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Hi Pete, PM sent for all of them, Thanks, Rob

OK, I give up. Try as I might, the id on this lower escapes me! Anybody able to lend a hand? http://i29.tinypic.com/sfjfkg.jpg http://i30.tinypic.com/n7z1u.jpg http://i30.tinypic.com/wu5q43.jpg http://i32.tinypic.com/2wgvzfp.jpg http://i25.tinypic.com/b3vfo0.jpg

Artie, I have that list for you. I tried to email you but no avail, full box or some such thing. Still trying.

Are there any classic indicators to tell a USGI bipod from one of the many aftermarkets? I picked one up recently in a trade and would like to know if its GI.

Its simple, either Howell Davis names verifiable sources or he is a flake trying to stir the pot.

Are these one of the springs your asking about? http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/1/801362785.jpg http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/1/801362760.jpg

Great discussion, thanks for the reply. That very appropriate phrase of "complete set of parts" confounds the theory even more. Having looked inside one of those BAR sections at the last Creek, there ain't nothing left to use (i.e. the fcg, bcg and everything else inside ends up shattered). Complete set of parts to me would mean everything in basically functional condition including an appropriately demilled yet complete receiver. If that is an acceptable definition of "parts kit" for the sake of our "Intent" conversation then a piece of muffler tube sitting next to a mashed flat (and useless) set of STen parts is just so much scrap metal. Looking for logic in this might be fruitless but it is interesting.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody. The following is because its easier to stay out of trouble if one knows what trouble looks like. Could I get a more specific internet opinion determining if shopping for and obtaining overlapping receiver pieces is a no-no? Specifically, semi-auto home builder nut digs through properly demilled receiver sections and over time ends up purchasing the required overlapping pieces. By properly demilled I mean demilled under the appropriate procedures of the day they were demilled. For instance the shear press/squash cut demilling of those BAR receivers I see at the Creek or more recently, torched Bren sections from IO. I would think that overlapping pieces would be better pieces to start with. This post has been edited to fix the weird spellchecking I did earlier.

not a problem How could an SOT legally possess these item(s), if they were Classified / Defined as Unregistered NFA Items at the time they come into in his possession ? I have never read an exemption covering SOT's from possessing Unregistered NFA Items. Demill requirements have changed over time, yes? Ever see those demilled BAR receiver sections that were mill press sheared with the internals in place? The government must have been satisfied of those demills prior to selling them as scrap metal. If an SOT shopped for overlapping sections, would enough of those sections put together to "complete" a receiver be verboten? I'm not an SOT nor do I play one on TV, just looking for the logic if any.

Could a class 2 SOT legally possess the items in that auction?

I wonder if the new owner intends to refinish it. Would it help or hurt? Where does preservation end and refinishing start? We'll have to keep an eye out for that serial number.

Ridden hard and put away wet, as the saying goes.

Fun video but I missed the whole turtles reference. And here I thought I was current on her generation's lingo.

Let's add Chicago too please!

Hi Bill, Did you want a Colt ejector or a Savage ejector? You'de have to call IMA to check if they have any Colt ejectors. The one they advertise is Savage. Here's a link: http://www.ima-usa.com/product_info.php/products_id/1821 Of course if you could have a Savage and you wanted to help a fellow board member pay off a new rifle, here's one of mine: http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/5/14313492629.jpg http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/5/14313492545.jpg http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/5/14313492635.jpg