18 Aug 2026 7:49 am
What could an M16 possibly have to do with a weapon designed exclusively for the civilian market?Huey » 18 Aug 2026, 7:40 am » wrote: ↑ “Bingo!” Savage replied. “They sent an ‘Unserviceable’ M16 so ATF could compare it and the new rifle and were told it was still considered an MG even if unserviceable since it was not properly destroyed. I laughed when Colt was told ‘file a Form 2’ in order to get it back… Wonder if it is still in National Firearms Collection?”“In 1968 firearms industry terminology ‘automatic rifle’ means the same as ‘auto-loading rifle,’ i.e., a rifle that loads itself for the next shot,” he recalled. “Even in 1979-1980 when I took my hunters’ safety course the State of Michigan used the two terms interchangeably throughout the course.”
Nothing...
But if the applicant is bringing a design modified so as not to be categorized a "machine gun" and not "readily convertible" into one, it might be expected to provide the referent...which is what happened.