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SeaLawyer

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  1. So is Kip still making these? I don't see them on his website.
  2. I thought you were looking to get a suppressor for those silent slug kills....
  3. I've only been here about 6 months, but I'm definitely planning to go this summer. Urbino is about a 4 hour drive (5+ at normal speeds)... Also planned for the summer is a road trip with my son for the opening day of the Gran Prix in Monaco and a Top Gear tour of their quest for the best driving road in the world (ultimately tied between 2 Alpine roads - one in Switzerland, one in Italy).
  4. Only 1998... I wonder when their events are. I guess I need to get on their mailing list.
  5. Yeh, but don't ever make the mistake of calling a Marine lawyer a "JAG" -- if you do, the likely snappy response will be "the only Corps I'm in is the Marine Corps!" They're just "Judge Advocates"... Although I knew a USMC military judge whose vanity plate says "USMC JAG", which he catches a lot of flak for. For some more useless trivia, category: name game -- one of my best friends is a guy I went to boot camp with (I was enlisted first) who was a FMF Corpsman. He got accepted to Marine Corps OCS but was injured in the line of duty before reporting so he got NPQ'd. His last name (which I heard screamed with incredulity before I even met him) is F-A-G-G -- said like it's spelled... His goal in the Marine Corps was to make it to Major, so he'd be Major Fagg, or even General, to be General Fagg.
  6. Okay, so where is the whole other post?? The only thing I can find on the website is a similar reference, but no more info. Got pics? Cost? Availability?
  7. So what's the Code for the Vinci??? Come on, you can tell us, we won't tell...
  8. It seems your deduction powers are at least as sharp as your tremendous machining skills! Yes, I'm a Navy JAG. I used to lurk on this board all the time a few years back, and posted a few times. The Iraq tour (where I spent some time with the Marines and joined the "CAR" club (and came back from, which is why I LOVE the Marine Corps)) and 2 PCSs in under 2 years put a damper on my many pasttimes... The real kicker? I have an 11707 M4 and Franchi Renaissance Elite - both born here in Italy. I was unable to bring them back to their birthplace because Italy has a temporary ban on any importation of weapons (which includes even air soft rifles and police batons...). Apparently the argument -- "They just wanna go home!" didn't work... My wife's response when I told her I could take my shotguns? "Well honey, I'll guess you'll just have to buy some more when you get there..." Is she a keeper or what?? I've been here about 6 months and am LOVING Italy. Once I recover financially from the last year or so (and once I start getting paid for O-4), I definitely plan to plus up my gun collection. I'm told it's very difficult to do here as a non-citizen. I have to get a permit from the Italian consulate I think. I know a couple Italian lawyers who I'll be turning to for assistance on that. If you get a bead on some spares, I'm certain I can assist in getting them back to the U.S. I'd wager that shipping them via FPO is prohibited, but there's an Italian post office close to my house in Pozzuoli. So I didn't get to bring my guns, but at least I got to bring my Vette. Driving it here is a TOTAL blast because they don't really enforce speed limts...
  9. Federico is the model. They were limited edition (only 2000 made)... If I had an extra €850 laying around, I'd grab it in a second... Spoleto is about 3 hours from me.
  10. I found an update on Mesa Tactical's forum about their M4 rail system as of 12/29/2008:
  11. I thought it was MesaTactical that was working on one for the longest time... Been off this board forever, so don't know if they ever completed it, but it's not on their website.
  12. Joe, glad to see you're still at it! Got to say - FANTASTIC product for terrific price!! Got mine over two years ago and couldn't be happier with it!
  13. SeaLawyer

