Hi David. You will need to take ownership of the firearm first, then you can have it modified by whomever and the way you want. Buds will only ship the firearm to a local FFL in your state of residence for transfer/ownership. Until this is done, the firearm is not owned by anyone and will not be sent to a 2nd party before hand. The BATF is very strict about this in the sale and movement of firearms regarding this process. If I am misinterpreting your intent, I apologize before hand.

You will have to take possession of the gun 1st then ship it to the gunsmith I would speak with your local ffl holder a lot of the time they can ship it at a lower cost than you can, Then the gunsmith can ship it back to you. The gunsmith should not have to transfer it through a FFL as you are still the owner of said firearm

You will have to take possession of the gun 1st then ship it to the gunsmith I would speak with your local ffl holder a lot of the time they can ship it at a lower cost than you can, Then the gunsmith can ship it back to you. The gunsmith should not have to transfer it through a FFL as you are still the owner of said firearm

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Hi David, Yes you can as long as it's shipping to an FFL after you take ownership of it.