What's the difference to the buyer if the gun is C&R

[Rosco the Iroc]

I asked the ATF last year when the new C&R book would be out and they pretty much gave up listing them. I see a hot mess coming on.

[Quasar86]

The 03FFL is a license for collectors which allows the holder to have weapons 50 years and older shipped directly to them without having to use an 01 for a transfer. There are some firearms that qualify by name like the CZ82 because it has been given museum/historic status so it's an exception to the 50 year rule. The Colt SP1 hit C&R status in 2016 so all rifles dated 66 and 67 qualify, there are also some NFA items that also qualify as well.

80% of my collection is all C&R and when your looking at a hundred rifles and pistols with the average trans at $30.00 a pop your saving a significant amount of cash. You keep a bound book similar to a 01 and your collection can be subject to inspection by an ATF auditor however it's rare when it happens. You can buy and resell only to enhance your collection so what you sell has to be tracked in your book. If you caught acting as a dealer for profit you can be subject fines and jail time.

Agree. Having the FFL03 makes it like living in the real America; sitting out on the patio with a cigar and bourbon when the UPS guy comes up and hands me a box with my latest C & R purchase. $30 for the FFL03 covers 1 transfer fee. Every time I go to York or Oaks Gun Shows I walk out with a gun.

BTW, I have several CZ 82s, looking to sell one to reduce the collection.

[ROCK-IT3]

Bumping this with a question just to be sure.

If a pistol is not 50 years old, and not on the ATF C&R list, it cannot be shipped directly to a FFL03 holder. Correct?
It would have to ship to a FFL01 then be transferred to the buyer (even if FFL03), same as if the buyer was not a FFF03. Correct?

[Hodgie]

Bumping this with a question just to be sure.

If a pistol is not 50 years old, and not on the ATF C&R list, it cannot be shipped directly to a FFL03 holder. Correct?
It would have to ship to a FFL01 then be transferred to the buyer (even if FFL03), same as if the buyer was not a FFF03. Correct?

Yes you are correct.

[ROCK-IT3]

Yes you are correct.

Thank you!