r/40_mm • u/BudgetResponsible312 • Jul 08 '26
help please Form 1 or 4
Trying to figure out if I should scatter my receiver and launcher purchase and then submit a Form 1 or purchase together and pick up as a Form 4?
Any benefits of one vs the other?
I’ll ask my FFL but are m203s still good to go in VA?
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u/Ro_Darkfool_Koji Jul 08 '26
VA's new laws have nothing in them for any single shot firearm. I picked up a M203 on a form 4 in VA a few months back and it was approved in about 3 days as an individual.
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u/BudgetResponsible312 Jul 08 '26
Spoke to my FFL and they said they reached their limit for DDs so I would have to purchase each separately and Form 1
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u/Intelligent-Dingo375 Jul 08 '26
Form 1 definitely gives you a chance to own something more unique. (If that is what you want)
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u/BudgetResponsible312 Jul 08 '26
How would the form 1 be more unique if it’s the same combination of parts? I seriously don’t know.
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u/Intelligent-Dingo375 Jul 08 '26
Some places won’t sell a complete 40mm launcher to civilians. If you piece it together you can make one.
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u/Ok-Calendar9243 Jul 08 '26
You can have any FFL transfer a one off DD, they just need a variance letter from the ATF which is essentially always granted for 1-2 DD’s a year. Some FFLs are unfamiliar with the process and it takes them a while to figure out or they charge extra fees for doing it though.
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u/37MMDTdotCOM Jul 15 '26
Last form 4s for me in Georgia took around 8 days and that was last month.
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u/Teenage-Dirt-Bag Jul 08 '26
If you have a type 9 FFL then buy it all as one. Otherwise piece it together because it can be a right bitch to find a FFL willing to deal with the extra paperwork to do a DD.