Was having a converstion with a friend the other day and we went down the rabbit hole of converting a rimfire antique to centerfire.
I have a Swiss Vetterli that is in 10.6X38 {off the top of my head I can't remember the exact caliber}, or .41 Swiss. The firearm is bsically a big rimfire that shoots a 44 caliber ish bullet.
I've seen YouTube videos on how to convert one to centerfire, and have no problems with my abilities to convert it. It is a rather straightforward process, but we got to wondering what the legal designation would be after it had been converted.
The firearm was made before 1881, long before the 1898 cutoff for antiques, so I'm not worried on that angle.
The firearm is a rifle with a 24" or so long rifled barrel, so it can't be considered a pistol.
No way on God's Green Earth will it ever be able to reach 10 000 Joules of energy with out blowing up, so It can't be banned on that count.
By converting it to a centerfire round will that place it in another class, such as NonRestricted, even though the ammo will have to be custom made? There is a guy on here selling custom converted brass, and dies for the 41 Swiss centerfire are readily available from the USA.
I haven't gotten any of the components yet, as the Canada Post strike has thrown a monkey wrench into a lot of peoples plans for the Christmas season.
What says the brain trust?
I have a Swiss Vetterli that is in 10.6X38 {off the top of my head I can't remember the exact caliber}, or .41 Swiss. The firearm is bsically a big rimfire that shoots a 44 caliber ish bullet.
I've seen YouTube videos on how to convert one to centerfire, and have no problems with my abilities to convert it. It is a rather straightforward process, but we got to wondering what the legal designation would be after it had been converted.
The firearm was made before 1881, long before the 1898 cutoff for antiques, so I'm not worried on that angle.
The firearm is a rifle with a 24" or so long rifled barrel, so it can't be considered a pistol.
No way on God's Green Earth will it ever be able to reach 10 000 Joules of energy with out blowing up, so It can't be banned on that count.
By converting it to a centerfire round will that place it in another class, such as NonRestricted, even though the ammo will have to be custom made? There is a guy on here selling custom converted brass, and dies for the 41 Swiss centerfire are readily available from the USA.
I haven't gotten any of the components yet, as the Canada Post strike has thrown a monkey wrench into a lot of peoples plans for the Christmas season.
What says the brain trust?
