marking lower

[fermi]

Howdy,

I am looking to get a few completed 80% lowers engraved or etched.

The electro etching looks interesting, but I don't know how to do the stencil.

Any recommendations? I would prefer to take it into a shop if there is any place in the bay area that can do it.

I have an ak and an ar lower I would like to get marked.

[jmpgnr24k]

If flats or
80's

The Engraving Place in San Marcos is all set up for it. Mill end engraving. You can paint over it and still visable. Tell him I sent you.

Name
City, state
Caliber
Model
Serial

[fermi]

If flats or
80's

The Engraving Place in San Marcos is all set up for it. Mill end engraving. You can paint over it and still visable. Tell him I sent you.

Name
City, state
Caliber
Model
Serial

Thanks, I think thats down in san diego area. Looking for something in the SF bay area

[ar15barrels]

I am looking to get a few completed 80% lowers engraved or etched.

The electro etching looks interesting, but I don't know how to do the stencil.

Any recommendations?

If you want to do the etching yourself, you can have any sign shop cut your stencils from vinyl.

[SonofWWIIDI]

If flats or
80's

The Engraving Place in San Marcos is all set up for it. Mill end engraving. You can paint over it and still visable. Tell him I sent you.

Name or recognized abbreviation, ie Donald J Trump could mark it DJT
City, state
Caliber
Model if assigned, which I take to mean if the manufacturer (you) gave it a model designation
Serial

Bold added by me.

But IANAL.

[Junkie]

Is etching deep enough for ATF?

[ar15barrels]

Is etching deep enough for ATF?

ATF requires 0.003" deep markings.
Etching can be done 0.020" deep pretty easily.

[docflash]

Bold added by me.

But IANAL.

I'm thinking that the "recognized abbreviation" means something like Bob is OK to use in place of Robert, Bill for William or even Nacho for Ignacio.

[Junkie]

I'll likely leave my middle name off, but wouldn't be willing to abbreviate my full first or last name to a single character.

[mesooohoppy]

Does anyone know of an engraver who has an FFL?

[xsefan]

Most ffl holders won't mess with 80% lowers. I don't know if it's a legal reason or if it's just because if you buy an 80% you have cut them out

[greensoup]

Most ffl holders won't mess with 80% lowers. I don't know if it's a legal reason or if it's just because if you buy an 80% you have cut them out

Seems like if you want to serialize finished receivers one of you would need to be an 07 manufacturer.

Since most aren't manufacturers you'd be outside your license.

[SonofWWIIDI]

I'm thinking that the "recognized abbreviation" means something like Bob is OK to use in place of Robert, Bill for William or even Nacho for Ignacio.

Wouldn't it then mean recognized nickname not abbreviation?

The recognized abbreviation for the bureau of alcohol tabacco and firearms is BATF not bur of al, ta and fa. The recognized abbreviation for the Central Intelligence Agency is CIA not cen in ag. The recognized abbreviation for the federal bureau of investigation is FBI not female body inspectors, um wait...

[kcstott]

Wouldn't it then mean recognized nickname not abbreviation?

The recognized abbreviation for the bureau of alcohol tabacco and firearms is BATF not bur of al, ta and fa. The recognized abbreviation for the Central Intelligence Agency is CIA not cen in ag. The recognized abbreviation for the federal bureau of investigation is FBI not female body inspectors, um wait...

FBI is "famous but ignorant"

[Junkie]

Seems like if you want to serialize finished receivers one of you would need to be an 07 manufacturer.

Since most aren't manufacturers you'd be outside your license.

Is there a difference between an 07 and and an 07 manufacturer? The FFL I use is an 07, he said it was cheaper (by $50/year or something, not enough to really notice) and meant he doesn't have to stock guns.