I received my two virgin Noveske lowers today from Ident Marking Services. The process took just under 3 weeks door to door which is not bad at all. I wasn’t in a huge rush to get them back since I won’t be seeing my stamps until May 2012. :sarcastic:
They did a good job. The engraving is nice and even.
Ident does great work and have been very pleasant to deal with in my experiences.
Last engraving
I did my F1 procedure ass backwards. I sent off my paperwork work before I got the lowers back which was a dumb idea but everything turned out well. Glad they didn’t misspell anything or a lower went AWOL.
What kind of price are we talking for that trigger guard engraving? You can PM me if you don’t want it public for whatever reason…
I’ve also used Ident and would definently recommend them. Super easy and quick to work with.
I’m not the OP, but the last time I talked with Gordon at Ident, he wanted $45 plus $12 for shipping. You may want to call/email and confirm that with them.
I’ve got a Noveske lower in the safe that I need to take over there, time for a Form 1.
I’m confident that Orion Arms is excellent too. I’ve used Ident Marking for any engraving I’ve needed primarily because it was cheaper.
I was quoted $45 for one lower, $40 each if I sent in two.
I don’t understand what you mean. I always send my paperwork out first. It’s not like I can change the name on my trust based on any misspellings by the engraver since I have almost a half dozen NFA items already registered to my trust.
Or are you only talking about the very first one you tried this with?
I have had very good experiences with Ident. Doubly so since they are located within driving distance of me.
Just didn’t want to go through the hassle of getting things fixed on the paperwork or report a “registered” lower missing. Not like they can’t just pull your paperwork out of the pile. You know what I mean, I hope.
I noticed you are in Houston. We recently had someone here in Houston do our engraving on 6 lowers and a can. Took three days to do including drop off and pick up. I don’t have his name handy, but I think he is a SOT here. Excellent work and even filled it with dark paint to contrast against the coyote painted lowers.
Was this guy up in Conroe/Montgomery County? If so, I thought about using him but he could only engrave the side.
I believe he is referring to the how to SBR your lower. It is a sticky by scottyryan. The suggestion is to test the lower with 1,000 rounds and different mags then send it out for engraving prior to applying for your stamp so you dont loose an NFA weapon in the shipping process! It is good advice.
Indent is top notch, highly recommend them.
Do I need to send a stripped lower?
Do I send the lower thru one of the mail carriers?
For some things they need a stripped lower, for other areas it doesn’t matter. Best to ask them.
You have to send it as a firearm, so those rules apply. You can send it via UPS from a shipping hub (not a UPS store or contract shipper and you have to tell them it’s a firearm) since Ident is a 07/02 FFL/SOT so they can receive firearms, including Title II. It can go USPS, but I think that has to be done through an FFL.
You can ship a non pistol USPS without going through an FFL. Pistols require a FFL to ship.
Orion and Identified were excellent when I emailed them with tins of questions. It also matters how much you need to have engraved. It it is a trust you will need more room in most cases than a name… I used the front of the magwell for 4 lines! It also allowed me to send my lowers in with the buffer tube still attached. Which was great because although I can stake I like the factory LMT & BCM staking much better!
Yes, I’m aware. Perhaps I’m wrong, but since an AR15 lower receiver can be made into a pistol or rifle, it qualifies as a pistol. In this state anyway, one needs a handgun permit to purchase an AR15 or similar.