Posted: 3/6/2009 4:01:07 PM EDT
| Lets say a guy finds an old Maxim machine gun in his mother-in-laws basement. The chamber has a weld filling it so it cant be loaded and there is no parts left in the receiver, would it still be a federal offense to have it in ones possesion? Very high coolness factor regardless. |
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Um, I don't think it's too hard to remove a barrel from a maxim, is it?
Somehow, I think the ATF would consider it in easy-to-restore condition. Hypothetically, you should take it apart and bury it (in a park or someone else's property) and never speak of it again. eta: +1 on the sideplate. When I ordered my RSP for my 1919 build, I had to order it as an "80%" receiver and finish it myself. Which basically amounted to drilling and chamfering some holes. So I suppose you could take it apart, modify the internals for semi operation, and rebuild it with a new RSP. I'm not sure what's involved with that for a maxim, but I'm sure people have done it. |
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Quoted: This was the topic of a hypothetical discussion of some guys I overheard!
Um, I don't think it's too hard to remove a barrel from a maxim, is it? Somehow, I think the ATF would consider it in easy-to-restore condition. Hypothetically, you should take it apart and bury it (in a park or someone else's property) and never speak of it again. eta: +1 on the sideplate. When I ordered my RSP for my 1919 build, I had to order it as an "80%" receiver and finish it myself. Which basically amounted to drilling and chamfering some holes. So I suppose you could take it apart, modify the internals for semi operation, and rebuild it with a new RSP. I'm not sure what's involved with that for a maxim, but I'm sure people have done it. |
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This was the topic of a hypothetical discussion of some guys I overheard!Um, I don't think it's too hard to remove a barrel from a maxim, is it? Somehow, I think the ATF would consider it in easy-to-restore condition. Hypothetically, you should take it apart and bury it (in a park or someone else's property) and never speak of it again. eta: +1 on the sideplate. When I ordered my RSP for my 1919 build, I had to order it as an "80%" receiver and finish it myself. Which basically amounted to drilling and chamfering some holes. So I suppose you could take it apart, modify the internals for semi operation, and rebuild it with a new RSP. I'm not sure what's involved with that for a maxim, but I'm sure people have done it. you might go check out 1919a4.com for more info. |
