The Latest from the Strasburg Rail Road Shops

wilkinsd · **Posted:** Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:11 am

S. Weaver wrote:

p51 wrote:

... Good thing it's a pre-1900 design, you guys could have gotten into some serious trouble with the ATF had it been a design later than that for making the breech block workable (I doubt there's a breech ring, so the block is probably the part that would require registration as a destructive device, if it were a 1900 or later design).

It's all machinery to us, Lee ...

Pre-1900, huh? Now that gets me thinking about the Krupp 77mm under a tarp in the shop ...

Can you mount it on a flat car? (Runs and ducks for cover)

SteamPWR · **Joined:** Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:01 pm **Posts:** 52

Kelly, the exact weight on the axle is 43,000 pounds. We could use that booster!

Tower Operator · **Joined:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:51 am **Posts:** 28

From a novice machinest, you guys are the BEST!! Such precision work is hard to come by in this day and age!

p51 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:33 pm

S. Weaver wrote:

It's all machinery to us, Lee ...

Yes, until someone from the ATF shows up and throws everyone who worked on it into federal prison for several years and hits you with a nasty fine, especailly since you were doing it for a fee for someone. I can promise you the feds won't care a bit then.
Just some friendly advice. You're fine with anything pre-1900 in design, but before you work on any breech-loading in the future, you should have someone familiar with the laws look up if it's smart to do so. For example, if someone came in with a WW2 gun, it could get very ugly if you work on the wrong part...