Deactivate an old bolt action

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The firearm in question is a single shot Cooey .22.
This gun is very old.

The barrel is corroded to the point of being not usable but it was registered.

The neighbour wants to mount it on the wall above the fireplace without worries from the local leo.

What is involved here? Are there published guidelines? Who examines the gun to establish it has been deactivated?
 
Tell him to bring the rifle to a trustable gunsmith who can legally deactivate it. But bare in mind the rifle will be ruined forever.
 
is it really worth dewating a cooey? why not getting a nice antique blackpowder from a fleamarket or antiques shop?
might be even cheaper, considering some smiths crazy prices!


just thinking out loud, in the end the choice is not mine
 
"...worth dewating a Cooey?..." Don't think I'd pay a smithy to do it. Epp's wants $100 for a semi-auto.
"...Are there published guidelines?..." Yep. I think it's in the Criminal Code regulations. Has to be completely and permanently disabled. Literally welded shut.
 
The thinking on this project is to deactivate if its a home workshop task.
One pays a smith to fix things not break them.
 
zebra26 said:
The thinking on this project is to deactivate if its a home workshop task.
One pays a smith to fix things not break them.
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I dig your kind of thinking, and do most of my gunsmithing myself, but some things, you and I just can't legally make happen

The standards for deactivating firearms have been revised, to stress that modifications to deactivate a firearm must be permanent, making it extremely difficult to reactivate the firearm. A licensed gunsmith (under the Firearms Act) must confirm that the firearm has been modified according to the instructions set out in the guidelines, and notify the Registrar in writing whenever a firearm is deactivated.
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lord-humungous said:
Why deactivate it? Just throw a zip tie on the trigger & hang it on the wall.
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from my understanding of the situation, a non PAL holder will have the weapon mounted on the wall
 
lord-humungous said:
Why deactivate it? Just throw a zip tie on the trigger & hang it on the wall.
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Valid question. My suggestion was to just remove the bolt and hang it up.
The issue seems to be the idea this oldie is taking up space as a registered "valid" firearm where as a new(er) firearm (ie: useable) could occupy a space in his cabinet and on the list of items registered to him. He owns fewer than 10 as it stands.

re charles.emond, the owner has a valid PAL so that isn't an issue. also I also thought it would take some kind of "death certificate" and so the entire exercise is a giant pain in the ass.
So, here will be another example of how riddled with errors the registry really is, a coat hanger disguised as a "weapon"
go figure....
 
/\ I still don't get it. If it's on the wall, it isn't taking up space in his cabinet whether it's deactivated or not. And who cares how many guns are registered to him? There is no 10 gun limit. On the wall with a trigger lock, or bolt out, or zip tie on the trigger is safe storage by the regs. Don't leave ammo around and Bob's your uncle.
 
Take the bolt out drill a 3/8 hole thru the bottom of the receiver.
Put a piece of 1/4 in drill or the whole drill bit into the chamber and weld.
Take off face of bolt with a grinder.
Put bolt back in and weld from underneith.
Dead.
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