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FYI - The subject scammer is back on various forums with a new username. It's Pshoot. He now suggests to his potential victims to reach out to bryanthrower65@outlook.com.

Re: Q.1 A fellow HK enthusiast advised that LA is a lot number.

Anyone has convincing answers to the two questions in my original post? Thank you.

I would like to alert other members of this forum that I came across a scammer whose common MO is to join on the same day multiple online firearms, hunting, and even model train forums. He then researches the specific forum’s rules such as the requirement to create 20 to 50 short online posts in order to establish himself on the forum and potentially be allowed to contact other members and ultimately be granted access by the site Admin to the Marketplace page. He then searches for members who posted a "Want to Buy" ad on the board. He then contacts his potential victims using the same introductory message, e.g., “Hello, if you’re still looking and may consider shipping, I can help out with a lead, you can reach out to Sean in Pennsylvania he has the ______________ for sale this is his email address seanhacall@gmail.com good luck” or “Hi I can help out with a lead if you’re still looking and may consider shipping, you can reach out to Owen in Ohio he has the _________________ for sale kindly send him a text message this is his phone number (513) 743-0096” or “Hey. Are you still looking? In case you haven't found anything yet, give Bryan a jingle. He can help out. Send him a note at bryanthrower65@outlook.com.” When the potential victim initiates the inquiry, the referrer who is also the scammer searches online for images of the product the potential victim is interested in buying. The scammer snatches non-watermarked images of the product, uses Photoshop to place a sticky note complete with underneath shadow effect and a written day's date and the target victim's first name. He emails the photoshopped images to the victim with the asking price, shipping method, and payment method. There are already a handful of Scammer Alerts online about this particular scammer. Some of his online usernames/handles include (jadenbem, Pshoot, and Oriade), email (bryanthrower65@outlook.com and seanhacall@gmail.com), fake full name (Sean Dani Tallman), and a Cincinnati, OH telephone number (513-743-0096) that he lets roll to voicemail. He then asks his potential victims to send the funds via Venmo to "Daisy," his girlfriend. Her Venmo tag is @Daisybabygirl001 Once the transfer of funds is complete, the scammer goes silent. No products are ever shipped. This scammer has been busy scamming his victims since 2019 and has not been caught yet. We have his IP address and know his actual location.

Update - A fellow HK enthusiast replied: A.1 The ports on the stock are for organization not retention. A.2 No problem changing the stock legally in the U.S. but stay out of ████ holes like NY and CA. A.3 Doesn't apply because you didn't make/build the rifle. A.4 You would wise to keep spares for my HK91 rifles. Not sure whether HK supports the G3/91 any longer. A.5 Importing a stock should not be a problem. Ask Marie over at Arfcom, she works in Customs with firearms.

Update - A fellow HK enthusiast replied: A.1 Presumably, another "parts" hole. A.2 The rifle is pre-1989, so 922(r) is not applicable. - BATFE Ruling 2009-2 on “drop in” replacement parts in or on an existing, fully assembled firearm, without drilling, cutting, or machining, does not manufacture a firearm; a “replacement part,” whether factory original or otherwise (barrels, triggers, hammers, sears), has the same design, function, and substantially the same dimensions, and does not otherwise affect the manner in which a firearm expels a projectile (approved on 01-12-09). - repair of any rifle assembled and imported prior to 11-30-1990 (922(r) not applicable. A.3 N/A. A.4 Available, but not scarce. A.5 Don't risk bringing the stock from Germany. It's not worth it to go through the hassle, as there are plenty if these rifle stocks in the U.S.

Update - An HK SME advised that HK "stocks" are shoulder rests - Commerce Department regulations define a rifle stock as enclosing fire control. It is not a gun part subject to ATF rules. Therefore, no ATF permit is needed. I will rely on this opinion at my own risk. Now, leaving Germany is an entirely different situation because Germany's Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) says even a screw or nut or spring is a "gun part."

