Incoming transfer @ the gun parlor

[straightshooter1911]

Hi, I am going to have a handgun mailed in and I am considering using the gun parlor for the transfer due to location and a couple of other reasons. I was wondering if anyone here had done a transfer there before, and how your experience was. Also per chance do you remember if the fee was reasonable. Thanks in advance.

 

[boscru]

i would give them a call and ask, but that's just my opinion. some dealers would rather you buy from them, other's don't mind $25-35 for 20 minutes work. some don't like or refuse to do out of state transfers. others, such as precision point firearms, have no problem

 

[Salyeica]

Precision Point told me they only Massify firearms they sell, and I'm sure there are others as well, so keep that in mind if you need to have any compliance work done.

 

[straightshooter1911]

No compliance problems, just a very specific revolver. I need that very one, and they, nor anybody else has that one. It know it will be their vall, just trying to get reviews before I go asking

 

[92G]

OP best to call any ffl discuss trasfer w them directly. NES is not doing a transfer for you so whatever you hear on forum is conjecture

 

[cfbackrow]

pullman arms has done several for me...but as mentioned above its best to call them directly

 

[rocket500]

Good guys there, but suggestion to check ahead is a good one.

 

[pj150]

Done plenty there. $40 transfer fee for incoming. Good guys. Just have the person or ffl on the other end get in touch with them and they will handle everything.

 

[atilla]

$40 transfer fee

that's outrageous.

 

[pj150]

that's outrageous.

For incoming out of state. For regular transfers it's 20 bucks. Same cost as places like 4 seasons.

 

[Chet0729]

I have used Waynes with no issues. i think it was $20

 

[Mountain]

I realize this is rant bait, but yes- you must contact them first. One of the issues is whether or not the local FFL will accept transfer from an individual if you are indeed buying from an individual. I had a Gunbroker transfer turn into a bit of a sh!tshow for this reason. I'll spare the forum the long story but in the end Johnny from Precision Point stepped in and took care of me.

Edit- not a neg for Gun Parlor. Just prudent to contact first...

 

[andy t]

+1 for Precision Point Firearms for outstanding customer service and charging the same whether for in state or out of state transfers.

 

[fox2boost]

40 sounds ridiculous to me as well. Nitor firearms in southwick ma does out of state transfers for $25

 

[RCam0843]

Good guys at gun parlor. No complaints. Their fee is higher though @ $38. Have done transfers with pullman. Another good group over there. Fee is $25 cash/$30 credit.

 

[dcmdon]

If you are having a legal gun shipped in, Precision Point is a great place. Nice guy. Inexpensive transfers.

If you need compliance work done, I'd suggest 1776. In Walpole. Don is a great guy. (nice name too) and they do good work.

 

[dcmdon]

40 sounds ridiculous to me as well. Nitor firearms in southwick ma does out of state transfers for $25

It all depends on what they want to do. When I had a FFL in CT, I hated doing transfers. So I didn't do them. Then one day my father (A CPA) said to me, "don't refuse to do them. just charge enough that it makes it worth your while".

So I charged $50. I wasn't ripping anyone off. There was a guy down the street who charged . . uh . $55. Hmm.
Well, there was a guy 10 miles away who charged $35. I didn't force anyone to use me. In fact I actively discouraged it and often told people that they could get a better price at Ron's in East Lyme.

I didn't care if anyone used me. When you figure in
1) the phone calls from both the seller and the buyer,
2) booking in the firearm and filing the shipping receipt, including comparing the SN on the firearm with that on the receipt.
3) Meeting the customer
4) completing a 4473
5) call in for a NICS check. The line is often busy.
6) And then the really fun part. Doing a DPS-3 in quadruplicate
7) mail one copy to the CLEO in the buyers town
8) mail another to the CT DESPP in Middletown.
9) Book the firearm out and file the transfer receipt.

Its probably an hour of my time. $50 is cheap for an hour of my time.

Don

 

[MetalgodZ]

It all depends on what they want to do. When I had a FFL in CT, I hated doing transfers. So I didn't do them. Then one day my father (A CPA) said to me, "don't refuse to do them. just charge enough that it makes it worth your while".

So I charged $50. I wasn't ripping anyone off. There was a guy down the street who charged . . uh . $55. Hmm.
Well, there was a guy 10 miles away who charged $35. I didn't force anyone to use me. In fact I actively discouraged it and often told people that they could get a better price at Ron's in East Lyme.

I didn't care if anyone used me. When you figure in
1) the phone calls from both the seller and the buyer,
2) booking in the firearm and filing the shipping receipt, including comparing the SN on the firearm with that on the receipt.
3) Meeting the customer
4) completing a 4473
5) call in for a NICS check. The line is often busy.
6) And then the really fun part. Doing a DPS-3 in quadruplicate
7) mail one copy to the CLEO in the buyers town
8) mail another to the CT DESPP in Middletown.
9) Book the firearm out and file the transfer receipt.

Its probably an hour of my time. $50 is cheap for an hour of my time.

Don

This.

There are also some people who will charge almost nothing, and then get pissed at people that buy online and use them for transfers and/or make things more difficult than they're legally required to be.

Call the place and make sure that 1) the FFL is OK with what you want done, 2) YOU FEEL that the FFL feels OK with what he's agreed to.

 

[dcmdon]

The one time I waived it was after a guy who was a referral called me to do a transfer. He said he was going to buy a 1903 from Aim Surplus, who was liquidating a large collection.

Well, when I got the box, it weighed about 100 lbs. It turned out he couldnt' make up his mind, so he bought 5 of them; all different makes and variations. They all fit on one 4473 and we filled out the DPS-3s with all the info other than serial numbers and sigs and photocopied them so it was more like doing 1 1/2 guns rather than 5.

I charged him $100 for the 5. Plus, he was a super nice guy. As most historic rifle guys are. (am I being "ageist"?)