The Firearms Thread

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Iowaduh

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Unfortunately here in Iowa you have to maintain a yearly permit to buy pistols. Not that big of a deal but its annoying to hand over 10 bucks to the sheriff every year to maintain it. On the plus side with the permit there is no waiting period. Gotta love the little hoops one must jump through to maintain their rights.
 

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A silencer falls under the NFA (National Firearms Act) of 1934. There is no class III license, common misconception. When buying a title 3 firearm, the item is purchased and a form 4 is filled out for the transfer. The form 4 is similar to a 4473. Main difference is that a form 4 needs a CLEO (Chief Law Enforcement Officer) signature. Also you must provide fingerprints and send it all in to the NFA branch of the BATFE. Then proceed to wait anywhere from 4 - 8 months for the transfer to be approved. The CLEO has the option to not sign the form 4. If that happens you have very little recourse. You can form a living trust or a corporation to bypass the CLEO. However then the LT or Corp owns the weapon not you the individual. As long as the state you reside in allows ownership and you are on good terms with the CLEO (usually county Sheriff) then the buying is easy, the wait for the BATFE is the hardest part of the process.
Let me translate this into English for the rest of us....

A class III is only needed if you plan on selling those types of firearms/accessories. To obtain these firearms/accessories you need to fill out that fancy form 4. Wait forever for it to be approved, then pay $200 for your tax stamp. You'll need a separate stamp for each firearms/accessories.

But personally, it's not worth giving up your 4th Amendment rights just to own these firearms/accessories.
 

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I wanted to get a bren gun for the longest time.Ammo is outrageous now,so it's out of the question.Plus cleaning a weapon after a day of full auto fun is a major pain.There's a reason they call them crew served weapons,it takes 3 men and a boy to carve all of the carbon out of the guts.I'll stick with bump firing right now when I get the urge to spend money shooting at air.
 

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I'm in San Antonio Texas, and have 3 handguns and concealed handgun license. I've got a Taurus 357 magnum for my office, a KelTek .380 for my car, and a Taurus 9mm for the home.

I'm a lawyer doing mostly divorce and family law representation, and decided to get some protection after hearing stories of irate husbands going on the rampage against their wife's lawyer.

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I'll play, my toys. Glock 27 w/ hogue grip, tritium night sights, and guide rod laser sight. winchester 1300 defender, Mosin Nagat and a K98. sold a Rock River Arms AR-15, and a compact glock 45 that just didnt feel good in my hand. I've always wanted a 1911, maybe next time i've got some extra money...
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Ok so I know this thread is pretty old, but I love guns so I don't care. Plus I didn't feel the need to start a new thread if one already exists. Now to the point, I currently own 3 firearms. Two hi points and a Rugar. The Hi Points are 9mm, ones a carbine and the other is a handgun. The Rugar is a 10/22. All 3 are very reliable. I would upload pics but I can't do that from my phone.
 

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It's a good shooter. I like everything about the 10/22 except the factory sights. I can even put up with the flat-ish plastic stock on them, but the sights just don't work for me. The wood ones are much nicer to handle.

I can't imagine trading a 30-06 for one though?

(I should talk, my "first grab" rifle is a ugly looking one made by Mossburg in the 50's in 22LR that just makes one hole from a full mag.)
 

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Here's my tiny collection

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Top to bottom, left to right

Henry .22 lever
Mossberg .22 plinkster
CZ 858 ("Canadian" version)
Glock 17
Stag AR-15
3 Tokarev pistols, 2 Russian 7.62x25, one Norinco M213 (9mm)
Maverick 88
Russian SKS
VZ 58 (Semi only)
Ruger mk3


Due to our Canadian laws all centrefire semiauto rifle magazines are pinned to 5 rounds (AR pistol mags are an exception and because they are pistol mags they are allowed to be 10 rounds)
 

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up here in order to get a G19 you need to get one with an aftermarket barrel that is longer than 105mm (4.13") thus driving the price up somewhat. Same with other compact pistols, all need to have a barrel over 105 mm.
Being a smaller market our prices are quite a bit higher than down south. For example my Glock 17 cost me a bit over 800 with taxes, Stag Arms 16" carbine is over $1500 new, cheapest 9mm ammo is $230 per 1000 (and thats the cheap MFS steel cased stuff), but im ranting now...

On the positive side we can have cheap chinese guns :D
 
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