+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | | | | | | | ////////////// | | // | | // | | // /////// | | // // UNSMITH | | /////////////// | | | | A New Breed of Text Files | | | | Written by "Uzi" | | | | A Member of : I.P.O | | N.P.A | | M.C.M | | | |+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++| | UPLOADED BY THE STING | | Volume #1 : | | Introduction | | | |+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++| | Written for 80 columns | |+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++| | | | Motto for this issue : | | | | Peace Through Superior Firepower | | | |+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++| NOTE: All information here in is true, accurate, and functional. This series of SoftDocs isn't bullshit! Everything stated in this Doc and the others that will follow is correct as of writting this (January 1985). Disclaimer: The use for which the information discussed here is put is solely the responsibility of the person(s) reading this. Modifications discussed here can be done legally if the proper permits are obtained. Contact the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Fire-arms for details. Enough of this stuff, lets start........ Introduction : ------------- This series of SoftDocs will examine, show, and describe methods by which you can modify or improve certain types of guns, ammunition, and exce sories. Some methods will require diagrams which can not be draw by text, so yo u'll need a good imagination. Also, some knowledge of guns and machining would come in handy, although not absolutely neccessary. Topics that will be discussed (in probable order of issue) are : 1) Selective fire modifications for some Semi-Auto guns 2) Silencers and suppressors 3) Scopes, viewers and sights 4) Ammunitions 5) Gun straps, harneses, stocks and the alike 6) Anyother good information I can pass along Modes of Fire : -------------- There are many ways by which a gun can shoot. These modes are im poratnt terms used by all shooters and gunsmiths everywhere. Below is a list of these modes of fire : 1) Manual - In this mode of fire, you must put a single bullet into the gun, ch amber it, and fire. Then to fire again, you must remove the spent bullet from t he gun by hand and replace it with a new one. You must repeat this everytime yo u wish to shoot. This is something like what had to be done with Muskets. 2) Semi-Auto - In this mode, you load all the bullets the gun can handle at a time into the gun, then just pull the trigger to fire ONE BULLET AT A TIME. You only fire one bullet every time the trigger is pulled. If you hold the trigger after firing, nothing will happen. You must let it go and then pull it again t o refire. You only reload when all the bullets in the gun have been fired. Guns like this include hunting rifles, target shooting guns, revolvers (like the po lice .38 special), and shot guns (pump guns only. Double barrel shoot guns are "two shot" manual-fire). 3) Full Auto - In this mode, you load like in Semi-Auto, except that when the t rigger is held, the gun will continue to shoot so long as the trigger is held i n the firing postion, Shooting stops when you let go of the trigger or you run out of bullets. Machine guns are Full Auto. "Burst" - This mode is something like Full Auto, but now so "FULL". When the tr igger is pressed, the gun will fire a burst of bullets. This burst can be any a mount depending on the type of gun. For example, if you had the millitary issue of the M-16 assault rifle, it would have this setting, and fire about 4 to 6 b ullets (depending on the year it was made) per burst. You must, however, releas e the trigger and then repull it to fire another burst again (like in Semi-Auto ). "Selective Fire" - While this isn't a true mode of firing, it should be on this list. Selective Fire means that you can choose which type of firing you want y our gun to do. There is a level or switch on the gun with the possible choices marked on it. Only military guns have this as standard-issue. The only way to g et this on a civilian gun is to put it in yourself (which is what later issues of this SoftDoc will tell you how to do!). The Law : -------- According to Federal law, it is illegal for a common civilian to own a Full Auto gun. Further more, it is illegal for you to modify a Semi-Auto gun to Full Auto or Selective Fire without filing for the proper permit(s) wit h the Bureau of Alcholo Tobacco and Firearms (BATF as it will be called in this SoftDoc series) prior to modification. This is why guns like military issue M- 16's or Uzi Machine guns can't be bought or owned by a civillian (I know in the movie "The Terminator", the guy went into a gun shop and got a Full Auto Uzi, but that's only in the movies!). Just being in POSSESION of the materials that would modify a gun to full-auto or Selective Fire is illegal. It's also illegal to have done partial modification on a gun. For example, if you intend to make a Selective Fire H&K 91 out of a Semi-Auto H&K 91, but only went as far to mod ify the hammer or the receiver, and even though the gun still works only in the Semi-Auto mode, you still have broken the law. Possesion of the materials to make a silencer or suppressor is just as illegal as having a whole one (even if you don't own a gun!). Still, I think it's a neccessary chance you should take. You never know when a silencer or suppressor can come in handy, not to mention saving your life! I'm not telli ng you you must go out and make a silencer or suppressor, I just think having o ne may be a good idea. Just don't show it to anyone else (even the guys at the shooting range), and try not to have it on your person if you would be going an ywhere there may be a securtity check (frisk, pat-down search, etc.) made on yo u. A word to the wise is sufficiant. But...... : ------------ Since many gun collectors wanted to have Full Auto and Selective Fire guns, the BATF allowed them to be sold to the general public so long as t hey were made to only be able to fire in *Semi-Auto* mode. That means you can g o into a gunshop and buy a M-16, AR-14, Ruger 10, Uzi, or