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Here's a brief of important details, not just to LEOs. MORE to follow. [This contains more info than I posted in the LEO Bubbas thread.]
- Taurus tells me that they will likely get their guns on the EOPS List. They are getting pressure from a MA Distributor to do this.
- H&K tells me that their P2000 (?) model is now on the EOPS List and they plan on adding the rest of their handguns to the List and meet the AG Regs.
- H&K tells me that our USPcs can be upgraded to Match Triggers (except for trigger stop) for ~$100/gun, making them a lot better shooting gun.
- I tried the FN5.7. Really sweet trigger! For political reasons I never expect to see this as an approved gun in MA!
- The impression that I got was that Taurus and H&K are acting on the premise that our new AG will be a lot better than Reilly. I seriously doubt this, but advise all that as soon as any of these guns become available, snap them up IMMEDIATELY!! I expect that AG Coakley will shut them down rapidly, like Glock . . . so our "window of opportunity" will likely be very narrow!
- Bushmaster - I asked them about Lefty guns or uppers. A while ago they decided NOT to do this for cost/inventory reasons. Also told me that if you cut a certain number of coils off the recoil spring, the cases would go more sideways on ejection and thus avoid hitting lefties in the face. I was told that if Bushy decides to address the lefty market, they would probably do it first in the Carbon line (yuck!). [Right now it seems that Stag Arms is the "only game in town" doing lefty ARs.]
- I saw and spoke with Ron Glidden there for a minute or two. I also talked at length with a USSS Agent, who turns out to be Bill Pickett's Son! Seems like a real nice guy and he tells me that Bill Pickett is now a Constable in Holliston and Framingham!
- Taurus tells me that they will likely get their guns on the EOPS List. They are getting pressure from a MA Distributor to do this.
- H&K tells me that their P2000 (?) model is now on the EOPS List and they plan on adding the rest of their handguns to the List and meet the AG Regs.
- H&K tells me that our USPcs can be upgraded to Match Triggers (except for trigger stop) for ~$100/gun, making them a lot better shooting gun.
- I tried the FN5.7. Really sweet trigger! For political reasons I never expect to see this as an approved gun in MA!
- The impression that I got was that Taurus and H&K are acting on the premise that our new AG will be a lot better than Reilly. I seriously doubt this, but advise all that as soon as any of these guns become available, snap them up IMMEDIATELY!! I expect that AG Coakley will shut them down rapidly, like Glock . . . so our "window of opportunity" will likely be very narrow!
- Bushmaster - I asked them about Lefty guns or uppers. A while ago they decided NOT to do this for cost/inventory reasons. Also told me that if you cut a certain number of coils off the recoil spring, the cases would go more sideways on ejection and thus avoid hitting lefties in the face. I was told that if Bushy decides to address the lefty market, they would probably do it first in the Carbon line (yuck!). [Right now it seems that Stag Arms is the "only game in town" doing lefty ARs.]
- I saw and spoke with Ron Glidden there for a minute or two. I also talked at length with a USSS Agent, who turns out to be Bill Pickett's Son! Seems like a real nice guy and he tells me that Bill Pickett is now a Constable in Holliston and Framingham!
