Frustrated With a Sale

[OldCannon]

I spoke to that ATF about this exact same scenerio as we wanted to have items dropped at a place where my wife worked. I was informed that the shipper must ship to the FFL location on the license and was told it was not negotiable to be in compliance. The wholesalers we work with would also not ship to any alternative address. What changes we made with the delivery company was another story as we just used the carriers drop points.... If others are able to do it more power to them, in these times I would not give the ATF any reason to revoke our license...

The physical address and the mailing address on an FFL's license are listed for very specific reasons - both are legitimate shipping addresses, and in some cases exist because of state or local laws. It is up to the receiving FFL to specify which should be used. Correct procedure is to blank out the address you do NOT want used when sending to another FFL. There are MANY FFL dealers who refuse to ship to the mailing address when requested. This usually requires a scolding by the IOI before they change their ways.

Shipping addresses are strange things. UPS and FedEx, for instance, don't usually ship to a PO Box, only to a physical address, but not every dealer's physical address is where their shipping & receiving center is.

Yes, it's complicated, but any FFL that insists on ONLY shipping to a physical address can potentially do a huge disservice to their customer.

FYI: As a matter of our policy, we always ship to physical address, even if the mailing address is different, UNLESS the FFL asks us otherwise.

[C-dub]

I got tired of waiting on Fulton Armory to open up. I found a member over on M14 Firing Line that is selling off his firearm collection.

He's got a Springfield Armory National Match that was made in 1985 (the "heyday" of M1As) that currently resides in an M21 stock. Comes with lots of extras to include 13 mags, a Blackhawk ground mat bag, Redfield spotting scope (Denver model), Sadlak mount, a Leupold Mark IV, and lots of reloading supplies.

I'm meeting him Monday south of Ft Worth on our way back from Angel Fire. A few pics are below.

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Mrs. dub and I believe there's a reason for everything. We may not always know what that reason is, but there is one. I think the reason your first deal went bad is because this rifle, your rifle, was still waiting for you. That is a very nice rifle and everything else that came with it.

[mrvmax]

Your FFL is just plain wrong, by law a firearm can only be sent to the address that is listed on the FFL. Blacking out the address and putting something else in will cause the ATF to revoke his license in a heart beat if they are made aware of that.

This is incorrect info, Old Cannon clarified. FFL's can have two addresses on their license, one a premise and one a shipping address. He most likely blacked out the premise address so it owuld ship to his mailing address. BTW, there is no reason for a non FFL to have a copy of an FFL's license anyway.