My father has an M1 that is registered as prohib. Others on this board talk about restricted and now the non-restricrted M1s. My question is what is different about my father's M1 that puts it in the prohib class? I would like to keep it in the family but i don't know if anything can be modified to re class it.
What makes an M1 Prohib?
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M1 Carbine with standard 18" barrel is classed as restricted, not prohibited. Check the registration certificate. Is it an M1 Carbine or maybe a selective fire M2 Carbine which is a different kettle of fish.
An M1 Carbine with a barrel longer than 18" is non-restricted as is an M1 Garand.
An M1 Carbine with a barrel longer than 18" is non-restricted as is an M1 Garand.
If it's an M1 (carbine or Garand) it is not prohibited. If it's a carbine it's restricted, if it's a Garand it's non-restricted. If it's an M2 it could be either 12.2 or 12.3 - nothing you can legally do about that.
it could be a M1 built on an M2 marked receiver, lots of carbines that were never full auto and may not even have been machined to accept full auto parts (identical to an M1) were classed as Full or Converted auto just because of the 2 on the receiver where there aught to be a 1
Can anything be done about that? I mean if it's not even a C/A or a Full Auto then you'd think you'd be able to get it de-prohibited. It happens with improperly classified handguns now and then.
If it is marked M2 you can only change the status by deactivation, or you can have the receiver replaced with an M1 receiver doing a bit of paperwork.
The M1 receivers registration status would change to a complete rifle, and the M2 receiver status would change to receiver only, then decisions of what to do with the bare M2 receiver can be made.
If you don't want restricted status of the factory barrel you can spin on a non-restricted barrel while the licensed smith is doing everything else.
There are licensed gunsmith/dealers associated with the boards that can help facilitate these changes.
The M1 receivers registration status would change to a complete rifle, and the M2 receiver status would change to receiver only, then decisions of what to do with the bare M2 receiver can be made.
If you don't want restricted status of the factory barrel you can spin on a non-restricted barrel while the licensed smith is doing everything else.
There are licensed gunsmith/dealers associated with the boards that can help facilitate these changes.
Resurrecting this old thread. My father's RPAL was expiring and I checked his registration for the M2. It was classed as restricted so he was going to transfer it to me. We called the CFO to initiate the transfer and I was hit with "this is a prohibited firearm". They had me submit any markings on it to them and have now reclassified it as prohibited and are forcing us to sell it or turn it in for destruction. My father's RPAL has now expired and we were informed that we have a suitable amount of time to try to sell the firearm. The problem I have now is that I don't know what its worth or who I should be trying to sell it to. I believe that it's a 12.3. Any help would be greatly appreciated as We have to take care of this fairly quickly.
I'm no expert but restricted M1's sell for $4-600 depending on make/condition, and given that it's a prohib AND that you need it gone quick (selling prohibs takes time as the market is so small) I'd throw it up for $300 and go from there. If it doesn't move I'd drop it drastically. You can throw it up on the Prohib EE here.
If that doesn't work out, tear it apart and destroy the receiver BUT don't hand it in. Build an M1 from the parts.
If that doesn't work out, tear it apart and destroy the receiver BUT don't hand it in. Build an M1 from the parts.
...but the barrel is 18" and thus restricted at best.
Perhaps better to turn it into a deact?
Or, as 6167 said, buy a 19" barrel and a M1 receiver and swap the parts over, then hand in the receiver for destruction.
No! Do not do this. You are only required to prove it has been destroyed. If you hand it in, the police will use that as a statistic for "deadly murder weapons taken off the streets". For the sake of gun owners, do not do this.
