D.W. Drang
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It's a blaster! You just plug it in to the Millennium Falcon's reactor once a month...
Anyone follow the Mauser "Broomhadle"
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Thanks All!
Thanks for the info/lore/comments.
Any other comments on this masterpiece?
sheaman
For thought...
What would Samuel Adams do if his state mandated government certified safes be owned in order to buy a firearm? (Ca)
Would he just sign the affidavit..sigh.. and move on? Or would his blood begin to boil and his mind race..you decide.
Thanks for the info/lore/comments.
Any other comments on this masterpiece?
sheaman
For thought...
What would Samuel Adams do if his state mandated government certified safes be owned in order to buy a firearm? (Ca)
Would he just sign the affidavit..sigh.. and move on? Or would his blood begin to boil and his mind race..you decide.
Hand_Rifle_Guy
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I have the Broomhandle of Broomhandles:
The Shansei Arsenal .45 ACP "Boxed Cannon", #1933 of about 8500 total produced.
It's uhh...new. So new the action's a little gritty, and the scuffmarks on the breechbolt aren'y really worn in yet.
This is not your typical, hand-filed chinese make-'em-outta-horseshoes gun. It is a tightly fitted, crisp-cornered well machined piece of artistic steel.
It's a bit reliability-challenged right now, as it's only digested one box of ammo, ever. Accuracy is a bit tricky, as the sights really stink. But they are regulated out to 1200 yds. Cranking the sight all the way up points the barrel up at something like twenty degrees.
It's a mushbucket to shoot, but the hammer will give you a smart rap if you let your hand ride up the grip.
This gun is HUGE. The barrel is six inches long, and the magazine floorplate is an inch across. Where the barrel meets the frame is a good 1 3/8 inches wide. It's heavy, too.
But most of all, it is the most interesting looking gun I've got. Getting it out has been known to stop conversations. It has a very commanding presence. People look at it and ask, "What is THAT?"
I love it. Everybody oughta own one. But I say that about most guns.
The Shansei Arsenal .45 ACP "Boxed Cannon", #1933 of about 8500 total produced.
It's uhh...new. So new the action's a little gritty, and the scuffmarks on the breechbolt aren'y really worn in yet.
This is not your typical, hand-filed chinese make-'em-outta-horseshoes gun. It is a tightly fitted, crisp-cornered well machined piece of artistic steel.
It's a bit reliability-challenged right now, as it's only digested one box of ammo, ever. Accuracy is a bit tricky, as the sights really stink. But they are regulated out to 1200 yds. Cranking the sight all the way up points the barrel up at something like twenty degrees.
It's a mushbucket to shoot, but the hammer will give you a smart rap if you let your hand ride up the grip.
This gun is HUGE. The barrel is six inches long, and the magazine floorplate is an inch across. Where the barrel meets the frame is a good 1 3/8 inches wide. It's heavy, too.
But most of all, it is the most interesting looking gun I've got. Getting it out has been known to stop conversations. It has a very commanding presence. People look at it and ask, "What is THAT?"
I love it. Everybody oughta own one. But I say that about most guns.
D.W. Drang
New member
Hand_Rifle_Guy sez:
See, this is the differance between LSW and me when it comes to guns:
To her, a gun is a tool that you use to defend yourself or get food; shooting is practice for those two tasks, and can be fun, but is fun with an ulterior purpose. Oh, she's capable of wanting a gun "just because", which how we got the Sharps, but mostly she doesn't appreciate the esthetics (sp?) of guns.
To me, a gun is a tool, but it can also be a work of art.
In one of Poul Anderson's "viking" novels--the one about Harald Hardrede--one of the Viking Wimminfolk says something about how men put more artistry into the things they really care about, "Like long ships and swords."
Not necessarily, of course: The esthetic attraction of, say, a Chautchaut or a Glock
is almost nil, but when we're talking about a Broomhandle, a Thompson, an '03A3, a Garand, a Model 29...
Stop! Stop! You're making me cry!
See, this is the differance between LSW and me when it comes to guns:
To her, a gun is a tool that you use to defend yourself or get food; shooting is practice for those two tasks, and can be fun, but is fun with an ulterior purpose. Oh, she's capable of wanting a gun "just because", which how we got the Sharps, but mostly she doesn't appreciate the esthetics (sp?) of guns.
To me, a gun is a tool, but it can also be a work of art.
In one of Poul Anderson's "viking" novels--the one about Harald Hardrede--one of the Viking Wimminfolk says something about how men put more artistry into the things they really care about, "Like long ships and swords."
Not necessarily, of course: The esthetic attraction of, say, a Chautchaut or a Glock
is almost nil, but when we're talking about a Broomhandle, a Thompson, an '03A3, a Garand, a Model 29...The antique definition under GCA applies only to guns actually made before the end of 1898, not to the model number or the year designed.
BATF has specifically removed the C96 Mauser WITH AN ORIGINAL GERMAN-MADE STOCK from the purview of the NFA; it is no longer a short-barrel rifle under that portion of the law, but it is still a pistol as far as the rest of the law is concerned. It is a C&R but that only means it can be received in interstate commerce by the holder of a C&R FFL.
Jim
BATF has specifically removed the C96 Mauser WITH AN ORIGINAL GERMAN-MADE STOCK from the purview of the NFA; it is no longer a short-barrel rifle under that portion of the law, but it is still a pistol as far as the rest of the law is concerned. It is a C&R but that only means it can be received in interstate commerce by the holder of a C&R FFL.
Jim