Get a C&R license, then any gun on the list or any gun over 50 yrs old can be sent to you without going thru a FFL dealer. It has saved me a lot of money!
The only problem is when you renew it don't answer the question "how many guns have you sold & purchased on your license in the past 5 yrs" with "50"!!!!
Since the "gun trafficking" problem has reared its ugly head, that creates a "red flag" and they will inspect you!
The last time I renewed my license, I made that mistake and got a visit from my local BATF agent.
I was lucky that he was a young super nice guy.
I asked him why the audit, and he said the number of guns transferred raised a red flag and a visit.
He said that his office (in Houston) had never audited a C&R licensee before, and they weren't even sure how to go about it!
So we sat down and checked off all the guns I had recorded as "received" to be sure that I had the guns in my possession.
I explained to him that my collecting had taken a change in direction, and he could see in my book that most of the guns sold were Lugers and the ones bought were Colt SAA's.
That satisfied him that I wasn't a "strawman" or "dealing in firearms" and everything was cool.
