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So, I've got a hankering for another NFA project. It has been too long since the last one. Said last one was a dumpster-fire, process-wise (thank you 41F), but that is another topic.
The main interest at the present is adding a machine-gun to the stable. I found a great one here that fits the bill, the side-kick is more than hip, and financing is not a problem. The coming train-wreck of Oregon gun laws, however, is a concern. I will hash out that last hurdle with the aforementioned life-mate tomorrow on the way up to a rather funky cocktail party with friends this weekend.
All that aside, a class of NFA-regulated shotguns that has been kind of my list to build some time now is a Whippet:
Not totally set on how to approach it. A few options —
Kick'n old school:
Or Yo, slap a butt on that Remington:
Or
Thoughts? Caveats? Wacky ideas? Thanks, friends.
The main interest at the present is adding a machine-gun to the stable. I found a great one here that fits the bill, the side-kick is more than hip, and financing is not a problem. The coming train-wreck of Oregon gun laws, however, is a concern. I will hash out that last hurdle with the aforementioned life-mate tomorrow on the way up to a rather funky cocktail party with friends this weekend.
All that aside, a class of NFA-regulated shotguns that has been kind of my list to build some time now is a Whippet:
- Semi-automatic.
- Cut-down barrel.
- Shortened stock, but still enough to kind of shoulder it.
- Some have a loop to carry over the arm, but under a coat. (Though historically interesting, I don't consider this an essential even remotely.)
Not totally set on how to approach it. A few options —
Kick'n old school:
- Obtain a vintage self-loader (e.g., Model 11, Auto-5, et al.).
- File the paperwork and pay the tax to los Federales.
- After approval, engrave, chop the barrel and stock.
- Acquire a Saiga.
- Handle paperwork/tax with our alphabet soup friends.
- With stamp in hand, engrave, and cut the barrel.
Or Yo, slap a butt on that Remington:
- Obtain a V3 TAC-13.
- Handle the brain-dead, bureaucratic horsecrap.
- Engrave and slap a stock on it, assuming some standard Remington stock would work on this contraption.
Or
Thoughts? Caveats? Wacky ideas? Thanks, friends.