbarred Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 hell Stu, I always wear my Wiley Xs when shooting. I rarely bother switching to the light lenses when dark out as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbojason Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Honestly, whats a LEO really need a full auto for? No point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Honestly, whats a LEO really need a full auto for? No point. Guess you never heard of the California bank robbery either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlike Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Honestly, whats a LEO really need a full auto for? No point. the shootout Dan refers to in VA was no picnic either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbojason Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Oh yea, you know how those damn shootouts happen every day. My opinion, I dont think the police should be militarized. Just blurs the lines between military and civilian law enforcement and we need to keep those very separate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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