Posted on 11/01/2021 5:06:48 AM PDT by marktwain
A few years ago, “ghost gun” homemade shotguns were appearing at gun “buyback” turn-in events, as makers of the simple shotguns cashed in on the money to be had. Gun “buyback” is an Orwellian term. You cannot “buyback” a gun you never owned before.
In a recent turn-in event on October 23, from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio, it appears two of the shotguns were turned in for $50 each. The guns show a bit of craftsmanship. The hose clamps are nicely clipped instead of having excessive over-run, the stock is inletted for the barrel and clamping system, and the pipe-barrel muzzle is squared off and trimmed. The materials cost about $10.
“Ghost Gun” homemade shotgun at Columbus event.
The event brought in a little less than 100 guns. Some of them were worth far more than the $50 offered. From 10tv.com:
The Public Safety office told us they received 73 handguns, 11 shotguns, and 13 rifles.
It is said to be the first event of its type held in Columbus. From 10tv.com:
This was the first gun buyback held by Columbus police.
Public Safety Director Robert Clark said first the guns will be run through the system after being received.
If the guns are reported stolen, they’ll then be returned to the rightful owner.
If the gun is linked to a crime, detectives will then take over and investigate.
The homemade “ghost guns” have no serial number. They are made all over the world where factory guns are difficult to get. There is some dispute about how much was being paid out at the event.
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I remember seeing adds for slam fire guns in Shotgun News years ago.
Somebody would probably get shot.
I used to have a design for an early “Bang Stick” I picked up from an ARGOSY magazine in the late 1960s. It was a slam fire design with a .357 mag cartridge.
I’d be willing to bet you could 3D print a few unworkable shotguns for a lot less than the buyback idiots would give you for them. Maybe a hundred or so.
Buyback infers that I was allowed to purchase through the gubmint’s good graces.
Exactly. Their good graces mean squat to me. I have rights directly from God.
My brother and a friend made them for night diving in the Keys in the 1950s. The friend patented them and started production. Actually, when brother was much younger, we read Beebe’s “Beneath Tropical Sea” in which Beebe used a Dynamite cap on a pole. My brother suggested using a pistol cartridge in a short barrel instead which would channel all the energy into the shark.
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