Hi everyone! I haven't posted in awhile so I thought I would share a story from yesterday.
I had reloaded some .45acp and was trying it out in my Colt Gov't Model yesterday. It's just some RN lead bullet junk that was cheap, and it let me work some "bugs" out of my Dillion XL650.
Anyway, I didn't have real good luck with the Colt auto, so I thought I would try it in my Powder Srings MAC-10 (NFA weapon).
Guess what???? The MAC ate it like candy. No problems at all. Well, since that few rounds ran through it, what about a full stick? (30 rounds). YES! A full stick ran fine too! But wait! Let's do a full stick "dump"! After this, we've (my wife and I) probably shot only 100 rounds.
While picking up brass I hear a car pull into the driveway. I look up and it's Ky. Vehicle Enforcement. I thought she was just turning around until she puts it into park and gets out. Jokingly I said, "I didn't do it". She replies, "yes you did, I see it on the tailgate of your truck". There lies my MAC.
"We got a call about someone shooting, they've got us patroling and answering calls in the county if you are wondering why I'm here" she told us. "The caller said it sounds like a Sub-machine gun".
"It IS a sub-machine gun" I said cheerfully.
I showed her my Form 4. She looks it over from page 1 to page 3 the reciept from where I purchased it and says, "My husband would like to shoot this". I said, "A lot of people would like to shoot this".
My wife and I are having a good conversation with this lady when a Sheriff's Patrol car pulls up. Some guy I've never seen before gets out. I'm thinking, "dang, I don't know this guy, he looks pissed". (I used to know almost all of them from my Rural Fire Dept. days).
The K.V.E. officer says to him as he gets out of his patrol car, "Guess what. It is a sub-machine gun".
I thought, "oh great".
The deputy says, "really? what kind?"
I tell him about it being a MAC in .45acp. And it's a Powder Springs.
"Let's see that thing shoot"! He says.
I thought, "what the hell".
She hands me back my form 4. My wife is rolling her eyes at me.
So I load a half stick, approach my firing line, aim at my back stop and BURRRRRRP!
They thougth that was so cool! We were having a great time. Then the deputy got out his LEO Only Bushmaster AR-15. Then of course, I had to show off my Pre-ban Eagle Arms AR at that point.
Any way, after the show and tell, they decided everything was fine and told us to have a good day. I told them my wife and I were done shooting for the day. Then the K.V.E. officer said, "you don't have to stop, you are legal". I just about fell over.
We did stop anyway at that point. It's just good to see that LEO's are willing to be polite and talk guns and not be like a S.W.A.T. Team with a gun owner.
Anyway, I know this is probably a boring story, but I had to tell SOMEBODY!
Have a great weekend, I think I'll shoot my MAC again today.
Colt, out.