First C&R Purchase Question

[DBoulant]

I've searched for this a few different ways had didn't come across the exact question I had. Was looking for the elusive AR 308 Lower today and ran into a coworker trying to sell a '53 Russian SKS.

Here's the Question. Do both the buyer and seller of a C&R Eligible rifle have to have a ffl 03 to do a Face to Face transfer?

I (Buyer) have C&R FFL '03 and COE
He (Seller) has neither.

Can we do a Face to Face Transfer? if so is there a link to something I can print out to make him comfortable with the idea? He'd prefer face to face but he doesn't want to do anything possibly illegal.

[Mad-B-Man]

Perfectly legal. Neither party has to be licensed to do a c&r long fun FTF transaction in California.

You still need to log it into your book.

[Paulie Lugnuts]

Anybody that can legally own a gun can do a FTF with a C+R rifle. Since you have a C+R FFL, just get a copy of his CDL and enter the purchase in your bound book and you're good to go.

[DBoulant]

That's what I was thinking, just needed some affirmation and managed to find the legalese to comfort him.

Now is $340 too much for a Very Good Non issue 1953 Russian SKS?

[TRICKSTER]

That is a good price.
As far as the transfer, you don't even need a 03FFL. Direct him to this Calguns Foundation page.

http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/Buying_and_selling_firearms_in_California#Buying_from_a_Private_Party_WITHOUT_a_Dealer

[bellts]

That's what I was thinking, just needed some affirmation and managed to find the legalese to comfort him.

Now is $340 too much for a Very Good Non issue 1953 Russian SKS?

Yes $340 is way too much. I would walk away from such a deal. You can give me his contact information and I'll talk to him about proper pricing.