Shooting the Liberator Pistol
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Jbar4Ranch
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I still have it, and my Michigan buddy remains the last person to have shot it. 
As a side note, the Vintage Ordnance copies, as received, are NON-FIRING replicas, as the hole in the breech plate for the firing pin is not drilled at the factory. They do, however, tell you exactly where and how to drill the hole... while recommending NOT to do it... and state that it is not meant to be fired...
CYA! I suppose a person could be in violation of Federal law by drilling said hole... ATF might construe this as being a manufacturer... I dunno.
These guns, even Vintage Ordnance repros, won't hold up to more than about 50 standard pressure rounds before the breech plate and its support guides are bent to the point of being inoperable or possibly even structural failure. The loads I used had just enough powder to poot the projectile out the barrel and bounce off the plywood backstop, barely leaving a dent in the wood.
As a side note, the Vintage Ordnance copies, as received, are NON-FIRING replicas, as the hole in the breech plate for the firing pin is not drilled at the factory. They do, however, tell you exactly where and how to drill the hole... while recommending NOT to do it... and state that it is not meant to be fired...
CYA! I suppose a person could be in violation of Federal law by drilling said hole... ATF might construe this as being a manufacturer... I dunno.These guns, even Vintage Ordnance repros, won't hold up to more than about 50 standard pressure rounds before the breech plate and its support guides are bent to the point of being inoperable or possibly even structural failure. The loads I used had just enough powder to poot the projectile out the barrel and bounce off the plywood backstop, barely leaving a dent in the wood.