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[MARKFP]

The most important point here IMHO is only mentioned a couple of times, unless you can shoot on your own property out your back door you are most likely traveling somewhere and we are all human, mistakes can be made, mechanical failures are possible......oops I did a rolling stop and got lit up, sorry officer for having an illegal firearm ect.. Do as you wish OP, this day in age and in this state I believe it's a stupid decision to even consider, I guess it depends on what you feel you do or don't have to lose.

[HerrNuguri]

I have never seen a range checking serial numbers.

That said, what is the fascination with the 80% lowers? You pay for:
An unfinished lower (80%).
Pay shipping.
Buy other tools and gadgets.
Spend time drilling and milling, still needs finish/anodized.
With some luck and many prayers, it will come out semi ok if not looking like a beaver with bad dentures chewed on it. Unless if you have a machine shop and/or are a machinist.
Then, the DOJ paper work for serial #, wait time, etc.

All that expense and hassle for what??

Every other week, some shop is selling factory made lowers with a serial number on sale for less than fifty bucks and I have seen them as low as $35.

[HerrNuguri]

What does being able to shoot it at a range have to do.with it being legal. It won't be legal. The ranges I go to don't examine your stuff. But you would be carrying around evidence of a crime with you. Some people are comfortable doing that, others aren't.

P.S. have you ever been to a shooting range?

[HerrNuguri]

Welcome to the shooting scene.

I am going to request something and I am just going to say it, but please know that I am saying it in a polite and very calm manner.

Please do not ever use the same coined terms that the idiot lawmakers that know absolutely nothing come up with.

I discredit them on every level I can until they can prove they have more than 2 brain cells.

Roger that boss

[HerrNuguri]

IMHO, at this point in time and current legislature we are incumbered under it is not worth it to deal with the 80% lower anymore. I got involved with the 80s and came to the conclusion it was a gratification thing at best, by the time you invested in tooling, blanks and everything you needed it just wasn't worth it economically speaking. However it was neat to do your own. On a realistic level, regardless the range considerations, what about to and fro from range and you get pulled over for a dead tail light.......? Every year when we hunt national forest for deer season DFG checks us, not for licenses and tags but run serial #s on our rifles, and in the group I hunt with there are alot of ARs because they make great platforms. I have since shipped all my 80s, blank and machined, tooling, jigs, ect. to my buddy in AZ, where hopefully I soon will be able to use them again. Mark

[BrassCase]

We have a lot of off duty LEOs shooting at our range. Now we tend to see quite a few from SF because they have one of the PD ranges closed and they don't get much trigger time. We also get others, friends from other departments that want to shoot together or their own dept. doesn't train often enough.

I'll share a little secret with all about LEOs: When they are off duty and on their own time recreating, they don't want to deal with work type items just like the rest of us!!! At the range, we know who they are but most of you don't, they mind their own business unless provoked. The RSOs handle the range business and we don't involve them in it. We just call the Sheriff!

[HerrNuguri]

We have a lot of off duty LEOs shooting at our range. Now we tend to see quite a few from SF because they have one of the PD ranges closed and they don't get much trigger time. We also get others, friends from other departments that want to shoot together or their own dept. doesn't train often enough.

I'll share a little secret with all about LEOs: When they are off duty and on their own time recreating, they don't want to deal with work type items just like the rest of us!!! At the range, we know who they are but most of you don't, they mind their own business unless provoked. The RSOs handle the range business and we don't involve them in it. We just call the Sheriff!

Affirmative sir, very helpful info, thanks! Guess that means I should be fine as long as my gun and what I do are safe?