"I Just Found a Grenade!" - Dangers in the Gun Locker - GMP

[@philhamlett2223]

From an old military themed TV show: Most of the ordnance on this range is inert. Some of it is ert.

[@fmgpubs]

That's some funny stuff right there ... Roy

[@alancranford3398]

Note that when a career criminal has a machine gun, that's something to bargain away. Criminals do not imperil the government nor are criminals a danger to political careers. Ordinary citizens, on the other hand, are existential threats when they have weapons, especially Weapons of Power. Ordinary citizens can expect to have the book thrown at them because the government is threatened by ordinary citizens, armed or not.

[@jeffhutchins7048]

You're 100% correct on this.

[@chrisowen5497]

Good information! When I was a young soldier (a long long time ago!), I sometimes got my hands on things that were of questionable legality. Eventually, I decided that it didn’t have a place in my home. I don’t have anything in my home that I even THINK would be illegal. I’ve played with machine guns and explosives as a young man, and I’m good for life. Thank you for another great video/podcast.

[@fmgpubs]

You bet Chris and thanks for making a comment! Roy

[@jamestboehm6450]

Former military and not much scares me. Sad thing is many of the old munitions seem to have a new use now. Some of them definitely need to be disposed of but if shit goes sideways in the future there will be a use for it on the homestead. Interlopers will have to be dealt with.

[@Gene_Yohannan]

When I was in EMS it was right on top of Ft Dix Lake Hurst Naval air station and McGuire afb. So we had a ton of Vets. ESP Vietnam era. Sadly in the 90s a lot of these guys were unstable and would set boobytraps around the house and property. When they’d call for help if it was one of them there was a warning if you were lucky. But we learned who was who a lot of the time. But most doors and windows were wired for instant goodbyes with a lot of them. 🤠

[@jeffhutchins7048]

I know a guy who owns a gun shop. A customer brought in a shotgun to get worked on. He also brought a "parts gun" of the same model except the barrel was about 12" long and had the stock sawed off into a pistol grip. You know, bank robber special. The guy was driving around with it in his back seat like everything is cool. Wasn't phased at all when told it's illegal. He was then informed it would be better, legally, to be caught with a trunk load of cocaine than that gun. Suddenly he understood the seriousness of the situation. The shop owner immediately put a piece of rebar down to the bolt face, sticking out well past the 18" mark and welded it in.

[@fmgpubs]

Amazing, ain’t it? Roy

[@haroldsheriff2728]

Legal issues aside, I can't afford to feed a full auto firearm.

[@jeffhutchins7048]

BY FAR the scariest thing I EVER found in a box was a Rosie O'Donnel book!!! That was around 20 years ago. I"m still trying to recover from that horrifying experience.

[@fmgpubs]

My god man! Roy

[@Dustin4440]

That was informative. I remember as a kid finding a dud what I thought was a smoke grenade in the woods at Navy housing on Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. I put it down and when my father got home, I told him about it. He went and looked at it then called EOD. Turns out that it was a White Phosphorous grenade. Much worse than smoke grenade. There was an incident at a local college when some kid was handling a rifle grenade. A guy who had been in the Army asked him about it and the kid told him it was a dud and then dropped on the parking lot. It exploded and destroyed 2 cars put a big hole in the parking lot and killed a few bystanders. That happened at Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tennessee. That happened in the early 60s.

[@fmgpubs]

Well, there you go! Roy

[@jamesshank7918]

Great info as usual. Will have to send Roy a note, just finished his book. Nice. Brings back memories.

[@fmgpubs]

Thanks James. Send it to [e-mail] and it’ll find me. Roy

[@oldtanker4860]

Short note. I did try Riton optics. Got a new red dot and used your guns24. Arrived promptly, fit well and worked very nicely at the one range trip I have been able to take so far with it. Loved the selection of screws that came with it too. instructions for installation was light but it ain't rocket surgery.

[@fmgpubs]

Appreciate you taking the time to let us know Tanker. Roy

[@LouT1501]

I had one of those moments recently, although it wasn't as bad as it could have been. The brother of a friend passed away. The brother had reloaded ammo and my friend didn't know what to do with it nor had any use for it. Our local gun club has barrels for disposing brass and bad ammo so I took all of it, went through it and disposed of most of it. It all had been loaded a while ago (1980s) and much of it was unknown powder, etc, plus the brass of some had corroded. I did keep a bunch of .45 ACP that looked to be in good condition and had a known (and confirmed) load recipe - after testing it over a chronograph. Hey, we're having a gun show this weekend, come on down! Linn (Oregon) County Fairgrounds!

