r/Firearms 5d ago

Question What are you building, buying, or shooting this month? - April 2025

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Welcome to the monthly /r/Firearms thread about what you are building, buying, or shooting this month.

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r/Firearms 3h ago

Meme Two world wars!

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435 Upvotes

r/Firearms 13h ago

Once in a life mishap a the range

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663 Upvotes

I went to the shooting range with a friend who was looking to try out some handguns in hopes of finding one he liked, as he was in the process of getting his concealed carry permit finalized. He wanted to get a feel for different models, so I brought a few of mine and we rented some as well. It was a normal afternoon until the unexpected happened. While he was shooting, a spent casing struck the primer of a live round that was still sitting in the box off to the side. The impact caused a round to discharge, sending several rounds flying, scattering plastic and brass shrapnel in all directions. It was a tense moment, Thankfully, my friend walked away with minor scrapes, but it was a stark reminder of the importance of safety and awareness at all times.


r/Firearms 1h ago

Question What’s the best 9mm revolver?

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My revolver collection needs a new addition


r/Firearms 2h ago

$60 Eotech Magnifier (32 sec video)

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Sooo I took it to the range today and ran around 300 rounds. Watch the rapid fire at the end of the video. People saying on my previous post “yea won’t survive 20 rounds” jokes on yall.

This magnifier clone is fantastic! Not that I couldn’t get the real one but… the price is just ridiculous. Plus if you think about it… a magnifier does not require much to duplicate. My final thought: fuck it.. for soft built like mine it’s perfect. I might just order 2 more as back up lol

-THE MAGNIFIER IS THE ONLY CLONE IN MY BUILT


r/Firearms 11h ago

Hellion with 37mm launcher. Surprisingly, lighter than I expected. Ready for July 4th! Too much?

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66 Upvotes

r/Firearms 21h ago

Ruger Mini 30

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435 Upvotes

This was my March purchase. I’ve been after one of these for a while. Had trouble finding a shop that would order this for me due to the fact they don’t realize there’s a ‘Ranch’ version that’s got a non-threaded barrel. This is as close to one of my dream guns (M1 Garand/Carbine) that I’ll get for a while.


r/Firearms 2h ago

Why do I feel like the red dots I have are on the wrong pistols? should I swap red dots? Or do they look fine? Or am I being weird 😂

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10 Upvotes

r/Firearms 13h ago

They know BIG be handlin’ with the MAC in the Ac’ door panelin’

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77 Upvotes

Is anybody slidin’ on the opps this weekend? 🙌🏻


r/Firearms 9h ago

Little fun Saturday afternoon

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37 Upvotes

r/Firearms 11h ago

My modest NFA collection.

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49 Upvotes

r/Firearms 16h ago

Video The ATF is still heinous.

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The ATF imprisoning these two men is criminal and malignant. The government claiming a drawing is a machine gun is a heinous abuse of power. They tried to make the AutoKeyCard work and couldn't, it's a total sham that the government can act like this. Any low level of knowledge of firearms would have you understand that. And now a family is broken up over the weaponization of law.


r/Firearms 11h ago

Help! P08 Luger Help

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Hey everyone, this might be a stretch, but I was recently gifted this 1993 Mitchell Arms American Eagle P08 Luger. We took it out and shot it quite a bit and it ran flawlessly. Figured it was time to field strip it and clean it up. However I cannot seem to get the take down lever above the trigger to move when depressing the barrel as I’ve seen on videos (Yes I did have the safety off when trying). I don’t know if this model is different but I can’t find anything online for this specific post-war model. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!


r/Firearms 4h ago

Question New to guns, just curious if this is common or if I’m a weirdo?

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Friend took me to a range yesterday, only fired a handgun once in Bali nearly 10 years and first time with a bolt-action.

They gave me a right-handed rifle and I automatically put the butt to my right shoulder and used my right eye for the scope. I struggled at first, having never used a scope, but got the hang of it relatively quick. Except for the bolt action. Every time I’d eject the casing and load the new bullet I’d knock myself off course and have to completely readjust to get the back on target.

