MontanaRenegade86

I'm sorry to hear that. Rest in Peace.

In regards to the original poster...there is an M2 Kit (registered trip lever) for $9k on Sturm right now. Not the best deal around but not terrible either.

Am I too late to the party? On January 25th, I let two of my pals shoot my 1944 Inland with registered John Norrell trigger pack installed. They shot about two hundred rounds. A few stoppages but after some gun oil on the bolt, she started to run better. Interesting note...the trigger housing was cast by Rimer Enterprises in the 1960's and registered by John Norrell in early 1985. I've owned this pack for over a year and this is only the second time I've had it out.

I believe this is it: American Manufacturing Mike Klos Ezgeo1@REMOVEgmail.com 636-439-3824 (take out the REMOVE part. ) You could also try John Andrewski. http://johnandrewski.com Not sure what his email address is.

How about Mike Kloss? I think he has experience with M2s. He is well known over at Subguns.

From the Form 4 Instructions: "Cancellation of Approved Application. The transferor may cancel an approved application only if the physical transfer of the firearm has not been completed. The transferor must return the approved application with the original tax stamp affixed with a written request for cancellation, citing the need and that the physical transfer of the firearm did not take place. The request shall be directed to the Chief, NFA Division, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV. 25405. The NFA Division will arrange for a refund of the tax paid." TLDR, if the physical transfer hasn't taken place, the transferor can cancel the approved Form 4.

Near Glacier Park.

I live in rural Montana and shoot my machine guns at an outdoor range about two miles away from town. The road to the range is lousy, at best, and I have never had anyone give my any grief. The road out there is terrible enough that only the most nosy do-gooder would bother me while I am enjoying my toys. I doubt most people, law enforcement personnel included, even know what a Form 1 or Form 4 actually is.

Read you just fine, friend. I also have a registered M2 trigger housing. Manufactured by John Norrell of Jacksonville, AR. I have a FOIA copy of the Form 2, showing that the trigger housing was properly registered in 1985, and several FOIA copy Form 4s, showing that the trigger housing has been lawfully transferred several times.

It appears to me that you view your full auto collection as little more than a "usable" investment. Machine guns, in my opinion, are the worst possible investment choice one could make. Precious metals such as silver or gold would be less risky. I, myself, have around $30k tied up in "cheap" machine guns at present. I buy them for enjoyment only and have no doubt that they could be rendered worthless by the stroke of an executive pen or judicial fiat. Would I be upset over loosing that much money? Absolutely. Would it financially break me? Hardly. Common sense and good judgement dictate that one should never risk more than he is able to lose.

Vietnam era 30 round USGI magazines for $39.00 a pop - I have 7 of these and they are well worth the money. http://www.apexgunparts.com/us-military-arms/m1-m2-carbine/m1-m2-carbine-30rd-magazine-steel-30-carbine-7-62x33-vg.html

A few notes... Registered Receiver (RR) vs Registered Kit (RK) – Both have their pros and cons. Registered receiver guns can have any broken part replaced with the exception of the receiver, which would need to be repaired by a competent machinist/welder. The RR does have some risk of cracking, although I think it would take blatant abuse to break a USGI receiver. Registered kits offer the most as far as mobility but if a substandard part was registered (for example, an aftermarket trip lever), you may have trouble getting it to run or fixing it if it should break. As long as a RR is in good shape, I wouldn't hesitate to buy one. Same for the RK, if the registered part of the kit is of good quality, you should be good to go. I ultimately went with a Registered Receiver and have no regrets. Magazines – I have had good luck with the Korean 15 rounders – no experience with the Korean 30s. USGI 15 rounders are the most reliable in my experience. “J” marked 30 rounders (USGI contract) and Taiwanese 30 rounders (from J&G Sales) are of excellent quality, although both seem to be slightly less reliable than the typical USGI 15 round magazine. Buy as many magazines as you can. Ammunition – Aguila, Prvi Partizan, and Federal run great in my RIA/Inland M2. Armscor 30 Carbine runs okay but I do encounter more problems with it than with the other brands - it fails to cycle the action much more frequently than the other three. I have also encountered Armscor rounds that “collapse” when they are chambered. I do have a small supply of Lake City ammunition but I keep it for collectability purposes. Parts – Parts are available but may be expensive. Be wary of having all seven parts as that constitutes a machine gun in the eyes of BATFE. Avoid having a duplicate of a registered part (for example, don't have a spare disconnector lever if you have a registered disconnector lever). I think the most likely parts to wear out and/or lose would be the disconnector spring or plunger, the nine spring, or the disconnector lever. Summary – Overall, I really like the M2 Carbine. It's light, accurate, controllable, and offers a high rate of fire. Sometimes, it suffers reliability problems on full auto but overall it's a great gun for a reasonable price. Ammunition is somewhat more costly than other calibers but not too bad. In my opinion, the M2 Carbine is a fine piece of American engineering with an interesting history and a decent combat record.