where to get Deactivation done

It has to be done by a gunsmith recognized as such by the RCMP lab and the current dewat requirements are pretty universal no matter where you go.
 
collector's source advertisers doing deactivations to standard but I think they are in Ontario. They have a web site with prices for deactivation.
 
Arrrg....I've been waiting for this day. !00 year old relics welded into slag. I might soften my opinion if the deactivation rendered them unshootable but somewhat mechanically intact. But no.
 
General info:

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/bulletins/club/bulletin12-eng.htm

Full instruction:

http://www.firearmstraining.ca/deactivation.pdf

Note that these are "guidelines". The Criminal Code and Firearms Act still apply and are arguably less stringent that the RCMP guideline. For example, if you had a non-restricted, you could de-activate it yourself with some moving parts and there's no way to determine if the deactivation was done before or after the guidelines became more strict.

The guidelines have not, AFAIK, been challenged in court and arguably exceed the legal standard. That said, a licensed gunsmith has to be used if you want to de-register something and they are not going to do anything other than an RCMP-style deactivation as they risk losing verifier status and potentially criminal charges.
 
Claven2 said:
The guidelines have not, AFAIK, been challenged in court and arguably exceed the legal standard. That said, a licensed gunsmith has to be used if you want to de-register something and they are not going to do anything other than an RCMP-style deactivation as they risk losing verifier status and potentially criminal charges.
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The guidelines were challenged in Alberta court, where the judge ruled that they had no force in law. That said, if a gunsmith is signing off that he has deactivated a gun to the current standards, then it would behoove him to do so, or risk the merry go round of legal hassle. He might win, but after the expense of court would be hard pressed to ever make his money back at $100-$200 a gun.

You will want to find a gunsmith somewhat local as the costs involved in shipping the prohibs can be pricey as well. Many gunsmiths or shops will check that box on their license application as it is another source of revenue.
 
As stencollector suggested try and find someone local that has been approved by the RCMP to do deactivations on FAs.

Both Marstar and Gunco in Nepean, Ontario are approved by the RCMP but if you are in Dartmouth this is probably not much help to you.

I know a gunsmith that had been deactivating FAs for years and sometime ago he lost his right to continue.
Perhaps the local RCMP people in your area can tell who has been approved for this type of work.

These days it is pretty simple---the guns are welded up so nothing moves.
 
drm3m said:
As stencollector suggested try and find someone local that has been approved by the RCMP to do deactivations on FAs.

Both Marstar and Gunco in Nepean, Ontario are approved by the RCMP but if you are in Dartmouth this is probably not much help to you.

I know a gunsmith that had been deactivating FAs for years and sometime ago he lost his right to continue.
Perhaps the local RCMP people in your area can tell who has been approved for this type of work.

These days it is pretty simple---the guns are welded up so nothing moves.
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There is actually nothing preventing a you from keeping a moving bolt, the guidelines don't prevent that. They just specify the trigger mech can't work (therefore no #### and click) and the gun cannot be able to be disassembled in such a way that the bolt could be replaced or the barrel be removed. You also now have to weld the magazine into the gun, which is silly. I would basically claim I didn't have a mag and then use a real 5 round limited mag in it for display, if it were me.
 
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