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[–] axont@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This gun looks super weird. It's not compact how you'd want a pistol to be, and the receiver area looks more like a rifle or something? Is this like a tournament gun for shooting targets, not for normal gun stuff?

[–] prole@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It is a rifle, an AR7 receiver. The AR7 is a "survival" rifle that was issued to pilots back in the day. Basically a lightweight collapsible .22

This is built on that, but the OG has a wooden butt stock (that might really be plastic idk)

[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Was that the base for Han's blaster prop?

[–] Tervell@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

No, that one was based on a Mauser C96

But this one would definitely fit in pretty well as a Star Wars blaster too

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I know nothing of guns, what's that doodad that looks like a trigger in front of the trigger?

[–] prole@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

It's the magazine release, I think. I've never held one of these, but I can't think of anything else it could be and I don't see a magazine release anywhere else

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

probably the magazine release

[–] barf@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

This looks kinda dumb so I guess I want one