To Convert a handgun from 12(6) to Restricted Class Can You Do This?

[GeorgeJure]

Hi tiriaq

A PM has been sent to you. Thanks for ALL your Help.
George

 

[dan belisle]

Two separate points.

Why is extending a barrel is not acceptable? Because. Just because. The powers that be said so.

Welding issue - weld two barrels together to make a longer barrel, and the welded area is stronger than the barrels themselves? Really?

This whole discussion of this Beretta 34...
If it is registered as a 12-6, it is legal and transferrable to: a holder of a PAL with 12-6 endorsement or an immediate family member with a PAL with restricted endorsement as 12-7.
Altered and reclassified to restricted, it is transferable like any other restricted firearm.
There are established and practical ways of doing this.

Welding issue? Yes, a welded joint if done correctly can be stronger than before the weld, counterintuitive though it seems. - dan

 

[Calahan]

Please point me to the 350.00 PPK's

Actually, there are a couple of PPK's on the EE right now - one for $350 and one for $400.

PPKs sometimes go for even less in auctions.

 

[Calahan]

George,

I sent you a PM a week or so ago, answering some questions you had.

I think you should sell the 1934 (unless you're really attached to it). The most important thing for you right now is to comply with the CFO. In the future, you can take your time if you want to acquire a 1934 (or similar gun) that has been converted to restricted. Or, you can get a 12(6) licensed friend to buy a 1934, get it converted to restricted, then transfer it to you. The point is you wouldn't be in such a rush to do it, with a 30-day deadline. Prohib 1934's sell for $200 regularly.

There is a converted-to-restricted 1934 on the EE right now, for $1700 (ouch!). I did see a restricted 1934 sell for $600 in an auction a while back.

I have a Beretta 1934, and I do like it. As a $200 prohib, it's a great little gun. Would I spend 100's more to have one converted to restricted if I didn't have my 12(6) licence? No - that money can be spent in better ways. Just my opinion, though.