Trading rifle with a friend from North Carolina?

[CAPTAIN 0]

I'm wondering what the process entails to swap/trade a rifle with my friend who lives in North Carolina?

 

Basically, we want to swap 2 NJ legal rifles. I'm certain the incoming rifle must go through my FFL for me to accept, but does he need to ship it directly from an FFL in North Carolina or can he just send it through UPS or FedEx himself?

On my end, do I need to ship the outbound rifle from my FFL, or can I ship it directly to him?

He has had rifles shipped directly to his doorstep from other out of state gun shops previously.

 

Or, can he drive it in next month, and we do the transfer at my NJ FFL when we are both present, then drive his back home with him?

[Pizza Bob 1,488]

Any interstate firearm transaction must go through an FFL. In the case of long guns it can be an FFL in the seller's or buyer's state. In the case of a handgun it must be an FFL in the buyer's state.

 

The above assumes that it is a legal firearm in the state being sold into.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

[GRIZ 3,369]

The easiest way is for both of you to take your rifles to a FFL, you both give your rifles to the FFL and he transfers the rifles. You can't do this at a NJ FFL unless your friend has a NJ FID card. You could do this at a PA FFL. I wouldn't just walk in I'd call and be sure the FFL understands what I want to do?

 

You can ship to FFLs in your home states but what I related is the easiest if your friend is going to be up here.