What federal laws and taxes apply to rifle barrels?
A. We are asked if barrels can be sent directly to individuals or if they must be sent to a Federal Firearms Licensee. Rifle barrels can be purchased by individuals and sent directly to the buyer. There are no federal laws that prevent this. Rifle barrels are no different than other gun components such as scopes or stocks. The only restricted part of a firearm is the receiver. Further, if you already own a receiver you can send it directly to a gunsmith in any state to have it rebarreled. And the gunsmith can return it directly to you without going through an FFL. The BATF considers this as a ‘repair’. Sometimes a carrier, such as UPS, will insist that a firearm be sent only to an FFL and have at times demanded a copy of the receiver’s FFL. There is no regulation requiring this and though uncommon, seems to be at the whim of a local manager. It should be noted that pistols and handguns cannot be sent through the U.S. mail and when sent through a carrier like UPS or FedEx they must be s
A. We are asked if barrels can be sent directly to individuals or if they must be sent to a Federal Firearms Licensee. Rifle barrels can be purchased by individuals and sent directly to the buyer. There are no federal laws that prevent this. Rifle barrels are no different than other gun components such as scopes or stocks. The only restricted part of a firearm is the receiver. Further, if you already own a receiver you can send it directly to a gunsmith in any state to have it rebarreled. And the gunsmith can return it directly to you without going through an FFL. The BATF considers this as a ‘repair’. Sometimes a carrier, such as UPS, will insist that a firearm be sent only to an FFL and have at times demanded a copy of the receiver’s FFL. There is no regulation requiring this and though uncommon, seems to be at the whim of a local manager. It should be noted that pistols and handguns cannot be sent through the U.S. mail and when sent through a carrier like UPS or FedEx they must be s
