HankB
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I've seen some ads listing old warbirds for sale - "fully restored" except for the armament. A P-51D can go for a million dollars or more, so anyone who is seriously in the market for one has deep pockets - certainly deep enough to buy half a dozen .50 Brownings, pay the $200 on each for a tax stamp, and own them legally.
Can our wealthy pilot then install them in his P-51D?
If the answer is "No, there are laws against that" then that's the end of this thread. But I wonder - there ARE some people hunting hogs from helicopters, so maybe it's OK???
If the answer is "Yes" then what restrictions would apply? I imagine flying across state lines with the NFA weapons installed would involve some additional legal requirements, but living in Texas, I wonder if our intrepid pilot could fly out over the Gulf of Mexico and do something like strafe whitecaps in some vacant area 100 miles offshore?
(Just curious - I don't have a pilot's license, an airplane, deep pockets, or NFA hardware.)
Can our wealthy pilot then install them in his P-51D?
If the answer is "No, there are laws against that" then that's the end of this thread. But I wonder - there ARE some people hunting hogs from helicopters, so maybe it's OK???
If the answer is "Yes" then what restrictions would apply? I imagine flying across state lines with the NFA weapons installed would involve some additional legal requirements, but living in Texas, I wonder if our intrepid pilot could fly out over the Gulf of Mexico and do something like strafe whitecaps in some vacant area 100 miles offshore?
(Just curious - I don't have a pilot's license, an airplane, deep pockets, or NFA hardware.)