Maybe so, but I do know the .22 is in good shape and would sell for $500 , very quick. The 2 .22rifles and bolt shotgun is worth a $100???. So $600 appears a bit low. But I do understand how hard it is to sell prohib around here.
How to get rid prohibs? Pics added.
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I would have them all re-barreled in order to convert them to Restricted...
Failing that, strip them down completely, cut the frames into two or more parts and then hand them in. Do not deface Serial Numbers!
Most of the salvaged parts may be sellable as they will most likely fit other models of handgun.
Failing that, strip them down completely, cut the frames into two or more parts and then hand them in. Do not deface Serial Numbers!
Most of the salvaged parts may be sellable as they will most likely fit other models of handgun.
About that Dan Wesson - you can remove the barrel, turn that in and then have the gun reclassified as a Restricted. I had a seller do this for me, it was classified as 'frame only' and went from prohibited to restricted and now sits in my safe.
Cocked&Locked
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rebarreling would cost more then they are currently worth, and probably not change the price much.
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- Richmond, BC
I'm not very well versed in prohibs, but if you if you strip the firearms down to receivers, can you change their status to "receiver/frame only" - restricted?
It's a shame that the OP's friend can't inherit the magic license himself, then continue to pass them down the line to his children.
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The Registrar of the Canadian Firearms Program is loathe to change the status of Prohibited handguns without having a proper >105mm barrel attached. Even if a gunsmith removes and destroys the original short barrel, the farthest they will go is frame-only — Prohib. Nothing in Law makes this mandatory, but it's how they operate.
If it's available as an option to your 'smith, you could theoretically attach a long barrel from a donor gun, submit it to be Registered as Restricted, then remove the barrel and give it back to the donor. These sorts of shell games would not be worth your while on this lot of low-value guns, I would think.
Well, they made a Prohib to a restricted 'frame only' just last year on a gun I bought, so I think your info is incorrect. This gun was originally Prohibited with a 2" barrel. Barrel was turned in by seller and the frame was reclassified to Restricted. It took a few months to complete, but it got done.
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I didn't say they won't do it, just they don't *want* to do it.
Your example is a Dan Wesson revolver, which famously was sold as a modular gun with a frame and choice of five quick-change barrel lengths from stubby short to comically long. They re-classified this knowing that you could source a proper Restricted barrel for it in the secondary market, and wouldn't even require the services of a gunsmith for anything. Try that with an old Charter Arms or pocket semi like in the OP, and you will be told ‘get the barrel first, then we'll talk.’
(If I had any stake in it, I would challenge that position, by the way.)
Your example is a Dan Wesson revolver, which famously was sold as a modular gun with a frame and choice of five quick-change barrel lengths from stubby short to comically long. They re-classified this knowing that you could source a proper Restricted barrel for it in the secondary market, and wouldn't even require the services of a gunsmith for anything. Try that with an old Charter Arms or pocket semi like in the OP, and you will be told ‘get the barrel first, then we'll talk.’
(If I had any stake in it, I would challenge that position, by the way.)
gunner1967
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- Northern Ont
yes any one please be careful I sold my last prohib,no one told me I would lose my licence,for $35.00 .I hope this helps some one out there THANKS
