Building An SBR, Need To Register It, But Which Method And How?

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/nfa/

Send them a snail mail letter, get their advice in writing and follow it.

Best of luck.

...as natman said... get the ATF's directives, in written form and apply to your project.

...and remember, post pix.lol

If getting a CLEO signature is easy, and you don't have a good reason to use a trust, I'd go with the CLEO. If there is a local NFA dealer contact them and see if they know who signs off.

Here, I just mail the paperwork to the Sheriff's Office and they sign it and mail it back. Some places you'll have to go in person, so it differs by area.

After you get your paperwork in order, just send it off with a check and wait. When they send it back to you start your build.

Go for CLEO first, form 1 SBR. If you can't do that, do a trust, and again, form 1.

It's simple, and no, you don't need to write to the BATFE and ask them about it - it's well hashed out in law, and they can take YEARS to get a letter back to you. By that time, you'd already have your SBR registered and built.

I am in Houston and have a Class 3 dealer who is also a lawyer. I had him write a trust for me and do all of the paperwork. PM me if you want the contact info.

1) Trust route - Buy Quicken Willmaker w/ Revocable Living Trust @ Sams club $39.99
2) Make the living trust using Willmaker & have it notarized at your bank & file it w/ county courthouse
3) Fill out TWO form 1's (reason is important on Form 1's so don't put Zombies and crap) use "investment"
4) Fill out certificate of US citizenship form (you sign it)
5) Fill out the 922(r) compliance form (you sign it)
6) Fill out $200 check made out to US Treasury (BATFE) whatever the form your using says to use.
7) Send all forms & check to the BATFE address in Georgia (not IL - unless you want to wait longer)
8) Wait ... wait... wait...
9) Wait some more after it goes pending in 60 days.... wait longer.
10) At or under 120 days have past you should have your Form 1 back w/ stamp & your done

As always YMMV

Oh and don't forget to send the firearm off to be engraved w/ your name (or revocable trust name), city, and state - while your Form 1 is pending.

That way everything is ready to go when you get your stamp back... unless the place that is cutting the gun down for you can do the engraving too which many do. Just have an idea so you don't have any more hold-ups beyond the 120 day waiting period + gun cutting work.

3) Fill out TWO form 1's (reason is important on Form 1's so don't put Zombies and crap) use "investment"

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Someone at arfcom got his "zombies" form 1 approved...