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a broken non functioning gun still require ffl ?

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  • David Nunn
    I don't know that a "crack" would disqualify the receiver as a firearm. Could it be welded?

    Usually, when a firearm receiver is destroyed, made into a non-gun, it is damaged to the point that it cannot reasonably be repaired. Most are torch cut. Some are crushed.

    I have destroyed firearms, and will probably do so again. When I do it, I make sure it will not be repaired. Then I enter "DESTROYED," and the date in my bound book under disposition.

    I have only sold one after destroying it. The others I tossed into my pond.

    SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com the best gun auction site on the Net! Email gpd035@sbcglobal.net
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  • David Nunn
    Disagree. It doesn't even have to be in two pieces, as long as it cannot be "readily converted" back to shooting condition.

    I have bought demils that were squashed. I have bought demils that had the chamber area welded up, making it impossible to remove the barrel or chamber a round. Either way, they were out of commission and not classified as firearms.

    SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com the best gun auction site on the Net! Email gpd035@sbcglobal.net
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  • 1911a1-fan
    just curious ,what type of firearm are you talking about?

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  • bobski
    nunn will remember this....its my old sig 226 where the slide rails are gone. i mean gone! they split all the way down the frame. you cant attach a slide to it! it will just fall off.
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  • Tailgunner1954
    Bobski
    I'm no expert, but I'd think that if you hacksawed it into 3-4 chunks (2 cuts across the rail area and 1 across the grip) that it would be considered sufficently "distroyed".
    A quick call to the local BATFE office would probably be the best route.

    Whittemore
    Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
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  • David Nunn
    I would send it to SIG, and ask for a replacement.

    SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com the best gun auction site on the Net! Email gpd035@sbcglobal.net
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  • bobski
    i wasnt overly imressed when i called em. they didnt seem to be too interste in fixing it. nunn, do you have a back door number and name i could use to get more interest to repair it at the plant?
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  • bobski
    i wasnt overly imressed when i called em. they didnt seem to be too interste in fixing it. nunn, do you have a back door number and name i could use to get more interest to repair it at the plant?
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  • RadCat
    I have a S&W model 10 circa '60's that was used in a crime in New York City. After it was used in court it was destroyed by NYC-PD by crushing in a hydraulic press beyond logical repairable limits. I purchased it as a rusty relic at "Sarco". No FFL needed. Still have it as a paper weight/conversation piece. If I sent it for "damaged" frame replacement to S&W using the same serial number in a new "replacement" frame, could this be done? Would I be able to obtain a "clone"?
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