looking for a Barrett .50 Cal M107 prop gun.

Mattykins

Mattykins

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Title says it all. I would put this under special effects - but more people look here - and I might be buying it soon as I am planning on having it as a prop for an upcoming.

Basically I don't want to spend 7500 on the real thing and have it deactivated (hard to believe you can buy those things) And I have yet to find a prop gun for less than 2500.

Anyone with ideas here?

Thanks,

Matt
 
Thanks Mike, I actually have a nice armament of airsoft weapons. I like them. Use them in all my films. Haven't come across a Barrett from the people I normally use. Thanks for the site though, haven't come across that one yet.
 
M:

Have a VFC Barrett that has given up the ghost for airsoft. It's 1 of 100 1:1 scale copies of the M82 sniper rifle. Its complete and perfect for a movie prop. Would consider sale or rental.

Ares

Tried to PM but the system is not working for me, so I'll post it
 
Mattykins said:
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Basically I don't want to spend 7500 on the real thing and have it deactivated (hard to believe you can buy those things) ........
Anyone with ideas here?
Thanks, Matt
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Can't blame you for not wanting to spend $7500, but if anyone did, why would you have it deactivated? And why is it hard to believe you can buy one?
It's just a rifle. Not like having a pet cobra or pet tiger.
Other than the price, it aint no big deal.
 
gco said:
Can't blame you for not wanting to spend $7500, but if anyone did, why would you have it deactivated? And why is it hard to believe you can buy one?
It's just a rifle. Not like having a pet cobra or pet tiger.
Other than the price, it aint no big deal.
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An active weapon on a film set? I can't begin to tell you how much of a bad idea that would be. Even a blank firing weapon can be deadly.

And I only find it hard to believe one can buy a 50cal sniper rifle. I couldn't find a need for an anti-material rifle if I wanted to. Aside from having an awesome prop.


And Max, they are perfect for Zombie attacks too. Light armor, small homes, and the undead be damned. For I have a mighty weapon.
 
1500.00 at evike.com for a Barrett .50 cal. airsoft. Been thinking about getting one myself. Not gonna comment on someone's post about why use a deactivated weapon. Christ!

BTW, many more in storage.
 

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Mattykins said:
And I only find it hard to believe one can buy a 50cal sniper rifle. I couldn't find a need for an anti-material rifle if I wanted to. Aside from having an awesome prop.


And Max, they are perfect for Zombie attacks too. Light armor, small homes, and the undead be damned. For I have a mighty weapon.
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As long as the bullet's diameter is 1/2 inch (.50cal) or less, it's legal. And there is more than one type of .50cal... .50 BMG, .50 Beowulf, .500 S&W Magnum, .50 AE, etc.

As to why someone would want a .50BMG rifle... rich men with nothing better to spend their money on and bigger gun nuts than me. I couldn't imagine hunting anything smaller than an elephant with it, and except for zombies, not much of a use for self defense. Of course a friend of a friend has one and I'm going to go play with it in a month, so I'm not knocking them either :kali:
 
Yeah, and you're breaking a FEDERAL law if you remove that orange tip from an airsoft gun. Using a real replica/non-working gun and talking with your local police department regarding the shoot is the best way to go.
 
Hiring a certified FFL class 3 weapons master is the only way to go. You let him talk to the local law enforcement and all is good. I know a few of these guys and it is serious business mixing real or fake guns and public places, people get killed all of the time when the recipe is brewed without the proper clearances and components.

I would never shoot any scenes of any kind of guns anywhere without doing it right. Guns, even rubber guns can be really quite dangerous because other people with real guns think you also have real guns. Even if police are okay with it, what about the shop owner up the street who sees your actors running around with fake guns, doesn't see the cameras and decides to play hero. It happens.

My .02.

Dan
 
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Yeah, and you're breaking a FEDERAL law if you remove that orange tip from an airsoft gun. Using a real replica/non-working gun and talking with your local police department regarding the shoot is the best way to go.
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You are right about orange tip for an airsoft, but if it does not work, it is not an airsoft its a prop, hence the removed tips on my props. I have spoken at length with my local PD and the CHP about this, and they say I am in total compliance with local and federal law. But that is in my jurisdiction.
 
