Machine Guns

Machine guns are fully automatic firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Only pre-1986 registered machine guns are transferable to civilians — the Hughes Amendment to the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 closed the civilian registry, meaning no new machine guns may be added. As a result, transferable machine guns are rare collector items that command significant prices. Impact Guns is a Class 3 dealer and can facilitate the transfer of registered NFA machine guns when available.

Machine Gun Buying Guide ↓

The NFA Transfer Process

Transferring a registered machine gun requires filing an ATF Form 4 with a $200 NFA tax stamp, passing an ATF background check, and waiting for ATF approval — currently running several months to over a year depending on form type and ATF workload. The machine gun must be registered in the NFRTR (National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record). As an SOT (Special Occupational Taxpayer) Class 3 dealer, Impact Guns can hold the firearm during the transfer process and ensure all paperwork is completed correctly.

What’s Available

The most common transferable machine guns on the collector market include the Thompson submachine gun (.45 ACP), the M16 and AR-15 full-auto lower receivers, the MAC-10 and MAC-11 (9mm and .45 ACP), the UZI, the HK MP5 (registered sears and registered receivers), and various Belt-fed designs. Values have increased significantly since 1986 due to the fixed supply and growing collector demand. Contact us directly regarding specific machine gun availability — inventory changes frequently.

Dealer Samples

Class 3 dealers and SOTs have access to post-1986 dealer sample machine guns for demonstration purposes. These are not transferable to civilians but allow qualified dealers to demonstrate current production full-auto firearms to law enforcement and government buyers. See our dealer samples page for more information.

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