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[Kurt Huhn]

> > civilian version of an M16 (if I had about $1400) and ammunition
> 
> Wow that's expensive. I got my top-of-the-line Colt Target Match HBar
> w/20" barrel for $1000. In Maryland, the Tax State. An Armalite AR-15
> would go for ~$800.
> 
> A full-auto M-16 would only run you around $1500 or so, before taxes
> (Federal tax stamp ~$1500).
> 

It is expensive, but it's there and ready to go home.  It's a
top-o-the-line too - which is why it's there on the wall I suppose.  I
personally wouldn't pay that much, either.  The price of these, I've
found, varies wildly depending on manufacturer - like the various 1911
models.
-- 
Kurt
kurt at k-huhn.com