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Very afraid of us.Interesting about the gubbermint and armor. I guess they are afraid of us?
A guy with some 3/8" plates of AR500 steel, a plasma cutter, a welder, and a LOT of time can up-armor a pickup truck cab somewhat discreetly. 3/8" AR500 steel is rated to stop 50 BMG ball rounds (not 50 BMG AP). I don't know what they use in armored Suburbans for VIPs, but I bet it is nothing more than that. So the government's concern about armor is probably misplaced.
As a side note, on any truck it sure would be nice to have good protection for the fuel tank. I keep looking at the tank setup on deuces and thinking about how to build an armor box around it just in case some wise acre has a foolish impulse.
Huh?Although I am sure no one on this site may be "off balance"....there are plenty of people in the USA that are nuts. They have hate & uncontrolled rage that ends up being very deadly to them and many others. It would be an extremely poor decision to allow the release of armored vehicles, fully automatic assault weapons, body armor, etc. They are all tools of war & have no use to normal civilians.
Keep in mind, that even IF they did release them.....At that point they are no longer on a secure military base. They would be out in the open for any nutjob to steal & wreak havoc with.
I am glad they are not released.
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Sorry you feel that way.It would be an extremely poor decision to allow the release of armored vehicles, fully automatic assault weapons, body armor, etc. They are all tools of war & have no use to normal civilians.
If the 1986 ban was overturned and new full autos were once again allowed to be added to the registry, ALL full auto values would indeed drop. The fact that the supply is fixed by law increases the price for all full auto toys. The Thompson would not take as big a hit as somethink like a Sten, but they would take hits. There are tons of Thompson parts kits around, and if the ban was lifted new Thompson recievers would be in production. That would satisfy some of the demand for full auto thompsons, dropping the prices paid.wreckerman,
You are suggesting the value of a Sherman would plummet if m-88's were released to the public? Or for that matter, a 1928 Thompson if M-2HBs were sold off?