An interesting site.

http://www.machinegunpriceguide.com/html/subguns.html

The prices here in the U.S. for class III weapons have become extraordinary these last few years. Possibly because of guys like this who tend to drive the prices up even higher than the market demands. I've "talked" to this guy in the past and it seems to me he needs a parrot and a cutless to finish the picture.

http://www.autoweapons.com/products/products.html

Eric

As I said in another thread:

MGs are a good investment in US, unlike cars.

http://www.machinegunpriceguide.com/html/subguns.html

in 1986, you could get a Sten for less than 100 $ if I remember correctly..

one of the things that really drives our prices up is that some states only allow what is on the curio and relic list (basically wwII and before) and these had to be registered 50 years+ ato. thus we have a very limited supply. that plus the fact the old ones in very good condition are really scarce.

the US prices are high because the law states you can only own those weapons made prior to a certain date.

with the stroke of a pen, the people who don't want you to own automatic weapons created a scarcity of them, driving up the price.

May 1986 is that magical date.

I called the ATF recentely to check on the status of a transfer, they told me to expect a long wait due to the "extremely high number of transfers this year".

MG prices have seemed to stagnated lately, I think due to the high price of ammunition.

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