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 Ouze wrote:
Hey, have any of you guys filled out a non-trust, form 1 recently? If so... do you include one set of prints, or two?

Two I believe.

http://johnpierceesq.com/the-complete-guide-to-the-new-form-1/

Thanks!

I did extensive googling and it's very hard to find a FAQ on filling out the form as an individual, they're all for doing via a trust, which I'm not doing.

Yeah, the process isn't terribly easy to understand

But as far as I'm aware the fingerprint requirement is identical between Trusts and Individuals, except Trusts have to get *everyone* who is listed on the trust as a "responsible person" (i.e. who could legally possess the weapon) fingerprinted and photographed.

I sure wish I had done the trust before they closed all those loopholes

Went ahead and picked up the Manurhin early. I reallly, really, really like it.

Photobucket hates me or I would post a pic up.

Photobucket is essentially dead now, you need to find a new image hosting site :(

And fast cause Id love to see that pistol!

Dya think guns are "wargaming" enough to put up in the Dakka gallery?

Anvildude wrote:
Dya think guns are "wargaming" enough to put up in the Dakka gallery?

They are not. Use imgur.

Anvildude wrote:
Dya think guns are "wargaming" enough to put up in the Dakka gallery?

Oh youve been here long enough to know thats a no go


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Unless you get clever and use SpaceMarines as sights or something

 KingCracker wrote:

Unless you get clever and use SpaceMarines as sights or something

I seem to remember that someone was doing their painting using an anti-tank mine as a work surface.

 KingCracker wrote:

Anvildude wrote:
Dya think guns are "wargaming" enough to put up in the Dakka gallery?

Oh youve been here long enough to know thats a no go


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Unless you get clever and use SpaceMarines as sights or something

Would love to see some one make a custom bolter that actually fires grenades

I figure This is about as close as anyone is gonna get for now

(Fosstech Origin 12 ak derivative 12 gauge shotgun)

Shot a 3" Brenneke Black Magic 12 ga. slug into the ground trying to scare off a bear that had torn up my duck fence. Left a pretty good size divot.


The bear ran off a little ways and then stopped. I actually went back inside and grabbed a couple rounds of birdshot, because those slugs are too dang expensive to be used as noisemakers.

I need to get some rubber buckshot somewhere. Something that would be a little more convincing than a loud noise, but wouldn't seriously injure the bear. I guess it's pretty common out in the bush to use lightweight steel shot to pepper their backsides, but I don't feel comfortable doing that.

I went from about sixteen ducks to six last night. I doubt the bears (big sow black bear with a cub) ate any of the ducks themselves, but the ducks ran for it and they seem to get lost really easy. Lots of things out there looking to eat them.

I need to get an electric fence next year.

Made an account with Imgur, thank you for the suggestion.

Here is my newest revolver - a 4 inch blued Manurhin MR73. I am very pleased to note that all my K frame speed loaders fit just fine. Now all I need is a holster and to start stockpiling .357 Magnum.

The .30-06 I inherited from my grandfather has a fancy hardwood stock. Despite taking it hunting quite a few times it was still in really nice condition. I got a .300 win mag of the same model that came with a synthetic stock. I put a target stock on the .300, and put the synthetic stock on my .30-06 so I wouldn't mess up the nice wooden stock. Now I'm all sad because the rifle looks ugly.

I guess I can't have my cake and eat it too.

I filled out the paperwork for my Recce 7 Mod 4 today.



So now we play the waiting game. At some point in July 2018, I will finally be able to finish my long running project of converting my Blackout AR into a suppressed SBR.

Nice! Do you have a subsonic load already worked up?

Definitely not, I was planning to cross that proverbial bridge when I get to it. Right now I am shooting off the shelf. Once the can arrives, I plan to experiment, starting with Remington's 220gr ammo, but if you or anyone else has suggestions I am all ears. I won't be hunting so I don't need high lethality, this is for fun at the range so I really want something as quiet as possible while still being reasonably accurate.

The can in question will also work with my AR10 but to be honest I am really happy with the brake on my AR10... and everything else on my AR10 as well, which is easily my favorite rifle. The new blackout might be my best looking though, when it's finished.

 Ouze wrote:
I filled out the paperwork for my Recce 7 Mod 4 today.

Spoiler:

So now we play the waiting game. At some point in July 2018, I will finally be able to finish my long running project of converting my Blackout AR into a suppressed SBR.

That's the worst part about the NFA, I can deal with the paperwork...but the transfer times....

 complex57 wrote:
Made an account with Imgur, thank you for the suggestion.

Here is my newest revolver - a 4 inch blued Manurhin MR73. I am very pleased to note that all my K frame speed loaders fit just fine. Now all I need is a holster and to start stockpiling .357 Magnum.

Yay, very cool!

