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    Places to shoot in VA

    Check out the Airfield Shooting Club in Wakefield. It's a least an hour away from Virginia Beach, but with the Virginia Beach Rifle & Pistol Club having lost its range in 2005, and with C2 raising their rates through the roof, it's probably your best option if you want to shoot outside...
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    Current .45 ACP carbines

    MechTech Carbine all the way!
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    Browning Buck Mark Carbine

    And how is that a bad thing? I have a Buckmark carbine, and it's no less accurate or reliable than a 10/22. It is, however, lighter and more ergonomic when shooting off hand. If I could only own one .22 rifle, the Buckmark might not be it, but it has its place and it's very nice little rifle.
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    Bought an Ishapore Enfield 2A

    That is my own work. Parkerizing is very easy to do, but it is equipment intensive.
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    Bought an Ishapore Enfield 2A

    I bought an Enfield 2A recently, too. Cosmetically it was a real mess when it arrived. I've since re-parkerized it and it turned out to be a sharp looking rifle. I've only fired enough to say that it groups reasonably well. Click to embiggen:
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    New Stainless Ruger Factory Folder

    My friend's AC556 has the same stock. It's really a very clever design. Good find!
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    Anybody seen a: The Mech Tech Carbine Conversion Unit

    I believe the .460 bullets are seated slightly deeper than .45 bullets so it works out to the same OAL and the same mags. I don't shoot mine that often. I only recently had it threaded, so now that it's suppressed it'll probably see more range time. .45 silencers are not known for the...
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    Anybody seen a: The Mech Tech Carbine Conversion Unit

    The .460 upper will work with any .45 1911 lower. I haven't seen the new factory collapsible stock in person, and I remain skeptical. It looks exactly like a Feather carbine stock, which is as flimsy as you could possibly imagine.
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    Anybody seen a: The Mech Tech Carbine Conversion Unit

    .460 Rowland is designed for higher pressures than .45 ACP. It is based on the .45 ACP only 1/16" longer to prevent .460 Rowland ammo from chambering in .45 ACP firearms. In the CCU 230 gr. .45 ACP projectiles are propelled to a maximum velocity of about 1050 fps; with .460 Rowland that...
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    Favorite Rimfire?

    I've got enough .22s that I'm going to have to pick three: First, the 10/22. What more is there to say? <1/2" groups at 50 yards, and the 25-round TI magazines I got for it recently have made it more fun than ever. I got this Savage Striker several years back. It was dirt cheap. The...
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    Anybody seen a: The Mech Tech Carbine Conversion Unit

    I have had one for several years and have been slowly accessorizing it to death: If you're worried about muzzle velocity get the .460 Rowland version and load some barn burners for it. Mine is .460 Rowland, but all I ever shoot are .45 ACPs -- I like mine to stay subsonic. Mechtech makes a...
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    Ammo price increase

    Price of lead over the last four years: Price of copper over the last four years: The Chinese are buying all the lead the can for batteries and electronics. Prices will eventually stabilize, hopefully subsequent to new production capacity.
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    Transfer Fee Increase

    My FFL charges $50 for NFA transfers, $25 for Title I transfers. $50 is justifiable for an NFA transfer, not so much for a regular transfer.
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    .45 ACP magazines and the AR

    He welds a mag block on to the back fo the Sten mag and mills a mag catch slot in the block. He also has to adjust the lips inward slightly. I think he may also be squeezing and grooving the mag. From what I understand it is pretty involved -- he's charging $60/mag. If you shop around you...
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    .45 ACP magazines and the AR

    I know a fellow who just got an Olympic .45 AR. Olympic didn't want to sell it to him because they don't have any mags to ship with the guns, but he has a local gunsmith making .45 magazines out of Sten mags. The modified Sten mags hold something like 20 rounds and work perfectly.
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    in-door shooting...

    I test fire my suppressed pistols into old phonebooks my garage just for kicks sometimes, but it's not something I make a habit of. For your use, a bullet trap made out of mild steel would be a lot better than an old fridge stuffed with junk. Set the steel at an angle so bullets are deflected...
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    Leopold still made in USA or not??

    There are Chinese counterfeit Leupold scopes out there. Check out this guy on e-bay: http://stores.ebay.com/Sunclear-trading Specifically look at the "mid-range" scopes. It wouldn't surprise me to see fake Leupolds turning up at gunshows, too.
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    Where to mail SBR application?

    That's interesting. I don't see why DC->Chicago->WV would be any slower than WV->Chicago->WV, unless they do DC->WV->Chicago->WV -- remember this is the federal government. Either way it's pretty strange they don't have you send Form 1s directly to Chicago. Of course it's also strange that...
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    Where to mail SBR application?

    No, whether you send it to DC or WV, they forward it first to Chicago for payment processing. Here's a post from subguns with some good info straight from the horses mouth, an NFA examiner (read down to point 5):
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    Where to mail SBR application?

    Correct. The address is: National Firearms Act Branch Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington, DC 20226 I've successfully sent two Form 1s there. It is a little odd, since the Chicago address for Form 4s does have P.O. box. But hey, this is the federal government...
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