^^^This… x200.
I don’t have any… “the system” has me beat on this one. It’s too much cost and effort required for the outcome for me. I’d love to have an SBR and a Suppressor (more than an SBR) but I don’t shoot on my own land, so I wouldn’t get the use out of it I’d like to. Plus the trust, $200 stamp, the wait, etc… meh, just not for me right now.
A few of my buddies have them and keep telling me to get them while we still can. They are probably right and in 10 years I’ll be kicking myself for not doing it. But, so it is…
No NFA, but you get to date a college chick- that is good trade 
There is a lot of negative inertia to be overcome for entry into NFA world. However, you will wonder how you ever survived with those unsightly, long, unsuppressed barrels once you overcome it. It’s kinda like switching to Grey Goose or Stoli after drinking Aristocrat for years - it’s hard to go back once you’ve had the good stuff.
No CCW for me either. If I really had a use for an SBR or can I would have to accept the exposure but I don’t.
Yes…I fit that description.
I would not mind a suppressor or a short barreled rifle or shotgun but the hassle of obtaining one and the costs involved combined with my lack of need have me less than interested in doing so.
At one time, I wanted to thread the barrel on my 92FS Beretta and buy a can but I looked into it and too much hassle and expense for something that is basically a toy for me. Setting up a trust, then the cost of the can and threading the barrel and then the 200 dollar stamp…forget it!
Some might find this fun or cool or need it but me…I can live without these things.
I thought about having a suppressed .22 pistol.
But I’ve had enough .22’s in life to know it’s the most unreliable caliber there is. Name the malfunction and .22 rim fire owns the records. Now that .22 ammo is only about 40% cheaper than 9mm forget it.
I’d rather pay $9 a box for 9mm. Or if I really wanted a smaller caliber $13–15 a box for always sub-sonic .25, .32, or .380.
Okay if I really wanted quiet with decent reliability I might consider an sbr (very short barrel) .22 bolt action rifle with a suppressor. That would be great to hunt squirrels with…hmm…
This ^^^^
That’s understandable.
Realistically speaking, an 11.5" SBR is a lot more practical than a 16" if you don’t go out of state (even then, it’s not a big deal) Lighter, easier to swing, and not much trade off.
But suppressors are pretty useless. They get extremely hot (at least 500* hotter than the actual barrel of the gun), you can’t holster pistols with one on, you can’t carry a rifle slung with one mounted, and you can’t remove it until it cools. Add to the fact that most ammo is supersonic and even a subsonic 9mm is still loud enough to annoy someone inside the house there’s practically no benefit to them whatsoever.
To that note, it’s a wonder they were ever banned in the first place! If privacy is a concern, you’re not missing out on much for sure.
I’ve been mostly happy with my NFA purchases:
Rifle suppressors…Meh. I really dig them in a precision application. Off a bi-pod or rest the weight is no bother, and it cuts down on dust/debris in the prone. But for a 5.56mm can I’m not all that impressed with the usefulness. They are heavy, long, foul the gun like crazy, and since I’m left handed, vent fumes in my face. It’s like walking around right behind a horse.
Center fire pistol cans…mostly useless, but fun. I mostly got one because I want to SBR a 9mm carbine (Kriss, CZ Evo, or MPX).
.22 cans…awesome! Most are thin enough you can still use the sights.
SBRs…totally worth it. It seems trivial but going from a 16 inch to an 11.5 inch is like a whole new world. The handiness of the SBR makes me unwilling to hang a can off of it. Loud and proud baby!
SBSs…don’t know, aren’t legal here yet. I don’t have a lot of interest in shotguns generally, but if I could get a Benelli M4 Entry model my interest would go up exponentially.
AOWs…fun but mostly useless.
You are online on gun forums, you blew that under the radar things long ago.
This X100000. I have enjoyed shooting various NFA items and have tinkered with the idea of jumping on the band wagon, but in the end, I am not in a financial situation where the juice is worth the squeeze. At this stage of my financial life $1K dropped on a can = $1k of more debt or $1K less paid towards clearing my debt. Not a good choice for me.
I think there is a huge difference between posting on a gun forum and owning NFA items.
Also, remember a few years ago, after a mass shooting, where a NY based newspaper published the addresses of all in their area that had a concealed carry permit?
How easy would it be for some “journalist” to get a hold of the list of folks with NFA items and post THAT on some public forum or newspaper?
It is just one more list you could wind up on that could be used against you…sorry…I will pass.
The difference is NFA paperwork is “tax records” and becomes a whole other category. You’d have an easier time getting actually birth certificates and social security numbers.
And then there is that.
Jen Bush can’t be bothered to get a standard gun, let alone a NFA item…
An F-22 can still be seen by the most advanced radar systems but it’s signature doesn’t scream fighter jet, An Airbus A-500 however screams Big Ass Airbus A-500.
This is also where I’m at. I’d like to jump in for a few SBR’s and cans to go with them as well as an SBS for shits & giggles. And asking Uncle Sam for permission TO PAY A ****ING TAX to exercise an inalienable human right really sticks in my craw…:mad:
I will eventually. I’ve just been getting all the cash and carry stuff I want first.
Honestly, the only NFA sruff I want is an osprey for my HK just because of Walking Dead. SBR my LMT and put on an NT4.
And a straight up tie between a Vietnam era MAC-10 with suppressor or a Carl Gustav smg
That logic is pretty funny. “the government dosn’t want me to have something evil so they put a tax on it. I’ll show them by not getting the item!”
Think about that… you’re basically conforming to their expectation. They put the tax there to STOP you from wanting it and your doing exactly what they want. You stick it to the man by flooding the system with NFA items. Whats another 200 bucks to the gov? You already pay a special gun tax on every firearm you buy BTW.
^Perhaps you do but I typically don’t anymore.
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liberty
noun lib·er·ty \ˈli-bər-tē\
: the state or condition of people who are able to act and speak freely
: the power to do or choose what you want to
: a political right
plural lib·er·ties
Full Definition of LIBERTY
1: the quality or state of being free:
a : the power to do as one pleases
b : freedom from physical restraint
c : freedom from arbitrary or despotic control
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e : the power of choice
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freedom
noun free·dom \ˈfrē-dəm\
Definition of FREEDOM
1: the quality or state of being free: as
a : the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action
b : liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another : independence
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f : improper familiarity
g : boldness of conception or execution
h : unrestricted use <gave him the freedom of their home>
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infringe
verb in·fringe \in-ˈfrinj\
: to do something that does not obey or follow (a rule, law, etc.) ( chiefly US )
: to wrongly limit or restrict (something, such as another person’s rights
in·fringedin·fring·ing
Full Definition of INFRINGE
transitive verb
1: to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another