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You dont have to fall for anything. Do whatever you want. You may not legally repair a silencer you build on a form 1 with new parts you build because that would be building a new silencer. Ive spent half my life buying and building silencers and I know the law well and dont feel like spending a lot of time "proving" how good my google foo is. A Manufacturer is a 02/07 designation. A maker is a one shot one time only form 1 thing. Break it and it has to go to an actual manufacturer for repair. unless you are just shortening it and not putting new parts in it.
The above citations say exactly what I said. You are choosing to interpret them in a novel way. The ATF does not care about how you choose to interpret them. Any part of a silencer IS A SILENCER . Build a replacement part and you need a fresh form 1.
For emphasis..
""A person who is licensed under the Gun Control Act (GCA) to manufacture firearms and who has paid the special (occupational) tax to manufacture National Firearms Act (NFA) firearms may replace a component part or parts of a silencer..............Persons other than qualified manufacturers may repair silencers, but replacement parts are "silencers" as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(24) that must be registered and transferred in accordance with the NFA and GCA.""
The above citations say exactly what I said. You are choosing to interpret them in a novel way. The ATF does not care about how you choose to interpret them. Any part of a silencer IS A SILENCER . Build a replacement part and you need a fresh form 1.
For emphasis..
""A person who is licensed under the Gun Control Act (GCA) to manufacture firearms and who has paid the special (occupational) tax to manufacture National Firearms Act (NFA) firearms may replace a component part or parts of a silencer..............Persons other than qualified manufacturers may repair silencers, but replacement parts are "silencers" as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(24) that must be registered and transferred in accordance with the NFA and GCA.""
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