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Any Gun owners out there?

Is it possible to legally buy an M79? Just curious. I know you can buy parts and practicality put one together in the US but do you need a special license to actually own one? I'm in Massachusetts so I kind of doubt it, but I got really good with one when I was in the military last century.
 
From what I've been able to gather(I've never looked into this before), they are legal and probably don't even require an NFA tax stamp but you can not load anything lethal in them. No actual explosive rounds.

I'm not a lawyer though.

Also, being Taxachussets, you may be screwed.
 
I think of an M79 as an insanely large shotgun. When I got my MACE license back in the day I could buy a shotgun here in Boston... But I suck with long guns. Not to mention that now (2016) there are no gun shops left in Downtown Boston and I take the T. I can get to the 'burbs' but that's no gaurentee i could buy anything without the correct license.
 
I own serval, (though no Glocks) a 9 & 45 Ruger - which I like for comfort and ease of switching hands; I'm very ambidextrous. And a shotgun that belonged to my father. Whoever says Liberals hate guns is an idiot. Hahahaha.
 
I could have got a .22 Ruger if I'd applied for a license when I worked for Metropolitan International Security Service. But unfortunately the owner died in an air accident and his kids were dicks. I'm back in Security now with a Security Service founded in Sweden so I'm not sure what their firearms policy is except around nuclear power plants. I've only got the little MIT plant near me and if think they are school employees. No holds barred at plants outside of Boston, but I work in residential protection.

Point And Hit. Ruger
 
I have 3 rugers myself, a 22/45 target pistol, a GP100 revolver in .357 magnum, and an LC9S in 9mm for concealed carry.

I'm a big fan of the company, and their customer service is top notch.
 
Story time: I bought my 22/45 used a few years ago. It was originally manufactured in 2005, so it's 11 years old now.

I took it apart for cleaning back in January. Could not get it back together. Broke the sear trying to make it happen, so the trigger now wouldn't work. 100% my fault. I called Ruger to ask for instructions on how to fix it. Instead of telling me how to fix it, they sent me a fedex label and had me return it to them. I got it back LESS THAN A WEEK later. They'd refurbished the entire 10 year old firearm for free, despite the malfunction being my fault and me not being the original owner.

They earned a loyal customer.
 
Glock 24 and a Glock 27. That's the long and the short of it!! Both tweaked with Bar-Sto Barrels and Ghost triggers. Plus one or two ;) more that aren't Glocks. BUT, the Glocks are my go-to for daily carry. The 24 has a TLR-2 and is in my 'Man Bag' and the 27 is on my hip if I'm not in the shower (on the sink beside the shower) or asleep (on the night stand beside my side of the bed). The wife prefers her Sig because she can shoot it without losing skin on the top of her left thumb. The 27 used to be hers but it was a little too small for her hand with the short mag in it. It drew blood on her left thumb when she shot it. Now, she has one that doesn't bite her. :) Now we're BOTH happy.
 
LizMac said:
Whoever says Liberals hate guns is an idiot.
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^^^^^^^^^Bang, dead center.

I'm a wretched, limp wristed liberal, and I can honestly say........ I never met a gun I didn't like..........(Well, except maybe just Glocks.......Those things are just fugly.):p

And Ruger: I think the DNA of quality and excellent customer service was built in from day one, 1950. Many of my "wish list" items are S/R products.
 
bjacks12 said:
Story time: I bought my 22/45 used a few years ago. It was originally manufactured in 2005, so it's 11 years old now.

I took it apart for cleaning back in January. Could not get it back together. Broke the sear trying to make it happen, so the trigger now wouldn't work. 100% my fault. I called Ruger to ask for instructions on how to fix it. Instead of telling me how to fix it, they sent me a fedex label and had me return it to them. I got it back LESS THAN A WEEK later. They'd refurbished the entire 10 year old firearm for free, despite the malfunction being my fault and me not being the original owner.

They earned a loyal customer.
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Awesome! I like the company, though I've never bought from another so far. I liked that both my handguns came with a sealed envelope of a spent case used for factory testing. On the outside is the date, S/N and make of the gun. I don't know if other companies do this as well, but I appreciated it. I keep that locked away separately from the handguns and if my gun were ever stolen, and God forbid, used in a crime, I'd hand that over to the police.
 
LizMac said:
Awesome! I like the company, though I've never bought from another so far. I liked that both my handguns came with a sealed envelope of a spent case used for factory testing. On the outside is the date, S/N and make of the gun. I don't know if other companies do this as well, but I appreciated it. I keep that locked away separately from the handguns and if my gun were ever stolen, and God forbid, used in a crime, I'd hand that over to the police.
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I don't believe I've ever bought a gun that didn't have that...except perhaps my AK-47.
 
In the spirit of not "running my mouth" :rolleyes: without knowing anything about it..........;)

I went to my local firearms store today (same as I remember it, 25 years ago, still going strong) And asked them to school me on Glocks. Looked closely at 3 of them.

I don't begrudge anyone else their choice, and understand full well how rugged, reliable and well engineered they are. I'm confident they have a very good reputation for a reason.......They just don't get my motor running.

In order to avoid being the one nut in my family who "never met a gun he didn't like", I figure I should pick just one make to hate on, (for no good reason). I picked the one with the name that sounds like someone had a fish bone stuck in their throat.:p

For the moment, the thing I am enjoying the most is my Pietta - Colt 1860 Army.
I don't have much to compare it to (Uberti, Armi san Marco, etc.) but I was really, really happy when I got mine, for a variety of reasons.

