The SBR is another great idea. The idea of the class III is great but not sure if it is worth all the effort and risks. The SBR would prob. be just as fun.
Good point about if getting rejected that having to answer "yes" to being turned down for a firearms license. Never thought of that.
I wouldn't count a CLEO saying "not a chance" to you verbally as a
rejection or a formal denial for that purpose. That is how green
card applications typically go... it's not a matter of filing the paperwork
and praying you get accepted... you're better off asking the IA beforehand before you
even waste the time. So from that standpoint, there is very little
"risk. " unless you think your IA/chief is so unstable that he would deny your
LTC renewal next time around for even asking them. Typically you need a
Type 03 C+R FFL first (regardless of whether or not you even use it for
anything) to qualify as a "bona fide collector" under MA law. (it doesn't say
this explicitly, but having a type 03 is commonly considered "evidence" of
qualifying, in MA. ). Sometimes political connections, etc, helps, or even
having intel... eg, someone whose been there done that in your town
already.
One thing is for sure... if you're interested in MGs, sooner is better than
later, as the prices never go down, and likely never will on civilian
MG transferables, sort of a revolution or insurrection happening in the
US. If I had enough coin sitting around to pick up an MP5 or something
to that effect I would be jumping through the flaming hoops to try to get
my foot in the door before the bar gets raised too high. As it stands civilian
MGs are drastically overpriced for what you get. As time goes on I lose more
and more interest due to the price... once the prices blow by what it costs to
buy a new car, then that certainly puts things in perspective... it's
hard to justify paying over 10 times something's "actual value" when all
you're paying for is the privledge of owning it. The only redeeming
property is that if you needed to sell it you would probably get your
cash back out of the gun. (course, on the whole with burning up tons of
ammo that might mitigate the effects of the inflation quite a bit...
-Mike