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So this year I had made some large decisions to sbr a Scar16s, a Scar17s, and a SAN Swiss 553p. all tax stamps were received and I took my receivers to my class 3 dealer who said they can engrave for sbr. The dealer took about 1-2 months to do the job (I should have just sent them out). When I did get them back they were laser engraved and looked ok but the lettering was 3/16 high and 2 inches long and in the middle of the receiver, This was 4 months ago.
This week I had purchased items from another dealer and he told me laser does not go deep enough that's why he uses a rotary engraver. So I had him check the depth and it was .0015 and under on all three (they should have been .003 or deeper). So I went to the original dealer and gave this info to him and he said their was no depth requirements as this is what the ATF told him a few years ago. I had call the ATF on site and they told him it was required. Needless to say they admitted their wrong and are paying for the receivers to be fixed by identmarking.com (a company who knows what they are doing)
My only concern is if they don't line up with the laser correct I will have a huge f-up on all three receivers (especially the sig 553). So do you think I should risk the engraving overtop or just double engrave on the second side? If I do go with the laser overtop the old engraving I can give a review and pics of identmarkings work for you. Correct me if I am wrong but they are or should be one of the best laser engravers so I will keep my fingers crossed. The only good news is I should be able to shoot my toys again in another 4-8 weeks.
This week I had purchased items from another dealer and he told me laser does not go deep enough that's why he uses a rotary engraver. So I had him check the depth and it was .0015 and under on all three (they should have been .003 or deeper). So I went to the original dealer and gave this info to him and he said their was no depth requirements as this is what the ATF told him a few years ago. I had call the ATF on site and they told him it was required. Needless to say they admitted their wrong and are paying for the receivers to be fixed by identmarking.com (a company who knows what they are doing)
My only concern is if they don't line up with the laser correct I will have a huge f-up on all three receivers (especially the sig 553). So do you think I should risk the engraving overtop or just double engrave on the second side? If I do go with the laser overtop the old engraving I can give a review and pics of identmarkings work for you. Correct me if I am wrong but they are or should be one of the best laser engravers so I will keep my fingers crossed. The only good news is I should be able to shoot my toys again in another 4-8 weeks.