Full auto AK47

YellowSnot · January 5, 2009, 09:35 PM

My father is under the impression that he can own a full auto AK47 for $300-$400. I am admitedly uneducated when it comes to the NFA laws, they confuse the heck out of me. My understanding is that it requires an expensive application, and then expensive yearly fees as well. I have also heard rumors that this gives the government the right to inspect the storage of the weapons at any time without notice.

What would you expect to pay for a full auto ak47 in the USA?

Also, where is a good place to learn about NFA laws in a plain english way?

Beretta686 · January 5, 2009, 09:42 PM

Expect to pay about 15-20k for an full-auto AK.

The topic of how to get an NFA goodie has been posted a million times. Check out:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/usr/wba...st/nfa_faq.txt
or a thousand other sites to get the details on it. But no there are no yearly fees nor can the feds come to your house and inspect it anytime.

Once you get it, it's yours and ATF has more important things to do than go harass legal NFA owners.

Legion2600 · January 5, 2009, 09:44 PM

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What would you expect to pay for a full auto ak47 in the USA?

15 - 20+ K

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Also, where is a good place to learn about NFA laws in a plain english way?

Do a google search for "Bardwell NFA FAQ"

bcrash15 · January 6, 2009, 12:19 AM

These gents are right, for $300-400 you'd get an extremely similar gun (virtually identical cosmetically) but with a different fire control mechanism that allows only semi-automatic firing. And I think you'd be lucky to get one of those for that price the way things are going now...

Skans · January 6, 2009, 09:07 AM

Your father is almost correct. It will cost him about $600 plus the parts that he will need to purchase (probably around $200) to make it an ILLEGAL full-auto AK. I believe that the penalty is 10 years in prison for possession and the fine is now ?$100,000 (??? - not sure about the fine).

January 5, 2009, 09:35 PM	#1
YellowSnot Junior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Posts: 2	Full auto AK47 My father is under the impression that he can own a full auto AK47 for $300-$400. I am admitedly uneducated when it comes to the NFA laws, they confuse the heck out of me. My understanding is that it requires an expensive application, and then expensive yearly fees as well. I have also heard rumors that this gives the government the right to inspect the storage of the weapons at any time without notice. What would you expect to pay for a full auto ak47 in the USA? Also, where is a good place to learn about NFA laws in a plain english way?

January 5, 2009, 09:42 PM	#2
Beretta686 Senior Member Join Date: May 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 761	Expect to pay about 15-20k for an full-auto AK. The topic of how to get an NFA goodie has been posted a million times. Check out: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/usr/wba...st/nfa_faq.txt or a thousand other sites to get the details on it. But no there are no yearly fees nor can the feds come to your house and inspect it anytime. Once you get it, it's yours and ATF has more important things to do than go harass legal NFA owners. __________________ "Our contract called for 16 cases of rifles and ammunition for $10,000 dollars, not a machine gun...........That is our present to the General"-Pike Bishop “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”

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January 6, 2009, 12:19 AM	#4
bcrash15 Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2007 Posts: 455	These gents are right, for $300-400 you'd get an extremely similar gun (virtually identical cosmetically) but with a different fire control mechanism that allows only semi-automatic firing. And I think you'd be lucky to get one of those for that price the way things are going now...

January 6, 2009, 09:07 AM	#5
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	Your father is almost correct. It will cost him about $600 plus the parts that he will need to purchase (probably around $200) to make it an ILLEGAL full-auto AK. I believe that the penalty is 10 years in prison for possession and the fine is now ?$100,000 (??? - not sure about the fine).