Quote Originally Posted by O2HeN2 View Post
2 things, first to correct the above statement: You don't engrave a new serial number
You missed my point, which was describing a situation where he could submit a Form 1 now, without buying a potential host firearm first.

In the situation I described, he would have to submit a Form 1 with a serial number on it, and the chances he just happened to guess correctly what the original mfg serial number would eventually turn out to be are about zero.

Therefore, in the case of submitting a Form 1 before purchasing or knowing the serial number of the eventual donor firearm, he'd have to engrave the Form 1 serial number on the firearm when he got it.