What’s The Coolest Gun You’re Probably Not Allowed To Own?(allowed?)

dailycaller.com ^ | 7/25/2018 | Aaron Andrews

[rktman]

"Forbidden"? "Can't"? Well, some of them are "ownable" if you jump through the BATF hoops and have enough money. And, no, your friend does NOT have a good point. Just like it's dangerous for a fully automaic 8 speed car if it falls into the "wrong" hands. Anyway, dream on and enjoy.

[This_Dude]

MG42. Always wanted one.

[rktman]

;-)

[onedoug]

M-60 machine gun

[Robert DeLong]

The guns they highlight are all among the coolest. Anything machine gun would be awesome to own. 8>)

[frog in a pot]

From the article:
...not just so that we can protect ourselves but others as well from crazy school shooters,.

Then the question becomes, "How many others and how many shooters?"

[Snickering Hound]

Leopold!

[dfwgator]

"An .88 Magnum...it shoots through schools."

[KingLudd]

8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 = German 88

[Ciaphas Cain]

A chopper like George Nelson's...

[Equine1952]

I’ve always wanted a fully operational WWII Thompson and a BAR. I have a Garand. Note I didn’t say I need either of the others but They would be interesting to shoot. Only problem I have is the M1 comes out at the range and pretty soon I am surrounded by other shooters wanting to see and talk about it. I figure a Thompson or a BAR would be the same only worse. They would get my attention.

[Kickass Conservative]

DITTO.

Of course I still remember the “War Surplus” German Anti-Tank Rifle that you could purchase from an Ad in the back of a Magazine (Boy’s Life?) when I was a Kid.

Including the Magazine and Ammunition it was $179.00, a little pricey for the time. Another FReeper Posted a copy of the original Ad here a while back.

[Larry Lucido]

Not clicking, but...these ones.

Wouldn't have many places to practice, though.

[Cvengr]

With those, you get to practice anywhere you want to practice.

[Larry Lucido]

Until someone comes along with 20 inch guns.

Or a torpedo boat.

[Leaning Right]

The Leopold was a big, 11 inch caliber cannon. But it's nothing compared to Mallet's Mortar, the largest caliber gun ever built (36 inch).

I believe that there are two Mallet's Mortars left. So the Royal Army has considerable backup firepower if needed.

[redcatcherb412]

There’s a reason they always had the biggest trooper haul ‘the pig’ M60 around. They were big, heavy and hard to control. Military removed the rock-n-roll selector and changed to 3 round burst for standard rifleman issue because full auto for a shoulder fired rifle was wildly inaccurate after a few rounds. Giving way to the term ‘spray and pray’. Would work ok for human wave attacks, but for single moving targets, not so much. Private MG ownership you could think was more for show than actual usability. IMO of course. In the 60’s the inaccuracy of full auto was evidenced by firing a full mag of tracer and getting the ‘aww crap’ effect when you realized only the first few rounds went anywhere near your aim point.

[Simon Green]

280mm atomic cannon.

[mewzilla]

BFG 9000.

[Delta 21]