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sadefensejournal.com | VOL 13, NO 1 V O L U M E 13 , N U M B E R 1 | J A N /F E B 2 0 2 1 EXTREME SNIPER TRAINING GET HIGH ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE AT THE MOUNTAIN SHOOTING CENTER LIGHTENING THE LOAD HOW ULTIMATE ARMS CEO RE-ENGINEERED THE 1911 PISTOL AWT LEO .308 SNIPER RIFLE AMMO ACCURACY TEST Colt Model 1921 Thompson Submachine Gun with Transport Case and Extra Magazines, Class III/NFA Fully Transferrable Machine Gun Steyr “bnz” Code MP-44 Sturmgewehr Assault Rifle with Scope and Accessories, Class III/NFA Fully Transferrable Machine Gun RIAC Steyr “bnz/660” Code MP40 Submachine Gun with Accessories, Class III/ NFA Fully Transferrable Machine Gun PREMIER AUCTION Waffenwerke Brunn Fine, Historic, & Investment Grade Firearms MG-34 Belt Fed APRIL 16TH, 17TH, & 18TH Machine Gun with Accessories, Class III/ NFA Fully Transferrable NEARLY 100 CLASS III ITEMS Machine Gun Heckler & Koch “MP5” Host Gun with a Class III/NFA Registered Transferrable S&H Manufacturing Drop-In Trigger Pack Very Scarce Krieghoff FG42 “Fallschirmjaegergewehr” Paratrooper Rifle with Scope and Bayonet, Class III/NFA Fully Transferrable Machine Gun DLO Model 1919A4 Browning Machine Gun with Tripod, Class III/NFA Fully ® Transferrable Machine Gun Undisputed World Leader for Quality Collectable and Antique Firearms 3 DAY LIVE PUBLIC AUCTION CATALOG ONLINE IN MARCH! 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