Chicken! I didn’t ask how, or what parts, or where to get them, just what currently legal weapons are amenable. Also, I’m using the phrase Zombie Apocalypse the same way the CDC does.
I would say, “more than the number of your fingers, less than the number of your digits.”
I have a FFL-03. I had to send a copy to the LEO, but the BATFE wording is along the lines of “contact us if you have a problem. If not, do nothing.” I always wanted a suppressed revolver. I have the Nagant, just not the suppressor nor the thread machining. And suppressors are legal in many gun-restrictive countries, I think for the exact reasons GaryM says: because guns are loud.
Can someone explain what is meant by “pre/post sample”?
Well, the time I did it, I was the guest of my buddy and the US Army (buddy was a professor of Military History) at their annual Historical Weapons Shoot for the cadets. No legality issues there!
It’s kind of surprising- most automatic/semi auto weapons aren’t as interesting to shoot as you might think- a BAR, Thompson, etc… fire fast, but there’s no way to keep rounds on target really- they spray too much.
Real machine guns like the m1919 or the MG-42 (we had a MG-3), were different- those are a rush to fire.
I had an MG-42, traded it for a Russian DPM to go on my Ural sidecar.
If you insist on killing Zombies, I’d go with the Heckler & Kock G-3. Seven Six Two millimeter. Full Metal Jacket.
Samples:
Before 1968 registered machine guns were all transferable. There were no “dealer samples.”
––The Gun Control Act of 1968 banned importation, or reimportation, of MGs for civilian ownership. After it took effect, domestically manufactured MGs were still transferable, but imported MGs –– or U.S.-made MGs which were outside the U.S. at the time the act took effect, and were later re-imported –– were defined as dealer samples. These could only be owned by dealers, LE or .mil.
––The Firearms Owner Protection Act of 1986 banned civilian ownership of MGs registered after May 19, 1986, regardless of where they were made, and also added the requirement that for dealers to buy these post-1986 MGs, they needed a signed demo request letter from LE. This created a new class of MGs, known as post-1986 dealer samples.
So today, we have:
––Transferables which can be owned by any civilian. They can be tranferred to any qualified entity, and can be inherited by the owner’s heirs.
––Pre-'86 dealer samples (imported or reimported between 1968 and 1986) which can be owned only by dealers, but no LE demo request letter is needed because they were registered/imported prior to the LE letter requirement. These can also be retained by a dealer after the dealer’s FFL/SOT expires, but any future transfers must be to a current FFL/SOT; they cannot be inherited by the FFL/SOT’s heirs unless the heir also holds a current FFL/SOT.
––Post-'86 dealer samples. These require the LE demo letter, and when an FFL/SOT plans on letting his license expire, they must be either destroyed or sold and transferred to current FFL/SOTs with the appropriate LE demo letter before the FFL/SOT license expires.
How much time do you spend cleaning and maintaining your collection? I mean, you could drop one in cosmoline and not worry, but what do you have to do on a monthly basis to keep things intact?
Dear Sir,
I would like to come by and fire off one magazine of one of your fully automatic firearms. Where can I come by and do so. I will of course pay for the rounds.
Eddie
Are there places that will allow me to do this? I’ve fired weapons before, but just once I’d love to fire a fully automatic weapon. I have no desire to join the military, and I’m probably too old anyway. Are there places that I can do it at?
E.g. the Gun Store, Las Vegas. It ain’t cheap, you’d save more gambling and doing whores.
There are several out in the country and such too. I don’t know where “somewhere in time” is, but don’t be dismayed if you went to one and they’re shooting pictures of Eddie, it’s really just zombie targets.
Dopefest!
Unfortunately I’m far too far away, otherwise my one and only question would be: Can I have a go with it? 
Ducati,
Being really into MGs, perhaps you know: Why does the MG42 have such a high rate of fire?
How much is recoil reduced when using a silencer?
Have you fired from a tripod? If so, how much difference is there between firing from a tripod or from a bipod?
I was really hoping that when I opened this thread the first two words would be “for arms.” What would you do if you had machine guns for arms, like AstroBoy or something?
It depends, but I generally shoot once a week, but only 3-4 guns at a time, and certainly not the full-auto stuff every week. I clean every gun after shooting, maybe 15-20 minutes per gun. They all live in safes, of course, dust-free, humidity-controlled, so maintenance is fairly simple. Suppressors are a bit trickier.
Centerfire cans are sealed, and cleaned by dipping them in a solvent. Rimfire suppressors - .17 and .22 get dirty because the gunpowder is so dirty. They come apart, so they are easier to clean. Blast cabinet or sonic cleaners are your friend here.
Yes. I can’t find my list of ranges in each state, but do a search for MG rentals in your area.
Reasonable sized towns should have a place for you to visit.
By design. I’ve heard that the Germans wanted to throw more lead per second so they could maximize damage in the small time they would engage an enemy. Not like, we’re only here 30 minutes, guys, but popping up, shooting, and dropping down or shooting a moving target.
You could slow it down with a heavier bolt, but I like it the way it is. Nothing else sounds like it, except a mini-gun. Sounds like a chainsaw.
Recoil is greatly reduced by most any suppressor. Taking the rear/upward force and spreading it over a much longer time – milliseconds – helps more than you think. Plus, hanging a few ounces of metal on the end of your pistol helps keep the muzzle down as well!
I have used tripods and bipods. It’s hard to say what the difference is. They’re just different animals.
A tripod carries a big gun typically, and a bipod just a small rifle. I never liked laying on the ground and shooting much. I have aDPM mounted on my Ural, like many of my Ural buddies. It gets attention.
Since this would seriously compromise masturbation or simply eating Cheerios with a spoon, I’d have to have them replaced.