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[Lurch]

I'm trying to sell a pre 1982 AR-15 on Armslist. I was contacted by some who says he has a trust and with the right qualifications he can convert it to FA I'm assuming. From what I can tell only SOT's can do this and only deal with law enforcement and other SOT's correct? But why would a SOT's need a pre 84 weapon to do this? Couldn't they just build and machine one from a new lower?

Of course this guy is not sure how we would do and internet sale so I have serious doubt that he knows much about Class 3 stuff.

My biggest concern is I sell it to him and he converts it, then gets caught and says he bought it this way from me. I guess this could be covered with a bill of sale correct?

[ray1970]

Unless he is paying a premium price for your rifle I think I would just deal with someone else.

Just to be safe.

Sorry I have no answer to your actual question.

[Great-Kazoo]

There's this thing called documentation, which your back and forth e-mails will verify your gun is a factory Unmodified Semi-auto, prior to him taking possession. His throwing a Trust in to the mix means nothing. He needs to be a SOT / Title II ? FFL to convert any firearm to select fire unit, or have a pre -86 done for him. Which may be probably his intention. Having a converted pre-86 is nice BUT what i'm reading in your post, has too many alarm's going off.
I received an inquiry similar to your's a few years back and informed the "interested buyer" What he was thinking of doing would be better off done with some one, other then me.

[J]

The firearm must be registered as an Auto NFA firearm pre 86 to be transferable / non-LE non-MIL legal. Converting an old semi auto to auto is no different than converting a new gun to auto. It is still an auto that is to be registered after 86.

Smells fishy to me.

[ray1970]

what i'm reading in your post, has too many alarm's going off.

This.



Smells fishy to me.

And this.

[BPTactical]

IIRC if he has a registered pre 86 "drop in" auto sear he can drop it into a "host".

[Circuits]

IIRC if he has a registered pre 86 "drop in" auto sear he can drop it into a "host".
And that would be fine but doesnt need a pre ban anything to install it in.

[Great-Kazoo]

And that would be fine but doesnt need a pre ban anything to install it in.

Correct it's the DIAS that has the stamp. Walk away,. the money you would realize will not cover your first attorney visit.

[Lurch]

Thank you gentlemen that is pretty much the way I say this whole thing but I just wanted to make sure. My guess is when I told him that I needed to send the gun to an FFL for the transfer that I won't hear from him again.