Buying a .243...some issues - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Dead_man · 12-30-2008, 11:01 AM

My uncle is going to sell me his Winchester .243 rifle. It's a pretty old gun but it's still a great tack driver.

Should I get a bill of sale? After all, he is my uncle. I know since it's not going through a gun store, the gov't will not need to be involved in it, but i'm curious about the bill of sale thing. The first gun I ever bought was from a friend and all we did was exchange money and gun. I later sold that gun to a friend of a friend and again, we didn't do a bill of sale thing.

I am trying to be a little more responsible these days, so any input would be appreciated.

ramone · 01-01-2009, 06:54 PM

DM,

Unless I had some suspion that my uncle had committed a crime with it, and wanted a paper trail to show that it wasn't my weapon before a particular date (which, given my family, would be a consideration), I wouldn't worry about it.

Ramone

Plan9 · 01-01-2009, 06:59 PM

I always use MS Word to make a bill of sale for person-to-person. Lawyer-style.

In most cases I get the person to do their full name, address, and last four of their SSN.

It covers their ass, my ass, and whoever else's ass is involved with said firearm.

supersix2 · 01-01-2009, 07:21 PM

Or you can get that receipt paper and write up a bill of sale that way. I think it's always a good idea to have a paper trail involving fire arm transfers to protect against unforeseen circumstances.

12-30-2008, 11:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dead_man Upright	Buying a .243...some issues My uncle is going to sell me his Winchester .243 rifle. It's a pretty old gun but it's still a great tack driver. Should I get a bill of sale? After all, he is my uncle. I know since it's not going through a gun store, the gov't will not need to be involved in it, but i'm curious about the bill of sale thing. The first gun I ever bought was from a friend and all we did was exchange money and gun. I later sold that gun to a friend of a friend and again, we didn't do a bill of sale thing. I am trying to be a little more responsible these days, so any input would be appreciated.

01-01-2009, 06:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
ramone Upright Location: Long Island, South Shore, central Suffolk	DM, Unless I had some suspion that my uncle had committed a crime with it, and wanted a paper trail to show that it wasn't my weapon before a particular date (which, given my family, would be a consideration), I wouldn't worry about it. Ramone __________________ I used to care... but things have changed. Last edited by ramone; 01-01-2009 at 07:05 PM..

01-01-2009, 06:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	I always use MS Word to make a bill of sale for person-to-person. Lawyer-style. In most cases I get the person to do their full name, address, and last four of their SSN. It covers their ass, my ass, and whoever else's ass is involved with said firearm. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

01-01-2009, 07:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
supersix2 Insane Location: Houston	Or you can get that receipt paper and write up a bill of sale that way. I think it's always a good idea to have a paper trail involving fire arm transfers to protect against unforeseen circumstances.