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    Damage by releasing slide on empty chamber

    I remembered reading about a test someone did doing this with a 1911, I forget where I read it and who did it. Anyway, here's an older discussion on 1911's w/input from 1911Tuner. http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-291522.html
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    Charles Daly Wants to Hear From You!

    Mr. Kassnar, It's good to see a manufacturer join the boards and pay attention to those of us on the internet. Tell your IT guys to fix the Charles Daly website. The "employment opportunities" page is broke. :)
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    Questions about the VSS Vintorez.

    You could probably get a semi-auto copy, though you may have trouble finding properly licensed people willing (and able) to help you. If I'm not mistaken, licensed dealers can get imported post-86 dealer sample machineguns. (ie, SIG 55X, H&K guns). Some of these dealers are willing to torch a...
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    anybody from NY

    The BCSA range just outside Binghamton is pretty good, only 100 yards though. http://www.bcsportsmen.org/
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    NY jerks its knee FAST

    Well, a quick read makes it look like they've removed flash suppressors, bayonet lugs and grenade launchers from the "assault weapons" feature set. I'd need to check the old law, drop the substitutions in and see how it has all been changed before making any conclusions, but it may be possible...
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    Lifting a Ban

    I've been doing a lot of reading on this lately, as I'm interested in a couple foreign rifles as well (mainly the SIG SG550). I think I've found a couple ways around the import laws, but it requires the assistance of someone licensed to import these rifles, or a police department. I'd actually...
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    Suppressor wall thickness

    This type of info isn't harmful to put on the net. (generic/simple suppressor design) It's one of those things, if you have the resources required to build a suppressor, you wouldn't need to log into THR to ask what wall thickness you'd need... Check www.silencertests.com IIRC they had a...
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    AR-180B for a class

    I don't really know enough to give you any advice one way or another, but I ran across this recently: http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=62&t=307047 This is probably an anomaly, but I will suggest that you bring a spare rifle if possible.
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    Blueprints/M1Garand/Barrel

    Thanks for posting these. I have had an interest in firearms design for some time, so it's nice to see real blueprints. I don't know if anyone else has encountered this, but I've found it difficult to locate firearms blueprints. Admittedly, most of my searcing has been online, but I'm...
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    Small vending machine for selling ammo at range?

    This is a great idea! But remember to double check the legal issues with selling ammo on campus. It might be treated differently when you automate it. Depending on how much time and money you have, you could probably get an engineering student or two to build something for you...
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    Are used police weapons exempt from the '86 MG ban?

    I said I'd do some reading and get back to you guys. I've been busy, otherwise I would have gotten back to you all a bit more quickly. Here's the cases I looked at, with a quick description and my understanding of the ruling. I'm an engineer, not a lawyer, so I'd appreciate corrections if I...
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    Are used police weapons exempt from the '86 MG ban?

    Thanks gezzer, I have never heard of a Form 5 being used for a tax exempt transfer from a gov't agency, but the form does list that... Don't be sorry, I know I was confused, I'd only heard of tax exempt transfers for estates and gunsmithing/repair before this. While you're here, do you know of...
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    Are used police weapons exempt from the '86 MG ban?

    CleverNickName, I know transfers to a police department are tax free. I am trying to figure out if gezzer was correct with his statement that transfers from a PD to an individual are tax free. I'm thinking it might not take a big court case to get the ATF to allow registration of pre86 PD...
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    Are used police weapons exempt from the '86 MG ban?

    mp5, it sounds like we're talking about two different things. All I am trying to say is that the law says that any machinegun lawfully owned before 1986 can be lawfully owned by us today. It does not say that the machinegun needed to be in the NFA registry before 1986. I don't think that the...
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    Are used police weapons exempt from the '86 MG ban?

    gezzer, I didn't quite follow that. Why would the transfer be tax free? Hkmp5sd, My thinking is that the law says the gun must have been lawfully possessed before the 1986 ban. Regardless of whether or not the gun was transferable at the time, the police department or military lawfully...
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    Are used police weapons exempt from the '86 MG ban?

    Section 922(o) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person to transfer or possess a machinegun. (2) This subsection does not apply with respect to - (A) a transfer to or by, or possession by or under the authority of, the United States or any department or agency...
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    Let's talk about Destructive Devices

    Thanks for the correction Keith, I did not realize that it was a iffy half homemade 37mm device.
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    Let's talk about Destructive Devices

    Sounds like I was wrong on the dangerous range for 40mm grenades. I'm curious, how stable are these things? We've all read how explosives can deteriorate and become unstable with time/exposure. Is something like a 40mm grenade safe to sit in your safe (bunker) for a couple years? Do you...
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    Let's talk about Destructive Devices

    I don't know if this would work, but you could try registering the 40mm brass casing as the DD, then reload it or send it back to the manufacturer for "repair" every time you shoot it. :rolleyes: I see practice ammo as being fun for DD's, but I wouldn't want to get involved with live...
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    Why isn't every rifle a bullpup design?

    Correia, The "pull bar" type trigger is a good description of what I've drawn up for that design I posted about a month or two ago. That said, do you have any advice on building and/or prototyping rifles? I'm not going to build my .408 design in the near future, but I am working on a much...
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