... about Sten mags
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If you want to dewat something, I wouldn't have a mag for it at the time.
http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/factsheets/deactivate_e.asp
1. The magazine follower must be permanently welded to the interior of the magazine to prevent loading of ammunition.
2. The body of the magazine must be permanently welded to the frame or receiver to prevent removal or replacement.
http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/factsheets/deactivate_e.asp
1. The magazine follower must be permanently welded to the interior of the magazine to prevent loading of ammunition.
2. The body of the magazine must be permanently welded to the frame or receiver to prevent removal or replacement.
Value of a mint unissued sten mag
Wondering what the value of a mint unissued out of the grease sten mag would be, today. Marked with a K on the mag body, still wrapped in grease paper. Seems my friend found 2 (one green, one blue) in his newly bought very old prairy house attic. Is their a collectors marked for this unissued mint stuff. Of course I immediately pinned the mags to 5 rds.
Wondering what the value of a mint unissued out of the grease sten mag would be, today. Marked with a K on the mag body, still wrapped in grease paper. Seems my friend found 2 (one green, one blue) in his newly bought very old prairy house attic. Is their a collectors marked for this unissued mint stuff. Of course I immediately pinned the mags to 5 rds.
Instead of pinning it -- you should have stripped the guts out.
The mag is not high cap with no guts.
That dewat article is moronic... (I'm not saying that its not the current requirement -- but like most things put out by a non firearm understanding individual or entity -- they dont make a lot of sense.)
The mag is not high cap with no guts.
That dewat article is moronic... (I'm not saying that its not the current requirement -- but like most things put out by a non firearm understanding individual or entity -- they dont make a lot of sense.)
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sf said:
The Deactivation Guidelines are just that...guidelines. They are not the law. Now, if you are a liscenced gunsmith, and you are going to de-register a firearm by signing a piece of paper that the guidelines have been met, then you are likely going to do so. But an older deactivated gun has only one requirement it has to NOT meet....it cannot easily be made to fire a projectile over 550 fps, along with that Joule thing.
Things like filling the barrel with lead, or mere removal of parts, have not been considered deactivation for a long time, if ever. But really, once you weld a blind pin through the chamber, and the barrel to the receiver, it aint going to fire easily. Anything else is overkill.
As to the new regs being more complicated, I can't say I have seen any substantial difference in the guidelines since I first saw them in the late 80s. Only thing that has really changed is the requirement to have a gunsmith sign off for them.
Thanks for clearing this up SC. I am so glad to know that I was wrong.
I suppose then there are 2 types of legal deacts out there under the exact same law: the pre current guideline #### & click & detachable mag type and the current wielded one piece metal paperweight. This is just plain crazy.
I suppose then there are 2 types of legal deacts out there under the exact same law: the pre current guideline #### & click & detachable mag type and the current wielded one piece metal paperweight. This is just plain crazy.
You can still deactivate a gun to be a "#### and click", you do not have to follow the guideline, it is merely what they would like to see.
I didn't realize that you need the signature of a gunsmith now. What qualifies one as a gunsmith? As far as I know their isn't any sort of official certification in Canada.
I didn't realize that you need the signature of a gunsmith now. What qualifies one as a gunsmith? As far as I know their isn't any sort of official certification in Canada.
You could ask the CFC. I presume it is someone who holds a gunsmithing business licence.
If a firearm is registered, the CFC is unlikely to delete it from the Registry unless they are satisfied that it is deacitvated to their standards. Sort of like a ballgame when one kid owns the ball.
If a firearm is registered, the CFC is unlikely to delete it from the Registry unless they are satisfied that it is deacitvated to their standards. Sort of like a ballgame when one kid owns the ball.
No doubt that they want it deactivated to their standards, however, if a gunsmith is the one stating that it is deactivated to the legal definition than as long as it can't "readily be converted to discharge a projectile over 500fps" than it is good to go. Of course now you basically have to meet whatever standard the gunsmith has. For example collectors source only sells dewats that are fully compliant to the guidelines, that thing is welded shut tighter than a nun's..well,... you know.tiriaq said:
ETA; Talking about sten mags, why is it that they are cheap as borsch in states yet the cheapest I see them up here is $25. I'd like to get some for a project but I think that price is a little high.
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