[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Ed,
Thank you for your understanding, I appreciate it.

You are correct on the fact that newer guns can be C&R's if they are so declared by BATF, in fact I hope that next years Colt Anniversary 1911's are so declared since in Massachusetts it is illegal to buy a Colt made after 1998 (or if before 1998 unless it was registered in Mass) from a dealer.

We cannot buy Colts, Springfield Armory, in fact about 80% of the guns out there are illegal to buy from a dealer in Mass, but on a C&R you can get them FFL to FFL (or face to face from an individual).

On the bound book what I have found agrees with you, that any guns you acquire that are C&R guns, since you got your license need to be in the bound book and if you have one from before your C&R you would put it in once you sell it.

One other thing I noticed about the Luger, the Hold Open Latch is missing, may be why I got it for a good price. I ordered a repro today, it will be interesting to see if it needs any hand fitting.

Hopefully this will be the first of many Lugers, although I wouldn't mind another P-38 to go with the Russian Capture one (can you see a pattern of low end firearms?).

Jeff