Guns
I have at my disposal, several models of firearm that I can choose for the task of destroying the Razer Lycosa. The power of these weapons ranges from .22 caliber, to .357 and .45ACP for the handguns, and .223 caliber and 7.62 millimeter for the rifles. Here is a list, with pictures, of the guns you can vote for me to use. At the end of this page, I offer a list of calibers to help you make your choice as to what would be the appropriate manner for the keyboard to suffer.
Pistols
Walther P22
The Walther P22 is a small pistol chambered in the affordable .22 caliber round. It is inexpensive, constructed of plastic and metal alloys, and can hold 10 rounds per magazine. The P22 that would be used for this shooting, is a five inch barrel with detachable, form-molded laser “red dot” sight.
Beretta U22 NEOS
The Beretta U22 NEOS is a .22 caliber pistol using modern design and ergonomics to create an incredibly accurate weapon for target shooting. It has a longer barrel than the P22, and is easy to handle, easy to aim, and easy to maintain and customize. This U22 is a very basic model, but still the most accurate of the handguns on this list.
Beretta PX4 Storm
The PX4 Storm is a 9 millimeter handgun designed only a few years ago for the personal and police market. It utilizes many advanced features in its design, from a decocking safety lever to a smooth form that reduces the risk of snagging on a holster. It has a 17 round capacity.
Beretta 92FS Brigadier
The venerable Beretta 92FS is a true classic in the world of modern police and military weaponry. Visually distinctive for its design which features an exposed barrel, it has been serving the US military as the M9 since the 1980′s. The 92FS has seen many versions, updates and changes over the years. This particular 92FS is the Brigadier model, with a thickened, heavier slide for durability and control. It has a fifteen round magazine and uses 9 millimeter ammunition.
FN Five-seveN
The FN Five-seveN is a pistol designed specifically for the 5.7mm FN round, originally designed for the P90 series of bullpup rifles. It is a polymer based gun with fewer metal parts than most other guns on this list, and it has a distinctly different feel when being fired. The term “Hair trigger” most certainly applies here. It has a twenty round magazine, and is one of the only two firearms in the world designed specifically for the 5.7 millimeter round.
Taurus 1911B
There is no semi-automatic handgun quite like the storied Browning 1911 design. “Old Slabsides” as the design is known, has been manufactured by dozens if not hundreds of companies, in factories worldwide, for nearly a century. This particular model is from a Brazilian firearms manufacturer who have opted to design a pistol that maintains a low sale price, yet is fashioned with quality components and design features most often seen on customized, expensive guns. The standard plastic grips have been replaced with a set of Pachmayr rubber grips which give the gun a far better feel than the original material. It has an eight round magazine that fires .45ACP munitions.
Taurus Model 627 “Tracker” Revolver
The only revolver on this list is the Taurus “Tracker” with a six inch, ported barrel, and a capacity of seven rounds of .357 Magnum ammo. The Tracker is a particularly fun weapon to fire, and it projects an unmistakable V shape into the air with the muzzle flash from each shot. It may not look great on my video camera, but it sure looks nice in person.
Calico M950
The true oddball on this list, the Calico M950 is a work of both insanity and genius. With a capacity of firing 50 or even 100 rounds from a cylindrical magazine roughly the diameter of a soda can, the M950 represents a sheer level of firepower unlike that which other pistols have even aspired to. This particular Calico can be equipped with a holographic sight and currently features a tactical light and laser system. If this gun wins, it’s going to be a full 50 round magazine.
Rifles
SKS Model 59/66
(I’ll try and get a picture of this tonight. It’s too long for my original photo setup.)
The SKS rifle is one of the more commonly found, inexpensive surplus weapons on today’s market. Precursor to the AK-47 in Soviet deployment, this particular SKS was recently purchased still packed in the petroleum grease that preserved it for over thirty years in a warehouse in the former Soviet Union. Still fitted with bayonet and grenade launcher, this SKS has been fitted into a modern stock in order to reduce the gun’s weight and increase durability. It fires Soviet style 7.62 millimeter rifle ammunition, and has a capacity for 30 rounds per magazine.
Microtech STG-556
From the makers of some of the world’s finest combat knives, comes this updated version of a classic Austrian firearm. The Steyr AUG, expensive and difficult to find in the United States, was the template for the STG-556 which also received safety and comfort upgrades in the process. As new to the marketplace as the Razer Lycosa itself, this weapon has a 10 round magazine and fires .223 caliber rounds.
DPMS “AP-4″ AR-15 Carbine
The design of America’s classic assault rifle finds itself represented by the DPMS AR-15 carbine. Patterned after the classic M-16 model introduced (with mixed results) during the Vietnam War, the AP-4 design has been updated and modernized in ways making it a closer cousin to the semi-automatic M-4 rifles used by many of today’s police tactical forces. A sixteen inch barrel offers significant accuracy, firing thirty rounds of .223 caliber civilian ammunition or 5.56 millimeter military rounds. This AP-4 is equipped with a tactical light, holographic sight, and forward grip as well as a “saddlebag” cheekrest mounted to the adjustable stock.
Ammunition
Each round mentioned above has characteristics that may help you with the task of choosing which weapon you want me to put to use. Some are high velocity, for more penetration at the expense of sheer damage, and others are designed to shock and create wounds of greater scope.
.22 Caliber
The “baby” of the bunch, .22 is a small, fast moving round that can be either hollow tipped or rounded, and made of many kinds of material. My preferred round is either a jacketed or lead-only hollow point. These rely more on velocity and penetration than shock damage than other, larger bullets.
5.7 millimeter
The “boutique” 5.7 millimeter round designed for the P90 rifle, was patterned after one of the most common rifle rounds ever made, namely the 5.56 millimeter rifle bullet. However, the 5.7 has a greater velocity and frequently possesses more penetration ability than the 5.56, 9 millimeter, or .22 caliber round. Holes made by the Five-seveN are typically very small, and very clean, and can penetrate many targets that more conventional pistol rounds cannot pierce.
9 millimeter
The standard police round for many years, the 9 millimeter is a slightly pointed, small round with a tendency to penetrate rather than shock. My 9 millimeter ammunition is “full metal jacket”, and is quite likely to pass right through the Lycosa with great ease. This is one standard by which all other semi-automatic rounds are judged.
.357 Magnum
The time-tested .357 Magnum is a revolver round that has truly stood the test of time. Offering an excellent combination of controllability, stopping power, and intimidation, this round is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to disable a target in one shot. Blunt tipped, the .357 has a very strong chance of shattering the Lycosa and forming cracks throughout the keyboard’s frame.
.45 ACP
Usually imagined in conjunction with the 1911 pistol, the .45ACP semi-automatic cartridge is one of the more imposing common rounds on the market today. Along with 9 millimeter, it serves many a police officer or serviceman throughout the world where .40 caliber has yet to take hold. Big, blunt, and made for shock, the .45ACP is designed to create shock trauma, and neutralize a target in a single blow.
.223 caliber rifle
Used by the AR-15 and STG-556, this round is similar in size and penetration ability to the 5.7 pistol round, only with a focus on higher accuracy at longer ranges. .223 is known for small holes placed quite easily on target. Often considered underpowered on today’s battlefield, the .223 still has a vital role to play in national defense, as well as extreme keyboard sanction.
7.62 millimeter
The round most commonly associated with the AK-47, the 7.62 millimeter round serves as an excellent example of a lightweight round with both stopping power and range. Bigger and more potent than the NATO 5.56 millimeter round, innumerable weapons all over the world have been made in a 7.62 millimeter version, and it is commonly used in rechambered AR-15 model rifles made in the United States.
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