Posted on 06/20/2012 7:21:32 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
Counter-twists for the rifling might be in order, but which way? Turn outboard, or in?
Ive got small hands. Its gotta have a grip like a 2x4 !
Do some research of your own. If an automatic weapon was not registered with the ATF as an automatic weapon as of May 19, 1986, it is not eligible for civilian ownership or transfer, thanks to the Hughes Amendment to the Firearm Owner's Protection Act.
Because of the FOPA, a civilian can never own a newly manufactured firearm that fires more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger, which is the legal definition of a machine gun according to 26 U.S.C. 5845(b).
Any full-auto weapons for sale in the United States to civilians, including that fine Uzi your daughter fired, were manufactured and registered prior to May 19, 1986.
Just because something can be done does not mean it should be. And here we have a great example of that.
Any full-auto weapons for sale in the United States to civilians, including that fine Uzi your daughter fired, were manufactured and registered prior to May 19, 1986.
I’m sure you are quite correct. I have met over the years several individuals who DO own such firearms, including Uzi’s, 50 cal Browning machine Guns, etc. I was told that it was a matter of the right paperwork and the payment of a TAX stamp to do so.
But I’m sure that they were just lying to me.
Oh yes, please check out the video of the Knob Creek FULL-AUTO machine gun shoot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd0ppORwBog
I’m sure the ATF would be fascinated at the thought of so many ILLEGAL machine guns in one spot.
Reminds me of the Remington “2200” circa 1982. Two Remington 1100s (.12 gauge shotguns) fastened together side by side with a common trigger. Rather nasty precursor to the “alley-sweeper.”
Is this nostagia hour? I remember 1956 because it was the first time I attempted to swing at a pitched (actually softly thrown by an adult) ball with negative results. But it sure was fun. And it was in the street in front of my house. I swung at tens of thousands of pitched balls after that, but that first one is the one I remember best. Unless it was the homerun I hit in rec ball off a friend who loudly declared he was going to strike me out.
It is legal for civilians to own machine guns that were placed in the national registry prior to 1986, and has the appropriate tax stamp. However, no new firearms can be placed into the registry.
This is why a full-auto AR rifle, which doesn't cost any more to manufacture than a $1,500 semi-auto AR, goes for $10,000 or more. There is a fixed limited supply of them.
BOOKbump
That's not a 1911, it's a 3822...
Why did it have two pilots? Was it a trainer?
In the years immediately following WWII, when it became apparent that the intercontinental bombing of the USSR was a very possible mission, it was deemed an appropriate escort for B-29s and later the B-36, and also pushed out the P-61 as a night fighter.
According to Wikipedia:
"On 27 February 1947, a P-82B 44-65168 named Betty Jo and flown by Colonel Robert E. Thacker made history when it flew nonstop from Hawaii to New York without refueling, a distance of 5,051 mi (8,129 km) in 14 hr 32 min (347.5 mph/559.2 km/h). This flight tested the P-82's range. The aircraft carried a full internal fuel tank of 576 gal (2,180 l), augmented by four 310 gal (1,173 l) tanks for a total of 1,816 gal (6,874 l). Also, Colonel Thacker forgot to drop three of his external tanks when their fuel was expended, landing with them in New York.[2]
To this day, it remains the longest nonstop flight ever made by a propeller-driven fighter, and the fastest such a distance has ever been covered in a piston-engined aircraft (the record for the longest unrefueled flight by a propeller-driven aircraft of any type is held by the Rutan Voyager). "
Or the Chiappa Rhino? One fugly weapon, but the concept of placing the barrel at the bottom of the cylinder and sending the recoil straight into the wrist (i.e. no muzzle flip) is interesting.
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