Market for pre-Ban (1994) ARs?

[paul73]

Good lesson not to derive value from things that only exist cause of stupid government rules. Of course we do this a lot without realizing it.

well, in the end it is only money... if it made somebody feel warm and fuzzy - may be it had some value in it.
GOAL still thinks that nothing post-94 was ever legal anyway, so, to each their own.

 

[MotorHead]

Pre 94 are no longer more valuable in Massachusetts as else wear.

Your best bet is to look at completed auctions on Gun Broker.

It's the entire USA where you will find more customers who like collecting old Colts.

In Massachusetts, people who wanted the newest AR's that had pre ban AWB features (flash hider, bayonet lug, collapsible stock) could only have PRE 94. Now, you can get a BRAND NEW AR with those features with a Pre Healey lower (if you believe GOAL) or a PRE 8/1/2024 lower.

No serious modern AR user would want an old Colt unless he is a collector.

Everything is better on a new AR.

It's like collecting 40 year old cars.

Most new cars are better in every way - unless you like to collect of cars.

Thank you everyone who replied.

 

[P51MA]

Thank you everyone who replied.

The consensus is that pre 8/1 is the only thing that matters, so most of the premium is in that date.

There is probably still a small premium to pre-94 because, as you can see in this thread, there is still a minority of people who, rightly or wrongly, have a different interpretation of the current law. That premium is much less than it was 12 months ago because, well, supply and demand; less demand.

That said, old pre-ban colts in original configuration are pretty cool.

 

[Varmint]

I assume pre ban mags like Glock mags are also declining in value? I sold all but one of mine, and half my AR mags, just cause I didn’t need them. Don’t plan to sell any more until this state’s ban gets tossed out.

 

[40 Creedmoor fan]

I assume pre ban mags like Glock mags are also declining in value? I sold all but one of mine, and half my AR mags, just cause I didn’t need them. Don’t plan to sell any more until this state’s ban gets tossed out.

years ago, all you could get was USGI aluminum mag with wonky followers. They were great for practicing malfunctions. I sold my rifles years ago; age and stuff but I would buy one and put it up in a display case as a victory trophy when the law is overturned. Hopefully, I won’t have to live ‘till 120 to see this happen….

 

[Dennis in MA]

I think it remains to be seen whether pre-2016 is in fact meaningless in the eyes of The Law/State. GOAL, advised by the self-proclaimed "leading expert on Massachusetts firearms laws and regulations," says:

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I've read that 32 times and I still don't get it. LOL. I still find it hard to believe the Legislature, as bad as they are, screwed up THAT much to make pre16 or preAug rifles fully preban. Of course, my pre-August pistol is now pre-ban????? WEll. . . . .

 

[not new guy]

I assume it’s an unintended consequence of them trying to change so many other things.

 

[wcorey]

It's the awkward dance they had to do to while attempting to prevent a 'taking' of property being written into the law...

 

[P51MA]

I assume pre ban mags like Glock mags are also declining in value? I sold all but one of mine, and half my AR mags, just cause I didn’t need them. Don’t plan to sell any more until this state’s ban gets tossed out.

Pre-ban mags can no longer be bought/sold. The only way you can get them is by inheriting them or owning them on 8/1

There's an obvious huge enforceability issue since they are an unserialized and untraceable item, but that's what the law says. My assumption is that, in practice, people who had an LTC before 8/1 will not be subject to enforcement on this, while people who got an LTC after 8/1 will be, as there's no way they could have legally owned them on 8/1. This is just an assumption, but I think it makes sense. YMMV, IANAL.

Either way the mags wont have much value, as no one is going to be openly selling them.

Polymer mags like glock mags are 30+ years old now and the plastic does break down over time. Aluminum and steel mags have a much longer life span.

 

[wcorey]

Either way the mags wont have much value, as no one is going to be openly selling them.

The classified's beg to differ...

 

[CMEBoston]

Pre-ban mags can no longer be bought/sold. The only way you can get them is by inheriting them or owning them on 8/1

There's an obvious huge enforceability issue since they are an unserialized and untraceable item, but that's what the law says. My assumption is that, in practice, people who had an LTC before 8/1 will not be subject to enforcement on this, while people who got an LTC after 8/1 will be, as there's no way they could have legally owned them on 8/1. This is just an assumption, but I think it makes sense. YMMV, IANAL.

Either way the mags wont have much value, as no one is going to be openly selling them.

Polymer mags like glock mags are 30+ years old now and the plastic does break down over time. Aluminum and steel mags have a much longer life span.

If you have +10 rd mags and the state is confiscating them for one reason or another you’re getting charged for them no matter what

 

[DW357]

Probably should have cashed in and sold my preban CZ-75/shadow mags last year.

 

[jake0012]

I thought i heard about a pre bag mag registration system, did this ever happen?

 

[bigred460]

I thought i heard about a pre bag mag registration system, did this ever happen?

Negative.

 

[paul73]

I thought i heard about a pre bag mag registration system, did this ever happen?

right next after a bullet registration system, with a microcode on the each projectile.