tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6691337680259912595..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: More Gun Content:Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83401002552569744002012-03-27T16:35:01.753-04:002012-03-27T16:35:01.753-04:00Actually, the Olafson case ended up revolving arou...Actually, the Olafson case ended up revolving around a few basic facts:<br /><br />1. Unimpeached testimony that indicated that he knew the gun would go "ratta-tat-tat".<br /><br />2. Unimpeached testimony that the manufacturer (while they did use some surplus M16 parts in some guns) NEVER used the collection of parts that were found in the Olafson gun, indicating they gun hadn't left the factory that way. (The particular combination of parts in Olafson's gun is a long-known combination that CAN result in full auto firing in an AR15 receiver.) Since Olafson was the first retail owner of the rifle, that somewhat limits the routes by which those parts were installed in the gun. . . <br /><br />3. Absolutely ZERO evidence entered to indicate any actual parts malfunction by wear or breakage -- Olafson's expert witness basically tried to make the case that the ONLY way an AR15 (semiauto receiver) could be induced to fire fully automatically was via a "malfunction". Hmmm. . . I guess that drop in auto sears, lightning links, and other types of "machinegun conversion kits" don't exist in his world?<br /><br />There is of course the claim you often hear of, "They used soft-primer ammo to rig the test results!" Actually, the people who cry this the loudest have it exactly BACKWARDS -- when tested with the WRONG ammunition (milspec 5.56, with typical hard primers), the gun didn't exhibit full automatic function. . . when tested with off the shelf US civilian production SAAMI-spec .223 Remington ammo (with STANDARD primers), <i>as the gun was actually chambered for</i>, it was capable of readily reproduceable full auto functioning.<br /><br /><b>IF</b> Olafson's rifle had actually broken or malfunctioned, <b>all</b> he would have had to do to avoid a charge would be to chuck the bad parts and replace them -- in other words, spend about $50 - $60 bucks, total.<br /><br />GeodkytAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5885605719850723102012-03-25T09:43:08.391-04:002012-03-25T09:43:08.391-04:00Tam, Actually, it's an orginal term that I co...Tam, Actually, it's an orginal term that I coined quite some time back: C.O.G. - Crotchety Old Guy. While you have not met many since '93, I have met my fair share since '68. In fact, I seem to be meeting more and more every year! :)eiaftinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34682910796620533182012-03-24T08:06:05.547-04:002012-03-24T08:06:05.547-04:00Drang,
Oh, I speak the lingo fine, I'm just g...Drang,<br /><br />Oh, I speak the lingo fine, I'm just getting cranky, that's all. <br /><br />At least I didn't tell him to get off my lawn. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38997024001901838052012-03-24T03:58:12.812-04:002012-03-24T03:58:12.812-04:00Another comment consigned to the black hole of the...Another comment consigned to the black hole of the intert00bz...<br /><br />Anyway, as I was saying--or said--"Hollywood" is a not-uncommon epithet in the military. It's printable and everything. Granted Drill Sergeant Daily didn't give it quite the same, um, emphasis as they did when they turned "Hero" into a four letter word...<br />Usually applied for someone who seems overly concerned about how they look. Apt for the guy who looks good on camera. Who may, after all, have done Boot at MCRD San Diego...<br /><br />And, hey, if the narrator identifies himself as "Falcon", who knows, maybe that's his name? (A quick web search for "Falcon Group" had too many hits to figure out which I wanted...)<br /><br />I can't help wondering if they told the client that they were going to make a YouTube video about how badly he'd screwed up his pistol.<br /><br />And, frankly, if they ask me if I had any "Buck Rogers Bullshit" on my pistol, I'd probably walk out. Or ask him what he had against laser sites.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25923982235116763942012-03-23T22:03:35.219-04:002012-03-23T22:03:35.219-04:00eiaftinfo,
I have no idea what a C.O.G. is, but I...eiaftinfo,<br /><br />I have no idea what a C.O.G. is, but I've only been in the gun biz since '93, so I probably haven't encountered it yet. ;)<br /><br />I'm not taking the Apex RAM out of my M&P9, though, no matter what. :)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71257805722966946202012-03-23T21:22:43.340-04:002012-03-23T21:22:43.340-04:00Tam - no offense taken. :) Bone-Stock eh - hummm...Tam - no offense taken. :) Bone-Stock eh - hummmm. Well - reminder - I'm a C.O.G., and over the years I have seen more than my fair share of shooters with weapons they have personally modified, cause they wanted it tuned just right, on the firing line with failure after failure after failure. Finally, they just can't wait to pack it in because they need to get to their shop to tweak on their weapon. Meantime, those with stock weapons just seem to keep on shooting. Again, just my observations. :)eiaftinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46420355185366357592012-03-23T14:52:14.234-04:002012-03-23T14:52:14.234-04:00Bone-stock/new-in-box, etc, just means it's an...Bone-stock/new-in-box, etc, just means it's an unfinished gun to me! Now it's time to do the detail work...Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80638390028989049302012-03-23T12:17:50.798-04:002012-03-23T12:17:50.798-04:00eiaftinfo,
