Caliber engraving on barrel

[Grizzly Adams]

Making it law is.

You do you, let me do me. Okay? I want every less reason possible for the government to decide they can harass, interfere, arrest, or criminally charge me for anything I do that does not affect anyone else. If you pick up a firearm that you do not know what it is chambered in, take it to a gunsmith to have that determined unless you're capable of it yourself; this was one of the lessons you should have been taught right after being shown how to prove a firearm was safely unloaded.

Get your government out of my bedroom and my gun safe. Which are mostly the same thing.


Otherwise the next gun grab will be that anything that is not clearly marked of the correct cartridge is a prohib. 95% of milsurps will be prohib over night. Half the older SxS shotguns, drillings, etc same thing. 22 that doesn't indicate it can chamber S, L, and LR? Prohib. Marked 45 LC but it will fit a 410 shot shell? Sounds like a prohib to me. 5.56 NATO or 223 Rem? Well, if it isn't clear it must be a prohib!

F off. You give them a legal inch and they will take a mile worth of regulation.

In Europe, it's law that your gun has to pass a government proof and be stamped in the interest of safety.

Grizz

 

[dan belisle]

In Europe, it's law that your gun has to pass a government proof and be stamped in the interest of safety.

Grizz

And that's one of the reasons were all glad we don't live there. Is it a commonsense good idea to do it? Yes. Should it be law? No. We already have way too many I trusive firearms laws, we need no more. - dan

 

[ksj1958]

Get it laser engraved....

 

[sean69]

To those who actually gave suggestions to my question
Thanks

haha ... yea this thread kinda got away from you didn't it

Not cheap, but you can buy stamps of different sizes and different fonts if the "default" ones you have are ugly. You can even have them custom made if you want to create a "makers mark"

 

[FLHTCUI]

Get it laser engraved....

There is even acid etching techniques available that is eee-zzee pee-zee.
Knife makers have been using that technique for a number of years.
Rob

 

[Cameron SS]

Marking the cartridge designation on a firearm is not a gun control idea... not a crazy idea either...

Marking it, no thats fine. Mark your gun as you see fit. Making it mandatory to mark them is a separate issue.

 

[kodiakjack]

If the barrel is not on the receiver yet you could take it into any number of trophy and plaque stores and they could do it for you. They might get a bit iffy if the whole gun is together though.

Just take it to a trophy engraving shop. I've done it several times. They can do it in any font you prefer.

I had no luck with that. Tried a few places “Engrave This”, “All things Engraved”, and a few jewelers that do engraving. They all said the same thing: their machines are limited to objects shorter than 18 inches. They said I could bring in a pistol (that’d be a fun ATT request) but my 18.5 barrel was just a bit too long.

 

[1-trident-1]

HOW DARE YOU ADVOCATE FOR MORE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT! GET OFF CGN!

lol

For someone making a business of it, I agree that you should have to mark your barrels. If your job is building rifles for other people then it makes sense to me. If you're just doing it yourself in your garage/hobby shop though? I'm not as sure...

and that is how we get firearm accidents.

 

[Cameron SS]

and that is how we get firearm accidents.

You seriously think we get firearms accidents because calibers weren't marked on barrels?

 

[Grizzly Adams]

And that's one of the reasons were all glad we don't live there. Is it a commonsense good idea to do it? Yes. Should it be law? No. We already have way too many I trusive firearms laws, we need no more. - dan

We trust the manufacturers to do it here, if only one Life was saved.

Grizz

 

[guntech]

Hi there, I just finished a barrel for one of my guns.
I have stamps but it is just ugly. Is there anyone in Alberta
that can engrave caliber marking on barrels?
Thanks

Buy smaller stamps and practice..

 

[Buckmastr]

Get one of those DRS stamps. I was driving tiny groups with mine just last night.

 

[bearhunter]

I had no luck with that. Tried a few places “Engrave This”, “All things Engraved”, and a few jewelers that do engraving. They all said the same thing: their machines are limited to objects shorter than 18 inches. They said I could bring in a pistol (that’d be a fun ATT request) but my 18.5 barrel was just a bit too long.

The last one I had done was by an engraver out of Kelowna. Did it in his basement, by hand. Took about half an hour, cost me a bottle of single malt scotch and I also got a couple of hours of good company and conversation out of it as a bonus.

I'm a bit spoiled that way.

I didn't even know the trophy shops now use a machine. Should have been obvious.

I never take an assembled firearm by the way. Just the barrel, pre marked for the engraving spot.

 

[andyyak1]

Be careful who you pick. Some builders haven't a clear about proper size letterimg or alignment and do just terrible work. Engraved or by laser.

 

[marshall]

Making it law is.

You do you, let me do me. Okay? I want every less reason possible for the government to decide they can harass, interfere, arrest, or criminally charge me for anything I do that does not affect anyone else. If you pick up a firearm that you do not know what it is chambered in, take it to a gunsmith to have that determined unless you're capable of it yourself; this was one of the lessons you should have been taught right after being shown how to prove a firearm was safely unloaded.

Get your government out of my bedroom and my gun safe. Which are mostly the same thing.


Otherwise the next gun grab will be that anything that is not clearly marked of the correct cartridge is a prohib. 95% of milsurps will be prohib over night. Half the older SxS shotguns, drillings, etc same thing. 22 that doesn't indicate it can chamber S, L, and LR? Prohib. Marked 45 LC but it will fit a 410 shot shell? Sounds like a prohib to me. 5.56 NATO or 223 Rem? Well, if it isn't clear it must be a prohib!

F off. You give them a legal inch and they will take a mile worth of regulation.

What a bunch of bull . I had a fellow that wanted to trade me a custom rifle one time, no markings what ever, I did not want it. More laws , prohit? every one is going off the deep end these days it seems like.
I suppose laws that you can't drive 125Km down town or past a school bus piss you of as well???????????

 

[Mr.Crumbz]

Buy smaller stamps and practice..

Very nicely done stamping!

I 100% agree firearms should be marked with the cartridge, I would have little interest in purchasing a firearm that is not marked. I agree it is a safety issue; who knows who’s hands the firearm will end up in eventually.