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M14man · 12-26-2007, 10:18 AM

Somehow the gist of the question is being missed. I have a C&R, had a 01 FFL for 24 yrs and have a class 3 weapon. The C&R license does nothing as to getting a full auto easier. In your hunt for a class 3 you will likely have to get the one you want from a Class 3 dealer anyway. Very few dealers or individual owners will feel comfortable in sending a weapon to you. They will want to deal thru a dealer to protect themselves and their license which they want to protect.You will still have to do every bit of paperwork, and pay every tax that you would anyway. As for paying a dealer fee, most dealers can find one at less cost than you could find one from an individual seller. Holders of the C&R somehow think that they have found a loophole or easy way around the mess. Not so...and if you think that a C&R full auto is cheap, well BAR's at Knob Creek were going for $60,000. If you got that kind of money and want a BAR that bad, a dealer fee is trivial! The hard part is usually getting the LEO sign-off if your state allows Class 3. Then sadly most ranges will not allow full auto use, so after you pay big bucks for one, you have trouble finding places to shoot, and at 25 cents a pop minimum for ammo, a light day at the range will be $125. Better have deep pockets if FA be your game.

12-26-2007, 10:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
M14man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FLA Posts: 265	Somehow the gist of the question is being missed. I have a C&R, had a 01 FFL for 24 yrs and have a class 3 weapon. The C&R license does nothing as to getting a full auto easier. In your hunt for a class 3 you will likely have to get the one you want from a Class 3 dealer anyway. Very few dealers or individual owners will feel comfortable in sending a weapon to you. They will want to deal thru a dealer to protect themselves and their license which they want to protect.You will still have to do every bit of paperwork, and pay every tax that you would anyway. As for paying a dealer fee, most dealers can find one at less cost than you could find one from an individual seller. Holders of the C&R somehow think that they have found a loophole or easy way around the mess. Not so...and if you think that a C&R full auto is cheap, well BAR's at Knob Creek were going for $60,000. If you got that kind of money and want a BAR that bad, a dealer fee is trivial! The hard part is usually getting the LEO sign-off if your state allows Class 3. Then sadly most ranges will not allow full auto use, so after you pay big bucks for one, you have trouble finding places to shoot, and at 25 cents a pop minimum for ammo, a light day at the range will be $125. Better have deep pockets if FA be your game.