School me on 45 ACP AR Platforms

[gatordev]

Step 1: Build time machine.

Step 2: Travel back to 2012-2013 when dealers were fire-selling H&K USCs.

Step 3: Put USC away in a safe deposit box

Step 4: Put money away over the following several years and travel back to modern times.

Step 5: Pull USC out of the bank, send off to have it converted to a UMP with money you saved.

I think this is a solid plan with only some minor logistical issues.

I got to shoot an actual UMP at a PatMac class that a LEO next to me had. When he saw I wasn't a Crye-Commando, he handed me the gun and a couple of stick mags and said go have fun (having agency-paid ammo helped with that). Kind of fun, kind of MP5-ish. I didn't even flick the switch. Shooting 45ACP was fun enough with the red dot in semi-auto.

[FortTom]

Step 1: Build time machine.

Step 2: Travel back to 2012-2013 when dealers were fire-selling H&K USCs.

Step 3: Put USC away in a safe deposit box

Step 4: Put money away over the following several years and travel back to modern times.

Step 5: Pull USC out of the bank, send off to have it converted to a UMP with money you saved.

I think this is a solid plan with only some minor logistical issues.

I got to shoot an actual UMP at a PatMac class that a LEO next to me had. When he saw I wasn't a Crye-Commando, he handed me the gun and a couple of stick mags and said go have fun (having agency-paid ammo helped with that). Kind of fun, kind of MP5-ish. I didn't even flick the switch. Shooting 45ACP was fun enough with the red dot in semi-auto.

What logistical problem(s). Just take my DeLorean. Problem solved.

FT

[UWone77]

Step 1: Build time machine.

Step 2: Travel back to 2012-2013 when dealers were fire-selling H&K USCs.

Step 3: Put USC away in a safe deposit box

Step 4: Put money away over the following several years and travel back to modern times.

Step 5: Pull USC out of the bank, send off to have it converted to a UMP with money you saved.

I think this is a solid plan with only some minor logistical issues.

I got to shoot an actual UMP at a PatMac class that a LEO next to me had. When he saw I wasn't a Crye-Commando, he handed me the gun and a couple of stick mags and said go have fun (having agency-paid ammo helped with that). Kind of fun, kind of MP5-ish. I didn't even flick the switch. Shooting 45ACP was fun enough with the red dot in semi-auto.

Heh.

I totally recall this, and didn't think about it much. Same with SL8's, I kept thinking man these things are so ugly, they'll never move.

[gatordev]

Heh.

I totally recall this, and didn't think about it much. Same with SL8's, I kept thinking man these things are so ugly, they'll never move.

At the time this was happening, I was still living in CA, so they were moving even more slowly, since they weren't an AR. I was also cutting myself off from buying anything major like another complete firearm. Overall, a good plan, but I do wish I had grabbed one of these at the time for what they were going for.

[Jerry R]

Step 1: Build time machine.

Great plan, but step one costs a little more than the build

[FortTom]

Great plan, but step one costs a little more than the build

Again, Marty McFly, take the DeLorean. Man, you guys make these things so complicated.

FT

[FortTom]

Seriously, if you start this project, start taking and posting pics from start to finish. I'd bet there's quite of few people here that would like to see this, myself included. I'd love to have one myself. I've thought it through, but didn't know if there were parts available to do an AR pistol in .45 ACP. That would move you to the very top of the "cool" kid heap, right away.

FT

[Joelski]

Step 1: Build time machine.

Step 2: Travel back to 1983-84 when dealers were fire-selling H&K sear packs for $200. Buy them all.

Step 3: return to whatever post-ban period you like.

Step 4: Enjoy being stupid rich.

Fixed that for ya. []

[FortTom]

Fixed that for ya. []

^^^^^^^^

[gatordev]

Fixed that for ya. []

One plan does not preclude the other. What you describe would be stage 1. Stage 2 would be the UMP plan. Although I'd say go to 1985 so you can buy some Commandos.