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What has the ATF done this week to affect your liberty and deny your rights? We have a serious problem in the United States of America. The Representative Republic has been turned into an Oligarchy with unelected bureaucrats ruling by memorandum and definition changes. And, complaining about it on Facebook is not the solution.

During our Fighting Fitness segment brought to you by SWAT Fuel, Jarrad will consider the difference in between high or low volume strength training and the benefits of each. We also have some motivational music for you.

During the Brownells Bullet Point segment, Paul will consider side-folding and retractable stocks. Why would you want to add one to your rifle and what are the benefits?

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Topics Covered During This Episode:

• Prayer Request for Chris Cerino. Please send any support you can: bluelineunlimited.com
• #FightingFitness brought to you by SWAT Fuel: Volume of strength training compared to intensity of workout in a week. Beginners (most of you) Focus on Strength, it makes everything else better. “Cut the Fat” from your regimine after you’ve entered the intermediate level. I learned programming from Matt Reynolds, Starting Strength Online Coaching, he can help you, too!
• Music History: Stone Temple Pilots name came from STP, the racer’s edge.
• Hiram P. Maxim’s original patent application was for the Maxim Silencer. Silencer and Machine Guns predate the ATF.
• #BrownellsBulletPoints: Side-Folding and Collapsible Stocks: Why?
• Don’t forget the 20th Anniversary Edition: www.studentofthegungear.com

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From www.forgottenweapons.com:

Maxim Silencer
The Maxim Silencer was the first commercially successful firearm sound suppressor. Developed by Hiram Percy Maxim (son of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, who invented the Maxim machine gun) in tandem with the automobile muffler in the early 1900s, it was patented in 1909. The Maxim design was different than modern suppressors, as it used curved vanes to force muzzle gasses to spin in little vortices inside the device while they cooled, thus reducing their pressure. This design is expensive to manufacture and causes the silencer to heat up quickly. Modern designs use baffles to slow down gasses without absorbing too much heat.

Another feature of Maxim’s silencer was it’s off-center attachment to a rifle barrel. By placing the centerline of the suppressor below the muzzle of the firearm, stock iron sights on the weapon could still be used (concentric suppressors typically block the view through the sights).

The Maxim was designed for fixed-barrel rifles, as mounting one to a pistol barrel could often interfere with the proper functioning of the action, and would require lengthened barrels in many cases.