DD123 Posted January 28, 2015 at 02:56 AM Share Posted January 28, 2015 at 02:56 AM Just saw this article. Looks like some new production MP-44 Sturmgewehr's and MP-38's are potentially headed across the pond!!!! I just felt my credit card groan lol. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/01/22/new-mp-44-sturmgewehr-rifles-coming-us/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=2015-01-27&utm_campaign=Weekly+Newsletter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chislinger Posted January 28, 2015 at 03:25 AM Share Posted January 28, 2015 at 03:25 AM Cool, but $5K? Even if it were legal in Chicago there's no way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD123 Posted January 28, 2015 at 03:40 AM Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 at 03:40 AM Cool, but $5K? Even if it were legal in Chicago there's no way.$5K is pretty steep. I imagine that the price would probably go down if they didn't sell any but the way the market has been trending, I think they'd fly off the shelves and appear on gun broker for far more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2A4Cook Posted January 29, 2015 at 02:06 PM Share Posted January 29, 2015 at 02:06 PM Well, they're not originals. They're not "exact" copies. Dunno why anyone would think these obsolete things to be worth $5k, but rest assured it won't matter in Crook, as they'll be banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyGuy Posted January 29, 2015 at 04:14 PM Share Posted January 29, 2015 at 04:14 PM Well, they're not originals. They're not "exact" copies. Dunno why anyone would think these obsolete things to be worth $5k, but rest assured it won't matter in Crook, as they'll be banned. Ask a 1911 fanboy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2A4Cook Posted January 29, 2015 at 05:12 PM Share Posted January 29, 2015 at 05:12 PM Well, they're not originals. They're not "exact" copies. Dunno why anyone would think these obsolete things to be worth $5k, but rest assured it won't matter in Crook, as they'll be banned. Ask a 1911 fanboy?Milspec 1911's are cheap, and hold just as many rounds as any "modern" single stack .45 acp pistol. You can get an updated one with night sights, upswept beavertail, and accessory rails for the same price as a Sig P220, which ain't far off from the 1911 from a technical viewpoint. Now a morningstar ... those things oughta be banned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD123 Posted January 30, 2015 at 12:12 AM Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 at 12:12 AM I'd have a hard time justifying a 5K purchase of one, but if the price dropped down to under 2K, I'd be in. For 5K I can build the 338 lapua I have planned. Far more guns are higher up on my wanted list at this point in time that don't cost anywhere near as much. Mark my words though.....those first few batches are going to sell out extremely quickly and then end up on gunbroker for 8-10K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmer Fudd Posted January 30, 2015 at 12:55 AM Share Posted January 30, 2015 at 12:55 AM I'd have a hard time justifying a 5K purchase of one, but if the price dropped down to under 2K, I'd be in. For 5K I can build the 338 lapua I have planned. Far more guns are higher up on my wanted list at this point in time that don't cost anywhere near as much. Mark my words though.....those first few batches are going to sell out extremely quickly and then end up on gunbroker for 8-10K. For all of the use it will actually get you can get a damn fine .338 Lapua bolt gun in a Savage 111 Long Range Hunter for around $1,100 and put $3K into a Nightforce BEAST and have an amazingly good deal on the combo for around $4300 with a bipod....unless you are going to spent the $$ for a Barrett it would be more rifle than you would likely ever use. The .338LM would be a great round for home defense in a condo building in the city too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD123 Posted January 30, 2015 at 01:00 AM Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 at 01:00 AM I'd have a hard time justifying a 5K purchase of one, but if the price dropped down to under 2K, I'd be in. For 5K I can build the 338 lapua I have planned. Far more guns are higher up on my wanted list at this point in time that don't cost anywhere near as much. Mark my words though.....those first few batches are going to sell out extremely quickly and then end up on gunbroker for 8-10K. For all of the use it will actually get you can get a damn fine .338 Lapua bolt gun in a Savage 111 Long Range Hunter for around $1,100 and put $3K into a Nightforce BEAST and have an amazingly good