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    Hi all! To start off on a complex note...

    Considering all the conflicting opinions, I think I'd write the ATF with a portion of the National Firearms Act's text attached, namely this one... Subpart B””Definitions § 479.11 Meaning of terms. Antique firearm. Any firearm not designed or redesigned for using rim fire or conventional...
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    Hi all! To start off on a complex note...

    Sorry, just didn't get that. Anyway, with that idea now scrapped, was the blunderbuss you held British? I too had the opportunity to pick up an old (but not as old) blunderbuss with a flint-to-percussion conversion lock. It wasn't in bad shape, although the pricetag then kept it out of my hands...
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    Hi all! To start off on a complex note...

    "I think black powder firearms may fall under the guise of a Non-Gun, that is probably how they get around the short barrel issue..." Not to sound like a jerk, but doesn't that contradict what you said regarding the Pedersoli muzzleloading shotguns? Wouldn't they also be blackpowder firearms...
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    Hi all! To start off on a complex note...

    On the other hand, the Pedersoli shotgun in its full-length form looks quite elegant (I'll tell my friend either to get a LeMat repro or simply cut the barrels to 20"), and would definitely be easier to clean than my ZAR "Four Pound" Martini-Henry (Black Powder cartridge rifles really pique my...
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    Hi all! To start off on a complex note...

    "the antique guns that were shortened prior to the law's existence should be subjected to a grandfather clause" In that case, I know of one gun going for auction that was pretty much certainly shortened before 1898. However, it's a bit rusty, and would need to be reconditioned...one of the...
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    Hi all! To start off on a complex note...

    ...I have a bit of a legal question that both me and my friend in IN are wondering about. I'm in southern NY, btw. Well, I'm a member of several vintage military rifle forums and have not been able to find out the answer on those boards. My friend is wanting to get into Civil War reenacting, and...
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