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Post by bushog on Sept 22, 2012 10:13:52 GMT -5
So... I came across a Smith M29 barrel to have re-bored that the seller says came to him with a smooth bore. Says S&W didn't rifle it.
Question is...
Is it illegal to own a smooth bore pistol barrel if it's not on a gun?
Seller says a forum member (not here) told him it was a felony to own.
Guess I could ask Hamilton. He'd know for sure. Anybody else sure?
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Post by Aggie01 on Sept 22, 2012 11:56:14 GMT -5
It's not a firearm without a receiver. It's just a piece of tubing.
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Post by lightningii on Sept 22, 2012 16:00:46 GMT -5
It's not a firearm without a receiver. It's just a piece of tubing. Yep. Moot point until it's on a frame. I believe Hamilton Bowen made an SAA that was a Paradox, to imitate the smoothbore guns performers shot glass balls with in Wild West shows. I think the paradox rifling made everything OK with the ATF while still delivering decent shot patterns and putting a little spin on a slug. Just checked his book The Custom Revolver; page 188-189. It backs up my first paragraph. |
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Post by jwp475 on Sept 22, 2012 16:02:25 GMT -5
It's not a firearm without a receiver. It's just a piece of tubing. Exactly. I saw an FA 454 that got out of the factory one time that had no rifling in it. Mistake happen, no one is perfect |
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Post by buckelliott on Sept 26, 2012 3:49:38 GMT -5
Yep.. It's legal, so long as it is not attached to a receiver.. I have an 11" section of 12-gauge barrel, threaded and chambered, which as is, belongs in the same legal category as a pipe...
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 26, 2012 7:18:51 GMT -5
I'd beware of any NFA item. The BATFE has funny ideas about stuff. Still remember years ago you could buy MAC-10 receiver flats from an ad in Shotgun News. Old shooting buddy ordered a few. Just cut unbent flats. BATFE shows up at his door one day to collect them. I'd bet that if you had a shotgun with a 18 plus inch barrel in one hand and an 11 inch drop in barrel in the other you just might have passed the breaking point.  |
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Post by bradshaw on Dec 16, 2012 19:27:51 GMT -5
Respondents are correct. Curious, a FA escaping factory without rifling?
These things have happened. Look carefully at your unrifled M-29 barrel... if you see crosshatching, that is a bore that was micro-honed before going the broach rifling machine. It may be a collector piece.
Alternatively, it may be a prime candidate for rifling. I'm not up on new production S&W; the old school barrels rival the best quality anywhere, and exceed all the rest.
Perhaps the factory would trade you a brand new M-29 for it, rifling and all!
David Bradshaw
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