Oh, I know it is totally serious business. That specific project is long passed. I am currently working with the local PD and city regarding the quest fest film I am doing. We are using prop guns in this thing. Because we are basically recreating a war zone.

Every time I've used prop weapons, it's been with the utmost security and safety. Securing all the correct permits and contacting all the proper people. No worries there Dan.
 
Actually, removing the orange tip is not breaking the law. It is only illegal to import and export airsoft guns without orange tips. Once it's yours, you can do whatever you want to it.
 
Good to hear Matt. In my student film days, I did some stupid things with filming and guns, lucky I didn't get anyone killed. I am now on the straight and narrow, if we are using any guns (one of my latest show concepts is actually really focused specifically on guns and shooting), I have my guy there with the class 3 license and decades of experience.

Dan
 
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Actually, removing the orange tip is not breaking the law. It is only illegal to import and export airsoft guns without orange tips. Once it's yours, you can do whatever you want to it.
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I'd be careful about what advice you give, Diego, especially legal advice. If you enter into commerce (read:sell) an airsoft without the orange tip, it is breaking the Fed. Statutes
From the U.S. Code Online via GPO Access
[www.gpoaccess.gov]
[Laws in effect as of January 3, 2007]
[CITE: 15USC5001]

TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE

CHAPTER 76--IMITATION FIREARMS


Sec. 5001. Penalties for entering into commerce of imitation
firearms


(a) Acts prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, enter into
commerce, ship, transport, or receive any toy, look-alike, or imitation
firearm unless such firearm contains, or has affixed to it, a marking
approved by the Secretary of Commerce, as provided in subsection (b) of
this section.

(b) Distinctive marking or device; exception; waiver; adjustments and
changes

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3), each toy, look-
alike, or imitation firearm shall have as an integral part, permanently
affixed, a blaze orange plug inserted in the barrel of such toy, look-
alike, or imitation firearm. Such plug shall be recessed no more than 6
millimeters from the muzzle end of the barrel of such firearm.
(2) The Secretary of Commerce may provide for an alternate marking
or device for any toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm not capable of
being marked as provided in paragraph (1) and may waive the requirement
of any such marking or device for any toy, look-alike, or imitation
firearm that will only be used in the theatrical, movie or television
industry.
(3) The Secretary is authorized to make adjustments and changes in
the marking system provided for by this section, after consulting with
interested persons.

(c) ``Look-alike firearm'' defined

For purposes of this section, the term ``look-alike firearm'' means
any imitation of any original firearm which was manufactured, designed,
and produced since 1898, including and limited to toy guns, water guns,
replica nonguns, and air-soft guns firing nonmetallic projectiles. Such
term does not include any look-alike, nonfiring, collector replica of an
antique firearm developed prior to 1898, or traditional B-B, paint-ball,
or pellet-firing air guns that expel a projectile through the force of
air pressure.

(d) Study and report

The Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics is authorized and
directed to conduct a study of the criminal misuse of toy, look-alike
and imitation firearms, including studying police reports of such
incidences and shall report on such incidences relative to marked and
unmarked firearms.

(c) \1\ Technical evaluation of marking systems
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The Director of \2\ National Institute of Justice is authorized and
directed to conduct a technical evaluation of the marking systems
provided for in subsection (b) of this section to determine their
effectiveness in police combat situations. The Director shall begin the
study within 3 months after November 5, 1988, and such study shall be
completed within 9 months after November 5, 1988.
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(f) Effective date

This section shall become effective on the date 6 months after
November 5, 1988, and shall apply to toy, look-alike, and imitation
firearms manufactured or entered into commerce after November 5, 1988.

(g) Preemption of State or local laws or ordinances; exceptions

The provisions of this section shall supersede any provision of
State or local laws or ordinances which provide for markings or
identification inconsistent with provisions of this section provided
that no State shall--
(i) prohibit the sale or manufacture of any look-alike,
nonfiring, collector replica of an antique firearm developed prior
to 1898, or
(ii) prohibit the sale (other than prohibiting the sale to
minors) of traditional B-B, paint ball, or pellet-firing air guns
that expel a projectile through the force of air pressure.

(Pub. L. 100-615, Sec. 4, Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 3190.)
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There is another section of CFR that talks about possession of airsofts without orange tips. You have to know your local regulations, and what goes where you are may not fly where another person is.
 
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