Elwood Epps does deactivation's to current RCMP specs. They handle all the paperwork as well. My last encounter with the RCMP made it clear that any work had to be done by an approved company.(their letter to that effect is around here somewhere)
Legally deactivating a 1911
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Its not a cheap process to get it done either...
Wanting to display once real gun that is heavily and irreversibly deactivated for a "cool factor" is about as lame as you can get, sorry!
Find an old antique (legally one) that doesn't work anymore and hang that.
Wanting to display once real gun that is heavily and irreversibly deactivated for a "cool factor" is about as lame as you can get, sorry!
Find an old antique (legally one) that doesn't work anymore and hang that.
Simple: with the new UN marking scheme coming into effect soon ANY firearm not marked by that awful, useless, ignorant, politically-driven bullsh!t should not be deactivated. If the Norinco is not marked as the OP says it's a more desirable version, and when it is not marked with the UN scheme it will be more so.
Plus, any de-activated firearm is seen by a lot of CGN members as "giving in" to the gun grabbing haters: you'll have a hard time justifying a deactivation here, agree with it or not.
Lastly, as stated, you CAN display active firearms legally. I do so by making a simple display: I bought a small sliding door glass display at a gov't surplus sale and bought one of those those special locks for the glass. I installed a small steel plate on the back of the display cabinet and instead of screwing the display locks to it I drilled holes for them and welded them from the back (locks shown below). The cabinet is lag bolted to heavy studs in the wall. Everything is legal... AND not deactivated.
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