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Narbadarb

Put it in the safe, buy another gun to stop people from trying to steal it.


DDPJBL

Unironically this.


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Just realize that anything used for a home defense shooting will be taken into evidence and may get damaged/destroyed/lost. I had planned to use an inherited firearm for home defense until a friend pointed out to me that it would be taken for evidence and I may never get it back. Now, I only use firearms that I can easily replace for defensive purposes so I do not lose a valuable (even sentimental) firearm to government idiocy. Edit: fixed a spelling mistake


FitAwareness8590

This if you can afford it get a cheap reliable 12 gauge pump that you won’t care if it gets taken for evidence


ENclip

>This is not a troll post This is a troll post. Unless maybe you're in the Middle East or some random country.


DexterBotwin

This is a troll or someone who doesn’t realize they posses a $30k gun. Or posses 10 years in federal prison. Edit: OP has a post history regarding Georgia (I’m guessing the country). May not be a troll.


ENclip

Yeah I peeked at their history too. They refused to state what country they were in when I asked. So either a troll or a very cagey Georgian lol.


fidgetsatbonfire

A Georgian hopefully wouldn't need to go on English language subs to ask about Georgian last names. Given his answers in this sub, he seems utterly incapable of understanding people are trying to help him, and that he needs to play ball for that to happen. The /u/ is new but the posts don't 'look' like a normal troll account. Unfortunately, I think OP might just be stupid.


ENclip

True, that could be. Do not attribute to trolling what could be attributed to stupid -Ghandi. Or something like that. They seem to have fine English, so language barrier isn't it.


DrGoodGuy1073

Middle Eastern or some random wartorn country does present a legitimate use case for a genuine MP40. I'd trust an actual open bolt full auto more than I would those Turk shotguns.


ENclip

I just meant that this inheritance story is more plausible in the ME or other countries where people just have random black market full-autos. I've seen multiple threads where some guy will post a blurry photo of a full-auto AK they just bought, then when I look at their profile it turns out they're in Libya or wherever. There is no way an actual legal owner of a transferable MP40 in the US would not have left any kind of legal or monetary knowledge for their inheritor. If OP isn't trolling, they seem absolutely clueless about the legality and monetary value here.


DrGoodGuy1073

Preeeetty much. Though there will be a time where a lot of accidental NFA items will be handed down with their relatively recent affordability. An *actual* MP-40? Big doubt in the USA.


ENclip

Yeah big big doubt here especially given OP's lack of response. But if they are in the ME, sure I agree I'd take that over the Turk shotties all over the bazaar lol.


taludic66

My father passed suddenly and unexpectedly, he was a collector and military surplus was his passion. I am fully aware I am not legally allowed to even use the gun as anything more then a collectors piece as of now, but I am already looking to change that.


ENclip

State what country you are from.


taludic66

Who are you and why should I expose any private info to you regarding what country I’m in ?


NAP51DMustang

Because there's these things called laws and if you are in the US you are 99% holding a 10 year stint in federal prison in that gun.


ENclip

And if they are outside of the US they are probably facing just as bad prison time if they are found with it or use it in defense.


ENclip

Yeah, that's what I thought. Use your "MP40" for whatever you feel like dawg.


taludic66

You thought what ? Asking me to “ state what country I’m from “ like you’re a member of the gestapo checking my papers ? There is a way to conduct yourself and you seem like you need to be better mannered “ dawg “


ENclip

You seemed desperate to claim you weren't a troll, I was just asking for a bit of real information to help you since you claim you totally aren't one. Guess you escaped the Gestapo for now. Dasvidaniya I'll give you a 2/10 for effort.


Nihil47

Highly recommendable firearm if you’re planning on defending your home against the red army. If that’s not a concern, properly store it or sell it for 50k and snag a modern rifle.


Better-Friendship724

underrated comment xD


fidgetsatbonfire

Absolutely not. A firearm used in self defense may end up lost, destroyed, or 'lost' in evidence. A genuine MP-40, in the United States, is either worth a ton of money, or a felony. Either way, don't go putting it, or yourself, at risk. Talk to a local gunstore that specifically deals with NFA regulated items. Ask them for guidance.


Riker557118

An actual transferable MP40 or one of those replica GSG monstrosities?


DrIanMalcolmblum

Replica?


taludic66

It is real, the markings say bnz.43 with a serial number I’d assume beneath it


DrIanMalcolmblum

Doubt.


Riker557118

Does it shoot fully automatic or just semi-automatic? Also some pics of the receiver might help us ID if it's a real or replica.


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DrIanMalcolmblum

H&k. What are you talking about?


usa2a

Guy was probably thinking about the MP5/40 (little buddy of the chad MP5/10).


MechaKingJoe

BNZ 43's were made by Steyr, and H&K never made MP 40's.


Haze071

This thread never fails to amaze me


Militant_Triangle

If this is in the US and IF you have a real MP 40, than NO shooting someone in self defense with an 80 year old sub machinegun is probably not a great idea on just about every level. Again, assuming (US) you actually have a ww2 bring back SMG and its legal with the tax stamp and paper work, I would make sure it's not a one-way trip to prison for possessing a machinegun illegally and get up to date on just what the legalities of having a machinegun and what a real MP-40 is actually worth on the collector market. If its all legal and you dont want it, sell the damned thing and go buy a Tesla or something. But the one case where someone used a machinegun in self defense in this country was a shit storm for that guy as he used a MACHINEGUN...... If you have an M&P pistol in 40 S&W, you do you.


ardesofmiche

If you are stateside, Delete this post and put your “MP40” away in a safe. Quit posting about a potential MG if you don’t have the stamp for it.


Alternative-Feed3613

It would work but I'd either sell it or keep it as a range toy. There are definitely better options. Is it full auto?


sophiefrag

safe to say i am not breaking into your home


Few-Decision-6004

Get a second one. Like my grandpappy used to say "If it's worth weilding it's worth dual weilding." And then some outdated opinions on race that I'll leave out for good measure.


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Sonofagun57

Would it be effective? Hell yes Even if you're innocent, is it worth the real risk of never seeing it again because it got DHL'd (Destroyed it, Hit its, Lost it) in some PD's evidence locker? Fuck no! If the glory of civil asset forfeiture doesn't fuck you over, there also may be a prejudiced DA that might not take kindly to your defensive tool


Tyzz22

This is the funniest thing I've ever read


Fit_Yak_4184

Absolutely!


Buckid

ATI has stocks back in inventory.