deal on the combo for around $4300 with a bipod....unless you are going to spent the $$ for a Barrett it would be more rifle than you would likely ever use. The .338LM would be a great round for home defense in a condo building in the city too. Lol! I actually looked at that Savage but am leaning toward going with a custom action and match grade barrel from Shilen, the Nightforce you mentioned is on my list, but I haven't quite figured out which stock I'd want. The nice thing about the Shilen action is that it's based on the Remington 700 so the stock options are endless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTX63 Posted January 30, 2015 at 10:23 AM Share Posted January 30, 2015 at 10:23 AM At that price point, the rifles will likely be purchased by the gun owner who already has everything else. I'll go out on a limb and say they will be making an adjustment to that number soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDEESUL Posted January 30, 2015 at 02:14 PM Share Posted January 30, 2015 at 02:14 PM I'd have a hard time justifying a 5K purchase of one, but if the price dropped down to under 2K, I'd be in. For 5K I can build the 338 lapua I have planned. Far more guns are higher up on my wanted list at this point in time that don't cost anywhere near as much. Mark my words though.....those first few batches are going to sell out extremely quickly and then end up on gunbroker for 8-10K. For all of the use it will actually get you can get a damn fine .338 Lapua bolt gun in a Savage 111 Long Range Hunter for around $1,100 and put $3K into a Nightforce BEAST and have an amazingly good deal on the combo for around $4300 with a bipod....unless you are going to spent the $$ for a Barrett it would be more rifle than you would likely ever use. The .338LM would be a great round for home defense in a condo building in the city too. Lol! I actually looked at that Savage but am leaning toward going with a custom action and match grade barrel from Shilen, the Nightforce you mentioned is on my list, but I haven't quite figured out which stock I'd want. The nice thing about the Shilen action is that it's based on the Remington 700 so the stock options are endless. IMO a Mcmillan would be the only stock fitting for such a build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRat Posted January 31, 2015 at 12:00 AM Share Posted January 31, 2015 at 12:00 AM I agree that if you could knock them down to around 3k the market would open up on those things, I'd be extremely tempted at 3k, not so much for the fact the gun does anything special, but more for the cool history factor of it. Being a WW2 nut also pushes me that direction. I still think they will sell well to collectors of WW2 arms as the real thing is near impossible to get a hold of. BigRat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD123 Posted January 31, 2015 at 02:59 PM Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 at 02:59 PM I'd have a hard time justifying a 5K purchase of one, but if the price dropped down to under 2K, I'd be in. For 5K I can build the 338 lapua I have planned. Far more guns are higher up on my wanted list at this point in time that don't cost anywhere near as much. Mark my words though.....those first few batches are going to sell out extremely quickly and then end up on gunbroker for 8-10K. For all of the use it will actually get you can get a damn fine .338 Lapua bolt gun in a Savage 111 Long Range Hunter for around $1,100 and put $3K into a Nightforce BEAST and have an amazingly good deal on the combo for around $4300 with a bipod....unless you are going to spent the $$ for a Barrett it would be more rifle than you would likely ever use. The .338LM would be a great round for home defense in a condo building in the city too. Lol! I actually looked at that Savage but am leaning toward going with a custom action and match grade barrel from Shilen, the Nightforce you mentioned is on my list, but I haven't quite figured out which stock I'd want. The nice thing about the Shilen action is that it's based on the Remington 700 so the stock options are endless. IMO a Mcmillan would be the only stock fitting for such a build. Mcmillan's and these are on my short list. http://www.jallenenterprises.com/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocFaberliss Posted January 31, 2015 at 04:27 PM Share Posted January 31, 2015 at 04:27 PM If it weren't for the price, I'd sell my Tavor and pre-order one for an SBR project. I already have an MP5k clone in FL that cost less than half that, though, counting the tax stamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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