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Ron Wood · 12-28-2011, 12:42 AM

It is the frame, and that isn't a guess. It seems odd, I know, since technically the "upper" (barrel, receiver and toggle train) is a firearm capable of firing a cartridge independent of the frame. But as far as the BATFE is concerned, the frame is the controlled part and requires a FFL for transfer.

12-28-2011, 12:42 AM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,256 Times in 1,724 Posts	It is the frame, and that isn't a guess. It seems odd, I know, since technically the "upper" (barrel, receiver and toggle train) is a firearm capable of firing a cartridge independent of the frame. But as far as the BATFE is concerned, the frame is the controlled part and requires a FFL for transfer. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction