Threaded barrel legality

[Pekpek]

Are threaded barrel legal to posses when not installed in a pistol?

[FNP45TACTICAL]

Yes.

[CenCal45]

Yea when folks used to build pre-ban AR's from scratch, the barrels came threaded from the factory before a muzzle device was put on them

[Pekpek]

Thanks..now can you dros a vp9 tactical via intra familial transfer if the barrel is not with the gun

[onelonehorseman]

Thanks..now can you dros a vp9 tactical via intra familial transfer if the barrel is not with the gun

Theoretically yes, but if the transfer is going through an FFL (gun shipped from out-of state) then a safe handling demo will be needed. Not sure how that would be done without the barrel, so some FFLs may refuse to DROS just the frame/slide, less barrel.

[Saym14]

Call your receiving ffl. Some will DROS a frame only. Some will not. The other option is to borrow a barrel from s friend

[painkiller]

Id shop around for someone doing a frame only dros

[CSACANNONEER]

Threaded barrels are even legal to install on handguns as long as you are not creating an illegal AW by doing so. There are many "pistols" that can legally have threaded barrels on them in CA.

[MontClaire]

Just buy a regular barrel at hk parts. They also sell the threaded ones for vp9. That way you can take it to the range and dros.

[Saym14]

Or you can buy an extra threaded one and lathe off the threads

[Quiet]

CA summary of threaded barrels and handguns:
Threaded barrel not installed (by itself) = legal
Threaded barrel installed on a bolt-action pistol = legal
Threaded barrel installed on a lever-action pistol = legal
Threaded barrel installed on a pump-action pistol = legal
Threaded barrel installed on a revolver = legal
Threaded barrel installed on a single-shot pistol = legal
Threaded barrel installed on a semi-auto pistol with a fixed 10 round or less magazine = legal
Threaded barrel installed on a semi-auto pistol with detachable magazines = illegal [PC 30515(a)(4)(A)]