![]() At the same time, I was eyeing ads for 80% Glock frames and keeping the idea on the shelf for when my editor would ask me what projects I had in mind for upcoming articles. Last year, I wrote about 80% AR-15 receivers and how to finish them. Laws only affect law-abiding individuals. Felons are already breaking the law if they possess a firearm. In most jurisdictions, firearms aren’t registered to individuals, and once they are sold by the original owner, the ATF can’t trace them anyway from a central database unless registration is part of state law. Gun banners refer to weapons assembled on 80% frames as “ghost guns,” since they lack serial numbers and whine about how they are “untraceable” by law enforcement. Shooters with small hands may appreciate the re-designed P80 grip with straight backstrap. ![]() The above also applies to building guns with completed receivers which already have a manufacturer’s marking and serial numbers-yes, the receiver is the restricted part but it’s not a handgun or rifle until it is assembled as such. The firearm you build must also comply with state and local laws. But, you can’t sell them to other parties without a federal manufacturer’s license from the ATF and payment of excise taxes. You can build as many as you desire for your personal use. If you wish to assemble firearms from 80% receivers, there are legalities to keep in mind. ![]() I suppose everyone with a shred of creativity in their body needs an outlet for it. A few were built on incomplete, or 80% receivers. An inventory of my safes would reveal maybe 50% of my firearms were assembled in a factory. Eventually, I was assembling AR-15s, M14s and M1 Garands. Using skills acquired in military and civilian schools, I began building 1911s from bare frames three decades ago. ![]()
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