[@jeffhutchins7048]

Hey Lou, say high to Dick for me.😊

[@richardfassett9755]

I worked at the airport in the 70s and was friends with the cleaning ladies. They were always bringing me stuff they found in the trash. Knives , 4 sticks of dinamite, 6 fragmentation grenades from the Netherlands. and other assorted items. Thanks to the bomb squad I made it for 47years. Times HAVE changed. Richard

[@fmgpubs]

I never thought of that … Roy

[@vaquerojoel2026]

Excellent episode gentlemen. Your explosive advice is spot on. For machine guns you can check the registry before turning them in. There may be a chance that grandpa did register it and if so you can get it transferred into your name. Another option is to cut the receiver per atf instructions and turn it into parts instead of handing it over to law enforcement.

[@jeffhutchins7048]

You're right. Unfortunately they don't have a COMPLETE registration accounting.

[@fmgpubs]

From what I understand, if you’re not on the original resistration, unless you’re a Class III dealer, you have to sell it immediately. I supposed you could then buy it back from the dealer? Roy

[@vaquerojoel2026]

@@fmgpubs I'm not sure. I'm going off memory from a video by forgotten weapons a little while back. He was interviewing a machine gun expert about this very subject.

[@oldtanker4860]

Way back when in the very early 80's, I was on light duty and had to work the desk. A former Officer I went to the academy with had quit when she found a lawyer to marry. She came in to the lobby and sad she had some ammo she needed to dispose of. It was a single 22 lr cartridge that she found on the sidewalk someplace down town.. She wanted me to write up a report over it and put it into evidence. It somehow got lost in the circular file for a while. As to the old pineapple grenades. You can usually find someone selling the "complaint grenade", pull the tag to file the complaint gag with the inert grenade.

[@fmgpubs]

I’ve had that happen too. Respond to a citizen and they turn in an empty piece of brass …. ahem. Roy

[@jameskelly7782]

....oh yeah,......wet dynamite will go off if you use harsh language around it!

[@starng79]

We just have to wait for the Supreme Court to end NFA. Ok, we can hope.

[@jeffhutchins7048]

It's quite "exciting" to be holding a dark green object embossed with: "THIS SIDE TOWARDS ENEMY"........I assume.😮

[@jeffhutchins7048]

You can soak a primer in water, completely saturate it then let it dry out long enough and it'll function PERFECTLY.

[@fmgpubs]

I’d tend to agree Jeff. Roy

[@geraldshoemaker2345]

What about "Thread Adapters" ? The little things to allow the use of an oil filter as a muffler?

[@jeffhutchins7048]

The ATF loves those! I knew the crack-down would be coming on that.....VERY OBVIOUS!

[@jeffhutchins7048]

There are some collectible pistols that are legal to put stocks on. Broomhandle Mausers, Lugers and some Browning Hi-Powers.

[@fmgpubs]

Correct, but they are short barrels. However, some are curio and relics and it’s easy to license them. Roy

[@jeffhutchins7048]

​@fmgpubs There's specific exceptions BECAUSE they're Curio & Relics. No licensing necessary. If you have one and are not sure check the C&R list on them to clarify.

[@jeffhutchins7048]

I'm pretty sure armor piercing HANDGUN ammunition is illegal to own, FEDERALLY!!! Here's THE WEIRDEST one I recently came across: if you HAVE an FFL you CAN'T possess armor piecing 308 Win./7.62x51mm NATO ammunition. If you DON'T have an FFL you are fine. FIGURE THAT ONE OUT.😮

[@fmgpubs]

We can’t figure it out … it’s the government … And you’re right about armor piercing. Roy

[@thomasreilly4345]

And do not touch the nitroglycerin. You will get a massive headache. Or, maybe even pass out.

[@kevinramsey3490]

Just finished my new American Handgunner

[@fmgpubs]

Thanks for the support Kevin! Roy

[@rogermorrill4700]

20MM rounds for Gatling gun the primer is fired electronically, was told 27 volts or static electricity could fire it

[@fmgpubs]

I had forgotten about that! Roy

[@ketchman8299]

Beg to differ, the gov is NOT "ALLOWED" to kill you, they have to follow the prescribed rules like all citizens. However, (batfe/ arkansas) they DO get away with just taking you out.

[@fmgpubs]

Yeah, but it’s the only group I know who can send a SWAT team to your house because you’re wanted for back taxes and if you do anything they perceive as a threat, they can shoot. It’s why I don’t play with the feds! You feeling better? Roy

[@ketchman8299]

@@fmgpubs I never said they could not decide to send the guns to arrest, my issue is recently it seems that they are making the rules and the sitiations fit their desired outcomes. Without oversight. I don't mess with them either, but quiet mouse I am not.

[@fmgpubs]

Yeah, I confess I tend to lay low Ketch! Roy

[@adamroberts236]

Hot damn.

[@jameskelly7782]

One more poke and I'll drop it.........if that's a purple smoke grenade.....it's a gay villians smoke grenade, Sorry Roy, could'nt resist.

[@fmgpubs]

Okay, that’s funny! Something the Joker would use … Roy

[@Gene_Yohannan]

Hate to break it to you fellas, but I don’t think there’s actually any boating accident. I think that’s just an excuse per se lol. Still it’s not worth it.

[@tbjtbj4786]

You keep your mouth shut?