Dosen't have to be done through the forum. If he decides to do it, all potential customers need is his e-mail address. Keeps the forum out of it.
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Dosen't have to be done through the forum. If he decides to do it, all potential customers need is his e-mail address. Keeps the forum out of it.
If you decide to travel down this road do a little checking on the laws. As my understanding you cannot work on or modify firearm parts without licensing. That's why when I made my bolt handle kits I was selling here at one time that they were not firearm specific and required some consumer installation, since you can work on your own firearms without license.Quote:
Originally Posted by GaCop
Very true.Quote:
Originally Posted by mscott71
It does but it can be quite difficult to get the word out without a medium such as this. Just my bit of experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by GaCop
Most of these forums have similar rules, so it's not like this is a big surprise. This forum is a business and other businesses like NSS, Sin Arms, etc. pay to be vendors here. There is also the whole libility issue in our "land of lawsuits" not to mention the legal issue of earning income from it. I have no problem taking care of the local guys or other emails, but the forums have rules and we all agree to them when we log in. I posted my project to share it and show how simple it can be. Hopefully it motivates others to do the same and share their ideas. Thanks for the compliments. I'm pretty happy this project worked as well as it did.
It did turn out good it looks like and those handles are nice. I hope it wasn't taken that I was attempting to be a "kill joy" or speak badly in anyway with my above comment, I just wanted to share my experience since I have dealt with this before here as a little side venture. I figured it might save you a couple of headaches.
Great work.
Boots
No ill feelings at all, boots. I also posted the same pics on the Sniper's Hide forum and the thread got deleted. Forums are fun, but they are also businesses for some. I really don't have the free time to start any side business anyway.
Nice looking work Scott ! Now if you could just design tooling to convert Savage/ Stevens bolts to incorporate Sako/ M-16 type extractors. Hmmmmmm Bet you wouldn't have any trouble selling the tooling ;)
i bet that jig would sell well. i agree with everyone else, great idea, nice execution
and that thread on the hide was deleted because someone linked a .gov photo in their signature and it was causing a pop up login screen when people got to the thread
I might just build an extra jig or 2 to see if there is any interest. I don't think selling a couple of those would break any forum rules.
what would you charge for the jig ;D
I listed a jig in the classifieds to see if anyone really wants one.
Honestly you don't need an FFL or manufacturors license to make parts like bolt handles, triggers, or other mods. You just can't install them on the "firearm". If the part isn't regulated by the ATF they don't care. If you needed a license to make a part then everybody who sold them would need one as well. You just can't take a firearm into your possession to install the mod. Now that does not speak to business concerns. There could be some liability involved and you might be required to get a business license depending on your local law or sales volume. If you were doing a lot of this it might be worth looking into something like an LLC to protect your personal assets. That of course is all up to you. Love the jig and the outcome you are getting. As a complete unit those have come out really clean. Great job!
I would love to have one of the bolts from the last photo..
Me too those are really nice. Fantastic work.
Ok donors of bolts for said projects do they get a discount?
Here's a pic of one on a stainless handle uncoated. The stock handle and tape measure are for reference.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...verknob003.jpg