Issued Firearms Serial Number Tracking

One problem the AFP is facing right now, is the issue of SOME (not all, but SOME) AFP personnel selling issued firearms for profit. There has to be a way to contain the problem as much as possible, & one possible solution revolves around the traceability of firearms using Serial Number.

All firearms produced by the manufacturer are stamped w/ its own, individual Serial Number (S/N). This is one way the manufacturer keeps track of its firearms. These records could be used innovatively to keep minimize military firearms trafficking.

A firearm's S/N could, of course, be tampered with, & the skill of some gunsmiths are such that they can reportedly change a S/N without leaving a visible trace that it has, indeed, been tampered with.

Norinco Model 59 - Trigger Smoothening

I'm into "modding" (i.e., making personal modifications) a lot these days, it started with my Motorola V3 RAZR earlier this year. Thanks to the internet, information about almost anything is so much easier to find these days. So, it would come naturally I guess that I would end up modding my Norinco Model 59.

The Norinco Model 59 is basically the Chinese copy of the Russian Makarov Pistol, but chambered in .380 ACP. It will probably be a family heirloom, since it was previously owned by my late father. The gun has a couple of nice features, but also has some disturbing qualities, foremost of which is its Double-Action (DA) trigger pull, which is both HEAVY, and ROUGH.

I sought to find aftermarket parts to try to solve the problem. But, after visiting some gun shops, it seems that in this country, while 1911 parts are almost dime a dozen, Norinco, or Makarov parts apparently are not.

Arms & Defense Show (Nov. 2006)

* I used to go a lot into these gun shows, almost every year, up until about the last 2 years. I just got a bit tired of seeing the same stuff over & over again, I guess. Never got to buy a lot of stuff, since I'm not a regular shooter, anyway. But I was glad I went this year.

* The booth that I enjoyed the most, was the SHOOTER'S booth, wherein they were showing their indiginous made firearms. I loved that Ingram copy they have, & were it not for the relatively high cost of maintaining 2 firearms, I would've loved to buy that. It was cute, & great-looking. And affordable. I suspect its likely to be Open Bolt, though, so am not sure about its accuracy, meaning not sure if it will be enjoyable to fire on the range.

* Another winner for me on that Shooter's booth, was the "rifle-ized" pump action shotgun. Magazine-fed, w/ a front grip for the pump, great looking, & again at an affordable price. A bit too heavy, though. Had a hard time lugging it around, w/ an EMPTY magazine. If they can lower that gun's weight a bit, I'll be taking a long, hard look at it.