What is the cheapest...

Tucker 1371 · April 20, 2009, 01:23 AM

... I could legally own a full auto firearm for? I am completely unfamiliar with the processes you have to go through to own an NFA gun and the prices you might expect to pay for different types of full auto guns.

Willie Lowman · April 20, 2009, 03:16 AM

http://www.subguns.com/classifieds/i...uery=retrieval

That's the cheapest I've seen one in a while.

you need a clean record, 2 sets of fingerprints, 2 photos, the signature of your CLEO, a certificate of citizenship, $200 to the ATF... then you wait...

jmorris · April 20, 2009, 08:29 AM

That one will take 2 stamps to get to GA. You can also set up a trust and skip 2 sets of fingerprints, 2 photos & the signature of your CLEO.

BillM · April 20, 2009, 08:41 AM

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That one will take 2 stamps to get to GA. You can also set up a trust and skip 2 sets of fingerprints, 2 photos & the signature of your CLEO.

Why do you say it will take 2 stamps? Something specific to GA?

aroundlsu · April 20, 2009, 02:09 PM

Anytime you transfer a Form 4 NFA weapon out of state it requires two $200 stamps. One $200 stamp to your dealer. One $200 stamp to yourself. No way around it so don't even ask.

Tucker 1371 · April 20, 2009, 02:50 PM

So we're talking about a minimum of $3K to own a bottom-of the barrel full auto like an imitation MAC... thanks guys but I think I'll either buy a high-end bolt gun or wait till the Hughes ammendment is repealed. Thanks again all.

aroundlsu · April 20, 2009, 03:51 PM

Yeah keep waiting on that amendment to be repealed. Should be any day now.

David Hineline · April 20, 2009, 10:51 PM

Racing isn't for everyone.

jmorris · April 21, 2009, 07:42 AM

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So we're talking about a minimum of $3K to own a bottom-of the barrel full auto like an imitation MAC... thanks guys but I think I'll either buy a high-end bolt gun or wait till the Hughes ammendment is repealed. Thanks again all.

My crystal ball says the the imitation MAC will cost more than $3k before the Hughes ammendment is repealed.

Hitech78 · April 21, 2009, 11:35 AM

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So we're talking about a minimum of $3K to own a bottom-of the barrel full auto like an imitation MAC... thanks guys but I think I'll either buy a high-end bolt gun or wait till the Hughes ammendment is repealed. Thanks again all.

LMAO, you thought you could get into a full-auto for under $3k? Your a little out of touch with reality. Even before '86 SMGs increased in value daily, not much but they never decreased like non-class III items. Did you expect to pay 1990 prices e.g. $1500 for the M11?

Willie Lowman · April 21, 2009, 12:10 PM

Most people don't realize how expensive transferable machineguns are these days.

Just the other day a friend ask me how much a M16 cost. When I told him that a ragged beater would cost around $12,000+ while a virgin Colt would be over $22,000, he seemed to get upset.

Supply and demand.

Could you Imagine how overwhelmed the tech branch would be if they overturned the Hughes amendment? They would have to hire 500 more inspectors. Ammo would go from being hard to find to nonexistent

luv2fly · April 25, 2009, 09:03 PM

WOW, I had zero idea class 3 firearms had gone up that much. Last I knew M-16 were $5-$7k and auto sears were under $1k.

I was told auto sears were more desireable than rifles themselves now and are bringing over $20k. Is this true?

If it is, that is just pure insanity.

April 20, 2009, 01:23 AM	#1
Tucker 1371 Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: East TN Posts: 2,649	What is the cheapest... ... I could legally own a full auto firearm for? I am completely unfamiliar with the processes you have to go through to own an NFA gun and the prices you might expect to pay for different types of full auto guns. __________________ Sgt. of Marines, 5th Award Expert Rifle, 237/250 Expert Pistol, 382/400. D Co, 4th CEB, Engineers UP!! If you start a thread, be active in it. Don't leave us hanging. OEF 2011 Sangin, Afg. Molon Labe

April 20, 2009, 03:16 AM	#2
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	http://www.subguns.com/classifieds/i...uery=retrieval That's the cheapest I've seen one in a while. you need a clean record, 2 sets of fingerprints, 2 photos, the signature of your CLEO, a certificate of citizenship, $200 to the ATF... then you wait... __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens

April 20, 2009, 02:50 PM	#6
Tucker 1371 Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: East TN Posts: 2,649	So we're talking about a minimum of $3K to own a bottom-of the barrel full auto like an imitation MAC... thanks guys but I think I'll either buy a high-end bolt gun or wait till the Hughes ammendment is repealed. Thanks again all. __________________ Sgt. of Marines, 5th Award Expert Rifle, 237/250 Expert Pistol, 382/400. D Co, 4th CEB, Engineers UP!! If you start a thread, be active in it. Don't leave us hanging. OEF 2011 Sangin, Afg. Molon Labe

April 21, 2009, 12:10 PM	#11
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	Most people don't realize how expensive transferable machineguns are these days. Just the other day a friend ask me how much a M16 cost. When I told him that a ragged beater would cost around $12,000+ while a virgin Colt would be over $22,000, he seemed to get upset. Supply and demand. Could you Imagine how overwhelmed the tech branch would be if they overturned the Hughes amendment? They would have to hire 500 more inspectors. Ammo would go from being hard to find to nonexistent __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens

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April 20, 2009, 08:29 AM	#3
jmorris Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2006 Posts: 3,077	That one will take 2 stamps to get to GA. You can also set up a trust and skip 2 sets of fingerprints, 2 photos & the signature of your CLEO.

April 20, 2009, 02:09 PM	#5
aroundlsu Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 156	Anytime you transfer a Form 4 NFA weapon out of state it requires two $200 stamps. One $200 stamp to your dealer. One $200 stamp to yourself. No way around it so don't even ask.

April 20, 2009, 03:51 PM	#7
aroundlsu Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 156	Yeah keep waiting on that amendment to be repealed. Should be any day now.

April 20, 2009, 10:51 PM	#8
David Hineline Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 1999 Location: South Sioux City, Nebraska Posts: 704	Racing isn't for everyone.

April 25, 2009, 09:03 PM	#12
luv2fly Member Join Date: April 4, 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 17	WOW, I had zero idea class 3 firearms had gone up that much. Last I knew M-16 were $5-$7k and auto sears were under $1k. I was told auto sears were more desireable than rifles themselves now and are bringing over $20k. Is this true? If it is, that is just pure insanity.