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Posted: 6/3/2008 1:29:24 AM EDT
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I have a brand new Global Tactical/Stag lower receiver that seems to be out of spec. Please take a look at the photo and see if you can help me find a solution. Notice the ledge on the front of the magazine well. That is the bottom edge of the upper receiver. When I try to seat a magazine, the upper receiver makes contact with the front of the mag. This keeps the magazine from being inserted far enough to lock into place. I suspect that the front take down pin hole on the lower was not drilled properly. With both take down pins in place, the upper receiver is forced to the rear causing it to overlap the magwell. I thought at first that the upper receiver was out of spec, but I tried 5 others with the same results. Has anyone else seen this? What would the fix be? Could I bevel that edge to make the mag seat or should I send the lower back for replacement? 
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I called Denny and he told me that he would replace it the lower for me. He also thought that it might be out of spec, but he told me not to worry, as his stuff is guaranteed forever. The downside now is that I have to strip the lower and pay another FFL transfer fee for the replacement. 
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No you don't - a manufacturer can send a receiver directly to a customer if its a replacement of an existing lower. www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#p24
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Denny told me that he would have to send the replacement lower to my dealer and that he would have to transfer it to me. I guess Denny isn't the actual manufacturer of the lower, as his lowers are stamped Stag Arms. |
I misspoke (err typed I guess) earlier. Manufacturer is not the correct word - its licensee (as in FFL holder). The licensee replacing the lower can send the lower directly to you without a NICS check - check the link directly to the BATFE's website in my earlier post. |
I read what you posted, but Denny said it had to go to my FFL for transfer. I don't think their is anything I can do other than comply. |
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I don't understand this. When you buy a gun, you have it transferred to you, you are the legal owner. When you send a gun in for warranty work, you send it directly to the manufacturer and when they are done, they in turn send it directly back to you, the legal owner(there's no transfer of ownership). When my lower needed to be replaced by warranty, the above scenario is what took place, shipped directly back to me. Is it possible that they are using the USPS? ETA; Stag could probably hook you up also since you said it is a Stag lower. If I'm mistaken in all I say, I blame it on being soo late. |
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Where you are missing the point is Denny will send an other receiver to replace the Defective one (new serial Number) and this has to go back through the in state FFL. If the receiver went directly to stag, then they can remake the receiver, using the same Serial number on the new replacement unit, and send it back to him direct. Denny would be the faster method to receiver a replacement, just will have to be re transfered back to him in state. |
That may be his policy, which is fine, thats his deal, but that is absolutely not required by federal law. Again, the relevant law [27 CFR 478.124-25] clearly states:
The law clearly states that a replacement firearm does NOT in fact have to go through a FFL, or have a 4473 filled out, regardless of who the manufacturer is, or if its a different SN. I suspect that, because the OP is in IL, I suspect that Denny is just trying to CYA against any draconian state/local ordinances that would prevent him from sending the lower. |
Somebody better tell Glock that. I returned a defect Model 23 back to them several years ago and they returned a brand new gun, with different serial number, directly back to me. |
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