If you were allowed ONE full auto (NFA) weapon what would you chose from this list?

[el Godfather]

Armoredman. ...... Then you will like my collection

 

[rodinal220]

No L34A1 on the list?

 

[Jaymo]

RPD, RPK, CZ27, or PPS43. I like .30 cal.
Or a Daewoo K2.
I like ARs, but would want a gas piston gun for full auto.
I don't want it pooping where it eats when rocking and rolling. Hot propellant gases dumped into the receiver give you an overheated gun quicker than a gas piston gun. If I had a FA DI AR, I'd end up shooting it mostly SA, and what's the fun in that?

Ma Duce gets the nod, too.
Bren would make me happy.
Beretta M12 would be at the top of the list, also.

I gotta call BS on the BAR barrel getting red hot after a couple of mags.
If it got that hot, it would burst, as the heat treat would be ruined.
Plus, it would cook off ammo long before it got that hot.
No offense, but do you actually know what red hot means?

 

[LeonCarr]

Flame suit on.

IME/IMO full auto offers no advantage over its semiauto counterpart until you get into the high cyclic rate belt fed stuff, and that is really only when you have to repel human wave type enemy action.

So for me the answer is OTHER please state, and that would probably be an M249 SAW. From what I understand there are very few transferable examples, with most of them being the early FN Minimi variants.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

 

[sirsloop]

Would be terribly hard to decide between a good old M2 or a MG42...

 

[Narwhal]

Voted for the one I have, an M14. It satisfies my full auto cravings well enough. I love the semi auto variants and when I wanted a machine gun it seemed natural to look for a compatible one.

 

[allaroundhunter]

I love shooting MP5s, but I would take an HK 416

 

[Gordon]

I've always wanted a Lewis and a .30-06 one would be perfect . 3 or 4 47 rounds pans would be OK too.
http://jamesdjulia.com/auctions/catalog_detail_shots.asp?Details=40327&sale=308

 

[Axel Larson]

I would go for an M16, I do not think I would use full auto that much but three round burst would be fun.

 

[Ian]

There's really not anything I really want in that list. Give me my pick of NFA, and I'd go for a really good light machine gun. Ideally an 8mm Bren gun. The LEwis is a blast to shoot too, and maybe an RPD or ZB30. But I'm not really into subguns or assault rifles.

 

[RyeDaddy]

I voted M16 because with an M16 lower I can build just about anything I wanted from there. Piston? Can do. 7" 9mm? Sure. 50 round 5.7x28 with a 10" barrel? Absolutely. 8" 300 Blackout suppressed? Hogs look out!

And even if I didn't get around to all that, 5.56 ammo is relatively affordable so I could have a good time pretty often.

With the M16 as the most practical choice I've gotta admit that to me the coolest one would be a Glock 18, concealed carry (which I think would be a bad idea) or not. I'd love to let a 33 round mag rip, BRRRRRRRAP!

Maybe a Thompson, heavy beast that it is. WW2 GI configuration please. I'd take that and buy a Willys or a WW2 Harley Davidson and drive around the farm on the weekends.

Now that I think about it, the G18 would be sweet while riding a motorcycle at the farm too!

Ok I'm done.

 

[Girodin]

IME/IMO full auto offers no advantage over its semiauto counterpart until you get into the high cyclic rate belt fed stuff, and that is really only when you have to repel human wave type enemy action.

IME/IMO shooting sub guns and semi carbines of the same caliber I disagree. Shoot something like a P90 and then shoot a semi PS90. There is a significant difference.

 

[The-Reaver]

FN-FAL

Right arm of the free world & never stops running.

 

[o Unforgiven o]

I voted M4/M16 for all the obvious reasons. A close second would be an Mk 48.

 

[Shoobee]

The only thing I find bad about the AK and AR designs is the large offset of the triangular front sight blade, making it more difficult to hit very small game with it up close as a survival rifle. In that respect I liked the M-14 front sight better. Otherwise I think the M4 modern design is quite good overall.

 

[Sgt_R]

Other: I'll take something man-portable and belt-fed in 7.62 NATO. An FN MK48 MOD 1 would be about right.

R

 

[45bthompson]

I already picked the Thompson but the M231 Firing Port Weapon would also be cool. Not practical at all but most cool stuff is impractical.

 

[tarosean]

Walther MPK

 

[Hemoglobin]

I picked the mp5, but thats only if the 10mm version counts lol; otherwise I would choose a hk416 as well.

 

[dcarch]

Galil for sure. NOT the CIA clone.

 

[USAF-ORF]

M240L machine gun

OTHER:
I just love the 308 (7.62x51) for Deer hunting, also the L model has 18% weight savings and incorporates titanium construction and alternative manufacturing methods for fabricating major components. Plus Belt feed is so cool.

If I could have one?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M240#M240L

 

[amprecon]

I am not a big fan of full auto small arms, I have no use for them and certainly cannot afford the ammo.

If they were easily and readily available to me though, and ammo cost was not a factor, I would prefer a pistol caliber carbine as they are easier to control in full auto.

I have fired a full-auto Thompson which was a hoot to say the least, however they are heavy and awkward.

Of the choices out there, I like .45acp caliber which really narrows the field down for me, so....I'd take this:

Heckler&Koch UMP45

 

[wlewisiii]

M2 carbine. I've always been fond of that early attempt at an assault rifle.

 

[bbuddtec]

Voted Thompson, but second the UMP45

 

[CoRoMo]

...with an M16 lower I can build just about anything I wanted from there.

This.

Then I'd just have to get a 9mm upper, .308 upper, 5.56mm upper, 5.45mm upper, 7.62x39 upper, etc.

Get a dedicated .22lr upper and the fun never, ever ends! And cheap to feed too!

Of course, this means you no longer have ONE full auto gun.