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Posted: 12/21/2008 8:24:31 AM EDT
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I am looking into getting an MP5 for home defense. Where can I order one? How much do they run? Will I have to fill out special paperwork to get a short barrel as in the photo below?
thanks, j0hn 
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I am looking into getting an MP5 for home defense. Where can I order one? How much do they run? Will I have to fill out special paperwork to get a short barrel as in the photo below? thanks, j0hn http://world.guns.ru/smg/hk_mp5n.jpg You need to learn more about the series so that you can better ask your question. I expecting that you didn't ask the question that you wanted to. To answer your question as accurately as possible. You can't buy an MP5 unless you're a class III dealer and have a signed letter from some law enforcement agency. Second option: remarked HK94 with auto sear: That'll cost you $17,000-$18,000 and you'll have to do paperwork for the sear. The short barrel won't be a problem because it will be a "machine gun" while the sear is in it and married to it. Third option: Registered Receiver: That'll cost you about $15,000 and you'll have to do the form 4 for the transfer. Fourth option: Semi-auto HK94 with short barrel: $4,000 (or more) and form 4 for the SBR transfer. Fifth option: Semi-auto clone with short barrel: $2,000, if you can find one for that. Maybe $3,000 now. And the $200 transfer. Cheapest option: Call Coharie and pray they have still got some Semi-auto CA89 clones being built. Cost: $1,275 + $40 shipping. It comes as a pistol (no stock) and will cost you $200 for a Form 1 to make it an SBR by adding a stock. So it really boils down to whether you want a full auto or semi auto, and whether you want a real HK or only want to spend enough for a clone. Oh, and there are obviously a few other options in addition to what I listed above, but they are mostly just variations on the already listed equipment. ETA: if you create or transfer an NFA weapon (machine gun or SBR), you will end up with a gun that law enforcement takes a very dim view on use for home protection or in any reported shooting. I suggest leaving the long barrel on a semi-auto or using a handgun. The general rule of thumb is "It's NOT a good idea to use NFA weapons for personal defense." |
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First of all a fully automatic machine gun is not likely to be viewed as reasonable force if used as a home defense firearm.
Second they are available but for a civilian are limited to ones made before 1986. There are 2 types, registered receiver guns and sear conversions where the sear trip is the registered part and the host HK94 has been cut down. There is a lot to this and the cost is astronomical. Go to hkpro.com or subguns.com and read up about it. Class 3 firearms, or title 2 guns are NFA firearms (SBRs, SBSs, MGs, other controlled firearms) and transfer is restricted. It takes 3 to 6 months to get your gun through the ATF transfer approval process and you cannot easily sell, or give your gun to anyone else without going through the same transfer process. Typical cost for transferable HK MP5 machinegun: $16k to $18k. You can get a HK94 and SBR it to short barrel status but this is also strictly controlled. Check out the NFA section in the armory for more info. Typical semiauto SBR cost: real HK: $5k. Clone CA89 or Vector V94: $1500 to $2k. |
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