ah... but can Neo dodge this?

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http://download.consumptionjunction....a/cj_18542.wmv

[$-|-@R_Br33D]

Yikes...What kind of gun is that?? Thats pretty damn mean..

[astcell]

I had that happen to me once on a real old M1911A1 .45 auto. darned sear pin was worn down. It would have been fun if I was expecting it.

[noid]

That would be a Glock 18. Basicaly a Glock 17 (9mm) with a select fire switch on the back. They're really awkward to fire (most full auto pistols are) but they certainly look cool.

[$-|-@R_Br33D]

arent Glocks made of porcilan? Doesnt that make them un-dectectable at airports?? Just wondering because i have heard that a lot and you seem to know the gun fairly well.

[TwinVega]

Originally posted by $-|-@R_Br33D
arent Glocks made of porcilan? Doesnt that make them un-dectectable at airports?? Just wondering because i have heard that a lot and you seem to know the gun fairly well.

TERRORIST!!!!


j/k....but it would send up a red flag to the Homeland Security monkeys

[$-|-@R_Br33D]

Yeah,i know that,hehe.I was just wondering if what i see in the movies are an accurate dipiction of the gun..









Shall we begin the countdown to dev/nul??

[KeLviN]

there are still solid metal components. plus the polimer resin and porcilin materials are high density materials that now show up on modern equipment.

dont forget, a gun is also useless without ammo (metal)

[$-|-@R_Br33D]

I saw a guy in a movie put about 4 bullets in a rabits foot that was attached to his keys,he put his key chain in the little bucket,walked through the metal detector,grabbed his key chain that concealed the bullets and boarded his flight..But your right about the metal components..

[TwinVega]

Originally posted by $-|-@R_Br33D
.....keys,he put his key chain in the little bucket,walked through the metal detector....

I don't think they have little buckets anymore...I think everything goes through the belt now

[noid]

Ok..the myth of the invisible plastic/porcilan gun is a creation of the anti-gun folks to help move more anti-gun legislation through.

Polymer based pistols have been around since the 1960s (the H&K VP70 being the first). Now, what is ment by polymer pistol is that the frame of the gun is made of a high density polymer. An all plastic gun would explode if fired, same with a porcalin gun.
'Plastic pistols' (Glocks, HK SOCOM, HK USP, several S&W models, a few Berettas, and a few 1911 variants) earn the name because thier lower halves (the frame, trigger, grip/mag well) are made out of plastic. The upper half of the gun (the barrel, slide, recoil spring, firing pin/hammer/sear) is made out of metal. So, on a 'plastic gun' (we call them tactical tupperware) there actually is a fair ammount of metal. A polymer framed gun will set off a metal detector no problem, they also look like guns when x-rayed. Every once and a while someone gets nailed trying to bring one on an airplane thinking (mistakenly) that it wont get picked up.

Why a polymer frame you may ask? Weight. many of these polymer pistols are every bit as strong as their steel counterparts, but much lighter. It creates a more balanced pistol. I have a polymer pistol and when fully loaded it balances out quite nicely and that in turn helps me stay on target.

Now where the myth of the plastic pistol started was with Handgun Control Inc (guess what thier purpose was) in the 80s. I remember visiting DC as a kid and asking a security agent at the white house if their metal detectors could pick up plastic guns and he told me 'theres no such thing', now I know better. HCI created this myth to spread FUD. Anti-Gun folks usualy rely on emotion to make their argument, so it was an easy sell to convince people that those damn europeans were making all plastic pistols and importing them into the country so criminals can carry them through metal detectors so they could kill orphans and puppies. It was just the first in a long line of catchy but deceptive names used to promote an anti gun agenda ('Plastic Pistols' gave way to 'Cop Killer Bullets' which gave way to 'Saturday Night Specials' and is now on 'Sniper Rifles' and 'Sniper Scopes')

Well, as they say on G.I. Joe, now you know..and knowing is half the battle.

[KeLviN]

thats what i said only longer and more detailed. however, pure ceramic knives are almost impossible to see in xray and dont set off metal detectors. they will retain a VERY sharp blade for almost ever. however they are fairly brittle. because of security issues raised by an all ceranic knife, almost all us makers have stopped production and distribution.

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Originally posted by $-|-@R_Br33D
I saw a guy in a movie put about 4 bullets in a rabits foot that was attached to his keys,he put his key chain in the little bucket,walked through the metal detector,grabbed his key chain that concealed the bullets and boarded his flight..But your right about the metal components..

That movie is "In the Line of Fire" starring Clint Eastwood, it was two bullets not four in the rabbit's foot... and this scene was when he was going to see the president live, not on a flight....
You suck at movie trivia. :p

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Originally posted by noid
Well, as they say on G.I. Joe, now you know..and knowing is half the battle.

mmmm... Glock perfection!
-proud owner of two G21 (.45acp)
-> No KaBOOM (yet)
-> gotta love them pre-bans (eBay)

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Originally posted by KeLviN
thats what i said only longer and more detailed. however, pure ceramic knives are almost impossible to see in xray and dont set off metal detectors. they will retain a VERY sharp blade for almost ever. however they are fairly brittle. because of security issues raised by an all ceranic knife, almost all us makers have stopped production and distribution.

I prefer the Stephenson's SnowCrash character Raven weapon of choice:"Glass knife - very fine glass knife with a one molecule wide edge; supersharp and undetectable by metal detectors"