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Why is it that fat chicks think it OK to wear spandex? It's hurtful and offensive,
I need my Safe Space.
Because they cannot fit into anything else!!!!
The doors for gyms are one-size-fits all.
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A nice plus is that if these are well received, it opens up another market for our good friends at CSSpecs. It must have been a real bummer for them when S12s were put on the ban list. They invested a bunch of money in giving us the S12 magazines we asked for, so if these shotguns become popular it could be a great thing for them.
THIS. It's dumb seeing a stand-up company get shit on because of ridiculous circumstances.
And I also agree with the "more the merrier" posts. The safety lever has had many different fixes and solutions to make it more user-friendly, but it would be hard to beat a factory left side.
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lots of Calico guns still kicking around huh? not that this whole thing isn't DUMB, but they're wanting to ban those along with other guns that are not even manufactured anymore?!? (SPAS12) really...?
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I also had the idea of removing the firing pin. Not sure how it's going to work out, but the ATF agent told the mom to do whatever she could (including getting a copy of the police report and guilt tripping the gun store) into accepting a return. She also has a backup plan of selling the gun to a neighbor.
Something dumb that I didn't even think to ask until a day or 2 later was if she had bought any ammunition. Turns out she DID, and it was blanks.
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Has the family considered taking the situation into their own bosoms and gently confronting the person in question and sanitising her immediate environment? This would include removing her space of any potential dangerous weapons. Also there is a medical definition difference between being dependant on a drug and being addicted to the same. HB. Retarded FF PM RN. Now just old.
She's the kind of person who, when faced with the problem of: not being able to find a knife to cut herself with, came up with the solution: bust out a window and make a knife out of glass.
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Fixed thread title for ya.
Appreciated.
Latest update: Local ATF branch did agree that While Marijuana is illegal on a Federal level, she "technically didn't lie" because she was lawfully using the drug per State regs. Basically said that they would be hard pressed to make an issue out of it, IF they even had the manpower to go forward with investigating this further in the first place.
Section 11.f: She was committed as a minor, so that information is sealed. Her therapist felt she was stable enough in the recent past to have taken her off the meds, which doesn't matter anyway because apparently that information isn't accessible via NICS.
"15.9 inch AR? Fingerprints, CLEO sign-off and $200, please. See you in 6 months."
"Someone making death threats bought a gun? We'll make it harder for her to buy the next one."
Ladies and gentlemen, the ATF.
THIS.
Part of the reason I was so irate (not that I wouldn't have been anyway), is because I've been through the C3 hoops. I have a spotless record, but I still had to be fingerprinted, and get local LEO signature (could have went the trust route, but that's irrelevant here), and wait, and wait, and wait, and all the other garbage I had to go through to get said firearm... and yet we have a VERY obvious case of someone who has ZERO REASON to be in possession of a gun, and they won't step up, EVEN knowing what they know now. Their reply simplified is: it'll flag her next time. So here's someone who acted on an urge to buy a firearm for a malicious use, with a documented trail; what happens next time she's freaking out and STEALS one? (because they wouldn't get off their asses and handle their business).
It's frustrating to say the least.
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After some convincing, finally got the mom to call. She's the kind of person who wanted to wash her hands and say "I didn't do anything to get my child in trouble". She called the hotline, they gave her the number for the local atf office. The conversation she says she had wasn't very productive (IMHO), but it's better than nothing. Apparently the daughter now has a file and it'll be harder for her to obtain a firearm, but no charges or anything of the like will happen. Seems like they only want the big fish, hopefully she doesn't grow into one. I applauded her and thanked her for finally "getting her hands dirty"... even though this whole situation should have gotten this far to have even happened.
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So you ARE for some form of gun control. (Sorry, I had to.) Good for you!
HAH!
Joking aside, I think it's a mental health issue first. If she was in a nuthouse where she belongs, she wouldn't have been able to go to a gun store... or steal one... or straw purchase one
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I did mean 4473. Sorry for the confusion.
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I just convinced the mom to call the ATF hotline.
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Is there a way to report someone for lying on an ATF1140 purchase form?
An insane family member of mine (with a documented history of hospitalization for mental illness) has been arguing with her mother pretty intensely for a few months. She's made it very open that she wants to kill her mom, posted on Facebook that she wanted a gun, and today has finally taken steps forward. She went to a gun store, filled out the 1140 form for OTC sales, SOMEHOW didn't get flagged, and now she has a gun. Police were called, they said they can't do anything. Her mom called again, so the cops showed up, and all they did was give the firearm to the mom.
She has a medical marijuana card contrary to 11.3 on the form, I would assume she would have had to answer "NO" on that question for it to go through. As stated earlier, she also has a documented history of mental illness contrary to 11.f.
