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New rifle
18 years ago
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So I've decided on a new rifle. This one will take some monetary saving in order to afford, so I won't have it for several months.
The rifle I want is an Ohio Rapid Fire RF-94. It's an MP5 clone, built to (almost) the same specs as the original with the exceptions:
o It's limited to semiauto-only. No 3-round or full-auto modes. :(
o Due to firearm class restrictions the barrel is built at a full 16 inches rather than the 5.5 that the original SMG has.
The lengthened barrel does, however, come equipped with a mock suppressor (though it looks a little corny at nearly a foot long), so it helps to make the thing look a little bit better than if it were just a straight barrel. The big downside to this though is that it makes the rifle front-heavy, which brings into play my next objective:
Obtain a Class-II tax stamp and have the barrel professionally shortened. $200 for the tax stamp. Another $100-$200 to have the barrel shortened and recrowned professionally (I'm NOT going to touch that myself).
Here's some pics:
http://www.ohiorapidfire.com/photos/94fwss.jpg
The rifle in its original configuration
http://www.ohiorapidfire.com/photos/SW5C5.jpg
How it will look after being shortened
Of course my ultimate objective is to eventually be making enough $$$ to afford some REAL class-3 stuff. I'd love to head to the range with a REAL MP5 rather than the civilianized version...
The rifle I want is an Ohio Rapid Fire RF-94. It's an MP5 clone, built to (almost) the same specs as the original with the exceptions:
o It's limited to semiauto-only. No 3-round or full-auto modes. :(
o Due to firearm class restrictions the barrel is built at a full 16 inches rather than the 5.5 that the original SMG has.
The lengthened barrel does, however, come equipped with a mock suppressor (though it looks a little corny at nearly a foot long), so it helps to make the thing look a little bit better than if it were just a straight barrel. The big downside to this though is that it makes the rifle front-heavy, which brings into play my next objective:
Obtain a Class-II tax stamp and have the barrel professionally shortened. $200 for the tax stamp. Another $100-$200 to have the barrel shortened and recrowned professionally (I'm NOT going to touch that myself).
Here's some pics:
http://www.ohiorapidfire.com/photos/94fwss.jpg
The rifle in its original configuration
http://www.ohiorapidfire.com/photos/SW5C5.jpg
How it will look after being shortened
Of course my ultimate objective is to eventually be making enough $$$ to afford some REAL class-3 stuff. I'd love to head to the range with a REAL MP5 rather than the civilianized version...
