So I'm looking at picking up a complete HK german parts kit rifle with a flat. Being that I hear bending the flats and building them can be tricky, I was thinking of sending that stuff off to a smith to have done and then completing the assembly once it comes back to me. My question is, because you get the flat and it is not considered a firearm, and therefore no 4473 or Fa-10 is done upon acceptance, once it is completed into a functioning receiver does the gunsmith just send it back to me or does it then need to go to a dealer and I have to do all the paperwork? Or is this like a AR, where you don't do any paperwork until the rifle is finished and complete?
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So how would this work?
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An 80% receiver is a hunk of metal
The flat is not a firearm, it's basically the HK equivalent of an 80% AR "blank".
When you take it beyond 80%, at some magic point that BATFE won't make clear, the blank becomes a firearm. So if you have your gunsmith bend & weld the receiver, he will also need to serialize it and transfer it, just like you would for an AR lower.
All in all, if you don't want to bend it yourself, better to just do the transfer of one that is already complete than to outsource the work.
The flat is not a firearm, it's basically the HK equivalent of an 80% AR "blank".
When you take it beyond 80%, at some magic point that BATFE won't make clear, the blank becomes a firearm. So if you have your gunsmith bend & weld the receiver, he will also need to serialize it and transfer it, just like you would for an AR lower.
All in all, if you don't want to bend it yourself, better to just do the transfer of one that is already complete than to outsource the work.
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This, but with one question... wouldn't the gunsmith have to have the proper license to manufacture the receiver/firearm?
Other than that, the standard 4473 would apply for the transfer and FA-10 upon completion of a functional firearm.
Biff Quizler
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+1...... I was dreaming a while back and determined the same, plus less of a process
Well, that, and not bending the flat on your own defeats the entire purpose of buying one to begin with. Legit HK smiths are also rape-ville, because that stuff is a bitch to work on. The only affordable way to build an HK is to do it yourself. If you're not doing it yourself or some help from friends, you're going to get raped.
-Mike
if you're gonna buy a flat only to send it to someone to have them bend it--just buy a receiver. the way i understand it if you have someone else do the work for you is that once the gunsmith bends the flat, it is then a receiver, they become the manufacturer and would have to serialize it and transfer it to you.
otherwise, the flat is a flat piece of metal. no special tricks, nothing. it get shipped right to you.
the jig is expensive unless you DIY, and make sure the flat you get has centering tabs.
otherwise, the flat is a flat piece of metal. no special tricks, nothing. it get shipped right to you.
the jig is expensive unless you DIY, and make sure the flat you get has centering tabs.
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