Taking a gamble

[billdozer]

But now I'm getting it from the Internet which is exactly how the last guy told me it needed to be done by a manufacturer after he called some ATF idiot that wasn't sure either. Moral of the story is do whatever you can live with.

Touche'

 

[Ralph Elmore Jr.]

Couldn't you just STAMP the serial number somewhere else? Seems like the easiest thing to do... About any machine shop should have a set and a mallet.. I'm sure if you asked they would let you borrow it!

 

[billdozer]

If the stamps meet the atf requirements, then yes. But I'd rather have it laser engraved to avoid any hassle about it looking janky if it ever got checked.

 

[billdozer]

On a positive note the a5 has been great so far. Much easier to load, love the auto load, still getting used to inertia recoil, from shooting gas guns exclusively.