I have a USP 40 that I very much enjoy. However, after purchasing a Brugger & Thomet rail system for it only to see it chew the heck out of the accessory mount, I have turned into one of those anti-plastic types when it comes to weapons, especially the receiver. I know there are gunsmiths that make custom 1911 frames all the time. I was wondering if anybody knew of one who did frames for a USP. Also, if there are people out there that will do it, is it legal in MA?
Since I firmly believe that at least one of those question is going to come up as a “no”, my next question is, can I make one with the help of a gunsmith? My understanding of law is that one can make their own firearms as long as they don’t sell them. I don’t have the tools necessary to make one by myself so I would have to get a gunsmith to make one “most of the way” and I would finish it off (in a manor similar to how people build AKs out of flats.) So my next question would be (needy little bugger aren’t I) exactly how far can a gunsmith take a gun before it becomes a receiver that needs an FFL transfer?
And after all that is aside, would the final device even be legal in this miserable state? The gun that it goes to is pre-ban but the new frame would be made post ban. Could I get around it if it were legally considered a replacement? (Which it is since the old frame is now damaged)
Since I firmly believe that at least one of those question is going to come up as a “no”, my next question is, can I make one with the help of a gunsmith? My understanding of law is that one can make their own firearms as long as they don’t sell them. I don’t have the tools necessary to make one by myself so I would have to get a gunsmith to make one “most of the way” and I would finish it off (in a manor similar to how people build AKs out of flats.) So my next question would be (needy little bugger aren’t I) exactly how far can a gunsmith take a gun before it becomes a receiver that needs an FFL transfer?
And after all that is aside, would the final device even be legal in this miserable state? The gun that it goes to is pre-ban but the new frame would be made post ban. Could I get around it if it were legally considered a replacement? (Which it is since the old frame is now damaged)