How do you purchase a F/A?

[F16mickey]

After shooting the Glock 18C today it got me wondering How does one go about purchaseing a full auto. What is the hardest part of buying?
I have heard you need a tax stamp from the feds.do you need anything else, like lots of money, time to track one down, luck of the Irish. How easy is it to find a full auto. Any info is helpful thanks.

[patrickcudd]

First.....round up a bunch of cash.....seriously.....a m11/9 is about $2500....G18 around $20,000

second........fill out form 4

Third, passpot photos

fourth,,,,,CLEO sigh off


Fifth....submit

sixth.........wait, and wait, and wait

[CAR-AR-M16]

And don't forget the fingerprints cards and citizenship form.

Like Patrickcudd said, the biggest hurdle will be the price. The transfer tax is $200, but the guns are outrageous. M11/9 = $2,500, Uzi = $6,000, M16 = $10,000, etc...

[F16mickey]

Thats what I figured long wait times, forms in triplicate, 5 vials of blood and then after all that you have to guess a number between 1-100 and if you don't guess right you have to start over. The price doesn't really scare me I figure I would start off with a cheaper model use it for a few years sell it then upgrade. I think F/A prices should be like gas prices, no chance in going down with some serious price spikes here and there.

[DrBaker]

That what I figured long wait times, forms in triplicate, 5 vials of blood and then after all that you have to guess a number between 1-100 and if you don't guess right you have to start over. The price doesn't really scare me I figure I would start off with a cheaper model use it for a few years sell it then upgrade. I think F/A should be like gas, no chance in going down with some serious price spikes here and there.

That pretty much sums it up.

[Scott_In_OKC]

What's an MP-5 going for nowadays? I kick myself for not getting one in the early 90's.

[CAR-AR-M16]

What's an MP-5 going for nowadays? I kick myself for not getting one in the early 90's.

Autoweapons.com has several listed in the $16,000 range. They normally are a little bit high on their prices, but I don't think you will find one for much less.

[DrBaker]

What's an MP-5 going for nowadays? I kick myself for not getting one in the early 90's.

I think OA (of all places) had one not too long ago for $13,500.

[FireCop203]

You will need:

2 Form 4s with the local CLEO Signature
2 4x4 Photos of yourself attached to the form 4s
1 Citizenship form
2 Fingerprint cards
$200.00 for the tax stamp
and finally patience. The wait may take 90 days or longer for approval.

In state, you can transfer person to person without a dealer.

If you find something out of state, there has to be a transfer to a dealer in that state, then a transfer to a dealer in your state, then a transfer to you. Takes much longer.

I have two submachineguns and a silencer myself. It can get addicitive, expensive and a heck of a lot of fun to shoot. The smile factor at the range with someone who has never shot one before is worth it.

[firing pin]

Firecop if you ever decide to sell one let me know.

Thanks in advance
Tom

[FireCop203]

Funny that you should mention that. I've been thinking about selling my MK-760, but I haven't decided yet.

[Subsonic]

I've got a nice MP5 sear gun that is a lot of fun. I have been thinking about switching over to a different weapon system though. Something that is not quite as expensive to get parts for like an M16.

[firing pin]

Firecop let me know when your :gun1: ready to sell.