Who invented the Pistol Stabilizing Brace? Hasbro in 1982. I give you Sgt Flash of G.I. Joe
Posted Jan 23, 2015, 12:09 AM UTC
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:) That was the first GI Joe figure I got when I was a kid. :)
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Me, too. Moving up from Star Wars to knee joints, elbows, visors, and removeable helmets was mind-blowing. So... much... articulation.
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Never!!! He's a good guy, and the ATF says that's illegal now...
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Wait it does? When did that happen?
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A week ago. PDF WARNING https://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/assets/Firearms/FirearmsIndustry/open_letter_on_the_redesign_of_stabilizing_braces.pdf
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This is very bad, although it was just a matter of time.
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I'm imagining the FBI on an undercover operation, "Should take 'em down boss? No, wait for them to shoulder it and then we got 'em. If they don't shoulder it, we've got nothin'!"
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Valid point. But this is not the 1982 version.
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You are of course technically correct, the best kind of correct. My picture is of the 25th anniversary edition. I had a picture of the original toy, but since I was trying to show the arm brace the pic I ended up using was the better fit. Good find with that pic, I didn't see it.
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Do you even Screaming Eagles?! You disappoint Sergeant Savage!
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Well, weren't there pistol bracers even back in black powder days? Maybe not shoulder-able ones, but still.
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There were actual detachable stocks for pistols in the black powder days. Colt 1860 from Wikipedia
It's a pretty good idea, for a handgun, I think. The gun laws of this country are such stupid horseshit.
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I second the motion to gather fact this
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Gat brand gather fact.
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Yeah, well, a belt fed pistol is gonna need stabilizen.
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That's a laser...
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Shit. Prior Art. Will Hasbro sue?!!
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I thought of this about a week before Sig unveiled it. I'm sure they developed it long before that, but it still pissed me off.
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Were you actually meant to strap that to your forearm?
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No. The stock actually has a leather holster riveted to the other side of it.
http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/7832/9387068_3.jpg?v=8CCAB7CE380F0D0
Some Lugers were even issued with a holster that was just a hollowed out block of wood you used as a stock.
http://cmrfirearms.com/shop/images/Artillery%20Luger%20Wooden%20Shoulder%20holster%201..jpg
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Can we please get a gatfact of this post. /beg
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He's Sergeant Gambello OR Flash. Do you even opsec, bro?