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In that case a simple yell of the words "I have a 1911" would probably cause the bad guy to pass out but not before crapping themselves uncontrollably. Dolomite

And even though it is home built you can sell it. You just can't make them and sell them as part of a money making endeavor unless you have a manufacturers license. If you make it and decide to sell it later there are no laws against it. Dolomite

Anyone can build a pistol, rifle or shotgun as long as they are legally allowed to possess the finished gun. There is no legal requirement for you to put a serial number on a home built firearm either but I would recommend it to keep LE happy. Other than that build away and have fun. The only concern is the 922r compliance issues but if the receiver is American made I don't think it is an issue. Dolomite

I am going to be buying the Yugoslavian M-57 with the 1911 style thumb safety. I was just wondering what to look for as far as quality and potential problems with these pistols. I am intimately familiar with the round itself but not so much on the TT-33. I have built several AR's and several bolt guns that shot the round. I would shoot both surplus and handloads that were loaded with heavy bullet at subsonic velocities. I absolutely love the round and all it is capable of, after all it will defeat body armor as well as PAGST helmets where most other handgun calibers won't. I am going to do something I have planned for a long time, build a "Tactical Tokarev". Basically bring it into a more modern configuration with better sights, better grips and possibly better internals. Any help is greatlyu appreciated. Dolomite

Traver will do more harm than anyone else if he is confirmed. He is a staunch anti-gunner and considering the ATF has very little regulatory oversight it could be very bad for gun owners in general. The ATF uses opinions, rather than laws, to outlaw certain guns. And opinions do get reversed turning people into criminals over night. They have no set standard for testing weapons that may violate their opinions and routinely tweak firearms to ensure a certain outcome. And another disturbing fact is everyone at the ATF has a different opinion. I have wrote them for clarification at differnt times. I generally start with a "feel good" call before the letter. I ask for a verbal opinion before writing the letter and if the verbal opinion is in line with what I am looking for I will write in for the opinion in writing. On numerous occassions I have been given a verbal "good to go" but received a letter saying just the opposite. This only adds to the confusion because what is legal to one agent might be viewed as illegal by another. Look at the Olofson case in which the ATF tweaked the ammunition by using soft primers to get his gun, that had a broken disconnect, to double tap. They also disassembled the gun and replaced parts to "test". The tweaked results were then used to put him in a federal facility for around 3 years. He was a soldier with absolutely no bad stuff in his background. From my reading he hadn't even had the gun in his possession for over a year but when the disconnector broke in the lendee's hands Olofson was charged with transferring a MG, not the manufacture of a MG because the ATF knew the gun wasn't intentionally turned into a MG but did so after a malfunction. The ATF uses only one definition "The gun fires more than one shot per pull of the trigger" regardless of the cause, even if the cause is a malfunction. Another istance of the ATF going crazy was in teh case of a revolver piercing a primer as it fired. The gases that escaped from the pieced primer recocked the gun and because the trigger was still depressed the revolver fired again. That was investigated but I don't recall the outcome. A video on Youtube is what started it all. Traver will be an era in which there will be a lot of gun owners being subjected to the hand of the ATF. Dolomite

I would just zero at 25 yards or 50 yards. I seriously doubt there is enough elevation in an Eotech for a 10 yard zero anyways. Even if you zero for 100 yards the bullet impact is still going to hit the bad guy at the distance you are talking about. The muzzle is below the sight so the impact is going to be a bit low and will continue to get lower the closer to the target you get. But even with that the impact is only going to be 1.5"-2" low, even at point blank. Think about it, a shot at the forhead is still going to hit the nasal cavity, which is a deadly hit even if it is 1.5"-2" low. A shot aimed at center mass is still going to hit an area that is likely going to stop the bad guy. I would zero mine when overseas at 50 yards. It worked well enough that I never thought about changing the zero. I would recommend a set of hearing protection be kept with the firearm. Shooting a 5.56 in any enclosed area can be disorientating. When I was using my AR for home defense I had a set of ear muffs on the butt of the rifle so they were handy. I would use some decent expanding ammunition like TAP or even SP's. Your 7 twist barrel doesn't lend itself to allowing the bullets to tumble inside the target, especially if you are using FMJ bullets. It is the tumbling that makes FMJ's effective and without them tumbling they WILL pass right through your intented target unless the target is huge. The bullets need to tumble or fragment to be most effective so I would use something that is designed to fragment rather than hope on the bullets tumbling out of a 7 twist barrel. The SCAR's are nice, maybe one day I can manage the cash to buy one. Dolomite

I bet mucus membranes and eyes are susceptible along with the usual transfer methods. As long as you don't have any cuts exposed to zombie blood you should be just fine with anything on the skin. Again, any zombie fluids in the eyes, nose, mouth or open sores will probably mean a diet of brains are in your future. Dolomite

