The book that you get with a C&R license details all the curios. Some of them are a LOT more recent than 50 years. Interesting reading.

Relics are anything that are 50+ years old. An antique is anything made before January 1, 1899. Antiques are NOT firearms.

Some sellers of powder and primers honor C&R licenses. Who you give discounts to is just a business decision and has nothing to do, really, with having this license.

Some sellers of guns will not ship a relic to a C&R license holder. Don't want to make a decision that turns out to be wrong.

Some sellers who deal a lot with relics state clearly that they are NOT guaranteeing that a gun is a relic and if it turns out that they should not have shipped it to you that you are the one legally at fault. This, of course, is bullshit but I guess it makes them feel safer.

One of may things about C&R licenses that I do not understand is how it affects legal transfers of machine guns. If you buy a machine gun that is unquestionable over 50 years old, can the machine gun dealer ship it directly to a C&R license holder?

haveing a C&R licence is very cool. I love having mine, Midway gives me one hell of a discount, so good infact that noone on the internet can touch what they sell to me for. I also really enjoy being able to have a milsurp or gun over 50 yrs old shipped directly to my house, this also includes handguns. I would have to say one transaction essiantially payed for the cost of the licence, and I have saved $100's on my midway purchases.

Really! Brownell's, Midway and Huntington are three that, to my knowledge, give crufflers the dealer discount. I save more than the cost of the license on reloading supplies, alone. It's amazing.

Equally amazing is having the Post Office deliver a box with a perfectly good, functional hunting rifle to your door . . . and leave it on the front porch, for Chrissakes!!! I had a few low-key but choice words with my mail carrier about that one, I can tell you.

Hawk,
Well worth getting, for all the reasons above.
Cheers,
R*2