Quote Originally Posted by OneGuy67 View Post
Usually, the ATF is only able to trace from the manufacturer to the first FFL transaction. On occasion, there is a chance for a secondary FFL transaction if the firearm goes back into a FFL's bound book as a trade in, FFL purchase, etc.

All the traces I've had done haven't been that spectacular in terms of information, unless the firearm was a recent purchase.

Thanks for the clarification.. so it's to the FIRST ffl transaction, then it's leg work from there.