sumedhSep 2020Recommends
VICE video from 2011 on the same gun markets of Pakistan, I started following VICE after I saw that video. ▶ this video
in “The Last Gunsmiths of the Khyber Pass” · View on HN
The Gun Markets of Pakistan with Suroosh Alvi
The Gun Markets of Pakistan with Suroosh Alvi on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2014–2020.
VICE
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A VICE report from 2011 in which Suroosh Alvi revisits the gun markets in Pakistan's tribal areas, a stronghold of the Taliban. It shows weapons being made and sold by hand and a country described as a powder keg.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as a visual reference for hand-built firearms and craft gunsmithing, especially in threads on 3D-printed and home-made guns.
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“VICE video from 2011 on the same gun markets of Pakistan, I started following VICE after I saw that video.”
What HN commenters said
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
jhallenworldJul 2018Cites it
Interesting! There are videos: ▶ this video [link] Of course firearms were made in pre-industrial times, and it's fascinating to see how: (just how do you chamber a gun accurately by hand?) [link] But how would a technologically savvy first world person do it? These days you can buy a "gunsmithing" lathe for your garage workshop. Check out this video by Shiraz Balolia, CEO of Grizzly Industrial (they sell Chinese made industrial equipment to home shop machinists): [link] I was going to link to Joe Pieczynski's excellent machining videos on how to make an AR-15, but it looks like there are new YouTube guidelines: [link] In any case, the information is widely available (and check out his other videos if you want improve your machining skills).
in “Americans can legally download 3-D printed guns starting next month” · View on HN
kelvin0Oct 2014Cites it
Don't even need a CNC machine (or any hi tech device) to build lethal automatic weapons: ▶ this video Craftsmanship, experience and raw materials only are needed.
in “The $1,200 Machine That Lets Anyone Make a Metal Gun at Home” · View on HN
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Geopolitics & foreign policyMedia, journalism & propagandaMilitary history & warfarepakistangunsmithingkhyber passvicetribal areas