Transfer Fees

[MPfiveengineer]

On several other gun boards I have noticed that people in other states seem to pay lower transfer fees than what I have seen in the Denver area. It seems like the going rate to transfer an suppressor a suppressor from out of state is about $50 (with some dealers in Texas charging $20 :roll: ). It also seems like many dealers do not charge a transfer fee if you buy the can from them especially if you pay full retail. My first suppressor was an Norrell Integral 10/22 suppressor which I paid $150 to transferred to me. What have been you guys experiences with this?

[RYAN50BMG]

I think Dragon charges 100$ for a transfer.

[shrapmetal]

they charged me $45 for my transfer a few months ago. maybe they charge you more Ryan because you have so many stamps.

[HunterCO]

Call Alan he charges 0$ if you buy it from him, problem solved.

He did charge me $150 for the transfer of my sear (I did not buy it from him). However I have purchased 3 more NFA items from him and it cost me nothing. So in the end if I used a C3 dealer that charges for every damn transfer I would have spent more money.

It's simple he has to make a living and anybody in the C3 world should know it is not easy it is a very small market.

The predator can I bought from Alan he charged me $150 I found it on line for $120. If you do the math I don't care what dealer you use the $30 dollar difference would never amount to the transfer fees another dealer would have charged me.

That is just my .02

[KarlPMann]

It varies a lot from dealer to dealer as you've already seen. I got my registered UZI bolt through Dragon for $75.00 back in 1994ish. I got both of my silencers for $50.00 from Dragon. All 3 items were items I found, bought, and arranged for on my own. Terri told me if I bought any items through her that she didn't charge a transfer fee. :roll: Well, that's the norm anyway. It was my experience at the time that she was willing to go a little cheaper than most because she wasn't really trying to make a living off guns and such. It was just extra income generated by a license she already had anyway. :mrgreen:

I checked prices and transfer fees through a few distributors and dealers and found that it was usually cheaper to just buy the item from the local dealer if they were willing to do that. They get a discount from most distributors/manufacturers that makes up for not charging a transfer fee. If you buy direct, and then add a transfer fee, that's going to cost quite a bit more in all cases. Unless the seller is willing to give you that same discount

Karl.

[MPfiveengineer]

I know a guy on SilencerTalk.com that is selling AAC Blockboxes for $795, retail on them is $1K. If I were to buy one from a local dealer I would be looking at about $1133 with sales tax and transfer fee. Where it seems like everyone outside of Colorado would be looking at $845, a $288 difference.

I know a C3 license is not free and it should be worth these guys time and I can understand $75-$100 but I think $150 is excessive.

[HunterCO]

I know a guy on SilencerTalk.com that is selling AAC Blockboxes for $795, retail on them is $1K. If I were to buy one from a local dealer I would be looking at about $1133 with sales tax and transfer fee. Where it seems like everyone outside of Colorado would be looking at $845, a $288 difference.

I know a C3 license is not free and it should be worth these guys time and I can understand $75-$100 but I think $150 is excessive.

Ask Alan what he would sell you one for he has never charged me retail on anything I have bought from him. The part that will get you is sales tax but it can't hurt to ask him.

Not to mention even if you bought the can for $795 from the guy on silencertests and paid a $150 transfer fee that is only $945 so how did you come up with $1133????

[MPfiveengineer]

Not to mention even if you bought the can for $795 from the guy on silencertests and paid a $150 transfer fee that is only $945 so how did you come up with $1133????

If I bought the can from an in-state dealer for retail and sales tax.

I have never met Alan but have talked to him a couple of times and he seems like a great guy. Maybe I should start doing transfers through him but it is a bit of a drive. Do you know who his examiner is?

[HunterCO]

Not to mention even if you bought the can for $795 from the guy on silencertests and paid a $150 transfer fee that is only $945 so how did you come up with $1133????

If I bought the can from an in-state dealer for retail and sales tax.

I have never met Alan but have talked to him a couple of times and he seems like a great guy. Maybe I should start doing transfers through him but it is a bit of a drive. Do you know who his examiner is?

ATF are like a bunch of monkeys F'ing a football it keeps changing. We talked about it at the FT Morgan MG shoot this weekened. Every time he turns around he has a new examiner. My last transfer from him was William Shipman.

[MPfiveengineer]

My last transfer from him was William Shipman.

UUUGGGHHH :evil:

Thats the guy I am trying to get away from. He seems to be the slowest one.