Posted: 1/10/2007 6:14:43 AM EDT
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The $250k for 10 auto sears thread got me thinking. (uh-oh) So what happens if that sear you paid $10k for wears out? Can you legally transfer that serial number to a new one and destroy the old one? How does that work. I would hope that you wouldn't just be out $10k. What if you pay $15k for a NFA M-16 and have a kaboom? You blow the receiver apart. What do you do then? Throw it in the scrap heap? I would hope not. Kris |
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try the NFA forum. not as much traffic, but I'm sure your question will get answered in time. Class 3 forum |
From what I've read on here (if memory serves me correctly), if an M16 receiver or the part with the serial number on it kabooms/is broken (such as the sear), then you're out of luck... You cannot legally replace/repair it, because if it was destroyed then rebuilding it would be the same as creating another machine gun. Pretty sure that was the case, anyway, and yes, it sucks. |
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I remember reading a few instances of KB's with registered lowers, where the serial number was transferred by the manufacturer to a new lower with a little paperwork. The big gotcha there is that you're FUBAR if the manufacturer is no longer in business, or accidentaly lost all their paperwork in a fire like Oly. I have no idea about a sear, but the replaceable paddle on a lightning link is a big plus. |
This was the case with Olympic Arms who was doing that until someone asked ATF if it was ok. Guess what? Now it cannot be done anymore. I believe that Olympic was taking a new receiver and putting the number of the damaged MG on it and shipping it back. Loose lips fuck us all! 
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[math nazi]ummmm, 250K divided by 10 is 25K per sear, not 10K.[/math nazi] |
The thread was about 10 sears for $250k. I was basing the $10k on an average sear price. Not the first mentioned $25k sear. |
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FWIW: i had a KB on an SBR lower this year and they wouldn't let me transfer the stamp to another lower and amend the peperwork to reflect the change. in speaking with them, i was told, "...uh, no. no, you can't just replace it. if you could do that, then they would just keep going on FOREVER." i also wrote to them with doccumentation from a case from the 70's where an MG receiver was replaced -legally- and asked for clarification as to how i would replace my "unservicable and unrepairable" lower with a new one without paying the tax again. the official answer that was mailed back was, "you can't." they included a new form 1 packett with the letter. ETA: remember, gun bans with grandfather clauses are all about atrition. they can't just come and take your guns, so they let them wear out instead. eventually, ALL of the transferrable MG's will be broken down beaters selling for 200K. that was the idea. |