I'm not familiar enough with the thread yet, is black powder OK, or too far off topic?
 
basic 101 user said:
I'm not familiar enough with the thread yet, is black powder OK, or too far off topic?
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I think any gun is fair discussion material. I've been considering discussing my loved Daisy pump BB gun.:D Or my rabbit deterrent Colt Defender .177:D

Seriously, black powder is cool. Way on topic in my opinion.
I had a friend that was into black powder big time. He attended the organized rendezvous and wore his hand made buckskins etc. A gun sport all it's own. Sounded like it would be fun if you had the time to throw at it.
 
^^^^^^LOL, thanks olbriar.......made me flash on a long repressed childhood memory.

I didn't have a Daisy, but the kid up the street damn sure did.:D

My best friend lived two doors up, and "Greg" lived three doors up.

My buddy and I would have been about 6 or 8, YO, and "Greg" was an "adult", a real tough kid, just starting to drive around in his grey Datsun 240-Z. (Bitchin' cars, but that's another thread).:D

I can see it now; Greg was lying prone, on the N/S running ridge of the roof next door, all sniper style, (with his hat turn' 'roun backwards), looking down on us, while my buddy and I played with our Tonka trucks in the yard next door.
Next thing I know, my best friend's Mom is carting me, combat style in her arms, into the "cover" of the kitchen of her house. I'm sobbing in tears; Greg had put one into (bounced one off of) my left thigh, just about three inches above the knee. It was barely more than a bee-sting, but it got my attention!:D

Ah, good times, all kids should be so lucky and have so much fun!;)
 
I spent a few high school summers as a "counselor" (okay, rifle BB gun range marshal and climbing tower belayer) at a church camp. Before the kids would show up, us tower guys would grab up all the BB guns, don goggles (safety first!), and then hunt each other through the woods. We actually make a pretty good sport of it, with rules and points and targets and everything!

The kids would show up and ask why we had welts on our arms and legs. :D
 
I finally remembered what was considered my full load out as a K9 handler during the Short Peace. Imagine this...

Dog at your side, Smith & Wesson K-38 Combat Masterpiece on a leather gun belt around your waist complete with 24 inch Maglite, steel cuffs and leather ammo pouches. Colt CAR-15 over one shoulder, M79 Grenade launcher on the other. Sounds cool right?

Wrong! Trying to advance at speed with all that was crazy awkward. That's the reason most air bases back then had a kind of moat around them.
 
basic 101 user said:
In the spirit of not "running my mouth" :rolleyes: without knowing anything about it..........;)

I went to my local firearms store today (same as I remember it, 25 years ago, still going strong) And asked them to school me on Glocks. Looked closely at 3 of them.

I don't begrudge anyone else their choice, and understand full well how rugged, reliable and well engineered they are. I'm confident they have a very good reputation for a reason.......They just don't get my motor running.

In order to avoid being the one nut in my family who "never met a gun he didn't like", I figure I should pick just one make to hate on, (for no good reason). I picked the one with the name that sounds like someone had a fish bone stuck in their throat.:p

For the moment, the thing I am enjoying the most is my Pietta - Colt 1860 Army.
I don't have much to compare it to (Uberti, Armi san Marco, etc.) but I was really, really happy when I got mine, for a variety of reasons.

I'm not familiar enough with the thread yet, is black powder OK, or too far off topic?
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I get you 100% on the Glock thing. To me, they're the Toyota Camry of the gun world. Reliable, cost effective, serve their purpose well. But they have no personality. I don't own any for that reason.
 
Yeah, I'll be the first to admit I have some very firm opinions about things, many for all the wrong reasons.:D
More than a few whacked out priorities here.;)

"How pretty is it" shouldn't be a very high priority, but usually winds up near the top of my list.

And I shouldn't keep bashing Glock, I'm coming to realize that, I don't care for the looks of any of the current offerings (The few I am aware of.)
I look in the cases, and I go "Boy that's an ugly S+W, that's an ugly Sig, that's an ugly Ruger......."
I think I only started to notice "the trend away from pretty", around the time Glocks were really becoming popular, so I blame them for everything that is wrong with the world.:p

Why can't I buy a good looking car anymore? Haven't seen one I wanted to take home with me in 20+ years.
And every one of these toasters looks like it was beat with an ugly stick......If I could find one made in Austria, I'd be all over it, probably for the same reasons people like their Glocks; Because it would be a quality product, feed the new slice in 100% reliably, and send each slice downrange at just the right temperature, year after year.
We had a joke in the last shop I worked in: Friggin' Germans; Those guys couldn't build a toaster, without including a half a dozen roller bearings!:D (Love em' for it!)

And as a (lowercase "m", pre CNC) machinist, I feel that neither the individual parts, or the finished assembly can ever hope to be pretty, if they weren't carved out of a block of metal. Guns should be metal, with a few wood bits thrown on, IMHO.
All this blah, blah does lead me to a question, however:

I don't "use" many of my guns for their "intended purpose", so I have never been into accessories; I find myself thinking all the lasers, flashlights, bells and whistles etc. just make an ugly gun even uglier. Heck, just having the dovetail / rail in the frame or slide to accept an accessory, makes it ugly. But how does it work, on a polymer frame? I can't imagine hanging an accessory in a plastic dovetail, and have it maintain alignment very long when in service. Clearly it must work, or they wouldn't be doing it; Just because I can't imagine it, doesn't make it a bad idea.;)

P.S. John M. Browning gave us enough good stuff for 3 or 4 lifetimes, he deserves to rest. But if you can get him back, I'm behind the idea 100%; He was a clever one, and I wouldn't mind hearing his thoughts!
Next stop for me is to Google "MA Duece", so I can feel like I know what the heck Boston is talking about.;)
 
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Stop calling me Boston. Bobby will do. :D

The "MA Duece" is a crew served machine gun employed in the late 19 teens that is still in service in the US today. A ridiculously useful weapon but 1 man would be hard pressed to carry and use one. Mostly vehicle mounted now including planes and big helicopters.
 
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