Hi Philngruvy,

I recently renewed my C&R and I can say, without a doubt, that I have certainly benefited from it.

I usually like to keep my firearms purchases local but... sometimes it's hard to pass up a good deal online.  C&R allows me to make purchases and bypass the cost of an FFL since most of my interest is in older firearms.

Never been inspected, so far, but it could happen.  just need to make sure that any C&R you've obtained gets entered into your C&R records within the close of the next business day following the date of purchase or acquisition.  The NRA sells a nice record book if you don't want to create one yourself.

Here's a link to ATF Publication 5300.11 which covers "Curios or Relics":

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Additional information concerning C&R that you might find useful:

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Good luck with your decision!