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7/23/2008 5:56:17 PM EDT

I bought a lower receiver to build an AR.

I live in state X.
I have a friend in state Y who is a gun guru and said he would assemble my lower and make it tip-top for me.

Is there any issues with sending, giving, loaning, Face-To-Face-ing, the lower to him for him to perform the work and then return to me at a later date.

He is not a gunsmith and neither of us have an FFL.
Any legal issues? Any inputs, comments, suggestions?
This is not a sales transation, merely doing some assembly work.

Thanks!
7/23/2008 6:06:27 PM EDT
[#1]
Not a FFL, but I got a GREAT idea.
Built it YOURSELF.
7/23/2008 7:30:56 PM EDT
[#2]
Legally, your friend cannot do anything to your rifle without an FFL.*

*That's my understanding of the regulations. Check for yourself at the ATF website.
7/23/2008 11:09:41 PM EDT
[#3]
sending it to him=bad idea,

if your going to face/face with it, he should be able to show you how to put it together in about 30 minutes, even if he sucks at it
7/24/2008 4:00:18 AM EDT
[#4]
The work you're suggesting having your friend perform would be considered "gunsmithing" by BATFE.  By law, gunsmiths are required to have an FFL.

I second the motion to build it yourself.
7/24/2008 7:49:19 AM EDT
[#5]
yes there is an issue......you can not send a firearm to another individual out of state unless THEY are an FFL....if not it has to go to a FFL first


dont send and avoid all the hassle that would follow with breaking the law
7/27/2008 3:26:05 PM EDT
[#6]
Actually if he has someone else put it together for him that person is manufacturing without a license to do so.  Gunsmiths are not even supposed to put together stripped receivers for people as that is also manufacturing. It is legal to put them together for yourself. Stripped receivers are not charged the FET (Federal Excise Tax) on the making of a firearm.


7/27/2008 4:03:30 PM EDT
[#7]
Ask your co workers, ATFE.
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