It's pretty easy. I went to www.cruffler.com and followed the how to become a "cruffler" link. The toughest part was finding a sheet of legal sized paper to print out the application. $30 for three years - I've made serveral times that back in FFL discounts through Brownells and others.

I forgot that I had a page on my web site concerning the CMP (see below).

I just tonight bought an M-14 trigger assembly complete for my M1A for $40 something delivered Fed-Ex from the CMP. I only wish that they had M1 Carbines or Springfield '03's but once you have the C&R most of the fun (other than shooting) is searching the dozen or so companies that sell C&R firearms. I've seen some nice M1 Carbines for $600 to $750 that I've been very tempted on.

You're not just limited to bolt guns - heck even some Thompson M1 carbines (tommyguns) are on the list.

"The CMP application was pretty simple requiring only some basic information. I was only required to join the California Pistol and Rifle Club ($18 annually) to meet the requirements as I am active duty military. The basic requirements to purchase a CMP rifle are:

You must be a current member of a CMP-affiliated gun club or state association

A U.S. citizen aged 18 or older

Satisfy CMP criteria for marksmanship participation within the past five years (this requirement is waived for law-enforcement officers, military personnel, veterans and certain others)

Not prohibited by federal, state, or local law from purchasing or possessing a rifle. A criminal record background check by CMP is required unless you provide satisfactory proof that such a check has already been conducted.

For detailed information on purchase requirements please obtain an M1 Garand application by downloading from the CMP Web Site, or by writing or calling:

Civilian Marksmanship Program
ATTN: M1 Sales
P.O. Box 576
Port Clinton, Ohio 43452
Telephone (888) 267-0796"

Paul,

When you get here to the PRK, remember that there are additional requirements to maintain your 07 FFL.  PRK laws are bad enough; I wouldn't want a fellow member to run afoul of them unknowingly...

-Troy

DOH!  I know that, but the typing fingers were thinking about manufacturing...  :)

-Troy

Unlike the CMP requirement, there is no "US citizen" requirement to have a C&R FFL (or any other FFL for that matter).

I only know that because I'm not a citizen, but I have an FFL.  I got it specifically for the purpose of circumventing a local gun law.  I was buying a Walther P-38 handgun from a local gunstore in Missouri, and then discovered that to buy a handgun in Missouri, you have to be a US citizen - a very odd law considering that it was okay for me to own my Colt 1991A1 that I bought before moving to Missouri.  Strange people in Missouri.

Anyway, I went ahead and got my C&R FFL so that I could buy the P-38 anyway.  By now the FFL has paid for itself several times by the savings in transfer fees on other fun stuff like my Garand and Mausers.