What is the make and model?
You are allowed to transfer a firearm directly to a licensee in another state. No need to use a FFL on your end. Plenty of firearms forums to list it for free. Some require a minimum post count to sell on their forum.
You need to sell it to an FFL or shop. In this day and age it is no longer prudent to transfer your gun to a private citizen and then get a knock on your door from the ATF after that gun has been used in a crime. Whether you did any checking on the guy you sold it to (say, he has a concealed handgun license or your state equivalent, assuming it is his) or not, it could get stolen or you could get duped. With an FFL, you are taken out of the equation as they’d start at the transfer after the most recent FFL.
I’d sale or give to a family member but that’s about it. Even then, I’d do a lot of paperwork, make copies, and if/when the AFT showed up, say nothing and turn over the paperwork to them. By paperwork, we’re talking affidavits — things that could be used in court without further prep, not just copies of drivers licenses.
Sell a gun?
Hmm.
Never thought of that.
Do you have any gun safes for sale? I need more for my knitting needles and such.
There are a number of websites geared to gun owners in a specific state, and those websites often have a “For sale” section that permits advertising firearm sales. However, they often have requirements for length of membership and/or number of posts, so there are no “drive-by” sales.
Two strangers with guns and cash meeting up to negotiate a business deal can be dodgy business. A public meeting place and daylight goes without saying. Choose a parking lot covered by security cameras. And use your smartphone to keep things on the up-and-up.
Before you meet tell your buyer how it will go down so everyone knows the drill. Tell him where to meet you (arrive early) and that he should park end-to-end with your car but across the aisle from you. That way there will be some distance between your cars but each will be able to see the other’s license plates. If you’re in a state with no front license plate, the cars will need to be parked butt-to-butt.
When his car arrives, take a photo (with your smartphone) capturing his license plate. Then get out of the car and stand by the bumper of the end of your car facing his. Then he should follow suit. Then you both take photos of each other standing next to your respective cars and send them in a text message to someone who you’ve warned ahead of time what you’ll be up to.
Now you both have confederates who are not at the scene but who have information that the other can be identified from, which minimizes the chances of any monkey business. Now you may approach and conduct business.
If he approaches before you’ve got your photos sent, ask him to stop and wait a moment. If he fails to comply, get back in your car, lock the door and drive away.
See if your local shooting range would be interested in buying it, esp. if they rent guns.
Keep it and gift it to your children when you’re gone. I’d recommend not running it through an FFL, the less records there are available to the federal and state governments the better. I don’t sell my guns, there will come a time when it will be important that the government not have access to who owns what firearms.
Not sure I understand why you would sell a gun you have 1,000 rounds of ammo for. Good chance the ammo is worth more than the gun.
I live in Phoenix and we have a gun dealer called Tombstone Tactical that will take your gun in as trade and comply with all the paperwork. Not sure on the ammo though.