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Who does everyone use for their NFA engraving?
That's what I did. My AR SBR is a 10" with a tubular free float hand guard, so there was enough room on the section of the barrel sticking out that I was able to engrave the info there. That leaves my lower pristine, but if I ever add a shorter barrel upper I might have to have my lower engraved.Dremel
If you "make" a short barreled rifle or shotgun from an existing firearm you are required to engrave additional information on the gun. Specifically you must add the name, city and state of the person who turned it into an NFA item.What does "NFA engraving" mean?
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Elkins45 said:That's what I did. My AR SBR is a 10" with a tubular free float hand guard, so there was enough room on the section of the barrel sticking out that I was able to engrave the info there. That leaves my lower pristine, but if I ever add a shorter barrel upper I might have to have my lower engraved.
You're going to want to get that lower engraved ASAP since it's the firearm. The upper is just an accessory on the firearm.
HRnightmare said:Incorrect! You can engrave any part of the firearm that is not easily removable (i.e. magazine)
Barrel is specifically mentioned as an acceptable place to engrave the additional information in the ATF regs quoted above. The serial number is already engraved on the lower because it was made from an existing gun.You mean, like the upper receiver of an AR-15?
That was a good idea.Barrel is specifically mentioned as an acceptable place to engrave the additional information in the ATF regs quoted above. The serial number is already engraved on the lower because it was made from an existing gun.
I understand that if I mount another upper or different barrel that I must engrave the info on it as well. The reason I opted to do the barrel is because of the specific gun I picked to build my SBR on. It's a Colt with a fairly high intrinsic value when assembled in original configuration and engraving it would probably reduce the value more than the $200 the tax stamp cost. If I had started with just a raw lower I would probably just have engraved it and been done.
Fish gotta swim, bees gotta buzz, and people who don't know what they're talking about gotta pass more bad info on the 'net.You're going to want to get that lower engraved ASAP since it's the firearm. The upper is just an accessory on the firearm.
Fish gotta swim, bees gotta buzz, and people who don't know what they're talking about gotta pass more bad info on the 'net.
It's not a NFA gun when it had a 16"+ barrel attached. If it has a upper with a <16" barrel then it better be engraved. Engraving the lower eliminates this worry, but since I only have two barrels at the moment it's not a big worry for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by HRnightmare
Incorrect! You can engrave any part of the firearm that is not easily removable (i.e. magazine)
You mean, like the upper receiver of an AR-15?
YES. I mean ANYWHERE that is part of the firearm. I would say anything easily removable like sights or magazine are not part...BARREL is without a doubt a part and is specifically mentioned. Upper assembly can be engraved, but than you MUST have that upper available. If you engrave the lower, than you can have any upper "temporarily" part of it.
Using a vibro-engraver on the BBL under the handguard is just fine... And yeah you can argue about it being "hidden" but my local BATFE field office said "As long as it's conspicuously marked, even under a handguard, we will find it if we need to investigate it after it's recovered in a crime scene and that's good enough for us", and so... it's good enough for me.
1. Barrel is specifically allowed in the regs as an allowed place to engrave.You're going to want to get that lower engraved ASAP since it's the firearm. The upper is just an accessory on the firearm.