lone wolf dis. timber wolf frame mass compliant ?

[Lnec0207]

i was looking at the lone wolf website to get a 40 to 9 conversion for a glock 23 when i saw they are now making their own version of a glock three pin frame. the website doesn't say it cant be shipped any particular states just it needs to be shipped to an ffl. so i was just wondering if anyone knows anything about this frame thanks.

 

[wmass]

I have a full size Timberwolf. Have a MA ffl accept it and do a NICS check for transfer. A frame isn't a firearm (per MA) and doesn't need an FA-10 til it is built and capable of firing.

 

[drgrant]

Frames are not "mass compliant" They are not firearms under MGL.

-Mike

 

[dnepro-mike]

 

[newportri]

Will a MA FFL transfer a Timberwolf "Glock" frame?

 

[Len-2A Training]

Will a MA FFL transfer a Timberwolf "Glock" frame?

Try asking one!

Eventually you'll find one that may understand the law. Many don't.

 

[newportri]

I don't live in MA, but a friend who does would like to get a glock and this aporiach seemed possible.

 

[Len-2A Training]

I don't live in MA, but a friend who does would like to get a glock and this aporiach seemed possible.

Some people do it all the time. Perfectly legal if done properly.

 

[Wadcutter]

Will a MA FFL transfer a Timberwolf "Glock" frame?

I believe Collectors Gallery in Stoneham has had them in stock from time to time.

 

[92G]

Frames are not "mass compliant" They are not firearms under MGL.

-Mike

^^This

 

[dcmdon]

If anyone has any trouble finding a FFL to transfer in MA, PM me.

As others have said. This has nothing to do with MA. Its not a firearm per MA law. A FFL only has to concern himself with federal law. Which means a NICS check and a 4473.

Don

 

[92G]

hoping to revive this thread, not regarding MA compliance but rather peoples' experiences with the timberwolf frame.
it looks rather nifty. i'm interested in building a G19 with a timberwolf frame and wondering if anyone out there has any first hand experience with them? good or bad? thx in advance

 

[dcmdon]

No first hand experience here.

But this may be helpful:
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...one-wolf-distributors-compact-timberwolf-9mm/

I have to say, its uglier even than a Glock.

 

[browncoat]

No first hand experience here.

But this may be helpful:
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...one-wolf-distributors-compact-timberwolf-9mm/

I have to say, its uglier even than a Glock.

The grip sort of reminds me of a plastic tokarev.

 

[allen-1]

hoping to revive this thread, not regarding MA compliance but rather peoples' experiences with the timberwolf frame.
it looks rather nifty. i'm interested in building a G19 with a timberwolf frame and wondering if anyone out there has any first hand experience with them? good or bad? thx in advance

I've got a G17 built on a Timberwolf frame. I'm kind of ambivalent about it. It works fine, and as a crossover from a 1911 to Glock the natural point of aim worked for me. But the more I shot my G17, the more I became accustomed to the difference in frame angle and the less natural the Timberwolf felt as a "glock". If that makes any sense....

The other downside for me is that it doesn't work as a lower for my Mech-Tech CCU.

I've been shooting 1911's for years, but for the last five or so have been carrying Glocks and I thought the Timberwolf would be a nice blend. It really hasn't worked as such, and I'm probably going to trade it at some point. It's well made, it's accurate, it's just not working out for me.

 

[dcmdon]

Its kind of a solution in search of a problem. Ha.

 

[weehooker]

I had one brought in and transferred last year. It's just parts.

 

[Glockster30]

i was looking at the lone wolf website to get a 40 to 9 conversion for a glock 23 when i saw they are now making their own version of a glock three pin frame. the website doesn't say it cant be shipped any particular states just it needs to be shipped to an ffl. so i was just wondering if anyone knows anything about this frame thanks.

Just buy a real Glock frame 19/23 from Gunbroker and transfer it in.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=535558887

 

[drgrant]

Its kind of a solution in search of a problem. Ha.

Metal Glock frames (with the sole exception of that weld-up kit that Boris invented, because that was actually created to solve a different kind of problem) are exactly this. I also put most .22 LR conversion kits in the same category. If they were so wonderful lots of people would be using them. They're not, because they suck. IMHO they're in the category of "things that look cool but actually suck, but nobody wants to actually be caught admitting it, because they went on a tear about how cool it was... until they actually tried it." so they're ashamed to admit that it sucks because they don't wanna lose face.

-Mike

 

[EddieCoyle]

The Timberwolf frames are polymer: http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=80127

Has anybody used one of these? What do you think?

 

[warwickben]

The Timberwolf frames are polymer: http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=80127

Has anybody used one of these? What do you think?

I shot the both sizes in 9mm . I liked it a lot better then the gen 3 and gen 4 I have shot .
If I could buy one for my 45 id probably swap it out for my 21sf frame.

I'm used to shooting 1911's and it reminds me of that .

 

[Raijin]

collectors in stoneham usually has a couple in stock, if you want to see one in person

 

[drgrant]

The Timberwolf frames are polymer: http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=80127

I didn't realize that, at first I thought they were some kind of anodized aluminum deal. Even given that though, they've been out for awhile and I haven't seen any in circulation.

-Mike

 

[bgoum]

Just buy a real Glock frame 19/23 from Gunbroker and transfer it in.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=535558887

With regards to MA law...
So which part of the gun must be produced before 1998? Or does that only apply to an FFL selling a complete Glock? and not someone building one?
It cannot be as easy as buying a new frame on gunbroker, transferrring it in, and later buying a new complete slide on gunbroker?
Then after it is built you need to declare to MA.

 

[Len-2A Training]

With regards to MA law...
So which part of the gun must be produced before 1998? Or does that only apply to an FFL selling a complete Glock? and not someone building one?
It cannot be as easy as buying a new frame on gunbroker, transferrring it in, and later buying a new complete slide on gunbroker?
Then after it is built you need to declare to MA.

Dealer is only prohibited from selling you a COMPLETE gun (Glock) that wasn't made prior to 10/21/1998. Parts are parts, even including frames.

Yes, eFA-10 once you assemble it into a complete gun.

 

[wmass]

^ it is that easy. As long as the frame wasn't previously made in to a firearm.

 

[Len-2A Training]

^ it is that easy. As long as the frame wasn't previously made in to a firearm.

Yes, and it doesn't matter if it was once made into a firearm.

 

[wmass]

Even better!

 

[bgoum]

Thanks! - Great information!
So in theory - you can buy a Gen 4 frame (stripped or built) and transfer in, then buy a Gen 4 slide.
Marry the two, then eFA-10.

 

[jasons]

Thanks! - Great information!
So in theory - you can buy a Gen 4 frame (stripped or built) and transfer in, then buy a Gen 4 slide.
Marry the two, then eFA-10.

Yeah... In "theory."

By the way, this is probably about as much as we want to say about this here....