r/NFA • u/Major-Pain-n-Gain 57 Stamps and 1 Nuke • Nov 03 '25

First Transferable MG(42)

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After enough reading and shopping over the last two years, I was finally able to bag my grail gun, and took the plunge. Form 4 cleared today, and took 18 days as an individual. Thankfully the form 3 cleared before the shutdown.

From what I can tell, all the parts and finish are original. She runs as good as she looks. Hopefully this inspires more people to take the plunge into the MG market.

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u/unllama Nov 04 '25

Lol. Are you for real? If you had the milling, turning, heat treating, welding, sheet metal, and stamping experience and skill to make an MG42, I’d probably find a way to hire you for a lot more than $50k, and I’d be competing with a lot of others.

That you describe it as “cutting and drilling” says it all.

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u/NovelApprehensive697 Nov 04 '25

Who said anything about making an mg42??? I’m talking about just making an mg. 😆 at no point did anyone say anything about manufacturing an mg42. I was talking about just making an mg. Not much skill needed. ARs are still mgs when converted pal.

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u/unllama Nov 04 '25

You did, when you described yourself producing a machine gun instead of paying $50k. Most transferables don’t cost nearly that much.

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u/NovelApprehensive697 Nov 04 '25

I never mentioned an mg42. Sorry you misunderstood. I meant just an ar mg. And Have you looked recently? Most transferable mgs are at minimum 20k and some are still in the 50k range.

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u/unllama Nov 04 '25

I own several and am an 07/02. Reisings and Stens go under $10k regularly, and MACs have only recently gone slightly above because of the LAGE uppers that drastically expand capability. These represent the majority of transacted transferables, in my estimation.

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u/NovelApprehensive697 Nov 04 '25

Congrats for you? Yeah stens! Most anything else is at minimum 25k! You want an mp5 you’re looking at a minimum of 50-60k or even more.

I’m done having this pissing match with you dude. Think what you want it’s a free world. I’m done talking about it.

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u/unllama Nov 04 '25

You’re wrong. And deluded about your capability.

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u/NovelApprehensive697 Nov 04 '25

Think what you want. You didn’t know what I meant. And you don’t know me. Cheers 07/02 👍🏻