Comments by "gary K" (@garyK.45ACP) on "Brandon Herrera"
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You didn't cover the Ukrainian AK 50? Why? 😜
It is an oxymoron to say someone is "in the Ukrainian DPR" The DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) is a breakaway region that considers itself independent and has been at war with the Ukraine government for 8 years.
That said...Mosin Nagants, particularly sniper rifles, are still held in large supply by Ukraine, as are AKMs and SKS rifles. Even more were held in reserve by Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary and other former Soviet aligned countries. Many of them are now being unloaded onto/into Ukraine. Ukraine isn't turning down any weapons.
In addition, Mosin Nagants are very popular for private ownership and hunting. Ukraine allows the ownership of rifles and shotguns. Not surprisingly, the former military rifles are common and the 7.62x54R is plenty powerful for any game in Ukraine and/or the former Soviet Union.
Most likely, that IS an MG42. The Soviet Union captured millions of firearms and tens of millions of rounds of ammo from the Germans in WW2. They kept that stuff also. Every Republic, including Ukraine, had huge piles of those weapons after the Soviet Union collapsed. Recently there have been supplies of WW2 surplus 8mm Mauser ammo, sourced in Russia on the market. There are also a numbers of Mosin Nagant surplus rifles that were modified in Russia to resemble the sniper version.
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It's fun to imagine things like a drop in trigger to be considered a "firearm" but the ATF has specifically determined the particular parts that are classed as firearms. Could someone, in the future, interpret that to mean a drop in trigger is a firearm? Yes, I suppose they could. Is it likely? Is it even plausible? No.
That really isn't the issue...if you read all 115 pages of the proposed change in regulation.
Obviously the ATF is between a rock and a hard place here. They cannot write legislation or change law. They go to great lengths to state that they are clarifying "what congress meant" and "updating" regulations to "meet modern technology". Forgetting that the pistol that started WW1, the Browning/FN 1910 was a striker fired pistol whose parts do not meet the definition of a "firearm" under the GCA '68. If legislation needs to be updated...it needs to be re-legislated. OR, Congress needs to amend the GCA '68.
It is not the responsibility of Administrative agencies to try to determine "what Congress meant". Vague laws are unconstitutional. Like the bumpstock ban which got struck down...ATF cannot make something illegal that is not in violation of a statute. Well...they CAN, but it can be struck down by courts.
I believe this regulation, if implemented, WILL be struck down by federal courts, likely by one of the 200+ judges Trump appointed.
The best thing we can do? Write to oppose this regulation during the comment period. If it is implemented, we can support the 2A organizations that will bring suits in Federal courts to strike it down.
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Any AK should have a Slavic woman's name. I suggest: Anastasia. Not so much because of the name "Anastasia", but because the "short name" (nick name) for Anastasia is "Nastiya" (NAH stee yah). Just sounds appropriate for an AK. Nastiya!
Another good one, but much overused in my opinion, is Yekaterina. One of the short names for which is "Katusha" yes, like the Katusha rockets. Also "Katya"
That said...the cartridge is an interesting one. More or less the equal of the .350 Legend and a little better than the 114 year old .351 WSL. But only a little. Sub-sonic, of course, limits velocity but the case design allows for heavier bullets than can be used in the 9mm Luger. Load it with 180-200+ gr. bullets and now you're talking. Make sure the rifling twist will stabilize those bullets at low velocity. If you can't do that, you're just wasting gunpowder and machinery
Re: Texas...you ARE aware that Texas is very large. Correct? And it has a lot of different environmental areas: Swamps, forest, desert, mountains, plains, etc. If you want to have less humidity, you need to move to west Texas. On a map, extend the eastern border of the Texas panhandle south to the Mexican border. Stay west of that line for lower humidity.
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