95 Seminole Ave   Ormond Beach, FL 32176  (386) 677-7314

Finding a local dealer to transfer a firearm

• All post-1898 firearms purchased from EMPIRE ARMS must be shipped via U.P.S. to a Federally licensed firearms dealer (Type 01 FFL) or federally licensed collector of Curio & Relics (Type 03 FFL). NO EXCEPTIONS!

• A signed copy of your (or your dealer's) federal firearm license (FFL) must have been mailed (or, preferably, emailed) to us and on-file at time of shipment. It is a very good idea to send us a signed copy of the FFL in advance for our files in order to avoid delays in shipping or even missing getting what you want entirely.
  
• FFL's can now be FAXED to us at (386) 677-7324. Please be absolutely certain the dealer [A] SIGNS the copy first, and [B] uses the FINE or SUPER-FINE setting on the outgoing FAX machine (NOT the PHOTO setting) so the address, FFL number and expiration-date is clear and legible when we receive it on our end. 
  
• We greatly prefer SCANNED and EMAILED copies of FFL's as long as they are signed.
   
• Once we have that FFL on-file, we can ship firearms to them until 45 days after it expires (a copy of their FFL does not have to be sent for every order).

• Most firearm dealers will NOT do transfers (preferring that you buy something from their inventory instead) so finding one who *will* do a transfer for you can sometimes be a little difficult and challenging.

• Expect to pay for this service. Fees range from the reasonable $25 flat that we used to charge to outright extortion depending on where you live and how "firearm-friendly" your state is.   For instance, many dealers in California charge $100 or more per firearm to effect a (simple) transfer, and in New York City they often charge much more than that (ouch!).   Many dealers, however, are quite reasonable, rightly figuring that you will buy something like ammo when you come in to pick up your gun, and if you are real lucky you just might know someone who will do a transfer for nothing. It's NICE to have friends.

• Type 03 FFL's (licensed collectors of Curios & Relics) can NOT do a legal transfer for you or anyone else! I know it may be tempting, but that is called a "straw purchase" and is highly illegal. Please, do it legally or don't do it at all.

• The best method is really old-school: Just go through your local phone-book "yellow pages" under "Gun Dealers & Gunsmiths", call these folks up and politely ask *if* they will do a transfer and if so *how much* they will charge you o do a transfer. 

• After you find your transfer-dealer, we need them to send us a signed copy of their FFL before we can ship them anything (it can also be FAXED or, preferably, EMAILED, as noted above). If they are "old-school" and insist on mailing it, we strongly suggest that you actually show up with a stamped envelope addressed to us and a "post-it" note indicating exactly what and who the FFL is for just to make sure it actually gets mailed to us and we know why when it arrives... better yet, mail it yourself!

• We ALWAYS acknowledge the receiopt of every FFL that is sent to us, no matter by which method.