    Gun Safes

    HIGHLY recommend them! http://www.patriotsafe.com/ Best safe there is for the money (and even for lots more money), IMO. Superb quality! I have the closet model because I didn't have room for bigger. It's still pretty roomy considering. Also, when the military transferred me, the movers lost the keys. Patriot's customer service was outstanding! Didn't charge me for the key (which is laser cut so it's gotta cost a pretty penny), not even shipping! When it's time to upgrade to bigger, I know for sure where I'll go...
  14. Been down that road. Benelli isn't selling the buffer tube to their dealers. Probably to avoid some kitched counter gunsmith from ruining their shotgun trying to remove the old buffer tube. Now here's where I don't like what Benelli IT has done. They won't let Benelli USA do custom work. Guess what replacing the buffer tube with an LE version is considered? My local shop is an LE dealer. They said they could order any LE part for me from Benelli that would have been previously banned under the AWB... They don't have to tell Benelli that the customer isn't a LEO.
  15. You can pull anything you like off the web... Or you could just stick to medicine... You won't see me trying to perform brain surgery on my self, though I'm sure I can find something on the web on brain surgery procedures... As I said, there is no such thing as a "NEGLIGENT DESIGN." Whether the manufacturer or designer was negligent is an entirely different issue that doesn't apply in this case. AGAIN I say, your only COLORABLE claim is breach of warranty. But if the tube is removable by a trained, properly equipped gunsmith, you don't even have that! You don't like my advice? Fine, go spend $400 to talk to a different lawyer. Make sure you get someone else that has extensive consumer litigation experience (at trial - not just bluffing going to trial), and also the experience and resources to manage class actions... Let us know how far you get with him, and whether your money was well spent. Or better yet, just look around the internet - I'm sure you can find all the information you need to file a class action suit pro se, which will be much cheaper!
  16. dport has it right -- this 'warning' is simply a recommendation by the manufacturer. It's akin to a car manufacturer voiding the warranty if you modify your enging/exhaust system or if you don't have something done by a certified technician. They don't want just any a-hole with a wrench sticking it where it shouldn't be. Also, in this case at least, they're worried about liability. If they encourage you to do it, then they become liable in the event that their lawyer incorrectly interpreted the quagmire we call gun laws. From the looks of the tube and receiver, there shouldn't be any reason a competent gun smith with the right tools can't swap them out for you. Enjoy! Vaughn
  17. hey ipguy, I just noticed your other post about the AWB in which you stated you're a lawyer. I got a good chuckle out of it, because my first thought was "What does a lawyer need with a combat shotgun?" And then I thought, "Duh! Because they're cool as ****!" The "ip" in your name doesn't stand for intellectual property, does it? I'm currently a Navy JAG, but in law school I specialized in IP litigation and worked for a firm during school for about a year and half doing IP litigation. Would love to do it when I get out in a year, but want to stay in JAX, which isn't exactly the IP Lit mecca. So probably will just do commercial lit. Cheers, Vaughn
  18. slu, 1) please stop saying the "design" is "negligent"... There is no such thing as a "negligent design." Something may have a design flaw or faulty design, but not negligent design. 2) What you actually MIGHT have against Benelli is a claim of breach of warranty of either merchantability or fitness for particular purpose, IF in fact the buffer tube cannot be removed, necessitating replacing the receiver in the event of a damaged buffer tube. 3) You'll never succeed on a claim of false advertising however, since it's clear from the brochure that the Limited Edition version would not have a collapsible stock. Although, the picture is deceiving, it's not enough to overcome the explicit exclusion in the brochure. 4) Go ahead and sue Benelli if you must, but good luck finding a lawyer to take the case as a class action. Practially all class actions are done on contingency due to the HIGH cost of bringing the action. In this case however, the damages are minimal... Other than the cost to Benelli to replace your tube with a removable one, what are you left with? Punitive damages? Not likely... It's HIGHLY unlikely that you'd win buy-back. If you did, the damages would be high, but after attorneys' fees and costs, you'd be LUCKY to have 50 cents on the dollar. 5) You're better off just selling the **** thing to someone who doesn't care/know about the collapsible stock issue, and buy a M1014 law enforcement version... Mine will be here next week! Cheers, Vaughn
  19. It is true now! I just bought an M3 with the pistol grip, mag ext., and ghost ring sights. Local shop was selling them like hotcakes now that the ban is lifted.
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