Forget the GSG-5......Take a look at what one guy did!!

*shrug*

The gent named above is the the Firearms lab in Ottawa, and the word is good.

Take it as you wish, but I'll suggest you have the serial number of the host firearm visible...

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Here's a little anecdote about letters from official sources...

About ten years ago my father was treasurer of the local curling club, and we had a 96 team bonspeil that brought in a fair bit of revenue through entry fees. Concerned about the GST, he wrote a letter to Revenue Canada asking their policy in these situations.

In return, spaced about 3 weeks apart, he received two letters from two different people in the tax department. One stated that the GST must be collected on bonspeil entry fees and submitted to Revenue Canada. And ...you guessed it... one stated that the GST need not be collected or submitted as regards entry fees. Both letters did contain the caveat that the final decision on the subject would be provided by the auditor or courts should it come to that, and the letter was only intended to provide guidance.

Needless to say I don't put much stock in official letters anymore, as they're nothing more than one person's interpretation on any given day, and apparently that interpretation is absolutely meaningless.
 
Very well.

Go ahead, build your gun, cover your serial number, and see how things work out for you.

Ask for advice and reject it, when someone has (see pic above) been down the road before.

Good luck to you.

NS
 
I'm not denying that your letter states that the number must be visible, but my point is that there could be a letter that states the serial number can be covered. In that situation which would be correct? Or would both, at least until there was a decision rendered by the courts? And which would hold more sway...CFC letter, RCMP letter, or possibly a documented phone call to either one?

I'm not typing this to be argumentative, but to find out what the facts (or at least the interpretations) of this are, as it has potential repercussions for many things from installing grips to side saddles to stocks.
 
There are many many instances where firearm serial numbers are not visible. I have yet to see an old SXS shotgun that did not have the serial number under the handguard or inside the receiver. Shotguns with side saddles often have the serial number covered.
The law does not require the serial number to be visible or even existant (hence the FIN stickers). The serial number is there to differentiate one gun from another and in Canada, verify who it is registered to.
If stripping the firearm to view the serial number is difficult, you could also have the serial number engraved somewhere else that is more visible.
 
I don't know if I buy that.

It may be true that you can get around it through some loophole in the law, but that does not mean that a cop will not give you one heck of a hard time and make you show in in court because of it.


Better to stay safe and keep the serial number visible in my opinion.
 
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