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mattnh

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  1. Not to belabor the “brutal” point or derail the conversation, but..

    When I think “brutal” a few things come to mind:

    HK51/51K FA - It’s not the kick, the concussion…  Best be wearing earplugs  & muffs

    The DShK rocks my “brutal” boat as well, yowzers!

    Matt

     

  2. Be aware if an nfa item you purchased was in possession of an individual (not by dealer SOT) and was out of state there would be two form4s for the single item - one from original owner to your FFL/sot and a second from your FFL/sot to you. Combined, those would likely take over a year given current processing times…

  3. If you are over a year on a SINGLE Form4 transfer, I would def call them for a status update at (304) 616-4500.
    There are a lot of possibilities why your F4 is slower than normal, but no point speculating...

    Your application is winding through multiple understaffed/under-automated government pencil-pushing organizations with lots of opportunities for goof-ups.

    FWIW, I transfer MGs all the time; I don't see any extra delays for MGs vs other NFA items.

     

    Hope that helps,

    -- Matt

  4. Fwiw, One recently listed on GB for 18k didn’t get any bids.  I believe another was recently listed/sold here by one of the biggest dealers at 15k.

    you can prob work back from those data points to a reasonable #.

     

    Hope that helps,

    Matt

  5. To some extent, every NFA purchase is a bit of a leap of faith and every situation is different.

    Quite often, new NFA buyers wind up purchasing their first few items from a well established dealer, auction house,

    or local acquittance simply for the piece of mind (item quality and delivery).

     

    Be aware that there are some semi-unscrupulous NFA dealers and auction houses

    that knowingly (or unknowingly) resell junk items.


    I agree with previous poster's comments:

      1) Few sellers would entertain and escrow deal

      2) Few sellers will accept a 50/50 deal.


    If the deal seems to good to be true, trust your common sense - it is.

    What seems high risk to you may not seem high risk to others.

     

    Stuff that is a good idea:

      1) See/test item(s) in person (or have it inspected by an expert)

      2) Get Extensive Pictures/videos (scammers have been known to fake these)

      3) Copy of the NFA paperwork (scammers have been known to fake these)

      4) Positive ID of the seller

      5) Sales contract/receipt

     

    Hope that helps,

    -- Matt

     

     

     

     

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