[sakosf]

https://www.empirearms.com/cal-ffl.htm

The buyer needs to have this (below) in addition to a 03FFL.

http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/forms/coeapp.pdf

 

[sakosf]

I read that page on empirearms, it was the only one that made any sense. Still not totally clear but my read is that the buyer has to have the COE, do I need to have a copy of his COE?

Yes, the buyer will need a COE to have the rifle shipped to him. Ask him to send you a copy of his COE