Class III and Gunsmiths

[Solaran_X]

What is required if I have to send a Class III firearm (SBR, SBS, AOW or MG) to a gunsmith for work?

[corey4]

give the gunsmith a copy of your form 1 or 4.

at least that is all my gunsmith required when i dropped of some cans while he was threading by barrels.

[theunrulychef]

The ATF recommends you do a Form 5.

https://www.atf.gov/press/releases/2...-firearms.html

https://www.atf.gov/content/may-lice...urposes-repair

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/gunsmiths.html

[Solaran_X]

The ATF recommends you do a Form 5.

https://www.atf.gov/press/releases/2...-firearms.html

https://www.atf.gov/content/may-lice...urposes-repair

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/gunsmiths.html

Looks like I have to take up gunsmithing then...sure as hell not waiting who-knows-how-long for a Form 5 to come back before I can give the gun to a gunsmith and for another Form 5 to come back before I can take it back.

[theunrulychef]

Looks like I have to take up gunsmithing then...sure as hell not waiting who-knows-how-long for a Form 5 to come back before I can give the gun to a gunsmith and for another Form 5 to come back before I can take it back.

Yeah, totally. Depending on the job, you might see if you can make an appointment to wait while they work?

[Solaran_X]

Yeah, totally. Depending on the job, you might see if you can make an appointment to wait while they work?

For now I'm concentrating on the AR-platform, so I should be able to handle all my own needs for that once I get a two bedroom apartment someplace closer to work and setup the second bedroom as a workshop.

But I'd like to branch into some automatics, and those are a bit harder to work on (since my first automatic clearly won't be a $15,000 to $20,000 M16).

[Nate7667]

What kind of work do you need done?

[Solaran_X]

What kind of work do you need done?

At the moment, nothing. Just figuring out what I will need to do if I ever do need work done in the future.

[Nate7667]

Gotcha
You can do a copy of your Form 4 as posted above by Corey.
This practice is fine and done by EVERY manufacture out there.
Ex: You have an end cap strike your Osprey 45. Contact Silencer Co and work out the logistics with them. Mail the can and copy of the approved Form4 to SC. It will be repaired and mailed directly back to you.

You can fix you own weapons on basic repairs, like simple part replacement you are fine. You can not manufacture NFA parts (suppressor baffles/parts/end caps) That must be done by an 07/02 manufacture. Even if it is a Form 1 suppressor, you can not make new baffles for it.

But lets face it, if you have a catastrophic failure on your M60 and blow the top cover and swell the receiver, odds are most people can not repair it in their garage.
You can build and rivet your own 1919 with a parts kit and registered side plate if you wish. Same as an AK47. Buy a registered receiver and convert it to an AKS-74U in your garage and install your own rivet kit. This is because you are not truly "manufacturing" anything. The parts are already a "machine gun" in the ATF's eyes.