just to clarify, in a previous occupation i was an armorer for SIG, and have
worked on and collected firearms for 40 years. NFA weapons of modern
manufacture require a $200 stamp and normally take 3-6 months to clear
paperwork, and some are as classic works of craftsmanship as any woodworking
piece. on the comment of the 30-06 the greatest combat rifle in history is the
M-1 Garand and fires this round "semi-automatically" and is more accurate than
most hunting rifles after sustained fire. the founding fathers had both a
disdain and dislike for any government and intended for us to be able to
protect ourselves from said government, and some need to check the definition
of militia at the time that line was wrote. btw charlie you should change to #
4 buck for that defensive load, has a much better pattern for dissuading
invaders whatever they may be. and just to keep on topic some of the finest
woodworking i have ever seen was on double rifles and shotguns, and some even
on war issue mausers and springfields