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Old 04-15-2007, 07:19   #9
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
The weapon itself cost no more than the semi-auto version to make and there are plenty of full-auto verions out there around the world. I would say that they are less than $1000 each commercial price, brand new.

The scarcity, believe it or not is due to the 1986 Firearms Owner's Protection Act which had a poison pill put in at the last minute by the anti-gunners that ended production of full-auto weapons for private ownership. There was little immediate effect, but 20 years of demand, coupled with people buying them for investments have run the prices through the roof. An M-16 lower that was less than $500 in 1986 is now worth about $12,000, just because of the law, some paperwork, two extra parts, and some machining.

Slowly but surely, the anti-gunners are driving firearms out of our reach. Once gone, they are never coming back. As they intended.

TR
The M-60 that I built, in 1985, cost me less than $!,000 including the $200 for the Form 1 and is now worth over $20K!!! See here: http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...ead.php?t=1705

My M-16A1 was brand new from Colt and was only $700 or so!!!

The prices are unreal!!

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