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[MosinVirus]

If and when I win the lottery, I'm opening up shop and hiring you MV!

Not if I beat you to the lottery winnings. I buy about 3 tickets per year, which is probably much more frequent than a rational person would participate. Lol

[pklin1297]

Not if I beat you to the lottery winnings. I buy about 3 tickets per year, which is probably much more frequent than a rational person would participate. Lol

I buy once a week...

[MosinVirus]

Fine, you win. I have the worst of luck when it comes to winning stuff.

[dwalker]

I have a lathe I am thinking of selling/trading off..

[pklin1297]

Fine, you win. I have the worst of luck when it comes to winning stuff.

In all seriousness, I've thought about doing the same thing as what you've asked about, and really am slowly moving towards the goal of setting up shop some day, starting with searching out and taking local classes on Mills, Lathes, CNCs, etc, but I won't do anything like what you've suggested until I have a proper FFL 07 license and insurance in my hands... The world is too litigious these days; best to protect yourself any way possible.

[MosinVirus]

Great minds think alike ?

[ar15barrels]

That is kind of what I was thinking. Touching any area that would be construed as starting to get out of 80% is a problem. I am talking about specifically not touching those areas, and even more so, not even accepting frames that have those areas touched...

Grip safety fitting and rear tang work is fire control work.
Any fire control work is potentially work towards turning a non-firearm into a firearm.

[ar15barrels]

Why not just become an FFL 07 and do it the right way?

Because of Itar and the other 7 regulatory agencies that you have to deal with make it prohibitively expensive for a hobby business.

[MosinVirus]

Grip safety fitting and rear tang work is fire control work.
Any fire control work is potentially work towards turning a non-firearm into a firearm.

But those are not operations listed remaining to complete the frame. I don't know, just thinking things through.

[ar15barrels]

But those are not operations listed remaining to complete the frame. I don't know, just thinking things through.

The BATF does not classify non-firearm based on the listed operations to complete the frame.
They generally say that any fire control related work turns a non-firearm hunk-of-metal into a firearm.
Get your own letter and you will know for sure.

[MosinVirus]

The BATF does not classify non-firearm based on the listed operations to complete the frame.
They generally say that any fire control related work turns a non-firearm hunk-of-metal into a firearm.
Get your own letter and you will know for sure.

Good to know. Thank you. I will definitely contact them before doing anything.

[ScottyXbones]

Have you considered holding classes? I'd pay $100 to spend an afternoon with you learning how to craft a 1911, having my questions answered, etc