Legallities of making your own gun

[ScubaCam]

I'm a machinist, working right now on repairing some equipment, for home use. Mill, grinder, etc.
I also enjoy shooting, I'm thinking about combining my work and play.
So, before I get into, trying to find out materials, and finer workings of firearms; I thought I might ask what are the laws and other issues, involved in making a firearm. If anyone has info. for Ontario specifically, that would be great, but any info would be greatly appericated.

 

[mooncoon]

I believe you can make your own unrestricted gun but you have to register it when the receiver is complete and of course update once the barrel is installed. If you make the gun for sale you would require a manufacturing license which I think runs around $1000. I would suggest checking the books by Frank de Haas; he has one giving designs for a single shot rifle called a vault lock aimed specifically for the home shop machinist.

cheers mooncoon

 

[mercuryv8]

There was a fellow on CGN who was working on designing his own rifle. I remember he was going to use M14 parts? I think Wally was his handle.

Nic

 

[hedgehog]

nothing stopping you from making a restricted. its legal, just keep the cfc informed and get things in writing from them

 

[jbunny]

I'm a machinist, working right now on repairing some equipment, for home use. Mill, grinder, etc.
I also enjoy shooting, I'm thinking about combining my work and play.
So, before I get into, trying to find out materials, and finer workings of firearms; I thought I might ask what are the laws and other issues, involved in making a firearm. If anyone has info. for Ontario specifically, that would be great, but any info would be greatly appericated.

if u build a flint lock rifle, it's exempt from any paper work

 

[22lr]

don't quote me but I been told that making your own firearm is non-event as long as you declare your intentions before you start making it. There is something about design to be looked at in terms of functionality - no full auto or anything as silly. Its what I been told by gunsmith who does some work for me. I am machining for the fun of it and was wondering about the same thing.

 

[NavyShooter]

I built my own restricted (Semi auto close bolt STEN) and have the original frame/receiver cert, and the replacement cert for the completed firearm.

Keep your CFO in the loop.

Get permission in writing.

Document document docuemt.

Photograph photograph photograph.

Build and enjoy!

NS

 

[Randy B]

I built my own bolt gun (non-restricted ) just registered it when it was finished