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I always chuckle at the "build AR's" part of a business proposal. Who pays somebody else to build an AR for them? You either buy a factory gun or build one yourself. It's not like there's a steep learning curve for wielding a pin punch. It's a questionable business model to assume that once you have hobbled together a couple of AR rifles the world is going to beat a path to your door to benefit from your vast skill.
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it was more of a side business idea but it would take a lot of 20$ transfers to make up that 2250 tax.....
You don't need to pay ITAR unless you are manufacturing items on the ITAR list.
This. Get the 01 for gunsmithing and transfers, dump the cobble together AR's plan, which is what requires the 07. Besides, with lowers and parts super cheap these days most people DIY anyway, we have an 07 and do maybe 3 AR's a year. There's more money in fixing them than making them.
I always chuckle at the "build AR's" part of a business proposal. Who pays somebody else to build an AR for them? You either buy a factory gun or build one yourself. It's not like there's a steep learning curve for wielding a pin punch. It's a questionable business model to assume that once you have hobbled together a couple of AR rifles the world is going to beat a path to your door to benefit from your vast skill.
Two years ago at the Dallas Market Hall show I was three tables away from a dealer selling $699 AR's that he was building in his shop from parts........he sold 150+ that weekend. I cringe at the thought of where he sourced his parts kits, barrels, etc. His lowers were a hodgpodge of brands.
I'm sure he turned a profit because he was there for 4-5 shows and probably did other shows as well. He disappeared this time last year when gun prices plummeted.
There will always be the buyer who has no interest in building his own, but wants something custom. They are few and far between in the AR world.