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Posted: 5/28/2005 4:15:38 PM EDT
| I was wondering what training is involved with building AK's. Is there any certification required or anything like that, if you were to want to sell them? I know an FFL would be required, but what else? |
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There is no certification required to manufacture AKs other than making sure you stay compliant with 922r parts count. Information to build it is on here and Gunco.net and Gunsnet.net. If you build with a receiver flat, then want to sell, you will have to mark with a serial number, your name and address on the receiver and then have it transfered through an FFL, I don't know about Face To Face transfers with a 80% starting receiver, I don't know that I would do it. If you use a commercial receiver like OOW or Global, there should be no issues at all. Selling a few built guns without any license spaced over many many months is OK, like if you just wanted to sell one that you didn't want anymore after a year. If you regularly sell built guns without a manufacturing license and use 80% receivers or sell commercial reciever builds without an FFL, expect ATF to knock on (knock down that is) your door. That's my understanding. -From www.atf.gov A7) Does the GCA prohibit anyone from making a handgun, shotgun or rifle? [Back] With certain exceptions a firearm may be made by a nonlicensee provided it is not for sale and the maker is not prohibited from possessing firearms. However, a person is prohibited from making a semiautomatic assault weapon or assembling a nonsporting semiautomatic rifle or nonsporting shotgun from imported parts. In addition, the making of an NFA firearm requires a tax payment and approval by ATF. An application to make a machinegun will not be approved unless documentation is submitted showing that the firearm is being made for a federal or state agency. [18 U. S. C. 922( o), (r), (v), and 923, 27 CFR 178.39, 178.40, 178.41 and 179.105] -If you build with a 80% receiver you have to follow the following before selling (a) You, as a manufacturer, importer, or maker of a firearm, must legibly identify the firearm as follows: (1) By engraving, casting, stamping (impressing), or otherwiseconspicuously placing or causing to be engraved, cast, stamped (impressed) or placed on the frame or receiver thereof an individual serial number. The serial number must be placed in a manner not susceptible of being readily obliterated, altered, or removed, and must not duplicate any serial number placed by you on any other firearm. For firearms manufactured on and after [insert effective date of final rule], the engraving, casting, or stamping (impressing) of the serial number must be to a minimum depth of .005 inch and in a print size no smaller than 3/32 inch; and (2) By engraving, casting, stamping (impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing or causing to be engraved, cast, stamped (impressed), or placed on the frame, receiver, or barrel thereof certain additional information. This information must be placed in a manner not susceptible of being readily obliterated, altered or removed. For firearms manufactured on and after [Insert effective date of final rule], the engraving , casting, or stamping (impressing) of this information must be to a minimum depth of .005 inch. The additional information includes: (i) The model, if such designation has been made; (ii) The caliber or gauge; (iii) Your name (or recognized abbreviation) and also, when applicable, the name of the foreign manufacturer or maker; (iv) In the case of a domestically made firearm, the city and State (or recognized abbreviation thereof) where you as the manufacturer maintain your place of business, or where you, as the maker, made the firearm; and (v) In the case of an imported firearm, the name of the country in which it was manufactured and the city and State (or recognized abbreviation thereof) where you as the importer maintain your place of business. And without a manufacturing license you could only sell at most one per year, IIRC from other forums Without an FFL for commerciall receiver builds and manufacturing license for 80% receiver builds, you intent can't be to sell the firearm after building, it has to be that it has been in your possession for a reasonable period of time (one year) and you don't want it anymore. I am sure someone else can chime in about selling 80% receivers FTF or through an FFL, I just don't know the law that well. There shouldn't be any issues with a commerical receiver build as long as the above marking requirements are met. |
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check socandyman's threads. All you really need for a more professional selling build is a 12 ton press, rivets (you can get from one-patriot in Gunsnet.net group buy), make some rivet jigs, and modify some bolt cutter. There are only a few major operations: Remove barrel pin, press out barrel, fit trigger guard and rivet on receiver, fit and rivet front trunnion according to magazine fit, press in barrel, replace barrel pin, fit and rivet rear trunnion accoring to top cover length, replace bolt carrier operating rod, parkerize, guncoat molyresin or duracoat, replace and install fire control group. Other custom rivet jigs can be gotten from plinker762 (his rivet and trigger rivet jigs) and Xebec's barrel jig. cwtoyota on other forums also has some jigs and bolt cutters. Suggest looking at Gunco.net and Gunsnet.net in their building libraries/forums/and equipment exchange. |
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