Looks like there is a company that is selling an integrally suppressed muzzle loader. The catch is that since muzzle loaders don't require a background check and the suppressor is permanently attached that there is no paperwork or background needed for that either.

People are up in arms over this, because apparently drive by flintlockings will become all the rage.

Oh my god imagine the headlines over that one. Itd be some kind of tactical black assault rifle of some kind Im sure and theyd think the ramrod was some kind of bayonet


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Oh my god imagine the headlines over that one. Itd be some kind of tactical black assault rifle of some kind Im sure and theyd think the ramrod was some kind of bayonet

Large-caliber, high-powered supressed sniper rifle with tactical high-speed reloading tool and weapon-generated chemical smoke concealment capabilities.

Sounds dangerous, better hope it doesn't have a shoulder thing that goes up.

What if they put a barrel shroud on it?

Won't someone think of the children?

Well, my suppressor has arrived at my dealer. While it remains in NFA jail until.... (gag) July 2018, probably, my dealer did allow for a conjugal visit on his property.

I didn't want to blow through a lot of ammo, so i just fired a couple of rounds of unsupressed, a few with the suppressor, just to get a feel for it. I ran though a single 30 round mag.

When cleaning it, I discovered something I think I tangentially knew about but had forgotten: the gun was as dirty as if I had fired 250+ rounds through it.


1.) Due to the increased backpressure of the suppressor, I can expect this as normal operation, right?

2.) When my other stamp comes in and I reduce it to a 10.5" barrel, I can look forward to more... or less fouling? It's 300BLK so going to be a pistol length gas system both ways.

3.) Do you guys have any suggestions for cleaning the star chamber? I struggle with it. I've tried little star shaped foam bits (too expensive), Q-tips on long sticks (too ineffective), and I need something that makes it really easy. Is there such a thing/

 Ouze wrote:
Well, my suppressor has arrived at my dealer. While it remains in NFA jail until.... (gag) July 2018, probably, my dealer did allow for a conjugal visit on his property.

I didn't want to blow through a lot of ammo, so i just fired a couple of rounds of unsupressed, a few with the suppressor, just to get a feel for it. I ran though a single 30 round mag.

When cleaning it, I discovered something I think I tangentially knew about but had forgotten: the gun was as dirty as if I had fired 250+ rounds through it.


1.) Due to the increased backpressure of the suppressor, I can expect this as normal operation, right?

Aye.

2.) When my other stamp comes in and I reduce it to a 10.5" barrel, I can look forward to more... or less fouling? It's 300BLK so going to be a pistol length gas system both ways.

on a 300 blackout with a pistol length gas system, probably about the same.

3.) Do you guys have any suggestions for cleaning the star chamber? I struggle with it. I've tried little star shaped foam bits (too expensive), Q-tips on long sticks (too ineffective), and I need something that makes it really easy. Is there such a thing/

Otis makes a special star chamber wire brush, works well, their AR15 cleaning kit is awesome. But yeah, in general those are a PITA to clean.

For 300 Blackout a 9 inch barrel seems to be what the round is optimized for, so with a 10 inch barrel you shouldn't notice any real increase in fouling.

I've got a small collection. Two 9mm pistols, 22lr pistol, AR pistol, 357 mag revolver, 22 rifle, AR-15, bolt action rifle, 12ga shotgun. My gf also has a 9mm.

For black friday, I finally decided to pull the trigger (get it? PULL THE TRIGGER!) on a nice trigger upgrade. Geissele was having a big sale - the $240 SSA/SSA-E was on sale for $155 at primary arms, and the rest were all, like, 30% off.

I agonized over this, to be honest. In my relatively limited shooting experience, a trigger is a trigger - you pull it, it goes boom. Easy peasy, and yet I hear some many reviews saying that a trigger upgrade is totally worth it. "You don't know until you try it" was a common refrain. I figured I'd try it, and when I was unimpressed, I could return it pretty easily.

Maaaaan... believe the hype. I went with a SSA-E, which took me from a single stage approximately 8 pound milspec trigger to a 2.3 pound first stage, 1.2 lb second stage. It's smooth as can be, and it definitely allow for substantially more precise shots. It's probably amazing for hunting too, you can take out the slack and then be ready to fire with almost no pressure the second you're lined up.

It's maybe the best gun upgrade i've gotten. Now that I've had a 2 stage trigger, I don't know if I can go back to a single stage.

The downside is it's pretty expensive, and the pull weight really is greatly reduced which isn't always appropriate. I have 3 AR type rifles, and I installed 2 in the longer-range builds, but I also have a short AR pistol that I am leaving alone. I use that one for home defense so I think I prefer a little extra weight in a potentially tense situation.

For target or competition shooting, two stage triggers will definitely give you what you pay for. I'm personally used to the standard M4 trigger, but if I had a competition gun I would cough up for a Geissele for sure.

I didn't buy anything this black friday, but I almost went with an upper for my AR 308.