Posted on 02/25/2014 9:49:28 AM PST by HammerT
Illicitly ‘homemade’ submachine guns feature very prominently in firearms seizures by police across South America, Brazil in particular. These weapons vary in their level of sophistication though a large number appear to be semi-professionally produced. In a recent study of over 14,488 firearms seized between 2011 and 2012 in Sao Paulo alone, 48% of submachine guns analyzed were reportedly homemade. Given the decent quality of many SMG clones, even that high statistic is probably significantly under reported.
The most frequently seized design for some time would appear to the be the model below. A workshop producing a variation among other machine pistols was the subject of a seizure by the authorities a few years back. There appear to be many variations in circulation, perhaps the design outsourced or copied by other illicit workshops. ‘Beretta – made in Italy’ is commonly seen stamped on these. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/650x235xtitlepicture-improguns.jpg.pagespeed.ic.e_R5Vb8Dno.jpg http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/390x270xbrazilianhomemadesmglarge-390x270.jpg.pagespeed.ic.6OdJHZFaD-.jpg http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/390x203xtfbhomemadesunmachinegun14-improguns-390x203.jpg.pagespeed.ic.B8t_PmWDpA.jpg http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/390x292xtfbhomemadesubmachinegunbrazil2-improguns-390x292.jpg.pagespeed.ic.OJcIVhsdjm.jpg http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/390x291xbrazilsmgsfgfgfhfhfh-390x291.jpg.pagespeed.ic.7pSdhdlHsP.jpg http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/390x237xtfbhomemadesubmachinegunbrazil12-improguns-390x237.jpg.pagespeed.ic.UclE0le1jV.jpg http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/390x295xBraziliansmgdccp-390x295.jpg.pagespeed.ic.tRO5dT2a5D.jpg http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/390x292xtfbhomemadesubmachinegunbrazil11-improguns-390x292.jpg.pagespeed.ic.dN1tvNqow9.jpg http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tfbhomemadesubmachinegunbrazil4-improguns.jpg http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/390x289xtfbhomemadesubmachinegunbrazil5-improguns-390x289.jpg.pagespeed.ic.bE2SkBq5_c.jpg
I’m sure outlawing rocks will be proposed soon too with the LGBT libtard progressives in charge. Trust me on this, 0 is going to try to extend his presidency beyond 2016...
Right!! All those pesky (fill in the blank) needed killin', right?
Democide: It's a thing.
a couple of them look pretty nice, I wonder how they shoot.
Some of those show some pretty impressive workmanship. In fact many are better looking than the old WW2 British Sten which was factory built. In the final analysis however, what really counts is functionality and reliability.
Weather is too warm, it takes a mighty big coat to conceal an AK.
Good point! Thanks
Does anyone have a link to the plans?
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Sad to say – yes it would.
Those people are insane.
[Trying to not be that ‘controversial’ here declaring that]
Are you taking getting rid of Air or the guns?
Just to be safe we should just get rid of both.
And it’s super simple to make a semi auto a full auto.
Yes, I don’t want to be branded as ‘Anti-spud’ but we’ll have to get rid of those as well.
Sorry, no more French fries for you.
I’ve had a Leftist tell me that they do obey the law….. I laughed for 5 minutes before I could respond to that.
Then they realized what they were saying…. Good times…
They remind me of the M3 “Grease Gun” sub machine gun used in WW-II. The M3 was simply made of stamped steel parts and undoubtedly a similar gun could be produced in quantity in small workshops.
Thanks for the link!
The most difficult part of a sub-machine gun to make is a reliable magazine.
It was demonstrated, a few months ago, that difficult part of reliable magazines to make, the body and follower, can be easily printed on 3-D printers. After all, magazines bodies are just a box of reasonably precise dimensions, and the follower is just a small part. Springs are widely available on the open market.
Everything else is pretty easily available. The steel used for submachine gun barrels can just be ordinary steel. Heat treating could be desirable, but not necessary.
Oh, both, definitely.
When in fact, criminals can make guns – and their people control only inconveniences them slightly.
While at the same time giving them a playing field where they hold all the advantages of an unarmed populace.
Maybe the government could just require everyone to join VHEMT. If all the people are gone, the Earth can go on without the meddling of humans!
Hoo-boy!
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