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Bill_in_VA · 04-29-2021, 11:10 AM

Pre-1981 open bolt semis are perfectly legal. There’s a reason things like the pre-‘81 OB semi MAC 10s command a premium over CB semi MAC10s. ATF halted the import and manufacture in 1981 because of the relative ease to convert them to full-auto. The same for the pre-81 DIAS’ - which is what Mark’s post references. Because they have no use other than as a machine gun conversion device they declared NFA regardless of date of manufacture and thus overruled ATF’s pre-81 declaration. Open bolt semis were caught up in ATF’s pre-81 DIAS ruling. Unlike a DIAS, they have a legitimate purpose in that they were not designed to be a machine gun/conversion device.

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04-29-2021, 11:10 AM	#6
Bill_in_VA User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 388 Thanks: 801 Thanked 580 Times in 209 Posts	Pre-1981 open bolt semis are perfectly legal. There’s a reason things like the pre-‘81 OB semi MAC 10s command a premium over CB semi MAC10s. ATF halted the import and manufacture in 1981 because of the relative ease to convert them to full-auto. The same for the pre-81 DIAS’ - which is what Mark’s post references. Because they have no use other than as a machine gun conversion device they declared NFA regardless of date of manufacture and thus overruled ATF’s pre-81 declaration. Open bolt semis were caught up in ATF’s pre-81 DIAS ruling. Unlike a DIAS, they have a legitimate purpose in that they were not designed to be a machine gun/conversion device. . Too __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."