Need gunsmith to Dewat
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So question.. once a firearm is deactivated, it's now not a firearm. since it's not controlled by the FA, you can do what you want without (as long as you do not make it back into a firearm that fires a projectile..
so what is stopping you from making it back to a #### and click ? (I'm not talking about making it back in to a firearm, I'm talking making it more functional in it's action. )
so what is stopping you from making it back to a #### and click ? (I'm not talking about making it back in to a firearm, I'm talking making it more functional in it's action. )
I was curious how they would take dewatting a stripped reciever... they probably wouldn't like it, but you could then put all the parts back on and be on your merry way, as it would still be completely incapable of firing....
It's one of those things that would make them have a tantrum, simply because they would have been out manouvered.
I was thinking about that too but it seems like a lot of work.
I want to Dewat it because I want to display it on my wall. I don't want to ruin the look of it by having a trigger lock and a bunch of stuff hanging off it. It is also inconvevient to bolt directly to a stud because i want it centered in a wall. When I called the CFO to discuss displaying it she made it out that I had to nealy make it part of the house. I mentioned that I thought the requirement was just to trigger lock. She went on to tell me that it is "safe storage" and whatever I do I will be the one explaining it to the cops if it is stollen.
I hate how every time you call the CFC or CFO they won't give you a straight answer. They give you some vague answer that usually infers going well beyond the requirements.
it's simple.. they would say '' can you follow the guidelines set out to dewatt a firearm" And you would say "Nope, can't do that as it's only a lower" then they would say.. Then your only choice is to keep it as a firearm, or have it destroyed.
another way to look at it is..
if you have EVERY part of the firearm but the lower, then is it a firearm ?? Nope!!! so find a way to make the firearm look complete but without a functional lower (Wood, plastic etc..) (but then you get into the whole replica issues
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it's simple.. they would say '' can you follow the guidelines set out to dewatt a firearm" And you would say "Nope, can't do that as it's only a lower" then they would say.. Then your only choice is to keep it as a firearm, or have it destroyed.
another way to look at it is..
if you have EVERY part of the firearm but the lower, then is it a firearm ?? Nope!!! so find a way to make the firearm look complete but without a functional lower (Wood, plastic etc..) (but then you get into the whole replica issues
Have you even read the postings???
so whats your point??
Just me, but somehow ruining a rifle, because having a trigger lock on it ruins the look seems a bit of overkill.
There are three ways of legally storing a non-restricted firearm: use a locking device; use a locked container; remove the bolt. I would be inclined to remove the functional bolt, and install a deactivated one. It would not be hard to make a system to lock the deactivated bolt into the rifle, to really render the rifle inoperative. Cheaper and easier than deactivation.
There are three ways of legally storing a non-restricted firearm: use a locking device; use a locked container; remove the bolt. I would be inclined to remove the functional bolt, and install a deactivated one. It would not be hard to make a system to lock the deactivated bolt into the rifle, to really render the rifle inoperative. Cheaper and easier than deactivation.
Not to butt in, but the Lee Enfield does not have a "lower".
I miss typed, my bad.. but the concept is still the same.. if its just a receiver, or a lower, then other components that the regs for dewatting say that you need to modify are not present.. if they are not, then they will refuse it.
That is a good idea too.^^
