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[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

If I recall correctly, those are a quite rare AR-10 variant with single digit amounts still surviving. The featureless muzzle in this picture always catches my eye.

[-] HKPiax@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

What makes this variant so rare?

[-] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago

The others were eaten by polar bears

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago
[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Rather than guess from memory, I looked it up.

The rifles were made on contract for KLM, and had a combination of features specific to that run. No one feature was too crazy, but this particular contract run of rifles was a small batch, and thus rare. 16 inch barrels with no muzzle device, semi-auto only, takedown pins on a chain.

[-] HBK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

takedown pins on a chain

That's a thing?! That's so smart!!! I gotta look into an aftermarket version of that. Like, I don't expect to lose the takedown pin nor do I think I'll ever really find myself taking it out somewhere I would drop it, but can't hurt to make extra sure I can't drop it.

[-] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

The length of the chain may also be a detriment if you're carrying it anywhere it could snag.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

What features would you otherwise find on a muzzle?

[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

An angry dog

[-] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

flash hiders are common fittings.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A flashhider of some type would be seen on most variants sold by Armalite in the era.

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 29 points 1 year ago

Deleted scene of Princess Leia on Hoth.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Damn, Princess Leah did not take the destruction of Alderman well.

[-] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This is on purpose right?

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

Needs those mittens with the separate trigger finger

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Can’t find any images of a “whole hand gun trigger” or “gun trigger for mittens”

[-] Limfjorden@feddit.dk 11 points 1 year ago

This is such a cool woman

but damn she looks hotwearing that coat👀

[-] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 5 points 1 year ago

She probably is hot wearing such a heavy coat, but it'll be needed under the same circumstances as the gun.

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Flight attendant": 😕

"Stewardess": 😏

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