I've always heard Chris Bass name come up for Dallas ATF Trusts. I did a little digging...looks like his number is 214-596-8314.

If you own them as an individual would you have to pay the $200 each to transfer to a trust?

That’s a good question and one I’d like to know the answer to… along with some others:

If I were to set one up as an individual, and then was to pass away… what happens to the item?

Can you do the new efile under a trust?

That’s a good question and one I’d like to know the answer to… along with some others:

If I were to set one up as an individual, and then was to pass away… what happens to the item?

Can you do the new efile under a trust?

That's why I ALWAYS recommend a Trust to customers, even if its just them on it- you can add and remove people for free, but you cant add or remove NFA items for free.

Chris did my trust ten years ago. I had to modify it this year to be compliant with new ATF rules. I paid $300 first time around and he wanted $150 to modify it. His rates are at least double what anyone else charges. I got mine modified for $50 and the new version seems to be a lot better in my opinion.

Just my two cents Chris was great ten years ago but there are better cheaper options now.

Your paying for his knowledge, you get what you pay for. I’m a firm believer in skipping the cheap run of the mill dumb asses of today’s times but if your a cheap skate and pinches penny’s then go with some guy that may or may not know what he’s doing. I can go to a discount store and get service but I can go to a pristine service store and get a superior service that I have 100% confidence in and they will be thr if I need them. Your talking about $100 difference that could possibly cost you legal fees and a nightmare of issues, it’s a cheap insurance policy as far as I’m concerned. He’s modified mine more than once for free, again if a hundred bucks means that much to you then maybe you shouldn’t be playing in the field of class 3 weapons.

The hundred bucks isn’t a deal breaker and I am not a cheapskate. Just because something costs more doesn’t mean it is better. I would argue that the people that did my revision do more gun trusts than Chris. They seemed more thorough and had more details. I am in no way saying Chris does a bad job but he uses a basic template like everyone else and just fills in your name so it isn’t like you are getting something special. When I got my first trust from him ten years ago he accidentally sent me someone else’s trust first. When he sent me the correct one they were identical except for the names being different. I have no problems paying for a service and paying more for great service but I just don’t think the added cost is worth it here. I have both trusts one from Chris and another from a different lawyer and I think the other one is much more detailed, clear, organized, and better.

Chris did mine as well. No complaints. I will need a change one day when my minor can move from a beneficiary to a co-trustee. I think that’s stated correctly. He was 10 yrs old when I did it and now only 19. My brother is the adult co-trustee if something should happen to me now. Probably just leave all three of us on there in the case someone other than me wants to have cool stuff.