Question about Select Fire Weapons

[tacweapon]

The Local Chief of Police signs them and does not have any issue doing so, I would no have any problems getting him to sign it since I work with him and he is my Sunday School Teacher at Church. I do not want some one to tell me how to do it I was just wondering what parts are needed so I know how much it costs to do. I by no means want to break the law or have anyone else break the law just to answer some questions. Thanks for your input.

 

[TexasRifleman]

I was just wondering what parts are needed so I know how much it costs to do.

These are rough, and only address the AR15/M16 area so take them with a grain of salt.

Lightning Link - $8,000-10,000. Fairly easy to do on an AR with SP1 parts. Getting the timing can be tricky but it's doable. Can be moved from gun to gun but it's a real pain.

Drop In Auto Sear - $10,000-12,000, Again fairly easy to do on an AR. Doesn't require any mods to the host so you can return it to Title 1 status. Can be moved, but takes a while.

Registered Receiver - Most expensive. $15,000-18,000 will get a gun that goes "bang bang bang" price goes up for collectibles and low round count.

There really is no scenario (legally) where you end up buying some parts, drilling sear holes etc. Those days are over.
That is how Registered Receivers got that way in the first place (or they were surplused out somehow), and there is no more of that after May 86.

 

[ctdonath]

What would probably server your academic interests best is to start out with researching details of how a select-fire M16 works, and contrasting how a semi-only AR16 works. This information is available if you spend a few minutes looking for it. Google is your friend. (We're your friends too, and are acting in your own good on several fronts when we tell you to go search it out for yourself.)

 

[camp_gunner]

making a machine gun

Don't do it, just go buy one if you really need it. I've known one guy who did a conversion without papers a long time ago, and I heard that he recently got out.

 

[Titan6]

In Virginia suppresors are much easier. For legal reasons that are both bizarre and not well understood suppressors require a license. You have to find a maker and he will assist you with the paperwork. The taxes run about $200 and the paperwork take about a month to process. The suppressor will run $300-800 depending upon where you get it and what you are putting it on.

are permitted in the following States provided the proper ATF registration documents and fees have been submitted and approved.

ATF Form 1 "Application to Make and Register a Firearm"

ATF FORM 5330-20 "CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(5)(B)"

(If Applicable) Cheque or Money Order for $200 Payable To: Department of the Treasury

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Explosive rounds propelled from a barrel are generally not allowed. You can own a cannon for example (many people in Virginia do) but can not shoot explosive shells out of it. At least not under most circumstances.