How would you like to make your own FCG for the P320, an 80% receiver?
All one would need to do is take every part out of the receiver as it is, and take the stamped metal shell part that all the parts assemble into, and unbend it... make it flat. When flat, it could be laser cut/duplicated and the exact position and size of each hole would need to be marked on a blank piece of Stainless Steel. You then would drill and ream the holes (precision is key), and put the now drilled "receiver" in a press and bend it into the right radius as the right place and you would have the receiver to install all the parts into MINUS the serial number that is on every manufactured firearm for sale.
You can make your own firearm, per BATF regulations. You do not need to serial number it, but must if you ever plan to pass it on to an heir or dispose of it. It must be yours and you must do the work to finish it.
I've done this with AR-15 blanks as well as one for my .308 where I had to mill out the area where the hammer and trigger go, along with drill the appropriate holes. Of course I used a jig, but they work extremely well.
The idea of the stamping out of the receiver I thought about as there are laser cut and drilled holes out there for AK-47 receivers that you can buy and have shipped to your house, via mail. They are nothing more than a stamped piece of steel with holes, usually one square opening (pistol grip) and sometimes they have the rails spot welded in place. You bend this part with a brake and assemble the rest from cut up AK-47 kits you can buy that have parts, barrel, etc, and build it. Same rule applies.
Since the AK-47 is a stamped part, surely it could also be done with the P320 as all it appears to be is a stamped metal part with the "ears" of the slide rail bent at the appropriate angle.
All one would need to do is take every part out of the receiver as it is, and take the stamped metal shell part that all the parts assemble into, and unbend it... make it flat. When flat, it could be laser cut/duplicated and the exact position and size of each hole would need to be marked on a blank piece of Stainless Steel. You then would drill and ream the holes (precision is key), and put the now drilled "receiver" in a press and bend it into the right radius as the right place and you would have the receiver to install all the parts into MINUS the serial number that is on every manufactured firearm for sale.
You can make your own firearm, per BATF regulations. You do not need to serial number it, but must if you ever plan to pass it on to an heir or dispose of it. It must be yours and you must do the work to finish it.
I've done this with AR-15 blanks as well as one for my .308 where I had to mill out the area where the hammer and trigger go, along with drill the appropriate holes. Of course I used a jig, but they work extremely well.
The idea of the stamping out of the receiver I thought about as there are laser cut and drilled holes out there for AK-47 receivers that you can buy and have shipped to your house, via mail. They are nothing more than a stamped piece of steel with holes, usually one square opening (pistol grip) and sometimes they have the rails spot welded in place. You bend this part with a brake and assemble the rest from cut up AK-47 kits you can buy that have parts, barrel, etc, and build it. Same rule applies.
Since the AK-47 is a stamped part, surely it could also be done with the P320 as all it appears to be is a stamped metal part with the "ears" of the slide rail bent at the appropriate angle.
, but some things haven't changed. A patent covering utility (features and how it's used) will be stronger than a design (appearance) patent. Like the outward design of a toaster, one has only to change the appearance to get around that sort of weak patent.
