• OldChicoAle@lemmy.world
    3·
    11 hours ago

    I wonder if trump will get senile enough to propose a flag change. At this point, I’m surprised he doesn’t want to add his name to it

  • Agent641@lemmy.world
    5·
    13 hours ago

    Number of countries that have had an AK-47 on their flag: 4

    Number of countries that have had an M-16 on their flag: 0

    Checkmate, USA!

  • blitzen@lemmy.ca
    43·
    2 days ago

    It’s funny, but I’m more bothered it’s not in a flag ratio (Saudia Arabia’s flag is 2:3). This is closer to a bumper sticker.

    • adjectivenoun@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      14 hours ago

      This is closer to a bumper sticker

      That might actually be more appropriate considering Americans’ obsession with both cars and bumper stickers.

    • somnuz@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      1 day ago

      funny thing is how crazy actual flag ratios can get, from oddly narrow 50:41 from Nepal, squares of Switzerland and Vatican City, all the way to Qatar’s 11:28 landing strip of a flag

    • phtheven@lemmy.world
      91·
      2 days ago

      Not a gun guy, but if that’s a 9mm glock (standard police issue?) then i would say it’s pretty darn perfect.

      Edit: i don’t think it is a glock. It’s got that extra lil bit at the back. Told you I’m not a gun guy.

          • treesquid@lemmy.world
            3·
            21 hours ago

            This is unquestionably a 1911. It has the GI hammer and beavertail but a flat backstrap, which most commercial ones have. It even has the grip safety.

          • historicaldocuments@lemmy.world
            10·
            1 day ago

            I don’t think that’s right either tho

            It’s probably the shape of the hammer. Most of the 1911s I’ve ever seen have a hammer with a hole in it, but you could put one on that’s the shape of that picture. What makes me think 1911 is the grip safety.

            • treesquid@lemmy.world
              2·
              20 hours ago

              That’s the GI hammer, the one the US military used for like 75 years. Most modernized 1911s have what’s called a bobbed hammer, but that is a commercial modification for comfort. Spur hammers are out of style now because they’re stabby and can get caught on things.

              • historicaldocuments@lemmy.world
                1·
                14 hours ago

                The spur looks a lot more definitive, that’s for sure.

                I think there’s a semi-recent video on youtube of Garand Thumb testing one that’s over 100 years old. I wonder what it’d take to shoot one out? A safe queen might last indefinitely if you don’t count new springs.

            • phtheven@lemmy.world
              2·
              1 day ago

              grip safety

              So that’s what the little bit at the back is called? What safety does it provide the user?

              • historicaldocuments@lemmy.world
                6·
                1 day ago

                I wish that picture had jumped up on the internet when I replied earlier; I’d have posted it then. It even has the right hammer. The “hammer” is the unlabeled part between the “Rear Notch Sight” and “Manual Safety” in the picture. I’ll keep it simple because there’re so many other people who know it better, and much better info out there.

                The grip safety does what it says in the name: if you haven’t compressed the grip safety, which can be accomplished by gripping the thing exactly like it looks like it’s designed to be, then the trigger won’t release the hammer and the firearm won’t fire. It’s wordier to explain than it is to show. To use a 1911, put ammo in the magazine, insert the magazine into the pistol, charge the weapon by pulling the slide back and releasing it. Pulling the slide back will cock the hammer. If you don’t intend to fire it immediately then flip the manual safety up. Now’s it’s “cocked and locked” and can be safely holstered and carried. To fire from that position the grip safety has to be squeezed, the manual safety has to be moved down (like in the picture), and the trigger pulled. It sounds like a lot, but all the switches are right where your hands/fingers go if you happen to be John Moses Browning. I’ve read one internet anecdote of someone involved in an altercation and had the misfortune to get shot in the hand and couldn’t return fire due to not being able to engage the grip safety. Take that for what it’s worth. To anyone interested in buying their first firearm to use, I do not recommend a 1911 because there’s a step in the manipulation where the safety has to be off with a cartridge chambered to load it.

                • phtheven@lemmy.world
                  1·
                  15 hours ago

                  Thanks! This makes a lot of sense. I didn’t realise it was a moving part. In my mind i imagined it to be a passive stop that stops the recoil from sliding the juicy bit of your hand meat up into the hammer and slide situation at the exact moment that those parts are doing some sliding and hammering (or right after that moment i suppose).

                  You allude to these mechanisms being hard to reach for normal hands, is that correct? You reckon our old mate j-brown had some freaky fingers (like John Mayer’s T H U M B), so he put things in weird places?

                  So if this weapon is THE iconic american sidearm, why is it not the standard police issue? Is the glock a safer weapon?

                  And why do you suppose it is such a popular weapon if it has the safety issues as you describe? Is it because it looks cool? Or is it simply some sort of patriotism?

                • Riverview_Legal@lemmy.ca
                  3·
                  20 hours ago

                  40,000 years in the future The Colt 1911 will be the weapon of choice for those who serve the Emperor.

                  Alt text: An image of Colt 1911 from Rouge Trader/early Warhammer 40k. The Colt 1911 is called a Stub Gun.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
        7·
        1 day ago

        I’m very confident this is an m1911, like the other comment says. It is the iconic American handgun, so it fits pretty well.