In Indiana we don't have to do paperwork for private sales. I know MO used to have a law where you had to have a permit for each handgun purchased. If you cross state lines, technically you need to go through an FFL.

And I don't intend for that to sound funny. If you are old and you aren't using those guns anymore, go ahead and gift them to the intended recipient. I have heard too many horror stories of small items like that disappearing before the time that the will is read. Various family members may have their own needs and intentions and at this sort of time is when the bad side of people seems to come out, at least I have heard a lot of such horror stories.

my guns now so no intent to give any away presently, 70 isn't old. Was just wondering since I'm in the process of doing my will. I too have heard and seen how bad family can be so I'm using my lawyer as executor.

But, as an actively practicing attorney, I can tell you my experience gleaned over the last 20 years. In Kansas, we have a statute that allows for a handwritten list to be kept with the will, to transfer tangible personal property after death. If there are firearms on the list and they don't turn up, the Executor has a fiduciary duty to discover what happened to them. If they don't end up with the named beneficiary, then the Executor is required to pursue recovery if possible. No FFL is required for transfer to an individual, unless we have an estate sale, and the firearms are sold in that fashion.