Well it was because they copyied a company that made a pistol version it was bascily a pistol grip attached to the single shot gun and they said since it was registered as a pistol in the states it's a pistol up here.. it was one of the wtf moments.. since they used the same action is how they put it was one of the cases that leave you scratching your head..Originally Posted by Glockenshpiel
I have a DA backpacker. Its non-restricted and does not have a pistol grip. This is a single shot 12 ga with a 13" barrel and a full wooden stock.
I actually love the gun. Very handy. I was unaware that there was some more arbitrary flipflopping of classifications going on in regards to this gun.
Before that I had a dlask 870 with 8" barrel and a pistol grip that was all made up at dlask. It had its own FRT and was non-restricted, then then someone decided they would rather it were restricted for reasons of "Public Safety". (That's straight from the then Minister of Public Safety, Stockwell Day) I had to put a full stock on it to keep it non-restricted. So I sold it and bought the backpacker. It weighs about the same, maybe less and is a far more usefull gun for my purposes.
haha, I remember creating a funny post a while back about that Dlask shotgun. I wonder if its still on here. I think the title of it was something like "SMD-12 saved my bacon"
I know blue line has a 6.5 inch version of the shotgun so its even smaller now..
I think you're getting the DA backpacker and the Rossi backpacker mixed up. Two completely different cases.
That must be the case. I handled Rossi that someone brought to the trap range once.
Dominion backpacker isn't and can't be re-classified restricted as it does not fit a description in law.
Re-classification of Rossi is another travesty.
The law is clear: a rifle or shotgun that can fire when its overall length is reduced by folding, telescoping or some other means to less than 660 mm (26 inches);
Rossi was neither folding or telescoping and whoever thought it was a handgun could just as well apply that to any rifle or shotgun.
If Rossi was supposed to be restricted, than would swapping bbls between a pistol grip Grizzly and full-stock Grizzly make the former restricted? I don't think so, as the shotgun is neither folding or telescoping, although it is shorter than 26" with a 15" bbl, while longer than 26" with 18" bbl.
"The semi-automatic weapons’ menacing looks, coupled with the public’s confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons — anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun — can only increase that chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons." — Josh Sugarmann, 1988
are they considering a reclassification, is it being studied right now from what you know?
just curious
if you cant drive it, sand it, stain it, or shoot it then f@#k it!!
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
could someone post a pic of the exact gun you are talking about here..... is it the Griz mag, the 4+1 pump, the single shot shorty or the double barrel shorty? damn google shows them all lol
"I would fire upon U.S. citizens who refuse or resist confiscation of firearms banned by the U.S. government"from "Combat Arms Survey" given to members of the United States Marine Corps
There is only one Dominion Arms Backpacker that I am aware of:
"The semi-automatic weapons’ menacing looks, coupled with the public’s confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons — anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun — can only increase that chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons." — Josh Sugarmann, 1988
alrighty then.There is only one Dominion Arms Backpacker that I am aware of:
Damn.... a single shot......lol.... good luck banning that.
it came short like that.... cant see how they can make that one prohibited.
unless the wood in the stock is the same wood the Russians used in their AK47s etc etc blah blah blah
"I would fire upon U.S. citizens who refuse or resist confiscation of firearms banned by the U.S. government"from "Combat Arms Survey" given to members of the United States Marine Corps
I took mine deer hunting... after my arm got tired pushing bush with my M305 for 4 days
Didn't get anything - but man, that would have been epic if I did.
It would be hilariously tragic if both were reclassified.
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