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Title: on how I spent my tax refund
Post by: les snyder on April 16, 2015, 04:40:51 PM

a local club has started a monthly carbine match, so a couple of the old guys I hang out with decided it would be fun to shoot it with 9mm carbines... couple of ARs, couple of Mech Techs in the group...figured since I already had the 9mm lower and magazines (except for the long one) might as well do it the easy way... so sent most of my tax refund to the nice people in Kalispel, Montana....

(http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz180/LesSnyder/001_zpsqzewkcpt.jpg) (http://s825.photobucket.com/user/LesSnyder/media/001_zpsqzewkcpt.jpg.html)

Title: Re: on how I spent my tax refund
Post by: Timothy on April 16, 2015, 05:11:54 PM

Congrats on the buy, Les!

But, a refund of money the .gov didn't need means you're giving the asshats too much of it in the first place!

I broke even this year between the Feds and state and put what they would have taken and returned in my 401K...

That's about thirteen years in a row...

Title: Re: on how I spent my tax refund
Post by: Big Frank on April 16, 2015, 06:32:05 PM

Congrats on the Mech-Tech Les. I love mine except for the skinny little screw that holds the stock on. It looks like it would be easy to break but no problem so far. If it does break I'll JB Weld it back together or else use a bigger bolt and nut. I have a  CCU for one of my Para Ordnance .45s. The boost in energy from the carbine barrel is probably around 1/3 more depending on the ammo. It likes +P as well as standard ammo and seems to eat whatever I feed it. I already had some 15 round mags and bought a couple of 20 round mags that I rebuilt with better springs and such that I haven't tried out yet. With the temps in the 60s I don't have an excuse not to go to the range anymore. Let us know how it works out for you.

Title: Re: on how I spent my tax refund
Post by: les snyder on April 16, 2015, 10:25:22 PM

Timothy... yeah, I know on the overpayment, but since retirement, it was just easier to take out 15% of my retirement off the top...it covers what little interest the other stuff makes...

Title: Re: on how I spent my tax refund
Post by: jaybet on April 17, 2015, 05:00:39 AM

That looks like fun!

Title: Re: on how I spent my tax refund
Post by: tombogan03884 on April 17, 2015, 06:18:23 AM

http://www.mechtechsys.com/what_is.php

http://www.mechtechsys.com/1911.php

Apparently you can get them for the XD as well.

http://www.mechtechsys.com/XD.php

Title: Re: on how I spent my tax refund
Post by: jaybet on April 17, 2015, 06:27:01 AM

By the way....what's a refund?

Title: Re: on how I spent my tax refund
Post by: alfsauve on April 17, 2015, 06:55:38 AM

Very cool and I'm tempted.