Shipping a barreled action to a gunsmith

[Kyguy]

My understanding is that this is false.

Whatever part has the SN is "the firearm" by law. In a bolt gun this is almost always the receiver. So a stripped barreled action is still a firearm by law.

This would be correct.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Pull the stock, bolt and trigger. It ain’t a gun at that point. Send it and don’t think twice about it.

That’s not true.