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Transfer fees in California suck! ANy leads?

malibumikemalibumike Member Posts: 10 ✭✭
edited March 2004 in Ask the Experts
Love this auction site and purchased my first rifle as a result of using gunbroker.com. Though I was getting a great deal until I called around for transfer prices. The local shops around me want 50 bucks for the transfer and 30 for a dross fee. $80 bucks total! is there a cheaper way to transfer a gun? how can i find ffl that are affordable?I'm in Malibu and will drive 50 miles in any direction.
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  • Contender ManContender Man Member Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    From your post I get the impression that you just started looking around locally, if so, look at the listing of FFL's here on GB's site and check w/ them.

    From what I hear CA seems to be the perfect setup for outrageous transfer fees.


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  • ern98ern98 Member Posts: 1,725 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The blood suckers in Sacamento set the Dros fee price so there isn't much that you can do about that. I'd first try Jim Davis at the Calabassas shooting range. He does transfers at the local gun shows for a reasonable price. As long as he doesn't have to go out of pocket in ordering your rifle I don't see where he would be unreasonable. If worse comes to worse I know a gunsmith in San Gabrial who will recieve for $25 or $30 plus dros and such. Still Davis is much closer to you. The range is at the Kanan offramp of the Ventura freeway.
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  • malibumikemalibumike Member Posts: 10 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks, I'll be talking to jim on Teusday. I'm happy to pay 25 bucks but fifty makes it hard to want to order out of state. Where on the site can I search for ffl's?
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  • jsergovicjsergovic Member Posts: 5,526
    edited November -1
    Sportsmen's Den in Oakhurst is $40
    Stone's in Merced is $55

    I finally found a "garage" FFL that charges $20 ... and it's only fifteen minutes away.
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  • PJPJ Member Posts: 1,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My guy in San Leandro charges $65.00 including DROS, but does rifles only. Also, he will only receive from another FFL.
    Pete

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  • rsnyder55rsnyder55 Member Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My dealer charges $25.00 plus state fees.
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  • sharpshooter039sharpshooter039 Member Posts: 5,897 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    man I am so glad I dont live in Commiefornia,here in Arkansas I pay my FFL $10 and he mails my payment for me with his ffl,I offer all the time to repay his postage and he will not let me
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  • FrancFFrancF Member Posts: 35,279 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Best I can offer is get in with a local gun shop, and buy often! The guys at my shop most times will wave some prices! if you are a regular. My last buy out of Remingtons coustom shop cost me $25 bucks for paper work.
    PJ

    Wish you would come out here more often [:)]



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  • altosaltos Member Posts: 187 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    $117 at Reeds in San Jose. Dollars. U.S.

    If anyone knows a good, legal FFL transfer person/shop in
    San Jose/Mtn.View/San Mateo please post name/number.

    Thanks,
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  • ATFATF Member Posts: 11,683 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I charge $15.00 here in Maine,and no dross (what the heck is that)I think that's the stuff that floats to the top when you melt lead???
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  • dotcom_guy30dotcom_guy30 Member Posts: 2,572 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    here in louisiana the $10.00 charge is not bad at all and no dross go to gunbroker's start up page and follow the links to their list of ffl's

    the thing that scares me is that we could be living in someone else's own reality
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  • rrfhunterrrfhunter Member Posts: 187 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As a rule of thumb when you call around the Bay area the prices are OUTRAGEOUS to recieve a gun ie:Reeds. When I used to live in San Jose they were always overpriced about everything anyway. The FFL's in the rural areas are much more reasonable. I pay $40 WITH DROS in Jackson near Lake Tahoe.

    I guess the reasoning is the cost of living for everything is more expensive. SOMEBODY has to pay for your FFL to live in Malibu!

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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    MOVE!

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