Firearm repair rules/ laws.

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Firearm repair rules/ laws.

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Are there rules / laws that only permit certified people to repair your firearms or are you allowed to repair your own? If its something like replacing a trigger or some other mechanism that can be removed/ replaced mechanically. Just curious.
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Yep, do whatever you want to your own. Mess about with a pressure bearing part may need to be reproved if passed on. But triggers, and what have you, change at will.

Likewise, if you need pressure bearing parts for a repair, you’ll need a FAC variation or RFD to obtain them. Sections 3 & 4 of the 1968 Act and Home Office Guidance is worth a look at.
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#3 Post by Mattnall »

If you do it by way of trade or business then you need an RFD, otherwise as long as possession rules are observed then it would appear to be OK.
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