Recent content by bcr229

Re: Place to get good Steel We've always gotten excellent service from http://www.onlinemetals.com/.

Re: Got my first suppressor... I hold an 07/C2. If someone comes into our place and pays for an NFA item that we have in stock, they will leave with two copies of a F4 ready for the CLEO and two fingerprint cards (unless it's a transfer to a trust or corp). There is no need to make people...

Re: Why are suppressors so expensive? No consumer is going to pay $50-100 for a cheaply made "throwaway" suppressor when there's also a $200 transfer tax that must be paid to the government. So, the only suppressors you'll find in the US will be decently made of quality materials, which...

Re: newbie supressor legality questions <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 6.5toLife</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My buddy stated "Once you sighn the papers and get the supressor, you also sighn away your privacy rights as well. They can come and...

Re: Form 4 question???? I am an FFL/SOT and have helped out in this situation before, except in this case the local dealer had to get out of the biz PDQ while there were still transfers pending (long story). Was the FFL in the name of a corporation or LLC, or was the guy operating as a sole...

Re: AAC 7.62SD POI is 6-8" off???? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: xdeano</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I've had my 7.62sd for almost 2 years now. For the first year it shot great, but I started to loose long range accuracy quite a...

Re: Form 1 Questions and Multi Caliber Uppers for SBR <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lazy21</div><div class="ubbcode-body">why does everyone go and gets their lower engraved? The only reason you would have to engrave is, if you started from a...

Re: gunsmith said not to build my own rifle You may also find a smith who is happy to show you what he's doing and how he's doing it. Not all smiths are anti-social curmudgeons. Of course, you'll still have to pay the guy for his work.

Re: WV Eastern Panhandle There's a new gun store that opened up just east of I-81 exit 8 called GlockCopLLC. They have a pistol range on site and are opening up a rifle range somewhere in western Berkeley County next year.

Re: Gunsmiths - a dying breed? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: planalpha</div><div class="ubbcode-body">bcr229, I would assume this is the case for the well established smiths, hence the freakishly long wait times they have. But I guess I was...

Re: Gunsmiths - a dying breed? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: The_Biased_Obser</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Or, do the smart thing and <span style="text-decoration: line-through">hire</span> <span style="color: #CC0000">marry</span> a CS rep...

Re: Gunsmiths - a dying breed? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakheaven</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It seemed to me while looking that most smiths don't advertise enough. Being available to clients is a top rule of business. my two cents...

Re: How much do gunsmiths make on salary/hour? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: msalm</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you think you have to have a full-time shop open to do quality work, you must like paying the extra money for the 'reputations'...

Re: Metal supplier in Dallas wanted In many cases we've found that Online Metals can ship us our raw material more cheaply than we can purchase it from the local supplier.

Re: Dog died. Think it was poison Did your dog leave the yard or was it contained? I'd take it to the vet for a necropsy.