I call BS. It doesn't require a shot being fired at all. All it takes is your intended target to see the cavernous muzzle and they will fall over dead. Dolomite

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If there are any on here can you please PM me. I have a unique question that my realtor can't address. She recommended an attorney. Dolomite

Was it a couple of rifles? If so I was picking up my pistol as the FFL was trying to figure out which one stayed and which one went back. I think they were Henry's if I remember right. Dolomite

Pretty sure that the 577 has a sporting use excemption from the ATF. There are several guns with bore larger than 1/2" that are not a DD. The recent Taurus 28 gauge revolver would have been a NFA item as well except it was also given a "sporting use" excemption. Dolomite

The only problem I had with Bud's is they sent a Taurus I ordered without a front sight. That really wasn't the problem. The problem was the second one ,that they promised to inspect before shipping, also came without the tritium front sight it was suppoed to have. I know it wasn't the same gun because I ordered a second one before the first one was sent back for a refund. Bud's arranged for Taurus to send a set of standard sights. I explained the gun was supposed to have tritiums. After that they said get with Taurus for the correct sights. Taurus refused to send anything other than the standard sights. In the end I had to spend another $65 to get the correct tritium front sight. All of this took 3 weeks to correct and because I didn't have any sights during this time I couldn't shoot the pistol at all. Bud's did refund my transfer fees because the FFL wanted me to pay for the transfer even though I refused shipment. They also gave me a few dollars more because of the extra trip and half the day spent trying to correct the issue. My transaction was probably a fluke and was caused by Taurus but Bud's dropped the ball by not inspecting the second gun. Dolomite

I don't OC but I don't hide it either. I wear a full size 1911 in a OWB holster on the front of my right hip and I have a button up shirt tucked in. Over that I have a sport coat that is rarely button up. The gun is very easy to see by anyone who faces me. I have only had one person freak out and it really wasn't a freak out. The lady, who was working a gas station, saw it then backed up while pointing at my pistol. She asked if it was a pistol and I said yes. She asked if I was LE and I said no. At that point she acted a bit more nervous and I told her I was allowed to carry it. She took a moment and continued to ring me up but she never seemed comfortable. Over time though she woudl see me regularly and now she doesn't give it a second glance. Other than that instance I haven't had anyone say anything or do anything out of the ordinary. Dolomite

They help a lot with felt recoil but they also make it much, much louder for you and anyone around. It also increases the amount of muzzle blast felt by the shooter and anyone around. For a bench gun they can help tame those long sesions so long as your range allows them and some don't. Dolomite

My hottest loads are probably +P at the most but some do exceed the SAAMI spec for 45 ACP loads listed in manuals. And yes I have done it on dozens of occasions as part of load development. When I see signs of pressure I back off and call it good and I can say that in most, but not all cases, the load I back off to is north of the max as listed in most manuals. Do I run over max loads all the time? The short answer to that is no, but as I said before I have done it dozens of times without issue. And that is with several platforms, not just the 1911. I was just trying to say that no matter what you need to work up your loads accordingly. I wouldn't recommend my hotter loads for every gun but they have worked in mine. I will recommend people work up their loads and if they exceed max while doing it and feel safe then fine. Most guns are proofed at well beyond the SAAMI specs and easily survive all because of modern advances. My practice loads are without a doubt hotter than my carry loads. The reason is because I wan't to shoot something at least as stout as my carry loads rather than practice with very light loads. If I wanted a light recoiling pistol to practice with I will use my 22/45 but I don't because I want to practice as I would fight. Dolomite

