Disclaimer: SKS-files.com is not composed of legal experts, we do our absolute best to make sure that what we post here is accurate, thorough, and factually based. Still, it is the epitome of foolishness to listen to “a guy on the internet” as your sole basis for legal advice. If you have specific questions about this subject, you should consult appropriate legal council who specialize in firearms law or contact the ATF directly to obtain a formal determination about your particular firearm or issue.A C&R FFL03 licensee is required to keep a
bound book per
27 CFR §478.125(f). Specifically, the following information shown in the following example must be kept.
For firearms:
For Armor piercing ammunition:
Most collectors purchase professionally prepared bound books offered for sale around the web. Books with good reviews are:
BookFactory® Leather C&R FFL 03 Bound BookFirearms Acquisition and Disposition Record BookCURIO & RELIC COLLECTORIn reality, you don't need a fancy leather clad 'bound' book. Per the ATF, an orderly collection of loose leaf pages is sufficient. I like to use this
simple format PDF, printed on standard 8.5" x 11" letter size paper in a three ring binder. It contains all the information necessary to record your acquisitions / dispositions and the fields are large enough to record all the pertinent information.
An example bound book page with a few entries might look something like this:
Note that per
ATF Ruling 2013-5, computerized records are now allowed as long as the conditions of the ATF ruling are met. There are various computerized bound book programs for sale on the web, most are quite expensive, however.
Fastbound appears to have a version available for free to individual collectors who have less than 100 items and want to maintain a computerized record.