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A completed 6.5 X 55 Norwegian Krag pre-war sporterThis is a new build of a typical pre-war sporter in the style of the great custom makers of our country such as Ludwig Wundhammer. He was one of the early custom rifles makers with contemporaries like Neidner, Sedgley, and Griffin and Howe.
Ludwig is the man who the palm swell, or Wundhammer swell is named for, which this rifle exhibits. Most of the sporter Krags in this country were built on the 30-40, 30 US caliber, version by returning soldiers who needed a hunting rifle. My grandfather purchased his service rifle 30-40 Krag for $7.00 when he mustered out of the U.S. Army. His was customized by Pennsylvania gunsmith, Louie Gensel and passed down to my father, Benjamin Franklin Gordner Jr. I own this rifle today. I always admired my Grandfathers rifle and searched for many years to find a Norwegian Krag rifle to sporterize. This rifle is the culmination of many years of dreaming it into reality. I wanted to create a copy of something Ludwig Wundhammer may have built in his shop since we share a German heritage. I ordered a custom barrel with a 1:8 twist to accommodate the big bullets the old timers used in this caliber to hunt moose in the old country. The 6.5 X 55 Swede was loaded with 156 gr. round nose bullets. Today Hornady makes a 160 gr. round nose which I load for elk hunting. The Lyman receiver sight was the finest sight available in the pre-war period before scopes came into vogue. I copied the comb dimensions Wundhammer used, which Colonel Townsend Whelen believed were the most perfect fit: 1 3/4″drop at nose, 3″ drop at heel, from line of sight. These dimensions line up the iron sights exactly. The color case was performed by Doug Turnbull. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do shooting my Norwegian Krag. |
Month: September 2018
Wilson, last seen in Thailand, is now considered a fugitive by US authorities
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Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson — known for his fight with the US government over 3D-printed guns — has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor, according toThe Austin American-Statesman.
The Statesman reports that police filed an arrest warrant for Wilson today in Travis County, Texas, alleging that a girl under 17 years old (the state’s age of consent) said Wilson paid her for sex after meeting on a site called SugarDaddyMeet.com.
The Statesman reports that jail records show Wilson had not been booked as of Wednesday morning, but police had corroborated the story with hotel records and surveillance footage. Wilson did not immediately respond to a phone call requesting comment.
According to the Statesman, Wilson began corresponding with the girl (whose identity has not been revealed) in August under the name “Sanjuro.”
He then revealed his name and described himself as a “big deal,” and the pair allegedly exchanged nude photos before meeting at an Austin coffee shop on August 15th, then returning to a hotel room.
The girl later told a counselor that she had been paid $500 for sex with a 30-year-old man, and the counselor reported the incident to police, who interviewed the girl in late August and identified Wilson from his account profile pictures.
The affidavit for the arrest warrant states that Wilson is charged with second-degree felony sexual assault.
Steve Dorsey✔@steve_dorsey
A very detailed affidavit for arrest warrant in Travis County, Texas, alleges 3D printed gun blueprints maker Cody Wilson met a 17-year-old girl through http://SugarDaddyMeet.com , and they had sex in an Austin hotel.
In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, the Austin Police Department stated that Wilson’s last known whereabouts were in Taiwan, where he had skipped a flight back to the United States. “We don’t know why he went to Taiwan, but we do know that he was informed that he was being investigated,” said Commander Troy Officer, according to Ars Technica.
Officer also said that the victim was 16 years old, and that detectives who had interviewed the girl found it unlikely that Wilson would have mistaken her for someone over the age of consent. “If someone mistakes their age, it’d be because she’s younger not older,” he said.
Austin police are now cooperating with US Marshals and international partners to arrest Wilson.
Later on Wednesday evening, the US Marshals Service released a “wanted” posted for Wilson, detailing the charge against him and encouraging people to contact the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force with information about his whereabouts, according to reporter Tony Plohetski for the Austin American-Statesman:
Tony Plohetski✔@tplohetski
NOW: U.S. Marshals release “wanted” poster for Cody Wilson, maker of so-called 3D guns.
Wilson, who describes himself as a crypto-anarchist, has fought a years-long battle to distribute blueprints for 3D-printed firearms in an attempt to make American gun regulations unenforceable.
His company Defense Distributed developed a working 3D-printed single-shot pistol called the Liberator in 2013, drawing the attention of the State Department, which ordered him to pull the blueprints offline.
