Is it legal to put an extension on a barrel to make it legal?

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Hi
There is a fellow on the EE with a Smith & Wesson model 15 that has had an extension put on the barrel to make it over 4 inches long. I have always been told that this was not legal to do but rather you had to replace the barrel itself with a longer one.

Anyone out there know right answer for sure?

Thanks Graydog
 
graydog said:
Hi
There is a fellow on the EE with a Smith & Wesson model 15 that has had an extension put on the barrel to make it over 4 inches long. I have always been told that this was not legal to do but rather you had to replace the barrel itself with a longer one.

Anyone out there know right answer for sure?

Thanks Graydog
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Prohibited. Even if it was welded on (extension, flash hider, etc.) it's still a no-go.
 
The existing barrel can be bored out and a longer sleeve fitted inside it to bring the barrel length to the limit. If an extension piece was simply welded on the end then it is still prohibited.


Mark
 
mmattockx said:
The existing barrel can be bored out and a longer sleeve fitted inside it to bring the barrel length to the limit. If an extension piece was simply welded on the end then it is still prohibited.


Mark
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This is what I thought as well. My gunsmith told me that it's an American regulation and does not apply to Canada.

This is so confusing.
 
I think the "fellow" in question meant to say it's been re-barreled professionally and re-registered as a restricted, not a just an extension welded on..
 
west_end_don said:
I think the "fellow" in question meant to say it's been re-barreled professionally and re-registered as a restricted, not a just an extension welded on..
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No, I remember seeing the revolver as well. IIRC, it was not just a welded on flash hider-styled extension but an actual rifled extension of the barrel--honestly lengthening the barrel in effect. Again IIRC one of the more reputable gunsmiths was mentioned as the guy who did the work. Looked a little weird but apparently it was re-registered as restricted.
 
Most of the guns that have "restricted" barrels replacing "prohibited" barrels look odd because the guns weren't designed that way. Revolvers not so much, obviously, but they all shoot OK. It's just one of those things in Canada.
 
The extension has to be rifled. You can't stick on a bored through extension.

I'm one of the lucky owners of a "de-prohibited" revolver that started life with a 4 inch barrel. At some point a smith welded on an extension and then bored through and sleeved the barrel with a new full length rifled liner. The proper work was then done to re-register it as a Restricted and then I came along and bought it. I've now got an ex-prohib S&W 66 with a little extra nose on the end.

I call it Pinnochio.... :D
 
BCRider said:
The extension has to be rifled. You can't stick on a bored through extension.

I'm one of the lucky owners of a "de-prohibited" revolver that started life with a 4 inch barrel. At some point a smith welded on an extension and then bored through and sleeved the barrel with a new full length rifled liner. The proper work was then done to re-register it as a Restricted and then I came along and bought it. I've now got an ex-prohib S&W 66 with a little extra nose on the end.

I call it Pinnochio.... :D
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Ding! ding! ding! We have a correct response!
 
BCRider said:
The extension has to be rifled. You can't stick on a bored through extension.

I'm one of the lucky owners of a "de-prohibited" revolver that started life with a 4 inch barrel. At some point a smith welded on an extension and then bored through and sleeved the barrel with a new full length rifled liner. The proper work was then done to re-register it as a Restricted and then I came along and bought it. I've now got an ex-prohib S&W 66 with a little extra nose on the end.

I call it Pinnochio.... :D
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I just bought a S&W M10 that was done up the same way.
 
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