Originally Posted by
salukipv1
I mean would legally would all it take is an FFL? or a special FFL?
IIRC, there is a separate license required of manufacturers
Originally Posted by
salukipv1
wonder if there would be any money in manufacturing actions.... to start at least,
Can't say, though you must be licensed as a manufacturer if you're building receivers or actions.
Originally Posted by
salukipv1
perhaps manufacturing and selling to one of the big boys would make more sense? although I'm sure they don't want to pay a premium for anything.
They probably won't pay a premium for anything they don't HAVE to. Have any patents? Have a reputation you're willing to put a price on? If Remington suddenly started using your bolt actions in their precision rifle line, would the precision community bite? Not a chance. If Surgeon were to do the same thing? Given that many precision rifles are built on Surgeon actions already? You do the math.
Originally Posted by
salukipv1
Just curious/getting some ideas as to what it takes to build rifles. Maybe just call a custom rifle maker and ask them some questions.
Good luck there. Hope you find one who's amenable to a little more competition in a market segment that's fairly narrow and includes more than its share of fly-by-nights.