The 1911 design is a lot stronger than most think. They can run 460 Rowland with nothing more than lengthening the chamebr 1/16" and a recoil spring swap. It runs pressure that are nearly twice that of a SAAMI spec 45 ACP. If a 460 Rowland isn't hurting a 1911 I seriously doubt a hot 45 ACP load will. The 45 Super is in the same category and I gurantee my hottest loads never reached 45 Super pressures. There have even instances of a 45 Super making it into a 45 ACP gun and nothing ill happening. There are plenty of 45 Super and 460 ROwland 1911's out there that are surviving without any problems. In the days of JMB metalurgy was in its infancy compared to the advances of today and as such the cartridges were intentionally designed to use lower pressures, like the 45 ACP. But even then a 1911's lugs were set using a proof load that was 2x-3x the normal pressures expected. This forced the lugs to be set. So even back then the 1911's design would handle a lot more than JMB probably ever thought. Even today there is different load data between certain modern firearms and calssic firearms. 45 LC is a prime example because in nearly every manual I have seen it differentiates between older guns and the more modern Ruger's and such. It isn't because of the design so much as the metalurgical advances made over the last 100 years. This is also the reason why the +P loads were developed, to update the cartridges to take advantage of the modern designs, metalurgy and tolerances. There has been a lot of advances since the days of JMB and to think his design didn't benefit from any of them is silly. His design has and will continue to be improved upon as time goes on. I gurantee my Phillipine made 1911 is a better made pistol than those 1911's that were made early on in the previous century. Not because of design but because of the advances used in the manufacture as well as materials used. Early 1911's as I said had their lugs set using high pressure loads. This was because the tolerances achievable back then are not what they are today. These tolerances as well as modern metals are the reason the modern guns can handle the extra pressures without issue. Hell, my Phillipine made gun is a better gun than my modern Colt 1911 I own and would no doubt be hands above a turn of the 19th century Colt. The Phillipine gun shoots better and has tighter frame to slide fit than my Colt. Now I have had zero isseus with either but the COlt doesn't feel as nice as the Metro Arms I shoot all the time. I can gurantee my guns are no worse for wear by firing hotter loads. Now if I had a original 1911 built over 100 years ago I might be worried but not with the modern advances we have now. The biggest thing people need to do is start low and work up a load and you will not have an issue. and as I said before the manuals are guidlines and should not be considered gospel because every firearm is different and each firearm should have it's own work up. Dolomite

Reloading data is a guide, nothing more. If a person were to exceed the theoretical "max" through testing there isn't a problem. People don't realize the load data is meant to be safe for ALL firearms, even that 100 year old Saturday Night Special. With todays modern metalurgy what it is I think most maxes, especially in older catridges is well within the safe range. Because of liability lawyers screaming I think most of the load data today is a watered down version of yesteryears data as well. With that being said I have exceeded the max on dozens of occasions. I still have all my fingers, toes, eyes and even my guns. I have loaded 45 ACP with well past the max with several different powders. I have also loaded up HEAVY 45 ACP loads. I have pushed 90 grain 9mm bullets past 2000 fps out of a blowback carbine, again without issue. As long as you work the loads up using a slow, consistent recording method you are going to see problems before that they become dangerous. As far as quickload I have found errors in its calculations, especially with subsonic velocities. Dolomite

He meant the same as 223 Remington give or take 2300 fps as a joke. As in 3200 minus 2300 equals 900 fps which is around what the 60 grain Aguila runs. Dolomite

When you notice it doesn't work as well as before. I am always experimenting with different cleaning agents and ratios so I tend to ruin more media than wear it out. Dolomite

Go buy some Zilla Lizard Litter from a pet supply store. Make sure it is the desert blend and you will not have an issue again. The walnut media is small enough to fall through the flash hole. Another bonus is that it is relatively cheap at around $7 for 10 pounds. One more thing, add a few handfulls of airsoft BB's. They seem to help the media scrub the brass better. I happened upon this when I didn't have enough media so I added the BB's to increase the amount of media. Here is some on Amazon: Amazon.com: Desert Blend Lizard Litter - 10Lb: Kitchen & Dining Dolomite

Sounds defective to me. I thought all Glocks exploded at least once every range session. Oh wait, yours is a G17 it is only the 40's, 45's and 10mm's that explode. Dolomite

Yes they will fit. You might have a problem with the thread pitch. If I remember correctly the thread pitch was different between a real 870 and the Pardner. I have the same shotgun and I have put a pistol grip on it as well as a folding stock at different times but they used the factory butt screw. Dolomite

My very first trip overseas I was issued a Double Star. Never had an issue with it. Seemed to be reasonably accurate and was very reliable considering all the moon dust that was attracted to it. Overall I probably fired 500 or so rounds through it on that trip. I wouldn't be afraid of anything Double Star. Dolomite

TacSol barrels are not known to be accurate considering how much they cost. On average their rifle barrels run 1" groups or larger at 50 yards which is about the same as most factory Ruger barrels, maybe a bit worse. I have one of their PacLite uppers on my 22/45 and really like it but it isn't without its problems either. The threads weren't concentric to the bore and the barrel liner became exposed after some use. The aluminum breech face got pounded back enough that the barrel liner was getting exposed to a point that I was afraid of slam fires. It was exposed enough to be noticeable both by looking at it and feeling it. On a good note Tactical Solutions replaced it without question but this was probably because it was in fact that bad. You can see in the picture below how much the barrel liner was exposed after the aluminum breech face was pounded with the steel bolt. In their defense it did have a lot of rounds through it but IMHO it is a design flaw to have a breech face made of aluminum when the bolt is steel. I would buy PacLite or TrailLite pistol barrels but I would pass on anything rifle related, especially their lightweight barrels. I would pass mostly becaues the only thing they offer is a lightweight barrel. The accuracy isn't great and for the money there iare better, lighter choices out there for around the same money Dolomite