JP> -> -> From what I understand, no problem at all as long as it has
JP> -> -> rifeled barrels
JP> ->
JP> -> JP> Uh, did you mean rifle barrels as opposed to pistol barrels?
JP> ->
JP> -> Pistol barrels are usually rifled.
JP> My point exactly. I'm assuming that there is no problem if the barrels
JP> are long enough to be considered rifles, but there would be a problem if
JP> they are short enough that the gun could be considered a pistol.
Under federal law, anything with smooth bored barrels shorter than 18 inches
is considered a "short barrelled shotgun" and therefore falls under the
provisions of NFA '34. By putting rifling in the barrels, it does not fall
under the same laws but, rather is considered either a pistol or a rifle.
For pistols, the barrel length doesn't matter (legally). That's why
Thompson/Center and others can legally make and sell .45 Colt pistols which
just happen to fire .410 shotgun shells - their barrels are rifled. Never
mind what the rifling does to shot patterns. :-)
Notice, though, that these pistols are advertised as being ".45 Colt" and,
through a "happy accident" just happen to also fire .410's.
Regards. Cloyce.
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* Origin: Res Ipsa Loquitur, Indian Territory (1:147/34.13)
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