by Baldrick314 » 21 Nov 2014, 8:19 am
I've done it once before and am doing it again now. This is in NSW so may be different to your state. I called my local dealer he takes down some info (where the firearm was found, deceased estate or if it was in someone's roof for years and just been found. That kind of stuff) he sends that off to FAR with all the info of the firearm and they process it and send back a registration number. The dealer then puts the firearm on his books and holds it while you get a PTA sorted or he sells it for you if you don't want it.
I was initially concerned that FAR might call for the firearm to be seized and destroyed or something similar but the dealer told me he'd handled a fair few and never had that happen. I'm pretty sure they're just happy to have them on the books so they don't pursue people who are trying to do the right thing
.177, .22lr, .22-250R, 2x .308W, .30-30W, 7.62x54r, 8x56r, 9x19, .357 Mag, 12GA