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Posted: 4/3/2010 12:52:02 PM EDT
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Whats the story behind Fleming? Everywhere I look, it's a fleming sear, or a conversion by fleming, trigger packs, fleming this fleming that. And its not just one type of gun, its all kinds.
Hopefully we can get a story told instead of a "they're a mfg" Thanks |
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I'm confused. What kind of "story" do you want? Fleming was a mfg back in the 80's. Got a large number of guns built before the ban. Uzis, HK sears, conversions of other weapons. Well known for the HK work, but most of his stuff is of very high quality. You would think he could get his MAC .22 conversions figured out. |
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I'm confused. What kind of "story" do you want? Fleming was a mfg back in the 80's. Got a large number of guns built before the ban. Uzis, HK sears, conversions of other weapons. Well known for the HK work, but most of his stuff is of very high quality. Bill Fleming did some excellent conversions over the years. He cranked out a whole lot of transferable MGs. He also was later convicted and sent to federal prison for several years. He came up with the idea of "laundering" interstate transfers of NFA items through his pet LE agencies –– since they went on Form 5's, the interstate transfers were tax-free. That meant he could save $200 per transfer. He thought it was a legal loophole; the fed govt., OTOH, convinced a jury it was tax evasion. He is out now, but as a convicted felon he can't possess or use any firearms. Which makes it difficult for him to troubleshoot his .22RF conversions. 
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I'm confused. What kind of "story" do you want? Fleming was a mfg back in the 80's. Got a large number of guns built before the ban. Uzis, HK sears, conversions of other weapons. Well known for the HK work, but most of his stuff is of very high quality. Bill Fleming did some excellent conversions over the years. He cranked out a whole lot of transferable MGs. He also was later convicted and sent to federal prison for several years. He came up with the idea of "laundering" interstate transfers of NFA items through his pet LE agencies –– since they went on Form 5's, the interstate transfers were tax-free. That meant he could save $200 per transfer. He thought it was a legal loophole; the fed govt., OTOH, convinced a jury it was tax evasion. He is out now, but as a convicted felon he can't possess or use any firearms. Which makes it difficult for him to troubleshoot his .22RF conversions.
Well, maybe that's the story the OP was looking for. Guess he was asking about the man, not the guns. |
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