Bulge in barrel legal length to cut down too.

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I've inherited a semi auto 12 that has a bulge in the barrel. I read the RCMP website and I believe I can cut it down too 18.5'' legally. Just double checking that I read that correctly. If it where any other action than semi I could go as short as 18''? As long as OAL is 26''?

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http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/faq/index-eng.htm#a3

Minimum barrel length is 470mm, or 18.504".
Minimum OAL must be 660mm, or 25.984".

So, for all intents and purposes, 18.5" and 26".

You CANNOT alter a barrel so that it is shorter than 18.5", regardless of action, unless you're a barrel manufacturer. Period.

A manufacturer can produce a shorter barrel that is NOT designed to be on a semi automatic (pump, lever, bolt, break, etc) action, and maintain NR status. A barrel shorter than 18.5" on a semi is restricted if its OAL is 26" or over, or prohibited if its OAL is shorter than 26".

Edit: ####, you're exactly right. Longer than 470mm/18.5" for semi NR, modified to shorter than 457mm/18" for prohibited.

That's EVEN MORE complicated than I thought... Fantastic, try to explain THAT to someone new, lol.
 
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rodngun said:
I've inherited a semi auto 12 that has a bulge in the barrel. I read the RCMP website and I believe I can cut it down too 18.5'' legally. Just double checking that I read that correctly. If it where any other action than semi I could go as short as 18''? As long as OAL is 26''?

Cheers.
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Semi auto centerfire is 18.5".. Thats what Epps shortened my 1100 to.
 
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