Question about Prohibs beretta

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Just talked to a guy from Van Isle (with restricted license) that has a short barrel Baretta that is prohibited. He has had it since about 1995 and it is registered but he has never received the registration for it. He is now getting letters saying he has to turn it over to the RCMP for destruction. He doesn't what to be bothered going to court to challenge the ruling.

My knowledge on prohibited's is non existent. He was wanting to swap for a .22 or something he could keep.

Can anyone help?

PM me and I'll give contact info.

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Did he re-register it or has he only the first green registration sheet?
If he didn't bother re-registering, I think nothing can save that Beretta. And if it's the only prohibited pistol he has, I fear his 12-6 will be gone, too...
I know, these stupid rules are only that: stupid.
PP.
 
If they say it can't be transfered because it is not a grandfathered prohibited then you may be able to save it if you change the barrel so the gun is now restricted (see below). I have done this but it may not be worth it. I did the conversions myself so it didn't cost me much. All you need is a lathe and a milling machine and a barrel blank. I have seen someone in Canada will make restricted barrels for about $150. This is reasonable considering the work involved.

If the gun can not be sold and he does not want to pay for the conversion then he can have the gun deactivated, or he can strip the parts and hand in the frame and barrel and sell/give away the rest of the parts.

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Rudy H said:
If they say it can't be transfered because it is not a grandfathered prohibited then you may be able to save it if you change the barrel so the gun is now restricted (see below). I have done this but it may not be worth it. I did the conversions myself so it didn't cost me much. All you need is a lathe and a milling machine and a barrel blank. I have seen someone in Canada will make restricted barrels for about $150.
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What about "converting" it using a garbage smoothbore barrel, even if it is oversized leaky, and gives groups that look like shotgun patterns, it would still meet length rules nes pa?

Basically, it would be a peice of seamless hydraulic pipe, with the connecting lugs tacked on. How much would that cost from a sympathetic metalworker?

Then, send it to RCMP, get it registered.

He could then sell it at his leisure, even if it took a couple years or more to find a 12(6)buyer, who could re-install the old barrel, send it back to RCMP to re-register as a prohib.

Problem solved, except for RCMP who would have made alot of work for themselves.
 
Bobby Ironsights said:
He could then sell it at his leisure, even if it took a couple years or more to find a 12(6)buyer, who could re-install the old barrel, send it back to RCMP to re-register as a prohib.
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Once a 12(6) handgun goes from prohibited to restricted status with a longer barrel conversion you can't legally change it back to "prohib" status by reinstalling the original shorter barrel & having it reregistered. Once it's out, it's out... :(
 
"Once a 12(6) handgun goes from prohibited to restricted status with a longer barrel conversion you can't legally change it back to "prohib" status by reinstalling the original shorter barrel & having it reregistered. Once it's out, it's out... "

Correct - plus in order to get it re-registered, you are required to turn in the prohib barrel. Short answer - sell it as a prohib if it's registered.

Gunnar
 
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