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43191
Sounds like we're all getting "the call". I'll keep my LEUP. I'm with Stu, I want the ATF to know they're wasting their time by inspecting my 3/4 LB of black...
Alex Mericas
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Nov 13, 2009
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43192
That's ridiculous. Just like you could buy a motor service at a launch you can by an ignitor or ematch service. As long as the devices are used at the site and...
jeffshort2004
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Nov 13, 2009
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43193
The ATF is like the Terminator. I doesn't care. It doesn't feel. It can't be bargained with. The inspections are chosen by a computer system at random. The...
Chad Ellis
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Nov 13, 2009
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43194
Sounds to me like another inspector who doesn't have a clue. I've never even heard of an ignitor made with epoxy (I'm sure it can be done just never heard of...
jeffshort2004
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Nov 13, 2009
4:33 am
43195
I'm not sure what the final rule will be on igniters and ematches.  Black powder is defined as an explosive by an act of Congress.  The only exemption is for...
Jim Parker
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Nov 13, 2009
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43196
How do David Bachelder and Ray Kinsel make their igniters if it's not in an epoxy matrix? ________________________________ From: jeffshort2004...
Jim Parker
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43197
Terminators don't need warrants.... :-) _____ From: rocketry-austin@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rocketry-austin@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chad Ellis Sent:...
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Nov 13, 2009
4:59 am
43198
Reread my post.  He said he was asked about the status of an igniter made of APCP, magnesium, and epoxy.  He said, "I don't know," and asked Washington. ...
Jim Parker
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Nov 13, 2009
5:01 am
43199
Thanks for the feedback but I can't come up with a legitimate reason to keep my LEUP. I agree with you Chad, I refuse to participate in their silliness. David...
David Ivey
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Nov 13, 2009
2:14 pm
43200
... The legitimate reason I have is that BP and Oxrals require one. There are non-regulated alternatives but none as good. -- Alex Mericas...
Alex Mericas
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Nov 13, 2009
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43201
Is anyone from the DFW area going to the Hearne launch? I am unable to attend. I am looking for someone to pick up a purchase at the launch site. Contact me...
Eric Severson
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Nov 13, 2009
3:11 pm
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Yeah. We are a very esoteric part of the whole BATF orange book, and you can't expect them to know it all.   However, I still have a mess of igniters that I...
Mitchell London
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Nov 13, 2009
4:37 pm
43203
... In a fire-proof box, right? NFPA still applies. -- Alex Mericas...
Alex Mericas
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Nov 13, 2009
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43204
I find it strange that possessing black powder for replica historical firearms does not require a LEUP, while possessing it for rocketry-related matters does....
John Brandon III
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Nov 13, 2009
7:44 pm
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If you want to get technical, it doesn't matter that you own a BP rifle, it's how you use the BP that counts. USAGE makes it regulated or exempt. This...
Alex Mericas
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Nov 13, 2009
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43206
The answer is simple.  All black powder is explosive.  Later the NRA got an exemption for "commercially manufactured black powder in quantities not to exceed...
Jim Parker
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Nov 13, 2009
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43207
... Won't work. A "pellet" is just like an Estes engine - compressed powder. Burns much MUCH too slow for ejection charges. There is a reason that people use...
jeffshort2004
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Nov 14, 2009
12:02 am
43208
Thanks...I've been a rocketeer for a long time, but APCP and its peripheral aspects are stil quite new. Watch this address for numerous elementary questions in...
John Brandon III
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Nov 14, 2009
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43209
No such thing. Every question you ask has either been asked by someone else already (i.e. you aren't the first) or someone else would like to know and didn't...
jeffshort2004
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Nov 14, 2009
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43210
Note I didn't say "stupid" or "dumb" question...   I discovered some time back that there are rocketeers out there who think it requires an electronic...
John Brandon III
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Nov 14, 2009
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43211
Did you have two or more trackers? Stu _____ From: rocketry-austin@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rocketry-austin@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Brandon III Sent:...
stubarrett
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Nov 14, 2009
4:53 am
43212
Actually just one...that gives you plus-or-minus five percent accuracy, which is quite good enough for review data. We've used two for contests in the past. ...
John Brandon III
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Nov 14, 2009
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43213
The HORROR! I'm amazed at what people decide to get upset about. Course those people probably say the same thing about me. ... Jeff...
jeffshort2004
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Nov 14, 2009
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43214
I did a high school science experiment in 1966 where I tracked rocket flights and used the same rockets with different weights and with the same type of motor...
stubarrett
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Nov 15, 2009
12:46 am
43215
Thank you, Stu...That makes me feel a lot closer to my preferred 'young-at-heart' state! I was four years away from my first rockets at that time. ... From:...
John Brandon III
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Nov 15, 2009
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43216
I was 3 years old. ... From: John Brandon III <greylinbard@...> Subject: RE: [rocketry-austin] Re: LEUP To: rocketry-austin@yahoogroups.com Date:...
Chad Ellis
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Nov 15, 2009
4:57 am
43217
I now have a huge pile of CTI Pro29, Pro38, and Pro54 reloads and hardware to go along with all the Aerotech stuff. I haven't had time to inventory everything...
Jeff Short
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Nov 15, 2009
3:19 pm
43218
Will AARG still conduct its standard third Saturday research launch in November? If so, what is the location? Is the AARG.org website still operational? I've...
dr
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Nov 15, 2009
10:07 pm
43219
Aarg.org is out of commission right now. We're working on getting it back up, but it will probably be a while. Mark From: rocketry-austin@yahoogroups.com...
Mark Scheevel
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Nov 15, 2009
10:23 pm
43220
If not, there's a two-day launch at Asa 11/21-22 where you can fly anything. Jim Parker ________________________________ From: dr <darrell_reamer@...> ...
Jim Parker
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