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Thanks guys. I am aware of what is required to rebuild one from demill pieces. But none of this explains the Souma machine pistols. The batfe gave a various for them to be converted straight to semi-auto and be sold as is. Logic would dictate that the same thing should be allowed for any full auto. I guess the Bren just looks too scary for all those tough guy agents to handle. Makes absolutely no sense. None of their arbitrary rules or laws do. If something cannot be proven with facts, it is arbitrary. Anything arbitrary is a violation of your right to due process under the law. Nobody can prove that their (batfe) rules or laws apply to anyone. It is merely because they "say so", and they have machineguns to back it up and are willing to kill you if you don't comply with their orders and rules. In a nutshell, they are psychopaths. Don't beleive it? look up the definition. Describes every one of them I have met. You would think that when they attack someone, they would have some proof that they had a right to do so....they do not, because I have asked for it. Not one of them was able to provide a single shred of evidence. But that didn't stop them from continuing to harm individuals in this country......SAD, that we allow this to continue.....It is called Corpus Delecti and encompasses Standing to complain in a court of law, and jurisdiction. They have nothing. 92% of the over one million people in jail and prison, are for victimless, so called crimes. Wonder how that happened if the judges are fair and impartial and follow their own federal rules and procedures.....It Can't !!! Sorry guys, but it had to be said, if it gets through to one single person. Do your research and protect yourself from these killers, thieves, and liars, called government officials. They are the true criminals. If you still don't believe it, call the DOJ and ask for the attorney's general of the united states office and ask them. I did....they've got nothing for proof and I have them on tape admitting it.

Yes. The original receivers made for the military ( select fire ), Had the notch in the middle of the op rod rail. This notch is dual purpose. It is a detent housing of sorts for the small nipple or protrusion on the inside of the connector arm assembly, to limit front and back travel and keep it equidistant from receiver right surface, and it is to facilitate assembly and disassembly of the op rod. On SAI receivers, they left the factory with a standard civilian type, rear take down op rod notch, then were sent to Rock Island to have the middle notch cut in them and full auto conversion done, hence two take down notches. You could actually do a conversion without the middle notch, but you would have to grind off the nipple or detent from the connector arm......and do about 25 years for it. Freakin psychopath politicians. They think their opinions are the word of god. That is what the law is, the "opinions" of legislators (lawyers), of how you should live your life. I simply refer to them as jackasses. I think they forgot we are free and have all the freedoms our forefathers fought and died for. Like, the right to bear arms. It doesn't say what kind of arms on purpose. What their law does say, is that a badge does not grant extra rights in this country....therefore, if a cop can carry a machinegun in his cruiser, so can we. Their law also says that the constitution must be interpreted as it was meant then, now. You cannot change it's meaning to suit yourself today.....Hence my terminology for them,...jackasses. Sorry for the history and law lesson speach.... just went through a bunch of crap with the agent in our area at the shop. He is big on opinions, and no facts or laws to back it up. Off my soap box now. Venting complete.

I recently found and purchased a new in the box and unfired, Springfield Armory Inc. M14/M1A, for a buddy of mine for $15,000.00 He was happy with the price. Rock Island Arsenal did all the conversions for SAI back pre 86. They sport both op rod dismount notch locations is how you tell easily by looking. The law states that if the batfe can make them function full auto in 4 hrs 15 minutes, then they will be disapproved. The MKS also blew it because the rest of the law states that the receivers cannot have any single one of the characterstics of a select fire rifle. They left the lug, then there is the notch up front to capture the connector arm assembly, and finally the connector arm notch/op rod dismount notch. The original M14's will not disassemble when fired without the connector arm assembly installed, unelss the op rod tab is worn out completely thin. Ask me how I know....haa. In answer to your question of what exactly you have to do to reweld one to get a variance letter on orginals approved.......not gonna happen. Once a machine gun, always a machine gun, according to our batfe guy at the shop. Dealer samples may get approved for the real deal reweld though, for proper FFL holders....and then only one, or two if you have letter from military or law enforcement stating their intentions to buy many, many rifles. Anything else must go through TEPAC for approval first.

Does anyone know of someone that has gotten a variance letter to make semi-auto only Bren receivers, from originals, from the batfe in the U.S.? It seems to me that as long as they cannot be converted back, then the antiquated practice of chopping them up first, is completely redundant.