The thread I remember....

The guys relative had military memorabilia..F/A, that was never registered...IIRC..

I remember a thread about a guy in New York (state), who was having trouble getting his uncle's AR-15's and pre-ban magazines released by the local cops.

But there were complicating factors there - the uncle had unregistered machineguns and large quantities of marijuana around at the time of his death.

The resolution of that situation, last I saw, was that he got all the "non-AW" guns, but they wanted receipts as proof of pre-banness on the "AW" listed guns before they'd release them to him as the heir.

Was that the one you were trying to remember, gloftoe?

Under normal circumstances there should be no problem in leaving your firearms to someone in your will. Federal and NY law provide for it.

As always you need to check what local or state law is in effect in your state of residence and the state that will be used to transfer the firearms from.

There is nothing special about preban rifles or magazines in NYS unless you reside in NYC or where there is a local law in effect.