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The ATF is after them. Be aware: https://www2.nssf.org/e/127421/file-186521-download/4x45lk/965894041/h/nIg8aEoPp5OUztOYk66IDXT9TIQ5EhmADLywt9M_ajQ

To my fellow veterans: I salute you on Veterans Day (and every day).

If anyone isn't already aware, the BATFE revised the Form 4473 (again). The new version is dated August, 2023' https://www2.nssf.org/e/127421/ounter-atf-form-53009-download/4vl7ly/913615789?h=fTfVZOWsoYZC_cSOO-dNfn8h3UESwHgpUYD5dw40IqM

Just had a pair of e-mails from a friend in Connecticut. For those who don't know, it seems that Connecticut allows (or did, until today) private transfers, BUT only if the seller contacts the state police to obtain a authorization to make the transfer. To obtain that, the seller has to provide...

Looking for an adult-size, inexpensive, bolt-action .22 LR rifle for some experimenting. Armscor used to sell one, but it seems to be discontinued. What else is out there other than the Mossberg Plinkster? Thank you.

Does anyone know anything about a company called Federal Armament? I have bought from them in the past and everything went smoothly, but their web site includes a kit for making your own .22 CB Caps that I wanted to tinker with. All of a sudden every page on their web site loads with a pop-up of...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCr4q-HU7JQ The Maryland Supreme Court has ruled that a firearms expert cannot state that a bullet came from a particular firearm. They can testify that ballistic marks are "consistent with" a particular firearm, but they cannot state the a bullet recovered from...

The video channel Smarter Every Day decided to see if they could make it happen. They did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcQVrD7RnNI The couldn't get the two bullets to just fuse together without self-destructing, though. My guess is that it's because they weren't using pure lead for the...

Over on an authors' forum where I hang out, I corrected a youngster whose entire reference library is computer games, which he seems to think constitute an authoritative source for what happens in the real world. The recent discussion was about "assault rifles," which he proclaimed are ("as...

Do firearms manufacturers submit copies of their serial number and date records to the BATFE on a regular basis? If so, are these lists public record? They don't include any proprietary information, and they don't identify who bought the firearms, so I can't think of any reason why they would...

A long time ago someone who owned some Para pistols started out to generate a build date look-up list. He posted about it on the M1911.org forum and a couple of other forums -- and then he abandoned the project. My friends at M1911.org picked it up and started reorganizing it, as well as...

The National Shooting Sports Foundation has announced that the government, of behalf of the Air Force, has agreed to settle claims against the government for $144.5 million dollars. For those who aren't aware or don't remember, the shooter was a former Air Force enlisted man who had multiple...

There was a lot for the NSSF to report on this week. Here's the link: https://www2.nssf.org/webmail/127421/750171916/d0c43dc14c75e89e5759c462e1ae58777cd3a2b26ec740cd4bb889d5285b57cf High points: Although the lawsuit against the new New York law hasn't gained traction (at least not yet)...

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-01-06/us-appeals-court-blocks-ban-on-rapid-fire-bump-stocks This means there is now a circuit split, which may result in the bump stock ban being reviewed by the SCOTUS. It was refreshing to me to see that the majority at the 5th Circuit decided that...

Stephen Halbrook, one of the nation's most respected Second Amendment scholars, has written an article explaining why the scope and meaning of the 2A must be construed according to what the people who originally wrote it thought it meant, in 1791...

Not bare receivers that are sold as "other" because they have never (yet) been finished into either a rifle or a handgun. I'm trying to educate myself better of those things that look a lot like short-barreled rifles, but they have a wrist brace (wink, wink -- nudge, nudge) rather than a...

https://www.ammoland.com/2022/11/law-banning-gun-possession-due-to-restraining-order-is-unconstitutional/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN It's a federal case, so this is going to bear watching. This is only a District court decision, so it doesn't establish binding precedent, even in that jurisdiction...

Several years ago, I remember reading in one of the printed gun magazines about a SAA clone from either Uberti or Pietta that was a full-scale, full-weight, NON-firing version that was created specifically to allow fast draw competitors to practice with a gun that was always safe. If I remember...

What is it -- exactly -- and how is it done? I'm playing with the notion of adapting a semi-auto handgun to a different cartridge of the same caliber. The barrel bore and groove diameters are the same for both, so what I would need to do is to bore out the chamber area slightly and machine an...

Years ago, when they were cheap and available, I bought an FM (not FN) Hi-Power, made in Argentina under license from FN Herstal. It's a nice pistol, but I don't shoot it much ... I'm primarily a 1911 guy, and I bought the Hi-Power only out of curiosity, and because its lineage involved John M...