Wilson later sued the government, and the case went to a settlement in mid-2018, granting him the right to distribute printable gun files, which he eventually started doing last month via flash drives.
Wilson has also worked on a cryptocurrency project called Dark Wallet and is the creator of Hatreon, a currently defunct crowdfunding platform that supported “alt-right” white nationalists who were kicked off more mainstream funding sites like Patreon.
Update 9/19 6:00PM ET: Updated with details from press conference.
Update 9/19 8:22PM ET: Updated with details about Wilson now considered a fugitive by the US Marshals Service
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Okay let me get this right. A Man makes something the Government really does not like. So it does its best to stop him. But the Man puts up one Hell of a fight over it. Right so far?
However the Man then does something really stupid. By letting his little head do his some of his thinking, With a 16 year old Hooker no less.
I am also willing to bet that if she was a 17+ “girl”. There would not be a problem here. I also hope that she gave him a hell of a good ride for his $500. But I kind of doubt it. However that is another story for another day.
So call me Cynical, But here is how I see it so far.
Because of this stupidity. The Feds then sees their chance to nail this Old Boy & make him a guest of the State.
But The man, who has been probably tipped off by somebody. Wisely flees the scene by going to Asia. Before they can introduce him to his cellmate called Bubba & tossing the salad.
(You really do not want to know what that means by the way!)
We also will soon find out how much cash the guy has & how quickly it disappears then the G Men are after you!
Bottom Line – This sounds and smells like a huge pile of brown sauce to this old fart.
Anyways, Your comments are welcome by the way! Grumpy
https://youtu.be/FidGPhNC4sc
I just got out of the national Guard before they started issuing them to my Unit. Oh well! Grumpy
I am sure that some idiot out there has done it!
I see that the Gun Termites got to the receiver of the fine old Rifle, PITY!
Now this is what I call one hell of a great looking Pistol! what with the added extra of being Engraved By The Famous Michael Dubber.
Now I would not trade Mrs. Grumpy for one of these outstanding Pistols. But I am sure that she would be mighty nervous before I said ‘Thanks but No Thanks!”.
The other issue would be the Ivory Grips. As I am sure that some jerk out there would make an issue about those silly rules now in place. About if & when you can put some Elephant teeth on your property. Deleted 10,000 word rant about Government over reach and The Nanny State!
ATF Data Undercuts Claim Gun-Controlled Cities Get Guns from Surrounding States
ATF data undercuts claims that criminals in gun-controlled cities are getting the majority of their guns from surrounding states.
The left has long claimed that the failures of gun control in cities like Baltimore or Chicago can be chalked up to lax gun laws in surrounding states. But the ATF’s latest data defeats such claims.
The Baltimore Sun reports that the ATF was asked to trace the origin of 8,600 guns from crime scenes last year. The federal agency was able “to determine where nearly 5,900 of the firearms were sold,” and nearly half of those firearms were purchased in Maryland.
The ATF found that 47 percent of the 5,900 firearms were purchased in Maryland, where “assault weapons” are banned, “high capacity” magazines are banned, and where would-be handgun purchasers are required to submit fingerprints to state police for a registration database.
And Gabby Giffords’ gun control group indicates Maryland has universal background checks for handgun purchases, too.
But even with these gun controls, nearly half the guns identified by the ATF were bought in Maryland.
The ATF also discovered “an average age of 38 for those in possession of the firearms” and they noted that “the firearms were bought an average of 12 years before the crime or reason for the trace.”
The Daily Wire reports that only 15 percent of the guns traced by the ATF originated in Virginia and seven percent originated in Pennsylvania.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News, the host of the Breitbart podcast Bullets with AWR Hawkins, and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News.
He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. Sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.
Of course it helps if you are a multi Millionaire with a dedicated & 1st rate shop at your disposal too. Yes I am green with envy! – Grumpy
The estimable New York Times – “all the news that’s fit to print” – receives a tip and the seriousness of the allegation requires them to trip over their ideological enthusiasm:
In the process they inadvertently reveal the secret of what makes “news” fit to print – it smears their enemies – and reveals the complete news cycle: evaluate stories and uncorroborated reports for ideological impact, print those that fit the narrative, evaluate the backlash, ignore it for the length of time required to circle the Internet, retract only when absolutely necessary, preferably on page 37, and repeat daily.
Oh, and don’t forget to attack Trump for complaining about all the fake news that’s fit to print.
Date drape* – it’s a serious charge.