u/jjthegreatest · 2025-03-08 19:10:43 UTC · score 300

This came about almost by accident. I was in deep contemplation over ways to reuse empty tin cans (as one does…) when the stray thought of ammo can casually strolled in. At first, I gave it the dismissive snort of amusement I thought it deserved and went back to considering serious tin can id…

u/LostPrimer · 2022-07-05 13:44:11 UTC · score 3

Few things.

1. Moving barrels fell out of fashion for things shooting at mid-far engagements because they never lock back up exactly where they were last time, and it makes maintaining zero a huge pain in the ass.
2. The AR trunnion journals (0.998-1" + collar) are way to fat to be moving around and not …

u/Doctor4000 · 2024-06-13 19:25:10 UTC · score 12

They're dirt cheap, ugly as shit, and have historically had (overblown but still there) reliability issues.

Their low cost led to a lot of them being used by gang bangers since they could be treated as a disposable gun, causing them to regularly show up in "top ten guns found in evidence lockers" list…