buying another barrel

[gtpkeeper]

hi des
so i could buy a s/hand barrel and just fit it to the old gun, destoy/chop the old one up

[DesG]

The UK firearms laws are so straitforward and simple to understand that that might well be the case, or not!!! You would invalidate the proof though.

I bet if you asked a dozen different FEO you would get as many different answers.

[1066]

Problems I see that might muddy the waters are : Being a revolver barrel, it's not chambered and never will be.

If you are having a new barrel fitted by an RFD there's no paperwork required - he orders the barrel, you take your revolver to him, he repairs your revolver by fitting a new barrel - job done. (He would need to have it proofed)

If you wanted to order a new barrel to fit yourself - You would need to apply for a new slot for an extra barrel, buy the barrel, fit the barrel, keep the old barrel as a spare or dispose of the old barrel through an RFD, notify police and get it taken off your ticket.

Fitting a new barrel yourself, no proof needed until you sell it.

Just my thoughts, of course.

[Treebone]

Problems I see that might muddy the waters are : Being a revolver barrel, it's not chambered and never will be.

If you are having a new barrel fitted by an RFD there's no paperwork required - he orders the barrel, you take your revolver to him, he repairs your revolver by fitting a new barrel - job done. (He would need to have it proofed)

If you wanted to order a new barrel to fit yourself - You would need to apply for a new slot for an extra barrel, buy the barrel, fit the barrel, keep the old barrel as a spare or dispose of the old barrel through an RFD, notify police and get it taken off your ticket.

Fitting a new barrel yourself, no proof needed until you sell it.

Just my thoughts, of course.

The above would apply to a rifle barrel which has the chamber cut into it, a revolver barrel does not have a chamber so is in fact only a rifled tube, the law allows you to possess rifled tubes without a FAC

TB.

[airgunnut]

The above would apply to a rifle barrel which has the chamber cut into it, a revolver barrel does not have a chamber so is in fact only a rifled tube, the law allows you to possess rifled tubes without a FAC

TB.

So why are barrels rfd to rfd only (you cannot have one posted to your house) you have to go to your local rfd to pick it up
Thought revolver barrels have a forcing cone

[Treebone]

So why are barrels rfd to rfd only (you cannot have one posted to your house) you have to go to your local rfd to pick it up
Thought revolver barrels have a forcing cone

If you are talking about rifle barrels that have been chambered then you are correct, however rifle barrel blanks be they contoured or not and even threaded are freely available and can be posted as long as they do not have a chamber, i have bought several the last one in April this year.

TB.

[enfield2band]

If a barrel is a pressure bearing part as a component of the firearm it is fitted to how does it cease to be a none FAC item when you take it off?

What you are saying is that when I handed in my .357" Smith & Wesson when they were banned I could have taken the barrel off and kept it?
Or, when you scrap a gun you can saw off the barrel in front of the chamber and keep it?

I'm interested in your comments.

[airgunnut]

If you are talking about rifle barrels that have been chambered then you are correct, however rifle barrel blanks be they contoured or not and even threaded are freely available and can be posted as long as they do not have a chamber, i have bought several the last one in April this year.

TB.

let me get this straight, you can buy a barrel and have it sent to your house but not a silencer/moderater.

[DesG]

Problems I see that might muddy the waters are : Being a revolver barrel, it's not chambered and never will be.

If you are having a new barrel fitted by an RFD there's no paperwork required - he orders the barrel, you take your revolver to him, he repairs your revolver by fitting a new barrel - job done. (He would need to have it proofed)

If you wanted to order a new barrel to fit yourself - You would need to apply for a new slot for an extra barrel, buy the barrel, fit the barrel, keep the old barrel as a spare or dispose of the old barrel through an RFD, notify police and get it taken off your ticket.

Fitting a new barrel yourself, no proof needed until you sell it.

Just my thoughts, of course.

Legally you would not need it proofed but you would find problems trying to use a non proofed gun at any club that I know of. The club Insurance would be invalid for a start.

[gtpkeeper]

think might scrap it instead,not sure what re proofing would cost

so getting a barrel reduced from 20inch down to 16in and recrowned need reproofin too ????