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    HK makes good shit- its expensive, prohibitively, even.. but good.

    i carried a USP45 for a couple years, put about 8,000 rounds through it.. LOVED that gun. its basically the only .45 i feel like i shot really well. and i didn't pay too much for it- got it on some distributer special for $600. when i started looking at going full-size again, i wanted another one- i'd pay $600, but not $850... so scratch that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZDL View Post
    Well, let's be honest here. Who here, that isn't issued one, has a need for a full auto weapon...
    The importance of "needing" something is relative to one's situation. Nobody really needs a spare tire until they get a flat.

    I want a fully-automatic firearm (it's not a weapon) because I enjoy shooting F/A and I can still obtain one. Besides, waiting to obtain one until you are in a situation when you "need" one may be too late. JM2CW.
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    ZDL-I am going to need you to speak with my wife. I don't "need" an MG, but I do feel they make excellent investments and should be considered as a percentage of a portfolio. So, I need you to take the heat for me while I eventually enjoy the fun of the gun! Strictly for investment purposes, mind you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 6933 View Post
    ZDL-I am going to need you to speak with my wife. I don't "need" an MG, but I do feel they make excellent investments and should be considered as a percentage of a portfolio. So, I need you to take the heat for me while I eventually enjoy the fun of the gun! Strictly for investment purposes, mind you.
    I agree! Investment and "insurance"!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZDL View Post
    20k for an mp5 and mp5k...... I'd settle for a good semi version.
    Saw an MP5SD locally for about 16K.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bkb0000 View Post
    yea, you are. furthermore, in my opinion, the background check itself is an infringement. that's a condition put upon a RIGHT- you must do this, or you get no guns! bullshit.

    i'm not even opposed to "felons" owning guns. call me naive, call me a country boy who doesn't see what the city-streetz is like, but once you do your time, you need to get all your RIGHTS restored. if someone isn't safe enough to buy a gun, they're not safe enough to be on the street. if they're safe enough to be on the street, they're safe enough to own an arsenal of machineguns.

    because.... get this.... if you're on the street, you can get a gun, and cant any laws keep that from happening.

    rather than derail this mother any more, perhaps the conversation should be taken here: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=33928
    Felons get guns for cheaper than we do. Black market, yo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dbrowne1 View Post
    I've never quite understood why those guns command such prices. There seem to be tons of them for sale all the time, they've been around as long as the M16 so there ought to be plenty of them around, and they are basically overgrown pistols.

    A SMG is not supposed to be an assault rifle and it sure as hell ain't a pistol. Your statement is about like me dismissing the M-16 because I can't put it in my pocket like I can a Glock.

    Assault rifles do things no SMG or handgun can do.

    SMGs do things no assault rifle or handgun can do.

    Handguns do things no assault rifle or SMG can do.

    An experienced person knows what those things are and selects the most appropriate tool for the job at hand.
    It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.

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    I think prices from private sellers have dipped a bit since people need money for other things. One guy I know of has sold off almost his entire collection of NFA stuff (SBR's, suppressors, and select fire guns). I've also seen some Class III shops actually seek to get a premium in this market especially in the months following the election. There's been a lot of activity with NFA transfers.

    I've considered getting a few things but it's really hard for me to justify tying up $20K - $30K in select fire guns. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy some of the NFA items but the select fire guns are relatively expensive. $12K-$13K for a grease gun (which have a slow rate of fire for a subgun but are fun) just stings. Perhaps if I had Warren Buffett's money I wouldn't care as much, but I don't so I do. -The thing I'm waiting to see is whether inflation will kick in for the regular economy and what it will do to the NFA market.

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