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A+ for what Gene had to say. I'll add that you must be in compliance of all city/county ordinances, too. Neighborhood covenants are , also, looked at. Anymore, you need to be able to show that you are a legit firearms related business to be issued a license. BATFE is under DOJ (a.k.a. Eric Holder). That won't make getting a license any easier. If you are setting up a business, the best of luck to you. "Sporting" type firearm sales are at a low right now because of the down economy. In the area where I live, those that came on for "The Obama bump" are 'out' or on their way 'out'. I'll quote a signature I've seen on a local forum, "I'm glad I'm not trying to make $20 selling a gun these days". If you are applying for a license so you can 'buy cheaper', good luck!
A Curio & Relics license won't get you 'actions', only firearms listed as a Curio or Relic. To be listed as a C&R the firearm must be in its original condition and be at least 50 years old, or, have its value in its scarcity or rarity ( a sporterized Mauser or Springfield aren't considered a Curio or Relic ). Modern actions aren't C&R eligble. A Springfield or Mauser action isn't either (because they aren't in their 'original form'). A C&R license doesn't allow you to 'deal' firearms. It allows you to have transactions with other C&R license holders and surplus importers who will honor a C&R license. The C&R regs get violated regularly because of not understanding the regs. Not 'understanding the regs' isn't an excuse with ATFE. (some of those importers and wholesalers charge extra for dealing with C&R)
For the 14yrs. I've had a FFL, it has never been legal. The Mauser is a 'firearm' as defined by the Gun Control Act of 1968. If it is in original, military configuration, with no aftermarket parts or alterations, chances are, it is considered a Curio & Relic. Once altered it is considered as any other firearm. Bigngreen, you can do gunsmithing with a 01 Dealers license. Using a customer supplied receiver for a build is considered gunsmithing and the owner of the action is considered the manufacturer (if he/she uses it). If you, as the FFL, buy , say, a Remington 700ADL and dismantel it for the action and then barrel it or build a complete rifle using that action, you are considered the manufacture because you 'materially changed' that firearm. Here's another government web site to confuse things even more,,TTB.Gov. If you, as the FFL holder, buy rifles for action donors or buy custom actions and barrel them or build rifles using these actions then you are the manufacturer and any more than one build will require a 07 Manufacturers license. You can build 50 before you are required to pay excise taxes. If you build 51 you must pay excise taxes on all 51 firearms. It can get pretty deep collecting the info from different goverment agencys and different representitves of those departments and agencys. On ATFEs' web site you can order ATF Publication 5300.4 which is "Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide' 2005". Seems the key words defining manufacturing are "materially changed'. There is much more to be researched and understood with a 07 Manufacture license rather than a 01 Dealers license. There seems to be pleanty of different ideas by many different folks concerning licensed manufacturing these days. I get my info from ATF and Dept. of the Treasury, Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau. The reason you see 'waiting on FFL' is because you need to have all those other 'ducks' in a row before a FFL will be issued.shortgrass, the gunsmith that I use use to build and assemble rifles based off of the mauser actions he said he didn't need a FFL to do work and sell rifles built on this platform . Then he said the rules changed some years ago and now he cannot do it . Are you saying that it has never been legal in the first place ?
bigngreen , check your PM
Bigbuck
