If that is a fully transferable m-16 it will bring upwards of $10,000 at auction . The nfa regestry on full auto is closed , that means NO replacement machineguns ( as defined by atf ) or recievers ( when they are worn beyond repair you must dispose of them and prove it to atf )for civillians. with that in mind the pool of anything full auto has gone crazyer than the prices of semi millitairy style rifles did under the rifle ban of recient years.

 

Wow! He expects it to bring $1700? The Class III values I just checked were from $15-$25K for an M-16.

 

Well, we're talking about a story in which they said, "Last fall, the department sold off its arsenal of five AR-15 automatic rifles."

Is that even correct? Is there such a thing as an automatic AR-15? Wouldn't that be an M-16?

 

Rod I speculated upwards of 10 k since I dont know the source , nor the abuse the rifle has had , if the pins have walked enough to egg the holes and crap like that must be fixed 10 is about right . You have to remember tho that some want a true 16 , and some would rather have a dias ( drop in auto sear ) since it can go in many host rifles easily , and once you screw up a 16 lower bad your basicly done . The truely broke folks who just have to have fa in the ar platform go for the lightning links lol .

 

"The fact that a law enforcement agency is selling a dangerous weapon is appalling," said Shikha Hamilton, president of the Michigan chapter of the Million Mom March, a gun control group.

Don't they sell cars at auctions too?

That quote of 1700 does seem awfully low, prolly get more for it now that it is on the news and people know about it.

 

Buck , it depends on how ( what forms they bought it under ) they did it , if it is another " dealer " 16 well then imho its high. If its transferable to us peons then its vastly low . Le could get full auto a variaty of ways depending on the paperwork . Some can now be xfered to you and me , some cannot , instead only to a dealer or other LE . Since i dont know which set of hoops the dept. jumped thro to get the full auto in the first place well value is still undecided .

 

http://www.county.lapeer.org/Sheriff/m16sale.html

This should clear this up.

 

I had an AR in 1969 issued to me in Vietnam with select fire. Steve48

 

That's sad that the local PD has to sell off its CT weapons to get new equipment. Shame on the local budgetary committee.

 

<< was issued a fully auto armilite ar 15 , it said xm177E2 on it lol , not a bad point gun for raids.

 

So this is national news?

I also saw this article today on Fox News website, and wondered why the sale of one used rifle by a small police department was national news. Evidently Fox has no idea how many used handguns, rifles and shotguns are sold every year by LE agencies to finance the purchase of new equipment. I would guess there are tens of thousands of such guns each year, and they eventually are purchased by US gunowners. Sometimes they go back to the manufacturer for reconditioning, but eventually they go to the used gun market.

I was also amused by the whining of the "Million Mom March" spokesperson about how that deadly machine gun would be "on the streets" mowing down little children. I don't believe there has ever been a recorded US case of a legally owned civilian automatic weapon being used in a crime.

Maybe it was a slow news day or something.

 

I wonder if I could get it for a "buy it now" price of 2k?

 

Here's where I looked at some Class IIIs. I think I'll go for the 1918 BAR. at ONLY $44,995!

http://www.westernfirearms.com/wfc

 

M16-A1 that was the Vietnam Matel Jam-A-Matic by colt wasn't it.
Good only for colection and to look at.

 

Well slap on a new upper and im pretty sure the jam-o-matic problems will go away:wave:

 

Shikha Hamilton of the MMM says she finds it appalling that the LCSD is selling this rifle. What I find appalling is that they (the LCSD) have to just to get more useful weapons for their Officers. I wonder if Ms. Hamilton and the others who are anti(hand)gun and think that LEO's are the only ones who should have weapons feel as strongly as they claim they do? If so, why haven't they all gotten together and donated the necessary funds (out of their own pockets) to fund all of the departments across the country who are facing budget cuts and are understaffed/armed?

 

Nothing wrong with an A1.

In fact send me a PM I will take up to 100 NFA registered m16 at the price of $2000USD.

I'm just that nice of a guy.

 

I'm confused. Fox is claiming that the firearm is a machine gun. The only M-16 firearm line of which I'm aware is an assault rifle line. What is this M-16 "machine gun"? Is it a larger variant of the M-16 assault rifle that requires a stationary mount, or is it a different firearm completely?

 

A machine gun by legal definition is any full-auto firearm. This means M-60s, assault rifles, submachine guns and auto pistols (and in some cases, shoe laces)

Fox is correct in calling it a machine gun, but our laws are misleading in their definitions. There are no hard rules when it comes to defining a weapon. One mans grenade launcher is another's machine gun and another's auto-cannon. One man's carbine is another's submachine gun.

 

I bet one of those rich antis buys it then has it publicly destroyed as a publicity stunt. It's kind of the reverse of usual gun buy back programs. Maybe this is what a buy back program should be? (selling back to the public an item from our "servant" government)