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Kalifornia Confusion

5mmgunguy5mmgunguy Member Posts: 3,092 ✭✭
edited December 2010 in Ask the Experts
I sent a rifle back to Remington for repair...now they want to send it back but only to an FFL. It was a 597 in 17 HMR and they changed the barrel to a 22 Magnum...it is the same receiver...I thought it could be sent directly back to me.
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  • mark christianmark christian Member Posts: 24,443 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They can send to back directly to you...If they want to, but they don't have to.
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  • andrewsw16andrewsw16 Member Posts: 10,728 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Correct. Federal law says they can, but they MAY have a corporate policy requiring shipment to an FFL. Ask to speak to a supervisor and clarify the issue. You may be dealing with a less educated lower employee.
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  • wpagewpage Member Posts: 10,201 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Why not suggest that they send it direct.
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  • fordsixfordsix Member Posts: 8,554 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    my friend sent in his 2 17's for the 22 redo and they sent them direct to him
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  • dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,176 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 5mmgunguy
    I sent a rifle back to Remington for repair...now they want to send it back but only to an FFL. It was a 597 in 17 HMR and they changed the barrel to a 22 Magnum...it is the same receiver...I thought it could be sent directly back to me.


    They can send it back to you. I dealt with Thompson/Center on this, they cited a "CA law" that requires shipping of repaired guns back to a CA FFL only - I bugged them, there is no law and they shipped back to me direct. I've had more than a few other guns, including handguns, sent back to me directly after repair.

    I checked the Calguns site - I'm sure the info is on there, can't find it just now though.

    BTW - if it goes to your FFL will you be stuck with DROS and 10 day jail?
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  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This is off topic but why is everyone changing from 17 caliber to 22?
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  • iwannausernameiwannausername Member Posts: 7,131
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by steve45
    This is off topic but why is everyone changing from 17 caliber to 22?


    Remington has/had a recall on the 17hmr 597s. Offering a discount on some other remington product, or convert from 17 to 22mag
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  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks, I had'nt heard about that
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