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Posted: 3/17/2010 8:59:19 PM EDT
| does anyone no the rules on making your own firearms for personal use in wisconsin, or any other state? |
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Did you check the Build It Yourself forum? http://www.ar15.com/forums/forum.html?b=3&f=4 |
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yea so far i have only found ar 15 mod stuff im looking for a from scratch build of any firearm but ill keep looking USC Title 18 section 922R. Look it up and read your butt off. Basically if you want to make your own firearm it is legal as long as there are less than 10 imported parts and the weapon does not fall under an NFA classification. Capiche? |
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Making your own firearm is no big deal. As long as you are not building a bunch for resale, no license required. Every gun must be marked with :
1. Your name (Suzy Smith) 2. Model (Gatt-1) 3. Caliber (20mm Vulcan) 4. Unique serial number (Obamaosux-1) 5. City/County/Country of residence. ( Olympia, Wa. USA) Also, it needs to meet certain part requirements, if it is a long gun, per imported parts. And, it had better not be easily convertable to F/A. As long as it doesn't fall under the "Firearm" (C-III) definition, JUST DO IT! :) Good Luck, Have Fun!! |
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Making your own firearm is no big deal. As long as you are not building a bunch for resale, no license required. Every gun must be marked with : 1. Your name (Suzy Smith) 2. Model (Gatt-1) 3. Caliber (20mm Vulcan) 4. Unique serial number (Obamaosux-1) 5. City/County/Country of residence. ( Olympia, Wa. USA) Also, it needs to meet certain part requirements, if it is a long gun, per imported parts. And, it had better not be easily convertable to F/A. As long as it doesn't fall under the "Firearm" (C-III) definition, JUST DO IT! :) Good Luck, Have Fun!! This isn't quite accurate, either. A scratch built requires no markings, although the ATFE would like to see a serial number. These cannot be sold unless they are brought into compliance, including paying the excise tax. Guns built from parts, such as FAL's, fall under the regs above. |
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These cannot be sold unless they are brought into compliance, including paying the excise tax.
This isn't quite accurate either. As an unlicensed manufacturer, you will find that they won't accept the excise tax payment. You can sell one occasionally, but there are no definite standards to keep you out of trouble. You can't be in business. Making a profit would look like you were in it as a business. You can also do like I have done. Give it away. Since the excise tax is a per centage, and any per cent of zero is zero, there is no excise tax payment. The new owner can do what they wish with it. |
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These cannot be sold unless they are brought into compliance, including paying the excise tax.
This isn't quite accurate either. As an unlicensed manufacturer, you will find that they won't accept the excise tax payment. You can sell one occasionally, but there are no definite standards to keep you out of trouble. You can't be in business. Making a profit would look like you were in it as a business. You can also do like I have done. Give it away. Since the excise tax is a per centage, and any per cent of zero is zero, there is no excise tax payment. The new owner can do what they wish with it. That's an interesting twist. I wonder how the ATFE would treat a firearm built before the person held the license; I'll be willing to bet they'll try to put a hell of a Catch 22 into play. |
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Making your own firearm is no big deal. As long as you are not building a bunch for resale, no license required. Every gun must be marked with : 1. Your name (Suzy Smith) 2. Model (Gatt-1) 3. Caliber (20mm Vulcan) 4. Unique serial number (Obamaosux-1) 5. City/County/Country of residence. ( Olympia, Wa. USA) Also, it needs to meet certain part requirements, if it is a long gun, per imported parts. And, it had better not be easily convertable to F/A. As long as it doesn't fall under the "Firearm" (C-III) definition, JUST DO IT! :) Good Luck, Have Fun!! This isn't quite accurate, either. A scratch built requires no markings, although the ATFE would like to see a serial number. These cannot be sold unless they are brought into compliance, including paying the excise tax. Guns built from parts, such as FAL's, fall under the regs above. Let's clarify this just a little bit more–– Form 1 builds (SBS, SBR, AOW, DD, SI, and MG) do require to spec MFGR markings. Title I builds by non-licensees don't require markings, but placing them can be a good idea. ATF Spec for markings are: S/N must be in metal, on the receiver UNLESS a variance is obtained. (ie. Remington and Marlin have had variances in the past to mark barrels instead of receivers on certain .22LR models and ATF allowed a German target pistol to be imported in the 1990s with only slide SNs) MFGR markings must include name of builder along with city and state of mfgr. They may be placed on the barrel or receiver. Recognized abbreviations are acceptable. Markings must be >.003" deep and the letters must be at least 1/16" tall. |
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