I would only add that subguns.com has a "recommended dealer list" that will usually keep you out of the weeds.
http://www.subguns.com/c2c3/c2c3.htm
I know Reuben personally and know a lot of people who have made purchases from him. A lot of my customers have discovered that paying a little extra to buy from a reputable dealer is worth the money spent.
A very well known SOT sent a customer of mine a HK sear that was actually cracked and had been rewelded with no disclosure of any kind. The same dealer then wanted me to broker the same sear to an alternate buyer directly. I couldn't get out of that mess fast enough, but that is what can happen when you "bargain shop" for high priced items.
I have a dozen other nightmare stories where I handled a NFA transfer for a well liked customer who went shopping on his own and found a "bargain" somewhere. I now have a list of about 40 SOTs that I absolutely will not receive anything from because they tried to screw over one of my guys.
If you are buying online from an out of state dealer and can't inspect the rifle personally, I would absolutely stick with the very well known "good guys." Also keep in mind when you buy from somebody like Reuben, you aren't just buying the firearm. You are buying the firearm from somebody who absolutely will make it right if anything is wrong. You are also buying from somebody who knows what they are selling and can tell you everything you need to know about a weapon platform and more so that you buy what you are looking for the first time.
Can't count the number of times somebody came in thinking they wanted "this" and were told about "that" and realized "that" is really what they wanted in the first place. Getting the right firearm the first time with no fuss can save you thousands of dollars.
Make sure you completely understand the difference between factory original and pre 86 conversion rifles. Make sure you understand the difference between registered receiver, registered sear or other registered conversion parts like "lighting links." Be aware that you can't always depend upon roll marks, as an HK guy you probably know a lot of HK94 have been remarked MP5 and I've even seen clones with HK logos and markings.
All that said, Subguns is generally a safe place to go shopping. They are pretty good at keeping a clean house and flagging suspect listings.
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Chuck, we miss ya man.
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