Bryan drilled and tapped the two holes for the hinge.
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GET SOME. Official NFA Pic thread.
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Stamps just came in for these guys. Phone pics will suffice for now, but I'll do some SLR pics here soon.
What these are, are:
The big one: That is a new in box, unfired Colt M16A2-E4, purchased from Colt's "gun room"/internal museum. The receiver was registered by Colt in December 1985. Colt just started making these at the request of the US Navy, and this is one of the first ones. A2-E4, type classified as an A4. Colt stored the registered receiver for two decades, then sent the raw registered receiver through the assembly line in 2008 to be manufactured as an M16A4, AKA current military. With Colt, it has two manufacture dates. One in 1985, when they registered the auto stamped A2 receiver, and two, in 2008, when they assembled the receiver into an A4. In Colts database, this particular gun is listed as a 20" RO901 A4. It is one of only 5 such guns from Colt in the registry. About as rare as hen's teeth. Current value is 35-40K+
The medium sized one: That is a new in box, unfired Colt M16A2-SMG. That one was also purchased from Colt's "gun room"/internal museum. The receiver was registered at the tail end of 1985, when this gun was first designed. This registered bare receiver was also put aside by Colt and manufactured into a complete rifle in June of 2004. There are only 48 Colt SMGs on the registry, and only 4 were factory manufactured by Colt post 1986. This one is listed in their system as a 2004 production RO635, though Colt has no record of when the receiver was registered (The ATF does though). There are 800,000+ of these Colt SMGs manufactured. I got serial number 9. I had the option to purchase serial number 4 or serial number 5. But since serial number 9 went with 9mm, I chose it. About as rare as frog hair. Current value is 35-40K+
The little sized one: That is a Micro Uzi manufactured and registered by LaFrance Specialties in 1985. That one is one of 10 made for Chuck Norris movies. No, really. It was made for Hollywood to be used in movies like Invasion USA. Rare for sure, and I have two of them now. Or 20% of all of them in the US
. That one is not as expensive at 15-18K current value. The other one I have that is refinished with the folding stock is touch more expensive at 17-20K.
What these are, are:
The big one: That is a new in box, unfired Colt M16A2-E4, purchased from Colt's "gun room"/internal museum. The receiver was registered by Colt in December 1985. Colt just started making these at the request of the US Navy, and this is one of the first ones. A2-E4, type classified as an A4. Colt stored the registered receiver for two decades, then sent the raw registered receiver through the assembly line in 2008 to be manufactured as an M16A4, AKA current military. With Colt, it has two manufacture dates. One in 1985, when they registered the auto stamped A2 receiver, and two, in 2008, when they assembled the receiver into an A4. In Colts database, this particular gun is listed as a 20" RO901 A4. It is one of only 5 such guns from Colt in the registry. About as rare as hen's teeth. Current value is 35-40K+
The medium sized one: That is a new in box, unfired Colt M16A2-SMG. That one was also purchased from Colt's "gun room"/internal museum. The receiver was registered at the tail end of 1985, when this gun was first designed. This registered bare receiver was also put aside by Colt and manufactured into a complete rifle in June of 2004. There are only 48 Colt SMGs on the registry, and only 4 were factory manufactured by Colt post 1986. This one is listed in their system as a 2004 production RO635, though Colt has no record of when the receiver was registered (The ATF does though). There are 800,000+ of these Colt SMGs manufactured. I got serial number 9. I had the option to purchase serial number 4 or serial number 5. But since serial number 9 went with 9mm, I chose it. About as rare as frog hair. Current value is 35-40K+
The little sized one: That is a Micro Uzi manufactured and registered by LaFrance Specialties in 1985. That one is one of 10 made for Chuck Norris movies. No, really. It was made for Hollywood to be used in movies like Invasion USA. Rare for sure, and I have two of them now. Or 20% of all of them in the US
. That one is not as expensive at 15-18K current value. The other one I have that is refinished with the folding stock is touch more expensive at 17-20K.
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I always enjoy looking at the pics of your all metal IRA . And you certainly did your homework on which MGs to buy. Hell, if I could get in on that game I'd probably just buy the first Mac or Sten I ran across at a good deal. But the stuff you've posted here is really unique. It's amazing to me that Colt could register a lower and let it sit around for that long before doing anything with it. I've mentioned this before but I'll say it again I wasn't paying close attention in 86 even though I was into guns. So I missed a lot of the legislation and all that went on after that. But I do recall a few years ago I looked up a Norell 10\22 conversion and the info I found said that Norell still released a handful of registered trigger packs annually or semi annually. And it floored me that WAY back in 1986 some relatively small manufacturer was looking that far into the future to produce and paper conversion packs that could be sold for ever increasing prices for decades to come. THAT is ****ing brilliant! And again if there's any books or related literature about the registry or what went down in 86 I'd love to read it.
Thanks. I don't deal with 401K's. Not worth my time. One needs to make better investments then everyone and their mom does. My advice is to research these machinguns. It took me over a decade to get to where I am today, but determination with research will get you there in half the time or less. Things to learn about ALL transferables: Who made them, when they made them, how many they made, the quality of how they were made, current market sales, which sums up the demand. When you become a calculator on how much each gun is worth, that is when you make money. With transferables, it will always make money. It's just some will appreciate faster than others. With knowledge, you can determine which would be the up-most best investment.
... and finally have have it all put together. Macon Armory/CNC AR45 DI 8" SBR, fed from nice old school M4 grease gun mags. Nothing like having 30 rounds of .45ACP at your disposal. 
Very cool! I can't think of better more plentiful mags to use than Grease Gun and Sten mags. I've seen both for as low as $5.00 each. And I'm betting you get damn good decibel reduction with 45 ACP and that can. In for range video.... and finally have have it all put together. Macon Armory/CNC AR45 DI 8" SBR, fed from nice old school M4 grease gun mags. Nothing like having 30 rounds of .45ACP at your disposal.
Actually grease gun mags are getting scarce. NOS are seeking for 30-40/each on gunbroker and other auction sites. There's an outfit that is making new ones, they're asking $25/each ($16 on sale) but they haven't had any stock for 6+ months at this point.
Damn! I remember ordering Sten mags from what used to be Gun Parts Corp for $5.00 each. And the Grease Gun mags were the same price. Hell even Uzi mags were cheap. Maybe you should check with Sarco Inc and CDNN. Other guns in 45ACP used GG mags too like the Encom and I believe the early Ingram Macs. So I know somebody will have to keep making them. But yeah the cheap part of it may be gone.