So, I finish off the box and when getting new rounds I asked if I could just give a lefty a try. I mean, just look at how much tighter my clustering is (I’m pretty proud for my first time).

So my question is; is it common to operate a rifle in a right-handed manner, but with left-handed bolt operation?


r/Firearms 21h ago

New Life into an Old Build

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125 Upvotes

Some new life into an exceptionally old rifle build! It’s amazing just how some small changes can make it look new again. Was an old Spikes Tactical Midlength build from like 15 years ago. Swapped out some furniture for contrast. Also swapped in a Geissele Super 42 spring/buffer setup and an LPVO I’ll be testing.

Brownells Bureau of Propaganda


r/Firearms 7h ago

Maximum cope from Bereli

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Just look at that AI slop banner, lmao. Someone at Bereli has been hitting the sauce hard.


r/Firearms 1d ago

Help! Which? I cant decide

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121 Upvotes

r/Firearms 17h ago

Thoughts on what the value is on this 1894 Winchester

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29 Upvotes

Have this 1901 dated Winchester 1894 in 30-30 with the 26" octagonal barrel, and would like to know the value of it, thank you


r/Firearms 3h ago

Blazer brass 9mm vs Norma 9mm

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Would you all choose 1000rds of Blazer brass for $225 shipped or 1000rds of Norma 9mm for $239 shipped?


r/Firearms 1d ago

Firearms

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103 Upvotes

r/Firearms 1d ago

Missed my target and hit 1/2" steel with PMC X-TAC Green Tip from a 16" barrel at 300yds

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796 Upvotes

The indent was about 1/8" deep and the spalling covered a huge area and made some nasty looking marks


r/Firearms 1d ago

Wanted to share my DIY suppressor cover:welding blanket,kevlar cord,grip tape to wrap it,total cost ~ $25 dollars.Even after mag dumping,it lets me remove my can & store it safely.wanted to share a fun project that’s more affordable than $100 wraps

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81 Upvotes

r/Firearms 20h ago

Eye Protection

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I’ve always presumed my prescription glasses (with safety lenses) were more than sufficient at the gun range. An ejected shell bounced off the wall and fell between my glasses and eyelid. That was not only a wake-up call but it burned like h*ll. Here’s a pic 2 days later along with my new ballistic rated safety glasses.


r/Firearms 16h ago

Question What is your favorite type of shooting?

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Per title. Some suggestions for discussion:

  • Shotgun -- clays
  • Rifle -- long range
  • Rifle -- ELR
  • Rifle -- paper targets
  • Rifle -- steel targets
  • Handgun -- paper targets
  • Handgun -- steel targets
  • Just blasting stuff like bottles, watermelons, tannerite, etc.
  • Hunting -- varmint
  • Hunting -- deer-sized
  • Hunting -- big game
  • Hunting -- birds on the fly
  • Hunting -- hogs
  • Archery -- target
  • Archery -- hunting
  • Crossbow -- hunting
  • Crossbow -- target
  • Black powder -- hunting
  • Black powder -- target
  • Black powder -- demonstrations/exhibition
  • Air rifle/pistol -- target
  • Biathlon
  • Competitive -- 3 gun
  • Competitive -- 2 gun
  • Competitive -- clays
  • Competitive -- handgun
  • Paintball
  • Airsoft
  • Laser tag
  • I can't even have a finger gun because I'm in a gun controlled commie country
  • Cannon -- Just give me big booms
  • Tactical
  • Tactical with more athletic components (like the Tactical Games)
  • Military -- Whatever my bosses tell me to shoot
  • I don't care -- I just want to smell fired gunpowder
  • Collector -- I've never fired a gun but my collection is worth over $100k
  • Reloading -- I haven't fired a gun in over 20 years

r/Firearms 13h ago

My first impressions with my new P09F Nocturne

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8 Upvotes

r/Firearms 22h ago

Making do with what's left here in the North

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25 Upvotes