Hello. I have wondered before why some HK G3 fixed buttstocks have three holes. Some say that they are early 1960s HK G3 plastic buttstocks. The three holes have the same internal diameter, which is too large to retain the forearm/trigger group pins. I heard a claim that those three-hole buttstocks date back to the early 1960s' Swedish Ak 4 rifles. They featured black color fiberglass similar to Colt's original AR-15/M16A1 buttstocks. Q.1 What is the purpose of the third hole, is it just another retainer pin 'keeper' hole? Q.2 I am considering getting a spare German (not Pakistani or PTR) two-hole complete fixed polymer buttstock (black) for my 1979 HK91 A-3. Do I need to consider 922(r) if one day I decide to replace at the range the collapsible stock of my pre-ban HK91 with an all-German fixed buttstock? Q.3 If the answer to Q.2 is yes, then should I look for a fixed buttstock made of German and U.S. HK parts, which counts as one U.S. compliant part for 922(r)? Q.4 Are all-German HK G3 fixed buttstocks (black) widely available in the U.S. or they're now scarce? Q.5 Is is legal for me to bring a buttstock with me from Germany to the U.S. or mail it from there to the States? This RFI is cross-listed on HKPRO, HK ProShop, The Firing Line, Carolina Firearms Forum, Carolina Shooters Club, and M14 Forum. Thank you.

Although the pictured Estonian solider in Mali, Africa (Nov. 2021) is shown resting his HK G3 rifle on his chest rig in the direction of a left handed shooter, there are several indicators that he is a right-handed shooter, e.g., watch on his left wrist, radio on the right side of his chest rig, and the direction of the radio speaker/mic where he can press and talk using his left hand.

Some active in law enforcement and the military believe that a sling needs to be more than a shoulder-carry attachment, which is why they replace factory brown leather and standard green web sling with a 2-point tactical sling that can be adjusted and used in several configurations.

If the brown leather sling is still good for the German Bundeswehr then it's good for me! The following images are for reference only. https://imgur.com/Uz9IFuI https://imgur.com/KSLSngv https://imgur.com/qQj5gkk https://imgur.com/6bmR6Qu https://imgur.com/88KDDKK https://imgur.com/IsRSfIN https://imgur.com/F7Bx30l https://imgur.com/mku7ueH

I wish we can go back in time to the 1978 -> 1986 period.

Thanks Buddy for the info and for sharing old flyers and ads. A fellow HK enthusiast mentioned that 1979 HK91s came with 2-point Bundeswehr brown leather slings and the 2-point green web sling began in 1980 and continued till 1989.

Hello. My 1979 HK91 A-2 and A-3 rifles came with 2-point Bundeswehr brown leather slings (MPN 2-10232 / 200574). Did any of the HK91 rifles that were imported into the U.S. in the 1980s come with either a standard 2-point green web sling (MPN 2-10228) or a multi-purpose 3-point web sling (MPN 2-10230 / 205501) intended for high port arms car? This RFI is cross-listed on HKPRO, HK ProShop, The Firing Line, Carolina Shooters Club, Carolina Firearms Forum, M14 Forum, and the CMP. Thank you.

Hello. The 17.716" barrels on my 1979 HK91 A-2 and A-3 rifles are factory marked HJLA on one side. I reached out multiple times via email and telephone to HK-USA in Columbus, GA but as in the past no one answers the telephone there or reply to emails or return calls. So I sent an email to H&K GmbH. Someone there replied that "the markings indicate the hammer-forging machine that was used to manufacture the barrels," which I am not convinced of. A fellow HK enthusiast advised that HJ reference the manufacturing year (79). Q.1 What do LA reference? Parts A B C D E F G H I J 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Receivers A B C D E F G H I K 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The above confirm that the barrels are proper for my HK91s ("HK" date code 79). Now, below HJLA both barrels are marked J near the breech. HK USA replied that "J is reserved for proof house use." Q.2 What does that really mean and is it true? This RFI is cross-listed on HKPRO, HK ProShop, The Firing Line, Carolina Firearms Forum, Carolina Shooter Club, and M14 Forum. Thank you.