Posted on 11/08/2006 7:21:48 PM PST by SW6906
Hey, I liked the guy and I didn't ban him, I'm just saying that's why he was banned. It's not my perception that matters, it's the big guys perception that matters.
I wonder if JR is eating crow now that the GOP lost the senate and house. Maybe him and Rush shouldn't have carried water for so many quislings. Ya think?
FR used to be a spirited place. I'm sorta glad the GOP lost the house and senate. Maybe the GOP can once again realise how bad the Dems are gonna destroy this country, and maybe the GOP won't cower from or pander to them, or at worst, sell out the party to line their own pockets.
the brass varies by lot number for both military and civilian cartridges.
I weigh the brass, and group them by weight. If one case weighs more than the other, and the outside is the same, then the difference is on the inside, The heavier one actually shoots higher (I find), most likely due to the higher pressure when touched off, due to same charge in a smaller space. The difference can be more than 20 fps out the barral.
"Profiled"? Well, of course. As a white, middle-aged, heterosexual Christian male, I'm profiled many times over. The larger worry is being "on the list" - which I most assuredly am. Back before the anti-gun crowd caught my attention and made me re-evaluate certain practices of mine, I bought several firearms over the counter from a local dealer. Years later, that dealer was investigated and eventually the FFL holder was convicted of selling guns to felons. All the transactions were legit, as I understand the regs governing FFL holders; it was an ATF fishing expedition. But I digress.
Bottom line - ALL of the dealer's 4473s were seized. So, the feds know what I bought there - as well as the purchases by many others, including my dad, cousins, friends, etc. We're all in the database. So now, I consider all of the stuff bought on a 4473 to be "sacrificial". It's not the entirety of my collection, though... and it's certainly not all in one place.
Here's another thought: Do y'all remember the Smith & Wesson "agreement"? Well, it's not dead. In fact, I think I just saw it twitch.
Yeah, I can see where an activist Federal Judge could link a search warrant to every one. Agents could go online for a particular 4473 and the server could come up with all kinds of information plus a ready made search warrant. Is this a wonderful country, or what?
Thank you! Makes me want to get back into loading. I sure have a mean pile of empty brass now.
How do you measure muzzle velocity?
there are kits. You set up the device just ahead of the bench, and shoot through two hoops. The minicomputer measures the bullet speed from the first ring though the other.
http://www.airgunexpress.com/Accessories/ShootingChrony/alphachrony119-01-1000.htm
Chrony to measure muzzle velocity.
You might have a point about the gun grabber aspects. I could see them going that route just like they did with "assault rifles" that are functionally identical to most any other rifle, just "military" in appearance.
Read my tagline: there is no such thing as having too many guns. I keep a Mossberg 500 (?) shotgun with the shorter (legal) barrel, plug removed and pistol grip on it for home defense. I have it loaded bird shot - bird shot - buck shot - buck shot - slug. I figure it is in order of needing to get the perps attention. If he's still coming by the time I get to the slug, the slug will certainly stop him. ;o)
/sarcasm
You can always keep a few to turn in in good faith and for the rest, say you sold/traded/gave them away. Copy of the classified ad you took out (you told all callers they were already sold) a handwritten receipt with drivers license # (how were you to know it was fake?) may be just enough to let you live. Probably not a good idea to report anything stolen though. If you ever give it to your grandson and he gets stopped for a traffic ticket, you don't want him to be in possession of a "stolen gun".
So, it would not be a good idea to say they were stolen "a week from next Tuesday" ???
I guess my concern is that once reported as stolen, it will always be stolen. Keeping it next to your bed will essentially carry the same legal risk as keeping an unregistered machinegun next to your bed. You have no other choice but to bury it in a cache.
Should your days turn to twilight and you never needed to use your cache, you'll want to let a son or grandson know where it/they are. Unfortunately, as "stolen" weapons, they'll be able to do nothing with them other than keep them cached or run the risk of being caught in possession of stolen property.
By selling/trading/giving them away, you can always come back later and claim you happened to run across the guy you sold it to and bought it back.
A Goody for later..
bump
BOOM!
/jasper
Book mark.
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