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If I buy a 9mm luger can I have it rebarreled to a lenth of 4.1" and register it as a restricted and not a prohibited handgun? Has anyone done this? does it devalue the gun?.
 
No, restricted. That's why I was asking, there are several prohibited lugers for sale, barrel length <4.0 ". With a longer barrel can they be registered as restricted
 
Unless it is pre 1946 and can be grandfathered to you, the work has to be done before the transfer happens.

The value question is interesting. Historically it would have less values than one that is totally original, but pretty soon, in the not too distant future, no one will have a 12-6 so anything 4" and under will be practically worthless unless the law changes.

Does anyone know if you inherit a pre 1946 prohibited, does the license change allow you to buy more prohibs or is this solely possession?
 
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tarnow1942 said:
No, restricted. That's why I was asking, there are several prohibited lugers for sale, barrel length <4.0 ". With a longer barrel can they be registered as restricted
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There is your answer right there.
Only person who legally own the gun right now can reclassify. That would mean devaluation big time since doing it is stripping the gun of its collectable value.
 
In one case the gun, a P08, is at Epps. I suppose that as a gunsmith and manufacturer there would be nothing illegal for him to do this.
 
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You make a deal for the gun, then make arrangements to have it sent directly to a gunsmith and have it done. The vast majority of lugers are shooters as opposed to collectors, so as long as you don't modify a one of a kind mint museum piece I wouldn't worry about it, and lugers in general don't bring the kind of money here that they do in the states. Epp's usually has a couple of lugers kicking around and he keeps replacement barrels in stock all the time, so even if you buy one privately it is no big deal to have the seller ship it directly to Epp's and he will look after the paperwork
 
Element115 said:
9mm? you planning to hunt fruit flies?
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Say whaaa?

Yes it can be done. My friend bought me a Prohibited Luger and I manufactured a new barrel for it.

Pics for Proof:

Before: 9mm, 4" barrel

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And after: .30 Luger and 4-1/2" Barrel

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gdawg said:
Unless it is pre 1946 and can be grandfathered to you, the work has to be done before the transfer happens.

The value question is interesting. Historically it would have less values than one that is totally original, but pretty soon, in the not too distant future, no one will have a 12-6 so anything 4" and under will be practically worthless unless the law changes.

Does anyone know if you inherit a pre 1946 prohibited, does the license change allow you to buy more prohibs or is this solely possession?
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I'm 12/7 designated, and I cannot be in possession of another prohibited, nor can I acquire one. The designation is for my one and only "Grandfathered" prohib. I can however pass it down my family line.

So I guess the Government trusts myself (my G Grandad, my Grandad, and my father) with a prohib (so long as only one of us have it at a time), but a 12/6 we cannot be trusted with!? A truer example of Government burocracy and non sensible law I cannot recall!:confused:
 
My Luger is a Navy model with a 6" bbl., but I have sent a few pistols to Barry Jensen of Bits of Pieces in Delta,BC, to be re-barrelled as "restricted". He does excellent work, and if you call him, he can tell you how it's done.
 
MTF said:
My Luger is a Navy model with a 6" bbl., but I have sent a few pistols to Barry Jensen of Bits of Pieces in Delta,BC, to be re-barrelled as "restricted". He does excellent work, and if you call him, he can tell you how it's done.
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Sweet, right down the street for me and I been looking for someone to drill and tap a rifle for me .
 
plinker 777 said:
I'm 12/7 designated, and I cannot be in possession of another prohibited, nor can I acquire one. The designation is for my one and only "Grandfathered" prohib. I can however pass it down my family line.

So I guess the Government trusts myself (my G Grandad, my Grandad, and my father) with a prohib (so long as only one of us have it at a time), but a 12/6 we cannot be trusted with!? A truer example of Government burocracy and non sensible law I cannot recall!:confused:
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thanks plinker. was wondering if there was another way some of these beautiful collector pieces can survive. a shame. i will have a pre 1946 grandfathered to me at some point but that will probably be the end of the line unless one of my daughters shows interest...
 
"...does it devalue the gun?..." Depends on the pistol. There are such things as Lugers that have no collector value. Military models, however, will lose collector value. Mind you, most collectors who want a Luger already have one. They're old technology and aren't really a great deal of fun to shoot. "I want one" is a valid reason for buying one though.
However, you cannot buy a prohibited firearm of any kind.
"...does the licence change allow you to buy more..." No. You need to read the law.
 
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