Prohib to Restricted-The Ultimate Bubba?

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Take an "under-barrelled" revolver and profesionally install a 4.2" barrel, or longer, and who's gonna know.

But putting a longer barrel, on an already prohibitted semi-auto pistol, to re-classify it to restricted?
Just looks hideous, with that barrel nub, sticking out past the slide.
So now it can be sold as restricted, but IMO, it's just a bubba gone wrong.

Worst yet is the smaller framed and barrelled Glocks, with the barrel extending past the slide, to make them legal length.
With the gun laws in Canada, what possible advantage would there be to buying a new pistol with this set-up?
 
[sarcsm]You're absolutely right.

It's way better to have a non-transferable (to regular license holders) pistol that will end up melted down, or a pistol that can not be owned by anyone, than to have one with a longer barrel.[/sarcasm]

You may not like the way they look, but a cut-up pile of scrap or an empty spot in a safe looks a lot worse.
 
Personally, while I tend to agree that the stick-out barrel conversions don't look as nice as the original kit, however I am grateful that some of the, what now are, classified 12(6) firearms have been able to be preserved for post 12(6) PAL holders to acquire by such conversions.

Like the LGR, the 12(6) BS is another one that needs to go.

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I'm waiting for my first "modified" from prohib to restricted semi auto. It's a Jennings J-22 that I have purchased from a fellow CGN'r. The pistol has a longer barrell installed to make it restricted. I agree it doesn't look as good as it did when it came from the factory, but unfortunately I'm not allowed to own "prohib" guns. I feel "bubbaing" these little guns is a good thing, it makes them avail to a much wider audience. I love the look of these little "pocket pistols", as well as short barreled revolvers and if it weren't for people performing a "bubba" treatment to these little guns, gun lovers like me would never have a chance to own one. So I say keep em coming bubba :)
 
The extension modification allowed me to get a 4.2" S&W Model 66 to use for IDPA. Yeah, looking at it from the side the "Pinnochio told a lie" look to it isn't that pretty. But when I pull it from the holster and look along the sights I can't see that part. And the gun is out in the sun doing what it does best. So I can stand the idea of being a little "dirty" with my bubba'd ex-prohib.

If you've got your grandfathered 12-6 it's easy to sit back and be all "holier than thou". But for us more recent shooters it gives us access to guns which are great to shoot but we would not be able to own otherwise.

I do have to admit that there are exceptions. As much as I'd like to own a Walter PPK they are simply too hideous with the required amount of extension sticking out the front. And some of the little tiny .22's with as much barrel on the outside as there is inside are more than a bit silly. A Walter PP with extended barrel would be OK but then it's not the slick little palm pistol that the PPK is. The current batch of Makarovs out of Russia that Interammo is selling look fine with the Canadian barrel.
 
BCRider said:
The extension modification allowed me to get a 4.2" S&W Model 66 to use for IDPA. Yeah, looking at it from the side the "Pinnochio told a lie" look to it isn't that pretty. But when I pull it from the holster and look along the sights I can't see that part. And the gun is out in the sun doing what it does best. So I can stand the idea of being a little "dirty" with my bubba'd ex-prohib.

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You've got a S&W Model 66 semi-auto?
 
trebor2880 said:
Take an "under-barrelled" revolver and profesionally install a 4.2" barrel, or longer, and who's gonna know.

But putting a longer barrel, on an already prohibitted semi-auto pistol, to re-classify it to restricted?
Just looks hideous, with that barrel nub, sticking out past the slide.
So now it can be sold as restricted, but IMO, it's just a bubba gone wrong.

Worst yet is the smaller framed and barrelled Glocks, with the barrel extending past the slide, to make them legal length.
With the gun laws in Canada, what possible advantage would there be to buying a new pistol with this set-up?
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Think outside the box and you might get it. For those who compete or those who train, looks have zero effect on what gear is or is not used. That being said, I tend to agree that the extra length does look like sh*t. Thankfully I see the pistol from the rear and generally focus on the sights or the target so the ugly is less noticeable.

TDC
 
MikeHammer said:
I'm waiting for my first "modified" from prohib to restricted semi auto. It's a Jennings J-22 that I have purchased from a fellow CGN'r. The pistol has a longer barrell installed to make it restricted. I agree it doesn't look as good as it did when it came from the factory, but unfortunately I'm not allowed to own "prohib" guns. I feel "bubbaing" these little guns is a good thing, it makes them avail to a much wider audience. I love the look of these little "pocket pistols", as well as short barreled revolvers and if it weren't for people performing a "bubba" treatment to these little guns, gun lovers like me would never have a chance to own one. So I say keep em coming bubba :)
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I wouldnt call rebarreling a Jennings a Bubba job - just dont dry fire them EVER (soft chambers!!!) - the firing pin will bubba your chamber making the next round impossible to chamber! :slap:
 
if it wasnt for the extenz barrel i could never own my baby glock in this cun+ry now could i.. Thanks again Questar! :)
 
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You may not like the way they look, but a cut-up pile of scrap or an empty spot in a safe looks a lot worse.
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In total agreement on that. At least I can own a pistol that normally would be unavailable to me.A little extra barrel still looks much better than the ILS on any day .

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sillymike said:
In the mean time... People should be asking the government to release the empirical data used to justify this law...

If the government cannot come up with actual number/data... maybe the government should do away with this non-sense...

Just saying.
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It doesn't have to be right, it doesn't have to be just, it is simply the law.
 
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