Has anyone gone thru the complete registration process with an 80%? If so, can you explain the steps please?
I've registered a pistol built from an 80% receiver. 1) WAAAAYYY easier to get an AR platform pistol registered in Hawaii going 80% route. 2) I wanted a single-shot receiver for a few unrelated reasons and the 80% is WAAAYYY cheaper than a completed single-shot receiver. 3) Said receiver is considered "sacraficial" to me since the real fun comes from returning to the United States of America to shoot my intended upper(s) as they were originally intended but still being able to visit a firing range in Hawaii. That said, "sacraficial" receiver best be a cheap one.
So first thing, I will say what I did because what I was told during this process would have been illegal on the Federal Level.
Take 80% to Firearms Division, preferably with something that needs to be registered because you're not going to do anything else but get HPD's instructions and warnings about registering the receiver. Keep in mind, this was a pistol build so one may not get the same WTF knee-jerk reactions. The bottom line from Firearms was it is possible so long as their requirements are met. If your response is the same, move on. Also note a Permit to Aquire is needed.
I "processed" the 80% and serialized it. Legally in Hawaii, you have three days from the time the first tool cuts the receiver to register the receiver. Again, pistol build so there were a few more hoops of fire for me to hurl myself through but at this point, the receiver is registered in Hawaii.
My end result: