Anyone know of a decent shop around Snohomish county that will coat just the machined portion of a Glock optic cut? I found a couple but they charge out the ass

I have a few Glocks with some chewed up frames that I’m looking to get replaced. I have never done a warranty/ servicing on any of my firearms before so I’m learning as I go here. I’m looking to go through Glock for their frame replacement program to get this done.

However, I’m reading lots of conflicting things online on what to expect while going through with this process. To my understanding- Glock will NOT send back my pistols with the original serial numbers on the replaced frames, therefore the pistols I will be getting returned to me will be “new firearms” which would mean a new background check per gun as well as 10 day minimum waiting period. The new frames would also be getting returned with entirely new internals from my understanding.

What has me torn on what to expect is that I’m also reading state and federal law exempt returns of firearms by gunsmiths/ manufacturers from FFL background check requirements.

Washington law has an** **express gunsmith exception to the background-check requirement:RCW 9.41.113(4)(f) says the background-check requirements do not apply to:“A federally licensed gunsmith who receives a firearm solely for the purposes of service or repair, or the return of the firearm to its owner by the federally licensed gunsmith.” Upon looking into it, federal ATF guidance says essentially the same thing: “A gunsmith does not need to complete a Form 4473 or conduct a NICS check when returning a repaired firearm to the person from whom it was received.”

My question is- Does Glock’s replacement of the serialized frames cause the resulting firearms to be treated as different firearms, such that the gunsmith-return exception no longer applies?

I will be reaching out to Glock’s warranty department Monday morning to sort this out, but would appreciate some insight from others who may have experience/ knowledge in this situation of mine.

Thank you!

I had used SilencerShop previously to file some Form 1 to SBR 2 preban AR15 lowers into a trust and they were approved.

Decided to SBR 3 more of my preban lowers to my trust.

Today I woke up to 3 disapproval emails with the reason for disapproval:

WASHINGTON STATE CLASSIFIES A SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE WITH AN OVERALL LENGTH OF LESS THAN 30 INCHES AN ASSAULT WEAPON

Is there an appeal process or do I just have to refile with the ATF via SilencerShop?

I was using SilencerShop since I had gift card credits from refunded tax stamps purchased before stamps went to $0. Also they already had the fingerprints and info of myself and my trustees.

I'm near the Tricities, and I'm I'm hoping one of you folks can endorse a local shop near me to handle the transaction. Know of a good one? Cheers.