any other "military s tyle" gun, but it will be in Semi-Auto firing configuration. Also, a few other points had to be re-adjusted. The major one is that the barrel length MUST be a MINIMUM of 16 inches long. This is the minimu m barrel length for a gun to be classified a rifle. Any shorter, even if its on ly 1 inch shorter, the gun is classified a handgun. Thus, while the overall gun will look the same as the military issue, the barrel length may seem overly st range. A perfect example is the Uzi carbine. It looks and (as we shall see) is the same gun as the Israeli Army or the Presidents' Secret Service carries, ex cept for firing only in a Semi-Auto mode and a 16 inch barrel (with does distra cted from the beauty of the weapon). There is some good to this however. The lo nger the barrel, the better your accuracy when aiming and the greater chance of hitting what or where you aimed at. Still, guns with overly long barrels do lo ok rather funny and misshaped, but thats the law! Cutting the barrel down is a Federal crime so be ware. Again, cu tting down the barrel will make the gun a handgun, so the proper licences shoul d be optained, unless you want to take the chance. (If you do, Good Luck!) Extras : ------- To the best of my knowledge, there aren't any restrictions on th e extra equipment you can put on a gun, such as scopes, stocks, camoflouge tape , etc. You could even add a night scope, if you can afford it! NOTE: In the case of the Uzi pistol, MAC 10, MAC 11 or Uzi Machine pistol (also known as The Micro Uzi), it is illegal to put a folding stock on these guns. C heck with the BATF for full details. Lend A Helping Hand : -------------------- Since government is continually trying to restrict guns in ANY s tyle or firing mode, it would greatly help to prevent such actions if you joine d a gun club, preferably a national organization like The American Rifle Associ ation. Still, a local club is better than none at all. Not only will you help t o prevent restrictions, but you will learn quite a bit from a club and its' mem bers. You may also make some "connections" that could prove to be very valuable in the future. I'm NOT telling you that to have a gun you must join a club, it 's just that if you are new to guns, then a club could best help to get you sta rted and your membership will help the gun-owners community as a whole. Ask at your local gun dealer about any clubs in your area. Wrapping Up : ------------ I hope this introduction has informed you and that you will read and pass on this and the other SoftDocs in this series. I'm sure your all saying,"But what are those permits and licence s he talked about so much?". Well here they are : 1) For the Uzi pistol (Semi-Auto or machine), MAC 10, MAC 11 and all the other hand-style guns, a regular handgun permit is needed from the town or city in wh ich you live. 2) For a rifel or shoot gun, all you need is to be at or over the minimum age f or owning one in your city, and have a rifle permit. (Its ALOT easier to get th an a handgun permit!) Even if you intend to use it for self or home protection or your out to kill someone (I have nothing against vigilanteism), then you sho uld also get every year a hunting licence and take the Hunter Safety Course. No , i'm not trying to be funny. Its a fact that if you kill someone with your gun and when the cops get you, you will have a far easier time convincing them tha t you are a hunter and that your gun is for hunting, not killing people (even i f that is why you got the gun in the first place) if you can show then that you have a VALID hunting licence and have taken the Hunter Safety Course, which by the way is pretty much obvious stuff that a two-year-old could figure out like don't leave your gun lying around loaded, don't let your friends handle your g un while its loaded, and don't clean your gun while its loaded. 3) If you want to get Federal permission to modify your gun to selective fire, then you must file the BATF Form 1 and pay a $200 tax. Also, expect a long wait to get your permit and don't (for g-d sakes!), don't apply if you have anythin g in your life or past to hide, because they'll search your whole pasted since the day you were born until the time of filing and if they find anything they d on't like then you get a big fat reject notice and you'll have lots of trouble getting your $200 back! 4) If you intend to modify a gun illegally, then go ahead. I won't try to convi nce you to stop. Like my father would have said, "If you want to do it, then do it. Just don't get caught!" Just use common sense and don't blow your cool whi le and after doing it. 5) Check with your local gun dealer to find out EXACTLY what you need to get a gun licence (rifle as well as hand gun) in your area. Well that wraps it up for this issue. Comming in Volume #2: >> Selective Fire Modifications for the Uzi Carbine << Until then, keep your finger on the trigger and keep your head low! =============================================================================== As a favor to me and everyone else who takes this file, please sign the followi ng to the list below : Your handle (No real names!) The state and city where you live The state,city and name of the BBS, Catsend or AE you got this file from The date you got it What kind of computer you have This is just so that others who read this file will know what the circulation o f this SoftDoc is and if this SoftDoc ever gets back to me, I'll know how far i t went. I guarrantee that this IS NOT a Fed trick! All this information is lega l and easy to obtain, so any Feds wouldn't be interested in this list. If any F ed does read this, then they must have nothing better to do!!!!!!!! I have started the list so you can see how it should be entered. *Please don't make false entries in this list* Thank you - Uzi 1) Uzi (Author) New York, New York Written 12/20/85 Apple //e 2) The Wizard Queens, New York 12/22/85 Received during a private Catsend Trade UPLOADED BY THE STING Apple // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call The Works BBS - 1600+ Textfiles! - [914]/238-8195 - 300/1200 - Always Open