deadshot2 wrote:
. . . If a manufacturer wanted to get right down the the minute for warranty purposes . . . . the Manufacturers I have ever had to deal with didn't get all that picky.
Okay, now what about Date of Purchase for regulatory purposes? Governments DO tend to be picky.
EXAMPLE: A new regulation banning some feature of a particular rifle will apply to weapons purchased on or after January 1, 2013, so you order one, pay for it, and email a copy of your FFL's license to the seller on December 10, 2012, to get under the deadline. Unfortunately, a massive snow storm keeps the firearm from actually arriving at your FFL until January 2, 2013.
If your NCIS is "go," can you legally take delivery?
Who owns that firearm?
From the warranty discussion above, it sounds like you'd be SOL, one way or the other.