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Duckhunter935

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21. 200,000 is a lot of posts confirming it will not work.
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 10:37 PM
Jun 2016

200,000 posts saying that filing down a firing pin is idiotic and will never work except to make a weapon misfire or more likely not fire at all.

If you can convert something to full-auto just by filing down the firing pin... scscholar Jun 2016 #1
What guns can be converted in that manner? Specifics, please. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #2
Except that you can't. Straw Man Jun 2016 #3
substantially sarisataka Jun 2016 #5
You'd be right if it could be done. Pre-ban weapons all you needed was a drop in sear pin Press Virginia Jun 2016 #6
I believe that it is closer to 1975. n/t oneshooter Jun 2016 #12
Nope. Father in law has a pre-ban and a drop in Press Virginia Jun 2016 #14
I have three A1's from 1968 that I inhereted from my Dad. oneshooter Jun 2016 #36
File the firing pin, lol Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #9
I also heard that from someone that fought in Viet Nam and in Grenada scscholar Jun 2016 #11
Evidently he doesn't know what makes the bang stick Press Virginia Jun 2016 #15
that is a nice story Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #17
There's over 200,000 results on Google for... scscholar Jun 2016 #18
Post one that says it works with proof, lol Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #19
So you're claiming over 200,000 results are wrong scscholar Jun 2016 #20
200,000 is a lot of posts confirming it will not work. Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #21
I read a few discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #24
I heard spraying teflon on the bullets makes them armor piercing! Just reading posts Jun 2016 #26
If you dip the tips in hot sauce Press Virginia Jun 2016 #28
I'm just glad I'm not reading this while drinking discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #29
Just find one. With 200,000 leads it should be easy Press Virginia Jun 2016 #27
Wrong results. Straw Man Jun 2016 #35
This is why no one takes gun control people seriously DonP Jun 2016 #38
Well, to be honest... Puha Ekapi Jun 2016 #41
Yup Puha Ekapi Jun 2016 #39
"Phony Beatlemania:" Promo guy buys 10 records/shop resulting in a "HIT!" Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #44
I filed down my firing pen. RME_SFC Jun 2016 #45
I just Googled "how to cast real magic spells that work". There were over 600,000 results. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #22
Google fake gun stories, lol Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author jtx Jun 2016 #30
There's over 217,000 results on Google for "moon landing was faked" LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #37
Pre-Inet, but: Millions of Texas boys sez you can pick up a girl with a 6-pack of Lone Star. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #43
Was he a sarisataka Jun 2016 #33
That was a hoot discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #34
If you file down the firing pin... catnhatnh Jun 2016 #13
Incorrect.... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #25
Please identify any example TeddyR Jun 2016 #31
firing pin ? DustyJoe Jun 2016 #4
Shhhh! Gun grabbers are telling us about guns Press Virginia Jun 2016 #7
Yes, they are so proud of that knowledge Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #10
Yes Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #8
Exactly right. This is a weapon of war: Just reading posts Jun 2016 #16
The one on the bottom scary. shadowrider Jun 2016 #42
Exactly right. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #32
If a gun is easily converted to full auto, it is considered a machinegun under Federal law benEzra Jun 2016 #40
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