Rifle collection is mostly NFA. Is that a bad thing?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Rifle collection is mostly NFA. Is that a bad thing?

Posted: 11/4/2015 7:33:14 PM EDT

Since catching NFA fever, all but one of my rifles/shotguns is non NFA. I'm wondering if that's a bad thing? I live in VA where we don't have any type of gun registration. I can buy anything I want (Non NFA) face to face without any paperwork. Looking at my safe today, I noticed that I don't have any "Battle" rifles that are not SBR'd. To be honest, I sold my last 16" AR since I prefer to shoot my SBRs. What are your thoughts on this? Should I get an "off the books" 16" AR or am I just wearing my tin foil a little too tightly?

Posted: 11/4/2015 7:35:25 PM EDT

[#1]

Nah. My collection isn' that much NFA, but a good chunk of it is. I also enjoy shooting some longer guns as well as the short ones.

Posted: 11/4/2015 7:36:31 PM EDT

[#2]

Half of mine are NFA.

Posted: 11/4/2015 7:37:50 PM EDT

[#3]

I keep a 14.5" (+pinned and welded FH) gun around to travel with.

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Posted: 11/4/2015 7:38:02 PM EDT

[#4]

Not if you don't have any use for the non-NFA stuff. I would have a 16" gun or upper lying around though just in case you want to travel with a rifle to a state you don't have a form filled out for.

Posted: 11/4/2015 7:40:14 PM EDT

[#5]

I have nine or ten tax stamps, so I know how you feel.

Posted: 11/4/2015 7:41:20 PM EDT

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Not if you don't have any use for the non-NFA stuff. I would have a 16" gun or upper lying around though just in case you want to travel with a rifle to a state you don't have a form filled out for.

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True, didn't think of that. Good info so far. I guess I'm just worried about all my rifles being "registered".

Posted: 11/4/2015 7:42:49 PM EDT

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I keep a 14.5" (+pinned and welded FH) gun around to travel with.

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I built one of these, as right before I moved, I realized I didn't have any ARs I could PCS out of my home state with, lol.

I think if NFA items become illegal, everything else probably is as well.

Posted: 11/4/2015 7:47:30 PM EDT

[#8]

Nope.

Posted: 11/4/2015 7:54:00 PM EDT

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Non-NFA AR's are more liquid (more easily sold, without a wait for approval). As a matter of fact, I don't see much of a resale market for SBR's. Remember that each time one changes hands, you tack on another $200 (if you don't want to sell at a loss). On the other hand, if you start with a non-SBR, you can always make it into an SBR with the proper paperwork.

Compomise and get one SBR lower and a bunch of uppers in various configurations.

Posted: 11/5/2015 8:01:05 PM EDT

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Non-NFA AR's are more liquid (more easily sold, without a wait for approval). As a matter of fact, I don't see much of a resale market for SBR's. Remember that each time one changes hands, you tack on another $200 (if you don't want to sell at a loss). On the other hand, if you start with a non-SBR, you can always make it into an SBR with the proper paperwork.

Compomise and get one SBR lower and a bunch of uppers in various configurations.

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Thanks. I think I may just build an upper as I have a few stripped lowers sitting around.

Posted: 11/5/2015 8:34:21 PM EDT

[#11]

Thanks for reminding just how far behind the curve I really am.

Posted: 11/5/2015 8:38:01 PM EDT

[#12]

Probably should diversify a little more.

Posted: 11/5/2015 9:12:22 PM EDT

[#13]

the best gun deals in Texas will be found in parking lots.

Posted: 11/5/2015 9:16:58 PM EDT

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Non-NFA AR's are more liquid (more easily sold, without a wait for approval). As a matter of fact, I don't see much of a resale market for SBR's. Remember that each time one changes hands, you tack on another $200 (if you don't want to sell at a loss). On the other hand, if you start with a non-SBR, you can always make it into an SBR with the proper paperwork.

Compomise and get one SBR lower and a bunch of uppers in various configurations.

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Or, you can sell the upper by itself, the act of removing it from the lower taking the lower out of Title II status and reverting it back to Title I status, thereby allowing you to sell the lower, separately.

OP, if you're wrong, I'm worse. I have 15 tax stamps (3 SBR's, 3 SBS', 7 silencers, and 2 AOW's). I only own two Title I guns which aren't silencer hosts-my S&W 686 and the Glock 19 I use as a carry gun (I have two other G19's set up as dedicated suppressor hosts-one 9mm and 1 .22). Heck, even my Charter Arms AR-7 is threaded and set up with a can.

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