This might not warrant its own post, but I think people would use it more if they knew how. Maybe I'm just being thick, but I see a SKU is required. I don't think most people know what an SKU is, or where to find it.

 

I don't really know what I'm supposed to put down there, for example, I've tried searching Remington's website for an SKU for an 870, but so far have found nothing. I don't know where it can be found, and so I can't use the feature.

You put a SKU in you know EXACTLY what model you are getting, Without it the FFL's can take a best guess at what you want. For example how many different variants are there on a 870? Each has it's own SKU.

 

See for example

 

http://www.cabelas.com/pump-action-remington-870-8482-express-tactical-defense-shotguns-1.shtml

http://en.wikipedia....ck-keeping_unit

 

Sometimes also called UPC's

 

Often the model number or order number will do the same function. For instance if you wanted a Remington 870 Express Super Mag Turkey/Waterfowl, you would click on the Specifications tab and the order number would be 81125.

 

Worst case, you can surf over to budsgunshop.com and get the UPC from them, which for the above Rem 870 would be UPC: 047700811253

Thank you! I've never heard the term SKU, but I do know UPCs. I work in retail actually haha.

 

Yeah. I'm pretty open. I'll even take something beat to hell. I'd sort of like to restore it, so long as the barrel is fine.

Those fields are not required, but are extremely helpful.

 

Mossberg and Remington have 5 digit SKUs, and S&W has 6 digit SKUs. They are all listed on their websites.