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  • fishgun

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    :patriot:What is the difference between a fully transferable and a pre or post sample. Some sales are only to class III dealers or law enforcement and can't be purchased by anyone else???? :dunno: thanks
     

    shooter521

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    :patriot:What is the difference between a fully transferable and a pre or post sample.

    Transferables: Imported prior to 1968, or domestically manufactured and registered prior to May 19, 1986. Legal for anyone to own (assuming they are allowed in your state and you jump through the Federal hoops)

    Pre-86 Dealer Samples: Imported after passage of the 1968 Gun Control Act but prior to May 19, 1986. Can only be owned by Special Occupational Taxpayers (Class 2 mfrs and Class 3 dealers), but can be transferred between SOTs without a Law Enforcement demo letter. Further, the SOT can keep the gun if/when he gives up his license. For this reason, Pre-86 Dealer Samples are sometimes referred to as "keepers".

    Post-86 Dealer Samples: Imported or domestically manufactured after May 19, 1986. These cannot be possessed by non-SOTs, require a Law Enforcement demo letter in order to be transferred, and the SOT must dispose of the gun upon giving up his license.
     
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    fishgun

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    Sorry I don't want to seem to ignorant here but if you can't register a f/a after 1986, why are there 10/22's that are full auto?:patriot:
     

    CountryBoy19

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    Sorry I don't want to seem to ignorant here but if you can't register a f/a after 1986, why are there 10/22's that are full auto?:patriot:
    Because the 10/22 was first brought to market in the 60's, so they could legally be converted to FA up until the ban in 86. Many people made a ton of FA 10/22 trigger packs just before the ban, and made a killing. John Norrell comes to mind here, he was a genious. Rumor has it that, he's been releasing 10 new 10/22 packs for sale each year since the ban. Right now they're selling for about 10K each, and there is a waiting list over 2 years long just to get one of his never used trigger packs. That guy is making a darn nice income, and thats his sideline income.

    Just to clarify on the pre-sample... it does not all the sudden become transferable when your SOT expires and you keep it, when you die or decide you don't want it anymore it must be sold back to an SOT as a pre-sample.
     

    curraheeguns

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    It's all supply and demand.

    No demand for Posties because you could make them all day long as a manufacturer.

    Demand for Keepers is higher, but only a finite number of SOT's out there that can buy them.

    Demand for Transferables is the greatest because its the largest buyers pool.
     
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