Buying a 100% AK recv'r...

Since it is a long gun receiver (although you could check pistol off...) any FFL will be happy to do it. They don't do it often but it is not perceived as a grey area like transferring a pistol frame.

Wow that was a fast reply! :) Thanks for the help.

Just what I wanted to hear!

Ok... sorry to drag this one up again but I'm running into a problem. Seems that none of the dealers I speak to want to deal with it. Maybe I'm asking wrong or something? My last attempt went like this:

<after buying stuff, chatting a bit>

Me: "I have a question for you... I have a couple of Romanian AK kits that I would like to assemble into MA legal rifles using 100% receivers that would need to be transferred via FFL. I already have all the 922r compliant parts and was wondering if you would be willing to transfer the receivers and what you'd like for a fee."

Him: "Yeah I guess I could do that... where did you want to buy the receiver from?"

Me: "NodakSpud. He's a mfgr/FFL out of North Dakota"

Him: "And that's for an AR, right?"

Me: "No, AK"

Him: "Oh, no. Sorry, things are just too scary in MA to get involved with that. I would do an AR but not an AK."

Me: "Ok, thanks anyway"

:(

Originally Posted by LenS

Find another dealer.

Don't know who in W. MA, but I do know that there is at least one out that way who will transfer frames.

Thanks Len, I will keep searching. Just making sure I'm not asking something that's way out in left field. Judging by the reactions I've received so far, I was beginning to wonder...

-M

Originally Posted by mdh

Thanks Len, I will keep searching. Just making sure I'm not asking something that's way out in left field. Judging by the reactions I've received so far, I was beginning to wonder...

-M

Find another dealer, and don't even go through the explanation you
proffered before. Just tell the dealer you want to transfer a
semiauto AK reciever. That's all they need to know.... offering
up too much information scares some of these people. They
don't need to know what you're going to do with it afterwards
anyways.

-Mike

Where in Western MA are you? If you are looking around Pittsfield, forget that. Go to Pete's in Adams (North Adams?) on Route 8. I've found that the Pittsfield FFL's are afraid of anything not Fudd like.

Originally Posted by Neptune Cat

Where in Western MA are you? If you are looking around Pittsfield, forget that. Go to Pete's in Adams (North Adams?) on Route 8. I've found that the Pittsfield FFL's are afraid of anything not Fudd like.

I as well was going to suggest Pete's. He is the only one I deal with. Great guy (and other guys that work for him). Extremely friendly and a great guy to deal with. He moved into his new shop not too long ago...has the feel of a mini KTP but when you are there you get the feeling that you are welcome.

9 Grove St (Rt.8)
Adams, MA 01220
413-743-0780

Hours: (Last I knew...may have changed a little)
Mon - Closed
Tue & Thurs - 12-8
Wed & Fri - 10-5
Sat - 9-3
Sun - 10-2