Is there a way to report this? I would have assumed that the local PD would have taken those things into consideration, but it appears they didn't.
(looks like gun control and background checks worked in this case too *end sarcasm*)
ETA: I meant form 4473 (thanks for noticing DLT)
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Heres the first before and after. The far right was missing parts, had a bent muzzle, and lots of pitting towards the muzzle. I managed to find the obscure parts, and hack the barrel back. Seems to be a good shooter. So far I've managed to get a lucky shot (downed a crow), and ran up on a squirrel. Not the best tool for the job, but it goes bang and looks cool for a nearly 100 year old gun.
This is the re-finished version of the top gun in the second picture. As seen earlier in the thread, I had to shim the barrel. It also had mismatching stock colors. I fixed and cleaned the internals, as well as stain and seal the wood. Now it doesn't break open on it's own, and matches itself a little better. In the buttstock there's a spot of light coloring in the wood, I considered adding more stain, but I like how it's got a little "natural imperfection" to it. I thought about refinishing the barrel and receiver, but I kinda dig the "aged" oxidized look it's got. 2 free guns that probably still aren't worth much more than that, but they were a good learning experience and have a cool story attached to them now. Thanks for looking.
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Good, bad or indifferent, what happens in your house is YOUR business. Bite your tongue at the inlaws house (if that visit happens anymore), but stand your ground in your own, which it sounds like is the case. Keep up the good work protecting your own, even if it means pointing out the white elephant.
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What I've learned from TV: Drawing and doing a full-back tattoo takes 30 minutes, building a one-off hotrod takes 6 hours, there's no ATF wait for a custom NFA shotgun, Every celebrity knows how to dance, a Colt Python is the best weapon for zombies, bigfoot/nessie/mothman is real, and Hitler lived.
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I wouldn't want the responsibility police officers carry... especially in modern times. Although they do choose their own profession.
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I went out deer hunting this morning. There seemed to be a lot of tracks, beds, and Turkey, but no deer. On my way out of the field I noticed about 30 geese in a separate field behind my parents house and decided to try out my snow-ninja skills. I drove down to their house, popped my mag open and installed my waterfowl plug, grabbed a few goose-loads and crept out into the field. There was ZERO cover, and I was wearing green camouflage (again, the field was covered in about 6" of snow), so this was a scenario with a LOT of wishful thinking. I got about 50 yards from the group and about 10 of them spotted me and flew off. I laid in the snow for a couple minutes and started creeping up slower. After another 20 yards or so of crawling it appeared that the rest of the group spotted me as well, so I stood up and noticed a single head still swiveling around. I figured it would fly off as well, so I drew a sight on him and started inching up hoping I could get close enough to take a shot. I was JUST close enough to feel comfortable taking the shot and it spotted me, turned and tried taking off. I took the shot and must have only gotten it with a couple pellets in a non-vital area. It tried taking off but looked like a kid running with a kite... it would take a few steps, get about 2 feet off the ground then crash back down.
I don't consider myself "out of shape", but chasing a goose through a snow-covered, corn stubble field, with a heavy shotgun wore me out. It probably went close to 200 yards before I could catch up and get close enough to take another shot.
It made me EARN the kill for sure. I gave an assist a few weeks ago to get 2 geese with my dad and cousin, so this is MY first official kill.
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probably dirt-cheap too
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Found a big fat "roach" when I removed the center console of my old Z28.
+1 also found a roach when I got my 85 z-28
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Handmade gun-metal barrel Ring individually cut from a recycled shotgun barrel. The inside and side surfaces are then polished to a nearly mirror finish. The outside is lightly buffed to remove any oxidation, but natural pitting and gun metal character will remain.
Perfect gift for hunters, target shooters, outdoorsmen/women, or anyone who wants a high quality piece of jewelry that tells a story.
Comes with a presentation box and card. Card displays the model of gun the ring originated from, gauge of firearm, and size of ring.
Width of band is approximately 8mm.
I can size this ring 8.5 to 11.75
Free priority shipping with tracking.$55
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I got mine a couple of years ago and it's a fun shooter. Mine eats everything I've fed it so far without a hiccup.
You can also build yourself a neat little case for it if you are so inclined.
Every time I see someone put the effort into making a case like that, I'm never unimpressed.
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kinda resembles a milled receiver stock attachment point
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So on the first shotgun, I bonded the shim to the barrel. I clamped a drill bit into the recess to hold the shape of the shim tight against the barrel. This seemed like a good idea until I let it dry and realized I had also bonded the drill bit to the barrel.
