Draco question

[sbjmg]

I understand why one needs a mag lock for import or transfer as it makes the gun single shot with the sled magazine, but why do I need to keep the mag lock after the transfer?

Next question, why can't I use my 30 round magazines that I owned since I was a wee little boy?

I understand these things when it comes to a rifle but was not aware of the rules concerning hand guns.

Thanks

[69Mach1]

Specifically, the Draco (semi auto handgun) has a magazine well outside of the grip. With a detachable magazine, that makes it an assault weapon in CA.

[The Bacon Eater]

Specifically, the Draco (semi auto handgun) has a magazine well outside of the grip. With a detachable magazine, that makes it an assault weapon in CA.

Hey Mach. Cant he put a stock and pin a barrel extension to it and turn it into a rifle? It would be like a poor mans krink. I have been contemplating this, but looking for a yugo or bulgarian krink for now. Thanks

[b.faust]

Hey Mach. Cant he put a stock and pin a barrel extension to it and turn it into a rifle? It would be like a poor mans krink. I have been contemplating this, but looking for a yugo or bulgarian krink for now. Thanks

Once registered as a pistol, it is, in the eyes of the law forever a pistol.

So no, I'm pretty sure you try and turn that into a rifle you'd get your day in court.

[69Mach1]

Hey Mach. Cant he put a stock and pin a barrel extension to it and turn it into a rifle? It would be like a poor mans krink. I have been contemplating this, but looking for a yugo or bulgarian krink for now. Thanks

You mean like this?

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=324425

[b.faust]

You mean like this?

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=324425

First off, that is pure awesome.
But I thought once it's registered as a pistol it has to stay that way?

I'm probably confused as usual.

[supermario]

First off, that is pure awesome.
But I thought once it's registered as a pistol it has to stay that way?

I'm probably confused as usual.

Im pretty sure you can convert a pistol into a rifle and it will always be registered as a pistol but you CANNOT convert a rifle into a pistol. And if you ever put a stock on any handgun, you better make sure you have the 16" minimum barrel length or else its an SBR and will be illegal.

[Barabas]

This is the first I've heard of this, are you sure you haven't conflated pistol and rifle? Can you show CPC for this or is this a Federal Reg? A quick search turned up nothing, but I may not be using the correct search terms.

Edit: I did some additional searching, bdsmchs covers part of it here. But I found what I was really looking for, which is the ATF letter that lays it out, in the last two paragraphs.

Once registered as a pistol, it is, in the eyes of the law forever a pistol.

So no, I'm pretty sure you try and turn that into a rifle you'd get your day in court.

[Quiet]

Once registered as a pistol, it is, in the eyes of the law forever a pistol.

So no, I'm pretty sure you try and turn that into a rifle you'd get your day in court.

First off, that is pure awesome.
But I thought once it's registered as a pistol it has to stay that way?

I'm probably confused as usual.

BATFE NFA branch:
It is legal to make a handgun into a rifle.
No paperwork is needed to do so.
Once it is made into a rifle, it is now a rifle.
After it is made into a rifle and you want to turn in back into a handgun, you will need to get BATFE approval to make a SBR prior to doing so.

[The Bacon Eater]

You mean like this?

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=324425

Yes. Like that but with a triangle folder thats pinned with a perm. barrel extension.

THats a sweet rifle