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Posted: 2/4/2006 9:40:09 PM EDT
It almost sickens me to see how much the prices of transferable machine guns have skyrocketed!!
 A 9mm MAC11 was only $525 and now are arond $3000!!! That is crazy. |
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Posted: 2/4/2006 9:45:12 PM EDT
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I really think you can thank the internet
before the internet NFA stuff was more of a club you kinda had to have connections know someone to get you started and many many people had not the foggiest clue as how to get started or were afraid to. Sure you could have called up kent at the time and he probably would have walked you through but there was so much incorrect info about NFA stuff that was passed along as gospel many people stayed away. With the advent of the net , you could get the straight scoop and many more people joined the fray therefore increasing demand and getting what we have now or thats my little theory at least |
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Posted: 2/4/2006 9:47:29 PM EDT
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I believe your theory is spot-on... 
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Posted: 2/4/2006 9:49:29 PM EDT
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Not a bad theory. I heard that a lot of people with a lot of money saw them as good investment possibilities and would spend whatever it took to get them. That helped drive the price up where the market could not keep up with the demand. That's just what I heard. That and that you can convert an AR-15, AK-47, Red Ryder BB Gun to full auto using just a paper clip. 
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Posted: 2/4/2006 9:57:45 PM EDT
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Damn, $2,600 M16s....
 I wonder if the NFA prices will keep increasing until we have $40,000+ for even the more common stuff like M16s and MACs...... |
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Posted: 2/4/2006 10:14:48 PM EDT
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Look on the bright side, AR15 receivers have come down from $375, you could get a mac11 or an Uzi, for just a little more. Damn! ........ There is a SOT/class3, at my range, that has a mp5, and AK47, he said he bought them about 15yrs ago, and paid $350 for the Ak, and $450 for the MP5, and thought he was getting ripped.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 12:31:14 AM EDT
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An MG-42 for $5,500? Now they sell for $42,000! Geez!
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Posted: 2/5/2006 1:18:16 AM EDT
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They make great investments...
The price is never, ever going to go down, unless congress repeals the '86 ban... Which won't be anytime soon. Want to be a millionaire in 10-15 years? Buy a single pre-86 M16 and sit on it. |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 1:23:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/5/2006 1:28:40 AM EDT
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I could have gone the rest of my life without seeing that. |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 1:29:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/5/2006 3:57:31 AM EDT
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Where did I put that darn time machine?
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Posted: 2/5/2006 4:19:04 AM EDT
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Now tell me again where it says that the Constitution protects our rights to keep and bear arms? Oh I got, it applies just to people who have money or so it seems.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 5:21:37 AM EDT
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Why Dear God, why did I piss away so much money running the bars all those years ago....
Yeah......this thread makes me sick. |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 5:39:02 AM EDT
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Save an ad from today.
In 2015, post same ad here. Get same reaction at today's prices. Moral: Buy now. |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 5:40:53 AM EDT
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You will also notice that AR15 stripped receivers are $375 in the ad.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 6:00:32 AM EDT
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55 boys?
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Posted: 2/5/2006 6:02:51 AM EDT
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google boyes rifle |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 6:05:25 AM EDT
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Ahhh... ::wipes sweat from brow:: |
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Posted: 2/5/2006 6:19:22 AM EDT
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Holy crap. Now I'm sad.
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Posted: 2/5/2006 7:22:31 AM EDT
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And should the Congress ever get veto proof Dem majorities the NFA will go bye bye, your Class 3 will be confiscated, you will be reimbursed at market value - and since there won't be an NFA market, you will get whatever your firearms would command as used post may 86 dealer samples or what a LEA would pay for one. Hell, we don't even need veto proof majorities for the Dems, what if they got all three branches? Could happen, look at what we have now with the Republicans controlling everything.
$15,000 MP5... $1,200ish? I seriously doubt a pre-86 M16 will be anywhere near $1 million in 20 years, or even 50. At the rate things are going I'd be surprised if we have Class 3 in 50 years. I would still take the plunge if I could, New York won't allow it. When I leave, I'll be looking for something Class 3... although I do wonder what I'll be able to afford. |
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