"Don’t modify your carry weapon –...eiaftinfo,<br /><br />"<i>Don’t modify your carry weapon – period.</i>"<br /><br />Not meaning any disrespect, but I can't remember the last time I carried a bone-stock gun. :oTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81434373928309991432012-03-23T12:05:38.046-04:002012-03-23T12:05:38.046-04:00Goober,
"The Olofson case set the precedent ...Goober,<br /><br />"<i>The Olofson case set the precedent that if your gun fires more than one shot per trigger pull, whether it was a malfunction or not, it is a machine gun and you can be sent to jail.</i>"<br /><br />To the best of my knowledge, that's the way it has always been. The charge against Olofson was that he knew it was busted, knew it was an accidental machine gun, and <i>left it that way on purpose</i>, therefore there was an element of <i>mens rea</i> to the whole thing.<br /><br />"Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, here, borrow my gun. Don't tell anybody it's broken in such a way that if you do this-and-such, it goes full auto, repeatedly and predictably," <i>is</i> different from "Babababap! Whoah, dang, better put this thing away and get it to the gunsmith's on Monday, 'cause something's all messed up about it," after all.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83723893375769966742012-03-23T11:26:20.417-04:002012-03-23T11:26:20.417-04:00The Olofson case set the precedent that if your gu...The Olofson case set the precedent that if your gun fires more than one shot per trigger pull, whether it was a malfunction or not, it is a machine gun and you can be sent to jail. <br /><br />i thought this was pretty ballsy of these guys to post this online given that precedent. The BATFEIEIO is currently operating under the policy that if you slap the trigger on your grandpas old damascus steel double barrel and both barrels go off, then you have a machine gun, there, pal, and you're going to prison. <br /><br />The Olofson case happened to have some local LEOS there when the gun went haywire, which is why he got charged and these guys probably won't. BUt the fact is, the ATF is under the impression that it does not matter if it was a malfuntion or not - they will get you.Goobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86389529814485493832012-03-23T11:19:59.726-04:002012-03-23T11:19:59.726-04:00Will;
I honestly don't remember. It was a ra...Will;<br /><br />I honestly don't remember. It was a range gun that a guy that I was shooting with had rented and was having trouble with, and it was over a decade ago. I never figured out what happened to the damned thing, but what I posted above was my theory. <br /><br />needless to say, we turned it back in and got my friend's money back...Goobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57543565313179181052012-03-23T10:43:46.693-04:002012-03-23T10:43:46.693-04:00I watch the video and read the comments and came u...I watch the video and read the comments and came up wth thoughts from three perspectives:<br /><br />Don’t modify your carry weapon – period. Find one that fits your carry style, learn the weapon, use it and then leave it the heck alone. If ya wanna play with your gun – do it on a competition gun, not one you depend on to protect you. I think this tendency comes from the “merging” of IDPA (and other competitions) and the real world. I believe it’s important to keep both in their respective places.<br /><br />“Falcon”, “Hollywood” – really?? I’m gonna give my hard earned cash to a bird and a back-up WSO?? Really, if you’re an instructor – use your own name. There are no secret conspiracies out there looking to hunt you down. I suspect it’s the “Call to Duty” client that laps this up. Given that I’m an official C.O.G. (Crotchety Old Guy) it detracts from their image as an instructor. They may have all the “been there – done that”, “I saw the elephant” experience – but callsigns detract from their image as a professional.<br /><br />Finally, perhaps it’s 21 years in the military, but – before a course – take a shave bud. Honest to goodness I’m so damn tired of the “5 o’clock” he-man look or the “lion cut” look or the shaggy “Seal Team 6” look. Be a professional, shave your face, cut your hair, wear clean clothes, unwrinkled pants - - - - geezz, I sound like my mom! <br /><br />Rant off!eiaftinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-82007145890326277112012-03-23T10:23:04.691-04:002012-03-23T10:23:04.691-04:00As a grumpy old bachelor, I prefer to hang out wit...As a grumpy old bachelor, I prefer to hang out with the grumpy old spinsters.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61783514522534048022012-03-23T00:30:01.833-04:002012-03-23T00:30:01.833-04:00I'm curious as to how much of the moniker busi...I'm curious as to how much of the moniker business was hokum for the sake of having fun. <br /><br />Two weeks from tomorrow and every day is a Friday, so I'm skeptical as hell about the smallest things...and hope like hell I don't f up too bad between now & then.<br /><br />Good info can be found in that video, as well as some goodies upon which any can hang the "I hope I don't act like that" label.Ancient Woodsmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15875439026383226722012-03-22T20:20:26.303-04:002012-03-22T20:20:26.303-04:00my gun range nom de guerre would be "burrito&...my gun range nom de guerre would be "burrito".Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452486400885521156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9785518554099273992012-03-22T20:16:14.370-04:002012-03-22T20:16:14.370-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78276009715469678292012-03-22T18:03:25.786-04:002012-03-22T18:03:25.786-04:00You and I have grown up just a little bit early fo...You and I have grown up just a little bit early for the online persona, Tam. The issue is not that the guys are gamers, or GI-Joe wanna-be's. It's that they have online personalities (which is why you see them) and they maintain them in the vidjo. <br /><br />I went by Long Path on The Firing Line for years and years, because when I first signed up, I didn't know if I would want to allow myself to be traceable. You went by Tam. I would submit that "Tam" is a very subtly different person than Tamara K___, if only because "Tam" exists mostly on the InterWeb, while Tamara K___ exists entirely in the Real World.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29519098891843366452012-03-22T17:25:16.728-04:002012-03-22T17:25:16.728-04:00"Falcon?" "Hollywood?" WTF? Th..."Falcon?" "Hollywood?" WTF? That's just too weird for me...<br /><br />As to modifying your own guns, there's a reason I either keep the internals on my gun stock or have someone qualified do the work.<br /><br />I may (or may not) be dangerous with a pistol, but I know I'm dangerous with a Dremel (to myself).<br /><br />I've also been around long enough to know that "drop in" parts are a lie. "Drop in" really means, "needs some fitting" and "needs some fitting" really means "gunsmith required."<br /><br />Springs? Sure. Replace broken firing pin? Sure. Heck, I'll even put on new sights. But mess with the parts that make it go bang, like the trigger/sear/hammer, no way.<br /><br />A man's gotta know his limitations and mucking with the guts of my pistols is where I draw the line.Rob Reedhttp://www.examiner.com/firearms-in-detroit/rob-reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60848720595491555692012-03-22T16:48:36.142-04:002012-03-22T16:48:36.142-04:00Will,
Depends on a host of things, including the ...Will,<br /><br />Depends on a host of things, including the type of pistol, how far forward the firing pin is stuck, if the firing pin is free to slide forward further but can't retract far for the FP block to engage, the contour of the FP nose... Hard to say without seeing the gun in question.<br /><br /><br />Bob R,<br /><br />I thought the Olofson decision turned on claims that he knew it was broken and thus full auto, and rather than taking it to get it fixed, kept it that way and even went so far as to willingly loan it out with a "wink, nudge, hey this is a machine gun"? (Or at least that's what the BATFEIEIO was alleging, no?)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-92128265790476092132012-03-22T16:44:17.233-04:002012-03-22T16:44:17.233-04:00Tampopo, Agent Tampopo.Tampopo, Agent Tampopo.Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452486400885521156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50376014271195647852012-03-22T16:29:09.680-04:002012-03-22T16:29:09.680-04:00Didn't Olofson go to prison for "transfer...Didn't <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Olofson" rel="nofollow">Olofson</a> go to prison for "transferring" a "machine gun" i.e., loaning a malfunctioning semi-auto. Didn't the owner of the subject pistol just do the same thing?bob rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67799469221252359562012-03-22T15:08:12.823-04:002012-03-22T15:08:12.823-04:00Buck Rogers, huh?
You mean the 1928 comic?
To th...Buck Rogers, huh?<br /><br />You mean the 1928 comic?<br /><br />To the authors of that the bone stock Glock is beyond their wildest imaginings of where guns would be in 84 years.<br /><br />Sci Fi tends to miss way low or way high. They either expect no significant changes (cough Traveller) or ray guns by now.<br /><br />Or do you think they mean the early '80's "festive" Buck Rogers TV show?Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11622280751779549062012-03-22T14:39:42.346-04:002012-03-22T14:39:42.346-04:00Goober:
what model pistol did you have the proble...Goober:<br /><br />what model pistol did you have the problem with?<br />I would expect that most pistols would jam with an exposed firing pin, as the cartridge would stop sliding up the breechface during the chambering process as the rim hit the protruding pin.<br />I could see a dirty striker fired gun going FA, with a less than properly captured striker slipping loose from the impact of the slide going home.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35738479987507714982012-03-22T14:27:14.511-04:002012-03-22T14:27:14.511-04:00"Power stroke?"
I heard sometime around..."Power stroke?"<br /><br />I heard sometime around middle school if I did that too much I'd go blind.Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648225987293475835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9609506738226464492012-03-22T14:17:31.150-04:002012-03-22T14:17:31.150-04:00That shit is the reason the old guys at my club in...That shit is the reason the old guys at my club insist on a 5 round magazine limit. I've never seen it actually happen until this.Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648225987293475835noreply@blogger.com