CURIO & RELIC
I've been a collector of old rimfire rifles for years and recently received my C&R license. I had grown tired of the transfer fees and wanted the guns shipped direct to me. I travel frequently and wanted the freedom to buy anywhere in any state. I also wanted to buy thru distributors. Based on what I had read, I figured a C&R was the way to go.
Since receiving my C&R I've attempted 6 online purchases and 4 of the sellers had no clue what a C&R was. The 5th "kinda knew" but would not sell the gun to me without a "real" FFL. The 6th seller hesitantly shipped me the gun but made it clear that he was not comfortable with the arrangement. Even gun shops are an issue. At a local gun shop a couple of weeks ago, I tried to purchase a Marlin 39 and when I presented my C&R to the 3 gents behind the counter, found 3 guys that had never seen a C&R. They refused to accept my C&R and were going to charge me the FFL fee until I threatened to walk out. They did the transfer without a fee but I could tell they were not happy.
OK so am I having bad luck or am I doing something wrong? After 4 months I've concluded that this is the biggest waste of time and money that anyone could invest in. I'm ready to send the C&R back to the ATF and tell them to cancel the damn thing. Therre's no benefit in this that I can see. Does anyone else have this problem?
Since receiving my C&R I've attempted 6 online purchases and 4 of the sellers had no clue what a C&R was. The 5th "kinda knew" but would not sell the gun to me without a "real" FFL. The 6th seller hesitantly shipped me the gun but made it clear that he was not comfortable with the arrangement. Even gun shops are an issue. At a local gun shop a couple of weeks ago, I tried to purchase a Marlin 39 and when I presented my C&R to the 3 gents behind the counter, found 3 guys that had never seen a C&R. They refused to accept my C&R and were going to charge me the FFL fee until I threatened to walk out. They did the transfer without a fee but I could tell they were not happy.
OK so am I having bad luck or am I doing something wrong? After 4 months I've concluded that this is the biggest waste of time and money that anyone could invest in. I'm ready to send the C&R back to the ATF and tell them to cancel the damn thing. Therre's no benefit in this that I can see. Does anyone else have this problem?
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WHAT CLASSIFIES AS A CURIO AND RELIC,,,,I JUST SOLD A COLT FRONTIER SCOUT ON GB AND THE BUYER SAYS IT QUALIFIES ,IT IS A 1969 PAT GARRETT COMMEMORITIVE 22CAL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. ALSO WHO WILL SHIP IT UPS,FED EX,POST OFFICE,,I KNOW FED EX AND UPS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE COPY OF FFL PRIOR TO SHIP,WILL THEY TAKE C&R. THANKS TODD
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Your Frontier Scout is on the C&R list
Pat Garrett .22 or .45 Lawman series.
You will have to ship it UPS or Fedex. No USPS.
Yes they will accept the C&R most places, some folks just have problems with stupid counter clerks
Amphibious Squadron 7
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THANKS 22
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