A lot of these guns you guys want the 86 ban had nothing to do with. The 1968 GCA stopped all FA imports for the private citizen, so give up the Glock 36 most H&K products etc.
For me I want a 1908 Maxim, Vickers, 1919 browning, BAR, Browning 50 M2, STG44, MG38, all the US Subguns, German Subguns, English Subguns, Italian Subguns. all WWI MG's, all WWII MG's get the idea?
For a modest sum of about 75-100K in the early 60’s this collection could have been assembled. Go to the early 80’s and the same would have been possible for under 200K.
Try that today. Watch the auction at J. Julia’s auction house of the Bruce Stern collection and see what they are worth today.