starting DROS while upper and lower enroute...

[BusBoy]

Ok I have a stripped upper and lower coming from a manufacturer and I have heard that you can start your DROS when the item ships... DO I need the serial number off the lower to get the DROS going or is that info already communicated when I gave them the FFLs info??

[EBR Works]

I believe it is a requirement that the receiver be physically in the FFL's possession before starting DROS. I have always wondered why some FFLs would bypass this requirement.

[TripleT]

The only dros that requires a serial is a handgun dros. The rest is up to the FFL and many will start a dros without the receiver or long gun. The only real danger is if something gets lost,damaged, misordered, etc and the dros can't be completed in 30 days, somebody will be out 25.00. Keep in mind the dros on other than a handgun is strictly to see if the buyer is prohibited, that is all.

[BusBoy]

Well I got to Irvington Arms in Fremont and started my DROS... only asked if I was sure the item was shipped... showed them my tracking receipt that was sent the day before showing it shipped.

[dirtyJ]

We like to wait until there's a tracking number before starting DRoS. We had a customer start his paperwork on a rifle before getting a tracking number, he waited until AFTER the DRoS was run to tell us that it could be as long as 4 weeks we'd get the rifle in. It ended up ok, the rifle showed up with about a week to go in the 30 days, but it could have ended up with him out another $25.

[darkest2000]

If you go by the book, no. But since long gun DROS requires no make or serial number, or limit on quantity, it's a moot point. Especially if the dealer has other long guns in his physical inventory, he could've easily said that the DROS is for any of those.

There are dealers that have no problem with this and there are some that absolutely will not do it. There are also dealers that will allow you to add another long gun to the DROS and some that won't. I've seen it all.