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Posted: 7/11/2006 4:00:14 PM EDT
| I heard recently that per the ATF, a supressor manufacturer cannot crush a welded can and replace it with one that has the same serial number. I heard that this is considered tax fraud. Anyone have any info on this. I looked on the ATF website and couldn't find shit. |
There are rumors of a letter about this. I have also heard these rumors and I will wait until I actually see a letter to worry about it. I don't think it is tax fraud, I think it has to do with the destruction of markings on a serialized part. Worst case from this would be that that the end user would need to form 5 the suppressor back to the manufacturer, the manufacturer would form 5 back another serial number (legal to do), you would then staple the f5 to your f4 as proof. I think this is what happens when Ruger replaces an AC556. I have seen letters that say the orig. manufacturer can replace the serialized part. |
What does it matter to you? If the manufacturer warrantees a suppressor and you have to send it back the can to get it fixed, the manufacturer is responcible to follow th regulations ATF establishes. When it comes back to you fixed your happy and do not need to know if they cut it apart or replaced it in kind. I'm assuming that your not planning on getting a C2 and making suppressors, if so you got a lot more to worry about first. BTW ATF has writen a letter establishing that replacement by the original manufacturer is acceptable if the original is destroyed. This is the same way that Olypmic has replaced M16 receivers in the past until ATF "requested" that they do not do that. The request is not an offical ruling and there has not been any new regulations to change the replacement proceedures that ATF determined in rilings previously. |
The reason it is important to me is that it may make the choice of my next supressor a bit easier. I will decide to go with a non-welded can so if there is a problem it can get taken care of by the manufacturer. COC 6 |
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