My understanding is that it isn't so much about 80% lowers as it is about one specific lower that they sell that the BATF claims is essentially a 100% lower that is injection filled with plastic to bring it back to 80%.
We have an active thread on our local board about this as well...
"Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look
upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest." - Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi
Ouch! It costs me $0.18 a round to reload .40 S&W. That's about $90 / 500, but my brass is all free. I'm lucky that the local police practice at our range and leave all their .40 brass on the ground. Are you loading jacketed or plated?
Nope .... sorry, illegal in the peoples republic of Massachusetts :banghead:. Any "component" of ammunition, including the spent primer or even an unprimed brass is considered "ammunition" and you better be properly licensed to possess it! I HATE this state!
I got the cheapo harbor freight ultrasonic and it works well on my cylinders. In fact, when I tear down my 1858 Remington, everything except the frame goes into the cleaner. Yes, I remove the nipples and use hot water along with the powdered cleaner HF sells. It's just a small ultrasonic but...
Moses66 .... you said "we have one similar but it uses 209 shotgun primers behind the blast plate" ... can you provide a link to the cylinder that uses the 209 primers?
I've found that the easiest way for me to install the cylinder is to start with the hammer uncocked, put the cylinder in from the right aligning one of the notches on the cylinder to the stop, then slightly pull back on the hammer to retract the hand while I rotate the cylinder into place - but...
Apparently Massachusetts ties in with the DL system as well :
http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/threads/232208-Massachusetts-gun-registry?p=3605600&viewfull=1#post3605600
Rather disconcerting .... for a state with "No Gun Registry".
Massachusetts Law defines ANY component as "Ammunition" :
Section 121. As used in sections 122 to 131P, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
“Ammunition”, cartridges or cartridge cases, primers (igniter), bullets...
The Wal-Mart's on the MA / NH line check ID's too, if you're from MA you have to show your LTC to buy ammo from them.
It's really quite bizarre ... I bought a muzzleloader there, rifle - OK, Pyrodex - OK, 209 Primers - OK, Sabotted bullets - WE NEED TO SEE YOUR ID!
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