Micro Stamping Comes to CA

[Gewehr98]

I see a new business opportunity arising in Nevada for replacement firing pins.   

[Angel Eyes]

FYI, the California law requires the microstamp to be in at least two locations:

Penal Code section 31910, subdivision (b)(7)(A)

a semiautomatic pistol must be equipped
with microstamping technology-i.e., a microscopic array of characters that identify the make,
model, and serial number of the pistol, etched or otherwise imprinted in two or more places on
the interior surface or internal working parts of the pistol, and that are transferred by imprinting
on each cartridge case when the firearm is fired. 

Simple - just don't sell any guns to Califrickia 

That is precisely what the gun-grabbers want.

[Ben]

I see a new business opportunity arising in Nevada for replacement firing pins.   

No, it can't be. That's where the ammo and reloading component depots are gonna be when that bill gets signed. We'll have to spread the wealth and let AZ and OR have a go at supplying other parts. 

[Fly320s]

FYI, the California law requires the microstamp to be in at least two locations:

Penal Code section 31910, subdivision (b)(7)(A)
 
That is precisely what the gun-grabbers want.

I think he means no guns to anyone, government agencies included.

[Gewehr98]

I thought AZ and OR had the manly-flush toilets and incandescent bulb market cornered? 

[Angel Eyes]

I think he means no guns to anyone, government agencies included.

 

Well . . . never mind, then.

[zxcvbob]

Is it even technically feasible?  That's probably the real point -- an effective ban on affordable semiautos (except to law enforcement, of course.)

[Angel Eyes]

Is it even technically feasible?  That's probably the real point -- an effective ban on affordable semiautos (except to law enforcement, of course.)

Bingo.

This requirement is unlikely to result in mass-produced semiauto pistols.  It's more likely to result in no more semiautos being added to California's "approved handgun" list.  In time, the state will probably add a microstamping requirement to revolvers, then to long guns, with predictable results.

[geronimotwo]

a semiautomatic pistol must be equipped
with microstamping technology-i.e., a microscopic array of characters that identify the make,
model, and serial number of the pistol, etched or otherwise imprinted in two or more places on
the interior surface or internal working parts of the pistol, and that are transferred by imprinting
on each cartridge case when the firearm is fired.

so, the firing pin and the bolt face?   would the bolt face even hit it hard enough to imprint?

[Ben]

so, the firing pin and the bolt face?   would the bolt face even hit it hard enough to imprint?

I'm thinking maybe chamber for imprint #2 and it prints on case expansion?

[AZRedhawk44]

I'm thinking maybe chamber for imprint #2 and it prints on case expansion?

It'll add friction during extraction and smear lengthwise.  It'd have to be a 2 dimensional barcode, HK-style on those awful semiauto beasts of theirs but not quite as blatant.

[Ben]

It'll add friction during extraction and smear lengthwise.  It'd have to be a 2 dimensional barcode, HK-style on those awful semiauto beasts of theirs but not quite as blatant.

That would have been my first thought, but I'm hearing a lot of talk about barrel replacement to circumvent. So maybe since the case contracts very slightly after maximum expansion it allows the stamp to remain legible? No idea, just trying to figure out why barrels are part of the conversation on both sides of the issue.

[AZRedhawk44]

HK-style brass out of my 9mm or .45acp would distress me greatly in regards to reloading the brass.

How many times can you maim the wall of the brass like that before it falls apart?

And how much brass shaving or debris are you flinging into the action of your pistol during cycling?

[HankB]

You know, they have kits for fire-lapping barrels by embedding fine abrasives in bullets; when the bullet is fired, it laps the barrel, smoothing out imperfections. (Not recommended for high-quality barrels, but if you've got one that's rough, pitted, or shot out, it can yield an improvement.)

Why wouldn't someone be able to do the same with brass cases? The amount of metal removed won't appreciably change chamber or headspace dimensions, but it seems that within a box or two, there's a good chance that any microstamp will be polished out. And it will look a lot like normal wear. (Hmmm . . . a Nevada-based business selling "Chamber Polishing Brass Cased Ammo" might be an opportunity for someone.  )

[Balog]

They make chamber hones right? You should be able to hone the stamp off pretty easily.

All that being said, this is about getting makers to stop selling to the public in CA not about anything else.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

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