hunter87 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 If I buy a saiga 12 have the barrel gut to say 22inches can I have a muzzle break perminatley attached to bring me back to the legal 24inches and still be within the law? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I would guess at yes but it might need to be reproofed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I think you could only do it legally by having the barrel back-bored to make the brake; pretty sure that the instant the barrel gets cut below 24" it becomes section 5 - and can never make the step back regardless of what's added to it - once section 5, forever section 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 An RFD can reduce to below 24" in the process of repair, so should be ok. Have a chat with your smith, at the end of the day, it's him doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Fitting a brake can hardly constitute a repair. Once its been reduced below 24" its section 5 and no addition of a brake will make it section one again. I would not want to defend that in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Ok, that's fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter87 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I think you could only do it legally by having the barrel back-bored to make the brake; pretty sure that the instant the barrel gets cut below 24" it becomes section 5 - and can never make the step back regardless of what's added to it - once section 5, forever section 5.Dr What about those Mossberg pump actions that are sold by a well know gun shop that are fitted with a barrel extension to bring them up to 24 inches surley as a short barrel shotgun they are section 5 then turned into a sect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MH Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 That would be illegal then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breacher Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 If I buy a saiga 12 have the barrel gut to say 22inches can I have a muzzle break perminatley attached to bring me back to the legal 24inches and still be within the law? Interesting question - I have a 27" Vepr 12 ( and ordered a muzzle brake which is on the way ) - was thinking of the same thing myself. I seem to recall the CG Firearms were offering a package - shortened and muzzlebrake already fitted. Not sure what length though and their website seems frozen. If you need cheap 5 rd molot mags, I can point you in right direction, Looking at the legislation reveals this ............. 2.32 However, section 7(3) of the 1988 Act exempts from the provisions of section 7(2) any firearm where the barrel has been shortened by a registered firearms dealer for the sole purpose of replacing part of it so as to produce a barrel not less than 24 inches in length. So, I would argue that if you take a 27" barrel, remove 7" of it and add a 4" muzzle brake, then you have "removed part of it" ( the 7" ) with the sole purposeof replacing it ( with the muzzle brake ) to produce a barrel of not less than 24" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter87 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 If you get the work done post some pics I'd be very very interested in seeing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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