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jonbearman said:You need the ffl signed but you need the drivers license front and the back and it has to ledgible or the ffl will send it back as they cant accept it.Ask me how I know.
you need the drivers license front and the back
waterdog said:You need a signed copy of his FFL in your hand before you ship.
Cold Bore said:waterdog said:You need a signed copy of his FFL in your hand before you ship.
Not true.
You can actually get by with just the first and last few numbers, and run them through the FFL EZ-Check system on the BATF website. The dealer's info including address will pop up if it's a valid license.
Of course, if it makes somebody feel more secure, they can request a hard copy, but even then a faxed or emailed copy is now just as valid as the old wet-ink-signed hard copies.
Gonzos said:I have sold several guns on online sites and through the classifieds. The easiest and smartest way is to have your gunshop or gunsmith handle the transfer. It usually only costs between 20 and 40 dollars and makes all the grey areas go away. Then all the proper paper work is filled out, everything is legal, and you have no worries.
Gonzos said:I have sold several guns on online sites and through the classifieds. The easiest and smartest way is to have your gunshop or gunsmith handle the transfer.
VaniB said:I'm sure to get what I need to keep it legal and then ship the firearm to the buyers FFL myself. I NEVER use an FFL to ship my firearms.
I don't know how you guys ship things, but I take up to 1 1/2 hours to carefully bundle and package up a $600-$2,000 rifle that I am shipping....especially if it has the tradtional stained-finshed wood stock. My rifle gets a hefty layer of white foam board in front of the barrel and in back of the buttstock, and often I cut and fit 1/2" thick wood barriers on the barrel side of the box so the rifle barrel doesn't poke through the box like a ramrod. The rifle gets foam and bubble wrap everywhere else it's needed, and loose items like magazines or bolts are wrapped and stuffed firm in the box so they don't slide around in the box and scratch or dent the rifle. The package then gets a protective outer cardboard box around it. I finally seal all box joints with brown paper glue tape. DO YOU THINK THE GUNSHOP THAT YOU WOULD HIRE TO SHIP YOUR VALUABLE RIFLE REALLY CARES LIKE YOU DO?!!
Big plus one.. I pride my self on my packing. I bought a Sako heavy barrel from an older gentleman thinning out his collection, he shipped it in the original box, nothing more, with two sheets of newspaper wrapped around the rifle. It arrived broken clean through at the wrist, a real heartbreaker. It worked out OK for me in the end, and his insurance covered him (!!), but to see a lovely old piece like that in that condition....why take a chance.