This would be fun to have...

[Langenator]

...but where would you find ammunition?

http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=13803555

BTW...can somebody loan me $7500?

 

[Justin]

*sigh*

That would be cool.

 

[Chipperman]

I'd buy it just to drag it behind myself on the ski slope.

 

[Kharn]

If I didnt honestly believe my parents would blow up my Blazer with it if I bought it, the Lahti would be the new crown jewel of my C&R collection.

Maybe I'll pass on this one and get a Solothorn in a few years.

Kharn

 

[Ukraine Train]

What determines if you have to pay the $200 tax on a particular gun?

 

[Kharn]

The Lahti shoots 20mm, which, being greater than .50" in diameter, qualifies as a Destructive Device, and thus requires the $200 tax.

Kharn

 

[kptaylor]

 

[MaterDei]

Dude is apologizing for the dust on the gun? Has he looked around his house lately?

 

[natedog]

Where do you get ammo for that thing ?

BTW, wasn't there a website on this featuring videos a while ago?

 

[mdsteele]

Hey, one of Henry Bowman's favorites! I like it.

 

[Onslaught]

Dude is apologizing for the dust on the gun? Has he looked around his house lately?

And judging from this picture.... He keeps the thing in his kids playroom

 

[WhiteKnight]

What determines if you have to pay the $200 tax on a particular gun?

If it's fully automatic?

 

[geekWithA.45]

1934 National Firearms Act provides that a $200 Tax and background check is needed on transfer if:

-Fully automatic (or burst, anything > 1 per trigger pull)
-Short rifle/shotgun
-Projectile > .50 cal (I think this was a later amendment)
-Pistol with detachable shoulder stock
-AOW: "any other weapon" covers spy gadgets like pen guns, etc.
-Integral or detachable noise reducer (I think this is a $5 tax, not sure)



Uh....there might be some other items, but these should cover the main cases.

 

[DMK]

20mm = antitank gun?

Boy, have we come along way in armour design.

 

[SoCalGeek]

geekwitha.45- Nope, it's the AOW (and possibly the SBS/SBR, not sure) that has a $5 transfer. The noise reducer/suppressor is a $200 transfer.

 

[Smoke]

BTW...can somebody loan me $7500?

Sure. The gun can be collateral. But you better not be 30 minutes late with the payments.

 

[WhiteKnight]

-Integral or detachable noise reducer (I think this is a $5 tax, not sure)

Nope. $200.

AOWs are $5.00

 

[Jake 98c/11b]

Yep, and the destructive device category was added in 1968. Until the GCA 68 you could but these things through the mail. Mortars and live artillery too and the ammunition (the good stuff, HE, HEAT, AP) was also available through the mail.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Mortars and live artillery too and the ammunition (the good stuff, HE, HEAT, AP) was also available through the mail.

I wouldn't want to be the mailman...some of that surplus WWII stuff might not be too stable....

On the other hand, you'd NEVER hear about people getting crushed or dinged up packages. I'm sure everyone would be REAL careful... LOL