Gunsmithing Do I need to use an FFL...

[Tobyboy22]

If I’m shipping a receiver and barrel to a gunsmith for some work and he’s shipping them back to me, do we need to use an FFL? I thought you only needed to use an FFL if doing a transfer.

 

[hino895]

No FFL needed if it’s being returned to you.

 

[Tobyboy22]

No FFL needed if it’s being returned to you.

Thanks. That’s what I thought

 

[Tobyboy22]

No FFL needed if it’s being returned to you.

Is that assuming the gunsmith is an FFL?

 

[XLR308]

You can ship a barreled action or complete rifle via USPS as long as it's being shipped to an FFL. Shipping a pistol USPS requires FFL on both ends.

 

[Tobyboy22]

You can ship a barreled action or complete rifle via USPS as long as it's being shipped to an FFL. Shipping a pistol USPS requires FFL on both ends.

Thanks

 

[Abbotm2]

I have sent pistols FedEx for custom work and had them shipped back straight to me.

 

[Loner]

Been wondering the same thing. I have a action I need to send off to get tured up and a Barrel put on. But I have been holding off not knowing if I need to get my FFL guy involved.

 

[Cayenne6]

No FFL needed on your end.

 

[fdkay]

Is that assuming the gunsmith is an FFL?

If he is a licensed gunsmith, he must be an FFL.
An FFL license is required to work on guns for a charge.

 

[LRI]

If I’m shipping a receiver and barrel to a gunsmith for some work and he’s shipping them back to me, do we need to use an FFL? I thought you only needed to use an FFL if doing a transfer.

You can whittle the law down to this:

"Over state lines, an FFL must be present in the transaction when mailing any serialized part."

 

[Cayenne6]

You can whittle the law down to this:

"Over state lines, an FFL must be present in the transaction when mailing any serialized part."

An FFL only has to be present on the receiving end. The shipper doesn’t need to go through an FFL.

 

[Renegade]

If I’m shipping a receiver and barrel to a gunsmith for some work and he’s shipping them back to me, do we need to use an FFL? I thought you only needed to use an FFL if doing a transfer.

The gunsmith should be the FFL.

 

[Jimgal62]

The gunsmith should be the FFL.

Agree

 

[Wannashootit]

Service work needs to be sent back to the address/owner from which it came.
Couple of years ago customer had moved, so I couldn't return it to the address under which it had been logged in.
Called the local BATFE field office and queried about this; Agent put me on hold to confer with another for a minute, came back and told me to document change of address with DL or other proof of residency at the new address and put a note in his file to that end.

Note that you can send to the FFL with no restrictions via USPS (Priority Mail is best)- but it must be returned to you with Adult Signature Required.

 

[81STFACP]

Here is a guide from USPS


432 Mailability | Postal Explorer

432 Mailability | Postal Explorer

pe.usps.com

 

[308pirate]

You can ship a barreled action or complete rifle via USPS as long as it's being shipped to an FFL

Your statement (the bolded part in particular) is correct only when the sender and addressee are residents of different states.

You can mail a long gun (rifle or shotgun) directly to a resident of your state.

432.3 Rifles and Shotguns

Except under 431.2, unloaded rifles and shotguns are mailable. Mailers must comply with the rules and regulations under 27 CFR, Part 478, as well as state and local laws. The mailer may be required by the USPS to establish, by opening the parcel or by written certification, that the rifle or shotgun is unloaded and not ineligible for mailing. The following conditions also apply:

1. Subject to state, territory, or district regulations, rifles and shotguns may be mailed without restriction when intended for delivery within the same state of mailing. These items must:

1. Bear a “Return Service Requested” endorsement.
2. Be mailed using a class of mail, product, or Extra Service that provides tracking and signature capture at delivery.

432 Mailability | Postal Explorer

pe.usps.com

 

[LRI]

An FFL only has to be present on the receiving end. The shipper doesn’t need to go through an FFL.

Read it again slowly.

An FFL must be present. Singular. Not plural...

 

[GONE BAD]

Beings how everyone had such a hard time with that one(LMAO), let's try this one; I can send a firearm anywhere I want as long as I state my name in the address as ' In Care Of' followed by my name. Oh, by the way talking about USPS!

 

[Wannashootit]

One word added for clarification...
You can send it to yourself interstate- as in, a hunting lodge somewhere...
It is unlawful in that instance for anyone other than you, to open the package- or take possession of the firearm.