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Tec-9

jcbrown23602jcbrown23602 Member Posts: 348 ✭✭✭
edited May 2010 in Ask the Experts
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  • jcbrown23602jcbrown23602 Member Posts: 348 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My friend has been collecting for yeaaaars and is in the 1st stages of heart failure. He has sold me a few pieces just because he knows there is no need to hold on to them because life is short. He is offering me a brand new never been fired Tec-9 Open Bolt. After reading a bunch of stuff on the net I am skeptical. Is this legal to buy from him? Is it even legal to have? He is asking $1,100 from me. Is that a good price? Any help would be appreciated. I'm not looking to use it (at least I say that now), just have it in my collection.
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  • jcbrown23602jcbrown23602 Member Posts: 348 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    How does one go about verifying whether or not he/she is in possession of an open bolt TEC-9?
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  • ogreeogree Member Posts: 127 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    One of the old open bolt KG9's would probably command a price of $1100 if you decided you wanted one, The Tec 9's were closed bolt and are not worth anywhere near $1100.
    The open bolt KG9's were grandfathered in along with the RPB open bolt MAC semi auto pistols.
    I forget what the cut off date is (someone will chime in), but open bolt pistols manufactured after that date are not legal to posses.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    He's not doing you any favor; that's about what I would expect to pay a gun shop for one.

    I really wouldn't want one. The value is based solely on the "They don't make them any more" factor. It's not a good quality gun. You won't want to fire it. What's the point?

    Neal
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Way too high.

    $600 around here.

    CP
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  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nmyers
    He's not doing you any favor; that's about what I would expect to pay a gun shop for one.

    I really wouldn't want one. The value is based solely on the "They don't make them any more" factor. It's not a good quality gun. You won't want to fire it. What's the point?

    Neal


    +1.

    I'll add that the most interesting thing about an open bolt gun is that its easier to illegally convert to full auto fire. (Yeah. . .they also cool faster. . .big deal). But that's why the ATF banned them.

    If you don't intend to do that, there is nothing about the design that would make it any more interesting than any other Tec-9. . .ie its a piece of crap.

    I think for the price you can buy a LOT more interesting gun, one that will be both more fun to shoot AND will appreciate faster. (EG a nice Colt auto, etc).
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