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    eForm 1 error and how to deal with it.

    To be brief, ATF Form 1 (5320.1) limits the selection of county based on zip code and won't let me enter my actual county of residence. My zip code has roughly 98% of its residents in one county - and I am in the lucky 2% in the other. Suggestions? Submit with the wrong county?
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    Why I'm not a hunter

    Prologue: I was reading some other threads in the Hunting section, which I don't often do, and it started me thinking about the topic. So I thought I would post here, and see if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions. First, it's not that I have anything against hunting, and it's not that I am...
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    1803 Harper's Ferry Rifle Kit?

    I recently found out that I have two ancestors who most likely carried 1803 Harper's Ferry .54 rifles in the cavalry. (Or it could have been a mix of those and M1814s and M1817s.) I would be interested in building a nice replica if one can be found. I have seen a couple of links but would love...
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    Handgun for those with arthritis?

    My father will be 80 soon, and is determined to be independent as long as he safely can. He's worried about home break-ins targeting the elderly. It's not a big problem in their small town, but it has happened. In the past, he's relied on a old 20g SxS, but he keeps it downstairs and would...
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    TRA/NAR v. BATFE

    The hobby rocketry community just won its long-awaited victory over the BATFE. I won't bore you with a lot of details, but here is a summary: about 10 years ago the BATFE had ruled hobby rocket motors to be explosives, ignoring their own rules on what constituted an explosive in the process...
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    Deal or No Deal?

    I was just looking, since I was in the neighborhood. Really. But they had a like-new Italian 92FS Inox with walnut grips in the original box and with all the original materials, including 2 15rd mags. Proof stamp is "BB", which is 2002 according to one source. A 92 has been on my wish...
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    Elective surgery on my CZ 75B?

    My CZ 75B in .40S&W pains me. Well, the back of the half-hearted beavertail does. It leaves a semicircular bruise on the back of my hand after a range trip. Other than that, I love it. So I'm thinking about rounding that sucker off to look like the P-06 version. If I don't, it needs to be...
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    ACLU and Heller

    From the ACLU review of the Supreme Court term: http://www.aclu.org/scotus/2007term/35797prs20080626.html There's enough of a libertarian streak in me that I would like to support the ACLU, despite many differences of opinion. Their past stance on the 2A has always been a showstopper...
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    Which steel .40?

    Which steel frame .40S&W, of the four listed, would you choose, and why? Prices are close enough to not be an issue. I do plan to try-before-I-buy, so I'm particularly looking for long-term issues that may not be obvious in a 30-minute rental session. And to hopefully forestall any...
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    M44 trigger question

    I recently purchased a Mosin-Nagant M44 Carbine at a gun show. It looks like it has never been fired. (With a mfg date of 1946, that seems possible.) I stripped it down for a thorough cleaning and stock refinishing, since the varnish was flaking off. On reassembly, I noticed that when...
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    Need help diagnosing problem...

    I have a new Taurus 24/7 45ACP. I'm having the following problem. When firing MagTech 230gr FMC ball ammo, about once per clip I have a FTFeed. The round gets hung on the ramp - and this is what worries me - it will partially (and in one case fully) eject the magazine in the process. I...
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