How long does one have to wait for a re-barreled P08 to get back from the RCMP?

Brookwood

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Like the tile says, I purchased a shooter grade P08 through a gun shop, they re-barreled it to a restricted length and sent it off the the RCMP for re-classification. It's been over a year and I haven't heard anything. This is my first go round with this process. I've read about some of the extreme cases, but I figured a P08 would be routine. How long does one typically have to wait for a firearm to be processed by the RCMP?

Thank you in advance,

Brookwood
 
It is a long complex process. They have to stick a rod down the barrel, make a mark at the muzzle and then measure with a ruler.

This is 3 different processes, probably requiring 3 different technicians, each highly trained on the individual task, plus two supervisors and a legal witness.

It takes time to coordinate all this.

To learn the appropriate level of patience, I suggest you fill Death Valley with the Rocky Mountains, using a teaspoon....
 
There is no need or requirement for the thing to be sent off to the RCMP.
The gunsmith can call them and report the rebarrelling; might need a verifier's report. They will want to confirm the disposition of the original barrel.
 
It took the RCMP 18 months to deregister the M1918A2 BAR i bought that was deactivated....
If it took them that long for a deact imagine how freaked they must be for a live gun.

At the last gunshow i talked with an employee from an online retailer and he told me the RCMP had only 2 gunsmiths working for them.
That it took over a year to investigate a new gunsmith before hiring one.
The same guy also told me that one of their ex gunsmith had just been hired by the RCMP and on his first day he had inspected 15 rifles.
 
Desert_Fox said:
I had a couple P08's rebarreled back in 2005 and it was at least a year long process as well...

Hopefully it's worth the wait for you. :)
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Thanks for the info. I hope so too....It's a Vet bringback, 1913 DWM with WW1 and WW2 proof marks. The barrel was pretty much toast, the price was right and I don't have a prohib, so a re-barrel was in order anyway. It would just be nice to know what's going on, but then again, that's why I chose the tag line below....
 
The process that I described above is what happened when I rebarrelled a P'08 with a restricted length barrel. Never left my possession, never submitted, never inspected. Sent the stump of the original barrel in to prove destruction. I used the original front sight base on the new barrel. The new barrel looked just like the original - the rebarrelling was not apparent, until actually measured. I had a business licence with endorsement to work on prohibited firearms, and was a verifier. I assume your gunsmith has similar qualifications.

Brookwood. Pick up the phone, call the CFP, get patched through to the SFSS, and ask what is going on. Have the serial number of the pistol handy so you will be able to tell them exactly what P'08 you are talking about. Starting a thread here isn't going to accomplish anything.
 
gaff said:
I don't understand why it was sent in?? This should have been a phone call from your gunsmith to the CFO.
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That's a good question. I don't have a 12.6, so a stock P08 is a no-go for me. One came into the local gun store and we struck a deal. It was sent to Winnipeg for re-barreling by a smith with the appropriate jig/tooling and from there it was sent to the RCMP. Like I said, this is my first go round with this kind of thing, so I didn't know any better ( I sure do now!) and assumed this is how it was done. The gun store has been around for decades, has a fantastic rep and Ive been dealing with them for a few years now. I trust them, and continue to do so, but I will ask why this particular route was taken to re-classify the firearm.

Thanks everyone for your input.

Brookwood
 
tiriaq said:
Brookwood. Pick up the phone, call the CFP, get patched through to the SFSS, and ask what is going on. Have the serial number of the pistol handy so you will be able to tell them exactly what P'08 you are talking about. Starting a thread here isn't going to accomplish anything.
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Actually, it has - Thanks for your tip tiriaq, I will be doing that shortly.

Brookwood
 
Listen to tiriaq on this. He's right.

The new barrel can be verified with pics and a verification report. Your gunsmith should know this.

I have done a few for myself and the whole process took less than a week. I had to turn in the barrels and because I don't have a 12-6a classification which is for prohibited devices, I had to get the local Constable to come to my place to pick it up. He was very good about it and even stayed to chat over a coffee but you could tell he thought the process was a complete waste of time and resources.
 
OK, so here's what I learned. The barrel was re-done in Ontario by a company that point-of-purchase store has used before. The conversion was done and the original barrel was destroyed and documented some time ago. It was verified and the documentation was sent in. The firearm is currently at the Ontario shop and apparently the hold up has been the paperwork....The point-of-purchase store owner has been in contact with the Saskatchewan Firearms Officer and the Ontario shop owner has made inquiries of their respective Firearms Officer as well as contacting the SFSS. The tag line is that they are 'backlogged' right now.
 
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Brookwood said:
OK, so here's what I learned. The barrel was re-done in Ontario by a company that point-of-purchase store has used before. The conversion was done and the original barrel was destroyed and documented some time ago. It was verified and the documentation was sent in. The firearm is currently at the Ontario shop and apparently the hold up has been the paperwork....The point-of-purchase store owner has been in contact with the Saskatchewan Firearms Officer and the Ontario shop owner has made inquiries of their respective Firearms Officer as well as contacting the SFSS. The tag line is that they are 'backlogged' right now.
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that's code for jerking us around at every opertunity
 
I just had one done. Bought in Calgary, Shipped to the Coast for Restricted Barrel, and new paperwork and returned to me in Red Deer.

Everyone I dealt with thought the process should have been faster but I was happy to get the gun in 8 weeks after the paperwork was submitted.

Very happy with it. The gun doesn't go to the RCMP......just the paperwork.

If I were you I'd be asking for confirmation numbers from someone.
 
6 to 8 months I have done three now. Phone and find out what the delay is. In all cases I had to resubmit the barrel pictures as they didn't like the ones they had.
 
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