NFA Weapon Stolen

[Josh3239]

It's an M60, not an M2HB. Last time I checked (and fired one) an M60 chambered belt-fed .308 (7.62X51 NATO).

But its a high powered machine gun that is made for war and destruction

[kantstudien]

The guy can afford NFA items but lives in an apartment?

[Matt C]

The guy can afford NFA items but lives in an apartment?

He could have had it since the 80s.

[oaklander]

My pet peeve is that everything is referred to as "high-powered" these days.

High-powered assault rifle, high-powered rifle, high-powered hunting rifle, high-powered sniper rifle, etc..

Even .223's are referred to as high-powered. In fact, I'm sure my M1 Carbine is "high-powered" since it's a "weapon of war."

[Sam Hainn]

My pet peeve is that everything is referred to as "high-powered" these days.

High-powered assault rifle, high-powered rifle, high-powered hunting rifle, high-powered sniper rifle, etc..

Even .223's are referred to as high-powered. In fact, I'm sure my M1 Carbine is "high-powered" since it's a "weapon of war."

My new low-water-use toilet has a "high-powered" flush.

[grammaton76]

It's an M60, not an M2HB. Last time I checked (and fired one) an M60 chambered belt-fed .308 (7.62X51 NATO).

Drywall and such is amazingly weak; I took out a wall with my bare hands once, no tools required, just to see if I could do it. Use AP rounds, and you'll easily go through a home as long as you're only hitting one wall and going through to the other, nothing in between. Or of course, window-to-window.

Through a car... sure, as long as you're going sideways (i.e. door to door, windows rolled up) and not trying to go through the engine block.

For certain values of "car" and "home", these statements are correct... of course, the average dork is going to read this as "shoots straight through double layers of brick and three interior walls" and "will shoot through a semi truck lengthwise", respectively.

[VeryCoolCat]

A security camera caught a picture of the thief escaping.

[Sam Hainn]

Drywall and such is amazingly weak; I took out a wall with my bare hands once, no tools required, just to see if I could do it. Use AP rounds, and you'll easily go through a home as long as you're only hitting one wall and going through to the other, nothing in between. Or of course, window-to-window.

Through a car... sure, as long as you're going sideways (i.e. door to door, windows rolled up) and not trying to go through the engine block.

For certain values of "car" and "home", these statements are correct... of course, the average dork is going to read this as "shoots straight through double layers of brick and three interior walls" and "will shoot through a semi truck lengthwise", respectively.

Yeah, I have tested this first-hand. You're right. I jsut hate the context which implies it would go through anything under all conditions. Like for some homes here in California - stucco and sheet-rock, sure. But it is not a sure thing in all cases. Most homes in the midwest are red-brick based. And some cars are thicker than others. I'm sure you've seen that website "box o truth". they prove it there too.

[Rob454]

What a flaming a hole. I thought they were gonna say he had a ma deuce or a 20 mm. And if yo had the $$ to buy those types of weapons then why the hell dont yo uhave a good gun safe and why dont you have a home alarm and the safe on the alarm. What a complete jack ***. Most likely the thieves were people he knew because he seems like the type of AHOLE who will sit there and brag about what he has. Id like nothing better than to kick him in the teeth
Rob


Also my neighbors kid was screwing around with his dads sks and he shot a round through his wall through my wall through my TV then my pillow and my other wall and then to the neighbors wall and through her other wall where it finally came to rest in my other neighbors closet door. Overall it wwent through 6 dry wall sheets and a tv tube. We live in townhomes where the houses share a common wall. The really nice thing was the round went through my pillow and blanket. I came home ( my truck was in the drive) and my neighbor practically kissed me when I pulled up. he thought I was sleeping in the house ( I worked night shifts then) and he thought his kid just offed me.
he paid for all the repairs and got me a new tv pillow and blankets. None of us made a big deal and he fixed everything. I do know his kid was sitting down very very slowly with a tense look on his face. I know his daddy whooped the tar out of him.
Personally I was surprised that a sks round will go through that much stuff

[Pvt. Cowboy]

Read the article and then make your own opinion on this guy.... Seems like a perfect poster boy for the anti crowd with his comments

http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=6287877

My experience with a few select individuals in the NFA scene simply prove that any cooter can probably sell off enough of his late parent's derelict VEE-hikkles parked out on the front yard and come up with enough for a nice NFA transferable along with the $200 NFA transfer tax. Only difficult thing in the chain is the CLEO signoff.

Just be thankful that NFA loss/theft is a very infrequent occurrence amongst private civilians. Happens quite a lot more often amongst cooters who manage to make their local county SWAT team or New England preppies straight out of law school who join the FBI. God knows how many select-fire weapons have gone missing in recent years thanks to characters from those two elements.

[metalhead357]

Yep, a $30,000 weapon in a lock box.

Unfortunately you have SWAT, LEO, FBI and the related that litterally leave the same things in thier cars overnight..... there was a thread about just that a couple months back....... even *just* a lockbox is a step up......... but stillllllll kinda stoooopid AFAIC

[Matt C]

My experience with a few select individuals in the NFA scene simply prove that any cooter can probably sell off enough of his late parent's derelict VEE-hikkles parked out on the front yard and come up with enough for a nice NFA transferable along with the $200 NFA transfer tax. Only difficult thing in the chain is the CLEO signoff.

Just be thankful that NFA loss/theft is a very infrequent occurrence amongst private civilians. Happens quite a lot more often amongst cooters who manage to make their local county SWAT team or New England preppies straight out of law school who join the FBI. God knows how many select-fire weapons have gone missing in recent years thanks to characters from those two elements.

I think cooter must have a different meaning where you are than where I'm from...