Is the Slide fire going to be history?

[Jessie]

After the reports from Las Vegas about the Slide Fire being involved in his weaponry, I imagine that will be forefront in the anti- gun attacks.
I don't own one but I believe that they will be a focus of the antis.

 

[Bodie57]

I would bet on it. I always thought they were silly ways to waste ammo.

 

[NYlakesider]

After the reports from Las Vegas about the Slide Fire being involved in his weaponry, I imagine that will be forefront in the anti- gun attacks.
I don't own one but I believe that they will be a focus of the antis.

Probably and the crank fire devices also!

 

[Jessie]

I hope that even if we( I ) don't own one or even like them, that we will support those that do.
One day it may involve something that we do use.
After all, it's not the gun or the mechanics of the gun, but it's all about the operator of the gun.

 

[Old_Cop]

Slide fires mentioned in the news, but so were tripods, which would not work with each other. There's a distinct lid on what is coming out about the firearms and the perpetrator. I agree that the anti-sharks are circling and a united front response is required.

 

[moralem]

Can’t evern get on the bumpfiresystems.com website......alas the run has begun.

 

[nachogrande]

YUP

And also outlaw hammers since he used one to break the windows, or tripods. Even though I THINK those type devices just help you miss faster.

 

[Ashlander]

And also outlaw hammers since he used one to break the windows, or tripods. Even though I THINK those type devices just help you miss faster.

The shooter was not aiming at individuals but at a distant crowd, so dumping a bunch of bullets into the crowd, before they figured out what was happening and scattered, was probably his top priority.

I suspect we will hear more about 50 and 100 round magazines in addition to bump stocks.

 

[Walkingwolf]

You(all) can count on an assault on anything tactical for the next few months. I doubt they will be banned, but the shooting is an excuse not to pass pro gun legislation.

 

[jhnttrpp]

The real question that requires answers is the person. No matter the answers there will not likely be a solution.

 

[DWalt]

It's already been announced that the silencer bill will not be brought before the house. I also thing the various rapid fire devices will shortly be history (that wouldn't even take an act of congress to do), and there will definitely and without any doubt shortly be a lot of attempts to ban all "large capacity" magazines.

 

[Arik]

Slide fires mentioned in the news, but so were tripods, which would not work with each other. There's a distinct lid on what is coming out about the firearms and the perpetrator. I agree that the anti-sharks are circling and a united front response is required.

They also mentioned scopes.......he had scopes!!!!

A gun by itself will kill everyone in sight. A gun with scopes and bipod and slide fires....oh my.....will kill everyone tomorrow, today!

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[Gripgrabber]

Hello, I got a slide fire when they first came out. I tried it, just away to waste ammo in my opinion, I took it off and it’s back in the box on the shelf. Now might be a good time to sell it!
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SEMPER PARATUS

 

[nimbly]

There are some pictures going around on facebook, and I didn't see a slide fire stock. I am betting the guns were illegally modified.

 

[Arik]

There are some pictures going around on facebook, and I didn't see a slide fire stock. I am betting the guns were illegally modified.

No there's definitely at least one slide fire

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[BB57]

The shooter was not aiming at individuals but at a distant crowd, so dumping a bunch of bullets into the crowd, before they figured out what was happening and scattered, was probably his top priority.

I suspect we will hear more about 50 and 100 round magazines in addition to bump stocks.

I agree. He was, at least initially, engaging an area target and more rounds before they scattered was probably a key reason for the high number of casualties. A bump fired AK or AR isn't accurate, but the resulting dispersion is actually more effective on an area target. It's the reason infantry machine guns rely on some degree of dispersion and a cone of fire to be effective, rather than putting one round directly behind the last one.

If he used one, I suspect large drum magazines are going to be a serious target for the anti-gun crowd.

 

[Muss Muggins]

I don't care for the slide fire/bump fire stocks, but I think anybody who wants one should be able to own one . . .

 

[BB57]

It's already been announced that the silencer bill will not be brought before the house. I also thing the various rapid fire devices will shortly be history (that wouldn't even take an act of congress to do), and there will definitely and without any doubt shortly be a lot of attempts to ban all "large capacity" magazines.

That's both unfortunate and ignorant - in addition to being political pandering.

The sad fact is that processing all that paperwork ties up nearly 90 ATF staff who would otherwise be engaged in more productive activity preventing actual crime and enforcing more meaningful laws.

And, this guy bought his guns over a period of years and he'd have been able to get a silencer if he wanted one.

Hilary tweeted about the crowd running after they heard gunshots. However, I suspect with the guy shooting from within a room 32 floors up and 400 yards away, the crowd was responding much more to the cracks of the supersonic bullets going by then they were to the actual report of the rifle. But a quote like that will take on a life of it's own and be considered to be irrefutable fact.

Edit:

I crunched the numbers and assuming 155 dB and no damping from shooting within the room, the sound 400 yards downrange is about 100 dB - about as loud as a lawn mower. Quiet enough to be lost in the noise of a panicked crowd. The supersonic cracks the bullets however would be much more noticeable as they are much closer.

A suppressor would have reduce the noise level from the muzzle blast to about 75 dB, but it would have made zero difference from the crowd's perspective, given the very audible cracks from the bullets. The suppressor would have just done a better job of suppressing the muzzle flash.

 

[Arik]

If he used one, I suspect large drum magazines are going to be a serious target for the anti-gun crowd.

Used Surefire quad mags. Left side of the purple pillar and in the rifle

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[Mistered]

Can’t evern get on the bumpfiresystems.com website......alas the run has begun.

Most retailers are reporting 'Out of stock'

I actually had to watch a U-Tube vid to see these in action as I never had before. I UNDERSTAND it's not true FA fire but it sure imitates it well. Nothing against them but like others said what a WASTE of ammo! I suspect most BF stocks were installed, ran a can of ammo and were either removed or put in to the SA fire mode and left there.