I cleaned everything off and got a good clean surface again, and re-bonded, this time with a dowel filling the gap. I let it dry a few days, then filed away the excess. After cleaning up my new pivot point, I started fitting the barrel to the receiver and it was loose again. I'm not sure if it wasn't prepped/cleaned thoroughly enough, or the shim wasn't bent quite round enough before I clamped it, but it popped off during my fitting of the barrel. Once again I took a piece of the .008 feeler gauge, rolled it into a similar shape, cleaned the hell out of it, cleaned the barrel, repeated cleaning AGAIN just to be sure, and clamped into place. Not wanting to take any chances, I let it dry for 2 days, unclamped and allowed another 2 days before I started working on it again. Finally I have that taken care of. 
Then I went on to fitting the breech. No pictures taken, but there was a gap at the top of the breech of the barrel letting me know the bottom was hitting first. I grabbed a red Sharpie to coat the contact surface, briskly closed the barrel and was able to see the contact points. Disassemble, file, sand, re-paint and start over. I filed and test-fit the breech until there was no gap and no high spots.
So I had to move on to the locking lug (which wasn't engaging by now). The .008 that the barrel was pushed back was enough that the lug wasn't making enough contact, and with a bump from the heel of my hand I could break the action open.
Gotta take a break, crack open another beer with your homemade bottle opener and then resume.
Pictures start getting fuzzy, I wonder if that's a coincidence?
The lug was contacting enough to not be "bumped" open anymore and left a good print when I checked the marking surface. Next I emptied out a bulk bird shell I had and made sure I hadn't removed too much material... looks good by me. I got nervous about having to also file the ejector because it was slightly raised above the breech. I cleaned the (probably) 50+ years of gunk built up on it with the wire wheel on my bench grinder, and it fit with no issue. (not pictured, it goes it the hole between the red markings)
I tried re-assembling the gun to see how everything looked and felt, but I couldn't get the foregrip to lock into place. I disassembled the hardware from the wood so I could see exactly what was going on. I realized that the shim affected ANOTHER part that I hadn't considered. The forearm lug was also moved back and would have to be trimmed.
File and fit, file and fit, file and fit.
This is going to require another beer. Another homemade bottle-opener... broken crescent wrench.
File and test a few times and then I realized that the top of the lug (closest to the barrel) would have to be relieved also (duh), not just the lower "ramp". After a few more passes and test fits, everything snapped into place as expected.
All I've got left to do is seal the stocks, and re-fit the foregrip. Whoever made the replacement foregrip mis-drilled the holes and used mismatching screws that didn't even fit very well. Toothpicks filled the holes with a bit of wood glue. I planned on using regular wood sealer for the job, but I've read a few reviews of the Birchwood Casey "Tru-Oil" and people seem to swear by it. Even though this thing is probably twice as old as I am, and a VERY plain single-shot, I'm excited to get it out in the field. It's like building a car, it might not be the best, fastest, or most popular model, but the time and effort put into it makes it worth more than that. More pics to come, including a "before and after" shot.
Edit: spelling
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Never tried boiling them... usually "my friend" shaves and get the shampoo
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Update: First shotgun disassembled (grinded a 1/4" drive flat-bit down to remove the screws). Sanded and retained the stocks, now they match a lot better (pics to come). Planning on shimming the hinge sometime this week. I found a permatex equivalent and some inexpensive feeler gauges to re-purpose at the local auto parts store.
Started on the second 12 as well. It locked up tight so I think no shimming will be required. The barrel had a lot of surface rust in the breech, as well as some pitting down the barrel. I decided this one would be the sacrificial lamb of the bunch. I hacked the barrel back to 18.5" with a pipe-cutter and cleaned up the cut with a file. It looks like the pitting was deeper in some spots than I thought. The raw end looks like the pitting goes fairly deep into the barrel walls, or I could just be mistaking the grain of the metal. (pictures of that to follow as well). I swabbed out the rest of the barrel with an oil soaked rag, and the breech cleaned up pretty nicely. I'm still debating on if I plan on shooting this thing or just having it as an evil looking conversation piece in my safe. It feels solid but I value the shape of my face, number of teeth I have, and brain-in-skull ratio, more than wanting to shoot an old single-shot.
Any advice on safety checks or specific things to look for if I decided to actually shoot this one?
Another problem is that the lamb is missing the foregrip. I've checked all the usual places (eBay, gunbroker, numrich, and brownells) with no luck. From my little bit of research I've found It's an obscure store brand from the Savage/Stevens company called "Riverside Arms Co." The only schematics and parts I could find were for their double barrel models.
all the newbs bought up all the spam cans of 54R?
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As stated many times before: Gary, you have the coolest guns.