• About
    ▼
    • Our History
    • Our Facility
    • Satisfaction Guaranteed
    • Blog
  • Services
    ▼
    • HK Conversions
    • Custom Builds
    • Gunsmithing Services
      ▼
      • Engraving
      • Refinishing
  • Pricing
    ▼
    • MP5 Conversions
    • MP5-N Conversions
    • G3 Conversions
    • 33/53 Conversions
    • Gunsmithing Services
    • Transfers
  • Ordering
    ▼
    • Service Request Form
    • Shipping
    • Transfers
      ▼
      • Transfer Policies
      • Incoming Transfer Procedure
      • Outgoing Transfer Procedure
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Gallery
  • Contact
    ▼
    • Contact Us
    • Location

Bahnhof Machine

Your HK Conversion Specialists.

Your HK Conversion Specialists.
  • About
    • Our History
    • Our Facility
    • Satisfaction Guaranteed
    • Blog
  • Services
    • HK Conversions
    • Custom Builds
    • Gunsmithing Services
      • Engraving
      • Refinishing
  • Pricing
    • MP5 Conversions
    • MP5-N Conversions
    • G3 Conversions
    • 33/53 Conversions
    • Gunsmithing Services
    • Transfers
  • Ordering
    • Service Request Form
    • Shipping
    • Transfers
      • Transfer Policies
      • Incoming Transfer Procedure
      • Outgoing Transfer Procedure
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Gallery
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Location

Investing in Machine Guns?

August 31, 2016 by Brad Bonhoff

Many casual firearm owners are stunned when they learn the price of fully automatic weapons. After this sticker shock wears off, the person begins to ask why. The answer is simple, supply and demand. No new machine guns may be brought to market, thus the supply is limited by those willing to sell used firearms. Naturally, demand grows as more people enjoy the shooting sports and as the country as a whole grows.

It does not take long for someone to ask the next question: Are machine guns a good investment?

Well, machine guns are certainly not a typical investment, but there is a whole asset class referred to as alternative investments. This loosely defined investment term would include everything from classic cars and baseball cards to machine guns. Anything that has the potential to grow in value is an investment if it is bought and cared for with that purpose.

A new-in-box machine gun, or one in very good condition, certainly has the potential to appreciate in value if properly cared for. However, a low grade example of a common firearm bought and used for shooting is unlikely to appreciate above and beyond inflation. (That being said, it is possible to replace any part of the firearm other than the receiver, and the receiver can be repaired. For this reason even a neglected shooter can be turned  back into a pristine shooter, but this will not qualify the gun as all original.)

The single largest risk with machine guns as an asset class is political risk. In the unlikely scenario that congress allowed the sale of newly manufactured machine guns, or the Supreme Court found the ban unconstitutional, common examples would fall drastically in price. In a more likely scenario, if congress eliminated future transfers the cash value of machine guns would be nil. And in the most likely scenario, if congress raised the transfer tax on machine guns the resale value of the machine gun would be correspondingly lowered.

In the past couple of decades political risk has been quite low, but now that risk has grown by leaps and bounds. It is anyone’s guess regarding the short term outcome of that risk, and any investment in machine guns must be made with that risk in mind. We may know in a month or two what congress has done, or the issue may still be lingering about two or four years from now.

Should you decide to buy a machine gun, I suggest you do so because you enjoy shooting. Realize that this may be a final purchase and you may never have the chance to sell it. (If that truly bothers you financially, you can always sue the government on the grounds of an unconstitutional taking. This may get you money, but it may also cost you the firearm.) I would not purchase a machine gun solely as an investment, but would consider the holistic enjoyments of owning such a device and piece of history.

read more/source: http://bit.ly/2bHM7kk

Filed Under: General Tagged With: machine guns

CONNECT WITH US

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Famous Gun Quotes

America is a country founded on guns. It’s in our DNA. It’s very strange but I feel better having a gun.

Brad Pitt

We say keep your change, we’ll keep our God, our guns, our constitution.

Sarah Palin

French fries kill more people than guns and sharks, yet nobody’s afraid of French fries.

Robert Kiyosaki

If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who would have guns would be the bad guys.

Bruce Willis

Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I’m used to having a few guns around to protect me.

Loretta Lynn

I have a very strict gun control policy: if there’s a gun around, I want to be in control of it.

Clint Eastwood

An armed society is a polite society.

Robert Heinlein

… the right to defend one’s home and one’s person when attacked has been guaranteed through the ages by common law.

Martin Luther King

It’s better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it.

Christian Slater

You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.

George Washington


Recent Blog Posts

  • Silencer Tax: The Cost of Getting rid of the $200 Stamp
  • Investing in Machine Guns?
  • Gun Collections Pose Special Estate Problems
  • 12 Firearm Instagram Accounts You Should Follow

Popular Blog Tags

2nd amendment assault weapons estate firearms gun control hillary clinton instagram machine guns nfa nra tim kaine trust

About Us

Bahnhof Machine is a full-service and federally licensed firearms dealer located in Minneola, Florida, which is just 30 minutes from downtown Orlando. We specialize in HK conversions, but also do everything from simple repairs to custom builds.

Get Connected

For the latest news, including contests, special offers, new products, and events, be sure to check out our Facebook,  Instagram, and LinkedIn pages by clicking one of the icons below.

—Brad Bonhoff, President

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Contact Us

Bahnhof Machine
2301 Zaltana Circle
Minneola, FL 34715
352.901.1655 phone
[email protected]

Office Hours
M–F: 8:00am–5:00pm
Sat, Sun: By appointment only

© Copyright 2023   Bahnof Machine, LLC · All Rights Reserved · Designed by  Idea Lynx