DaveTN

Does the printer come with software that lets you make a 3D model from scratch? Can you use a 3D solid such as as a .CatPart or .STP?

Well they could try (they could try price fixing with anything). But they will be consumables just like handguards, grips, lowers, etc. Use them and throw them away after they are shot out. I think a very large percentage of shooters would buy them; but not when the prices are high because of the very limited demand and the amount of legal paperwork and wait times involved. Laser sintering printers have already produced suppressors. As technology moves forward in printing, machining and extruding; costs will drop. The only thing keeping the price of suppressors up right now is the BATF.

We use a Videojet for part marking part numbers and supplier info on aircraft parts. I'll see if it's something the part marking guys can use. To use it on aircraft parts it has to come from an approved vendor and have a cert. But maybe they can use it for training or practice.

Good for him.

I could be wrong, but I don’t think the law requires the transfer take place in his state. I think it only requires that the transfer does not violate the law of either state. (Which is why many dealers won’t do it.)

I don’t know anyone, but this is the first place I would check. Even if they don’t do it; they may give you some names. http://ccm.remington.com/ They list a bunch of places here for specialty parts and repairs. I don’t see anything in TN, but there is one listed in AR. https://www.remington.com/specialty-parts-dealers

Because most of them don’t care about legality; they care about liability. They are the “dep pockets”. If someone gets shot they could spend a fortune defending the company; right or wrong. I wouldn’t think it was a big deal if the state had given them absolute immunity from a lawsuit. But I don’t know that they could even do that. They do what their attorney’s tell them to do.

The couple of prices I checked were higher than Buds, but maybe that will change. Good to have more sources with that kind of reputation. (I searched and didn't see this posted, so just passing it along) http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/bapid=499/ClientPage/Guns?utm_medium=external partners&utm_source=alloutdoor.com&utm_campaign=2016_11_09_gunsonline&utm_content=firearms&cm_mmc=external partners-_-alloutdoor.com-_-2016_11_09_gunsonline-_-firearms

I work in manufacturing and I respectfully disagree. Suppressors aren’t rocket science. They can quickly be adapted to changing baffle types and techniques. When you are selling enough to mass produce them in quantities that would eclipse what is being done now, and you can dedicate machines to them; the price would plummet. At a reasonable price with no paperwork and no ridiculous waiting times they would be selling thousands of times more than they do now. I’m sure there would still be $800 suppressors; just like there are $3K 1911’s… if you want them. But the guys that are innovative know that and would be selling $200 suppressors. And the gun manufacturers would have threaded barrels as a standard option.

If they removed them from NFA it would be legal to make your own unless they specifically banned it. Tennessee says you can make your own, but the Feds say they will arrest you if you do. (The courts have agreed with the Feds) You can make your own now if you buy the tax stamp.

It’s been in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations for a year. I’ve never owned a suppressor because the cost of the suppressor and the costs of ownership are insane. If they are removed from NFA the costs would fall like rock. I would like to see it passed, but I doubt it could get the votes.

Put them in the safe and forget about them. You will be surprised how fast time passes and what they will be worth.

Looks like this... https://store.apextactical.com/WebDirect/Products/Details/191835 Be sure to let us know how you like the Burris FastFire.

The Grandfather clause for hicap magazines was removed; now they must get rid of them, Background check on ammo requiring businesses and individuals to obtain (buy?) a license, along with some other requirements. I wonder how many other states will jump on-board with this. I know it’s just California but it has the potential of impacting us all. The ammo manufactures need to shut off California so the laws will get changed. I wonder how the SCOTUS will see this? But I guess since requiring you to have a background check and making you pay for it to exercise your Constitutional right to keep arms on firearms is okay with them; they will be okay with this also. https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_63,_Background_Checks_for_Ammunition_Purchases_and_Large-Capacity_Ammunition_Magazine_Ban_(2016)

I will agree that the .22 shortage is over when I can stop by Walmart and they have CCI mini-mags on the shelf. I hear of it happening more and more, so I guess we are close.

You are welcome. You need to be logged into an account (it’s free) to search past sales. But to me it’s a far better indicator than the prices of what’s listed for sale.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/581515275 http://www.gunbroker.com/item/575804533

I don’t understand why they are doing it either, but I don’t see it as a big deal. Like Mike said Remington is owned by Freedom Group, which is owned by Cerberus Capitol Management. A couple of years ago Smith & Wesson bought Battenfield Technologies which is Caldwell Shooting Supplies, Wheeler Engineering, Tipton Gun Cleaning Supplies, and some others. Smith & Wesson also does a lot of casting that doesn’t have anything to do with guns. So maybe they think a name change will help them there. Like any company; they have made some mistakes. Their first entry into the Tupperware gun market didn’t work out so well. But they corrected that with the M&P line that has taken the market by storm. They also became the importer for Walther for a few years, which started damaging their customer support reputation, which has been the gold standard for the gun industry. I hope it works out for them, with the possibility of a ban on imported guns we need all the American gun manufacturers we can keep. I hope that S&W, Ruger, Remington and all the others made here do great. If not we could be in trouble.

Maybe. But there is absolutely zero chance of me needing a Glock warranty.

Smith & Wesson’s have a lifetime warranty; but they don’t charge you $40 for it.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2016/11/jeremy-s/hands-springfield-armory-saint/

Could they fire you? Well I would say that would depend on the circumstances surrounding how the firearm became an issue. Firing you for violating their policy of notifying would have to go to court for a ruling. But I can see why at some companies people would be hesitant to notify; especially since Tennessee is employment at will. I am fully against the state government’s heavy hand in this as they want to force your employer to recognize a privilege as a right; that they do not recognize. Having said that, maybe you should write to your state politicians to maybe get it addressed.

Wahooo The curse is broken!

That’s pretty common with a lot of stuff. It keeps places with no interest in customer support from simply being the lowest price on the net and damaging the name. They need good dealers and it also protects them. Take advantage of the free stuff.

Obviously the immediate threat was not over as they turned and fired at her. We need our fleeing forcible felon statutes back. If you threaten someone with a gun; you should be shot. You shouldn’t get a pass because you turned to run and got shot in the back.