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