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      current ATF wait time

      Filed a form 4 for transfer of an AOW (H&R Handy Gun) on 09 March 2021. Form was approved on 11 May 2022. I will never believe that it actually took BATF that long to take the steps necessary to approve the form 4. They are deliberately delaying the approval of NFA transfers.
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      Purchase of Handgun By Out-Of-State C&R Holder

      What steps does the seller have to take to "abide by the law"?
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      Colt Police Positive Restoration

      Contact Doug Turnbull (turnbullrestoration.com). Send them some clear, detailed photos and see if you can get a quote. They may need for you to send them your gun. Turnbull does absolutely fantastic restorations, not your ordinary re-blue job. But he's not cheep. I guy I used to work with sent...
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      Purchase of Handgun By Out-Of-State C&R Holder

      I have a modest collection of Colt revolvers, and have found a guy in Maryland who has an older model Detective Special for sale at a reasonable price. I live in VA, have a C&R FFL, and am wondering how that will work as far as legally buying the revolver from the MD resident. Many years ago, I...
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      Who gets my handguns when I croak? In Maryland, that is.

      Transfer of firearms via bequest can be done without an FFL transfer, even if the transfer is across state lines. Generally, the executor takes possession of the guns, and then transfers them to the designated heir. If there is no will, the guns would pass from the executor to the next of kin or...
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      Who gets my handguns when I croak? In Maryland, that is.

      This is absolutely correct. Additionally, the guns can transfer via "intestate succession" in cases where there is no will, with no paperwork or background check, even across state lines. NFA items require Transfer via a Form 5 (tax free) if a bequest or intestate succession.
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      Anyone have a cobbler they trust?

      Make sure that the cobbler is going to carefully remove the old sole and remove the old stitching, then using the original stitch holes hand stitch the new soles to the body of the boot. I had a very expensive pair of wingtip dress shoes that needed re-soling, and took them to a shoe repair...
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      WWII Merchant Marine Bring Back Late War Walther PP

      Nice pistol. The Walther PP in either caliber (32 or 380) is an excellent carry gun. The paperwork that you have with it is a real plus. WOOOPS! I forgot. You're in MD. No carrying in MD if you're not politically connected, IIRC. One more thing. And I know I'm going to catch some flak for...
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      Just picked up a Ruger PCC 9mm a couple days ago

      I've had my PC9 / Romeo5 combo about 6 months, and am VERY happy with it. Excellent groups at 50 yards. No FTF or FTE problems using both Glock and Magpul magazines. I tries extending the stock a bit using the spacers that come with the gun, but changed it back to the original length. I have a...
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      Stores willing to sell to MD residents?

      Have shot the KelTec, but much prefer the Ruger PC Carbine. Is that legal in MD? If so, the Ruger is the one to buy. It's not a folder, but it is a take-down that is VERY fast to take down and put back together. It costs about $100 or so more than the KelTec. But is well worth the difference in...
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      US military training rifles!

      22 Trainer A friend here in VA who is an officer in the Virginia Gun Collectors Assn. has a US Krag-Jorgenson in 22 LR. It's all 100% G.I. The conversion was done at Springfield about 1900. Cool rifle.
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      Galtling Gun in MD... yes or no?

      There is (was?) a guy in the Ballmer area that makes (made?) full-size 45-70 "Bulldog" Gatling guns. My buddy Kenny White in Jefferson bought one, and built a full-size steel field carriage for it. The wooden wheels on the carriage are 55 inches high. Kenny passed away last year, and the gun was...
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      Bring-back BYF 41:

      I remember that it was some time in the mid 1980s. My bad.
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      Bring-back BYF 41:

      Under the provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968, no military surplus firearms were allowed to be imported into the US by anyone. This did not change until 1986, when the Firearms Owners Protection Act was passed. In the early 1970s, Tom Nelson, owner of Odin International in Alexandria...
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      Antique pistol?

      H. Aston & Co. US Model 1842 Percussion Pistol I have a real nice one of these (see picture). They are 54 caliber, smooth bore, shooting a .530 diameter patched round ball. In addition to Henry Aston, they were also made by Ira N. Johnson, also of Middletown, CT. 24,000 of these pistols were...
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