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'He Has a Gun!': Civilian on Ride-Along Cries During Madera Police Shootout
NBC Bay Area ^ | Oct 24, 2016 | Lisa Fernandez

Posted on 10/24/2016 3:20:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: PapaBear3625

That’s not an AR15 style...no forward assist. ;)


21 posted on 10/24/2016 4:25:48 PM PDT by D Rider
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To: D Rider
SigSaur also makes a 5.56 pistol, the P556.


22 posted on 10/24/2016 4:30:11 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: MileHi

Most people use .300 blackout subsonic rounds. Sort of like an AK bullet on a 5.56 size cartridge. Because nobody expects to use one over 100 feet anyways...


23 posted on 10/24/2016 4:34:15 PM PDT by When do we get liberated? (A socialist is a communist who realizes he must suckle the breast of Capitalism.)
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To: PapaBear3625

Do they make a version for cc?/s


24 posted on 10/24/2016 4:35:26 PM PDT by D Rider
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To: When do we get liberated?
Because nobody expects to use one over 100 feet anyways...

Exactly. Yeah, fatter bullets would help.

25 posted on 10/24/2016 4:52:44 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: nickcarraway

Dashcam footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXR3gON6OZ8


26 posted on 10/24/2016 4:52:45 PM PDT by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: D Rider
You can conceal anything, under a big enough trench coat.


27 posted on 10/24/2016 5:02:01 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: MileHi

Probably like a FN 57 but with a 55 grain bullet. Nothing to sneeze at.


28 posted on 10/24/2016 5:51:41 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: D Rider

Yup, legally it is a pistol


29 posted on 10/24/2016 5:56:35 PM PDT by When do we get liberated? (A socialist is a communist who realizes he must suckle the breast of Capitalism.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Nothing to sneeze at.

I suppose not, but it looks awkward to deploy accurately. A good service pistol seems like a better in most cases.

Hope yer good!

30 posted on 10/24/2016 7:23:55 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: MileHi
I suppose not, but it looks awkward to deploy accurately. A good service pistol seems like a better in most cases.

A good service pistol would be better in most cases. The advantages of 5.56 are (1) energy (5.56 has over twice the muzzle energy of 9mm) and (2) penetration.

I don't know how much muzzle velocity is lost by having the shorter barrel, but 5.56 will generally penetrate Kevlar and car sheet metal, which may be why the thug was carrying it. A 5.56 pistol may be hard to conceal on your body, but it makes a very handy weapon for drive-by shootings.

31 posted on 10/25/2016 4:43:15 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: PapaBear3625
The advantages of 5.56 are (1) energy (5.56 has over twice the muzzle energy of 9mm) and (2) penetration.

Agreed. It just looks like it would be hard to shoot accurately.

32 posted on 10/25/2016 4:51:28 AM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: MileHi

If the objective is to use it in a drive-by, the shooter likely would not be able to shoot a service pistol accurately either.

One thing that is done with such pistols is to use a sling, like below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2RrjOz2C8U

Instead of pulling a stock into your shoulder, you push the pistol out to let the sling steady it. You also use a holographic sight.


33 posted on 10/25/2016 5:03:49 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: PapaBear3625

Yeah, the sling could help steady it.


34 posted on 10/25/2016 5:23:06 AM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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