Dear FFL's...

[WiffleHouse]

I have a few questions and your responses will be greatly appreciated. i'm looking to do an out of state purchase on a new colt le6940. i've tried searching the forums but i cant find the answer i'm looking for. a local FFL told me that the rifle would need to be modified (bullet button and 10 round mags) before they receive it here in CA. He also told me that he wasn't sure if this was state law or if it was their company policy. Anyways, I found a dealer in another state who has the rifle for sale, but I called him and he won't make any modifications to the rifle. My question is

Is it against the law for an FLL to receive a rifle before it's been modified?

I don't know if i need to find a different out of state dealer, or a different FFL... It'll be easier finding a different FLL i'm sure. If this is case, can anybody suggest an FFL who'd be willing to make the modifications? I'm in Riverside. I dont mind paying for an extra service. Thanks for your time everybody.

[Capt_Communist]

There is a couple ways of going about this...

first off where are you from? there are FFLs in the area that can receive what you are talking about then modify the weapon to have a Bullet button

Second way to do it is to have the sender simply send the lower to any given FFL (that will accept the lower) and have the upper sent to you directly. The lower w/o an upper can have a regular mag release (this has been debated and some FFLs will do it, some wont)

if the seller is not going to be helpful then consider a Middle man FFL, which can be found with a simple search on the forum... they will neuter the weapon to CA standards.

[WiffleHouse]

I'm in Riverside... The out of state dealer didn't sound like he wanted to go out of his way to help out a California customer...

[TripleT]

The colt rifle can be a problem for some FFL's as they were pretty much one of the targets of the AW ban. Yes, the 6940 is offlist, but some FFL's may not warm up to that. The rifle needs to be CA compliant before being sent to a CA FFL. Modifying it after it is in CA won't work. Yes, there are Kalifornicators that will make the necessary mods before it comes into CA.

[tenpercentfirearms]

Also what is the difference between a 6940 and a 6920? I think the receivers are the exact same so I would only want to deal with it if it was a complete gun in a marked box.

The firearm cannot be sent in as a complete assault weapon unless you send it to an AW dealer. Most AW dealers aren't going to play that game. The out of state seller could simply take the upper and lower apart and send it in the same box and then install the BB when it arrives. It just can't come complete and then install.

[WiffleHouse]

thank you guys