Threaded Barrel

[NorCal Einstein]

PPT has to be done in person I believe, so no shipping.

You are correct.

[Munk]

Posession of threaded barrel is perfectly legal, you just can't have it installed on a semi-auto pistol with a detachable magazine in CA. This makes an Assault weapon.

Steps you need to take to bring the gun here.
1. Remove threaded barrel.
2. Bring gun to CA with barrel separated.
3. Register within 60 days and pay the 19$ fee.
4. If you ever want to shoot the gun in CA you have two options.
4a. Permanently modify barrel to not be threaded.
4b. Acquire a second barrel that's not threaded.
(I like b).
5. If you intend to never shoot the gun in CA, save the old barrel and install it at the site you plan to shoot. Then remove the barrel when finished prior to returning to CA.

Edit to add:
Don't forget magazine restrictions. If you have greater than 10 round magazines, disassemble or sell them prior to coming here to CA. If you want, you may permanently modify them to be 10 rounders and keep using them. Otherwise, just get some 10 round mags for usage here, then re-assemble your mags out of state for usage out of state, and then disassemble prior to returning.

PPT has to be done in person I believe, so no shipping.

As for the TB, what about a bullet-button type of mag lock?

Nope, the barrel threads have the be permanently capped it you want to use that barrel in CA (see my pot above)

KeenKeen you are absolutely wrong.

The problem is that there's no commercial BB product for the vast majority of pistols. If he can find a way to make a BB of some kind, then he's welcome to use a threaded barrel and any other Evil feature.

Threaded barrels are perfectly fine on semi-autos that don't have detachable mags, or non-semi autos. By making the mag fixed in some way, you shortcut the AW chart down to a legal status if the mags are 10 rounds or less.

[jloffermann]

This is certainly possible, however we can get those guns via a more costly/complicated workaround known as the Single-Shot Exemption (SSE), do some searches to see what it's all about.

Totaly not trying to Hi-jack just quest question

Returning from deployment soon. resident of Idaho, can I buy some handguns, rifles etc that are not on the roster and just register them when im back from R N' R and leave? or does it only count when you move to CA for first time? NOt trying to break the law just trying to save money on some handguns etc... I will buy the approtriate 10rd mags, and leave the others at my Dads place for leave.

[Munk]

Totaly not trying to Hi-jack just quest question

Returning from deployment soon. resident of Idaho, can I buy some handguns, rifles etc that are not on the roster and just register them when im back from R N' R and leave? or does it only count when you move to CA for first time? NOt trying to break the law just trying to save money on some handguns etc... I will buy the approtriate 10rd mags, and leave the others at my Dads place for leave.

If they aren't named assault weapons, just render them into a CA legal configuration (if it's an evil black rifle and you want your evil features, get a bullet button, and similar configurations) and bring them in.

The state gives you 60 days to register your handguns on arrival, and it doesn't matter if you were once a CA resident, moved away, and are moving back. Any time you move in here with handguns, you get to register your property. Then you pay your fees for the registration and not worry about them. If you accidentally "Oops" and don't register within the 60 days, but still want to follow through and be legal; you can still file the registration paperwork and pay the fee. There's a semi-amnesty where if the only way they find out you're over the 60 days is your attempt to register, then they let it slide (this is part of the law governing the registration of new resident handguns).

Don't forget the magazine issues, no importation of hi-caps and all that blah blah blah.

[jloffermann]

sounds good to me. so far just a couple of pistols that aren't on the ca list. I will call ahead and double check everything.

thanks for the info.

[darkjedi351]

So what I need to do is tell him to buy some off roster guns, to then sell in CA to those of us who can't get things like XDms or Gen 4 glocks

YES!!!

No gouging though.

[littlejake]

for the OP's situation, buying a new barrel is likely the best option. I supposed he could have a gunsmith chuck up the barrel in a lathe and use a cutoff tool to remove that extended portion of the present barrel, then recrown it. Just another option.

[Marlin Hunter]

Just curious, Can you get a thread protector and use locktite on it? Or can you modify the thread protector that uses a tool to remove it? Similar to a way the bullet button is used. Must require a tool to remove.

It must be TIG welded at 4 points to the barrel

[clutchy]

I heard awhile back that red loctite was considered a permanent fix with a nut without flat sides that a tool could be used on.

I'd like to find more info on this^ I think it was in relation to the walther P22 issue.

[sreeb]

for the OP's situation, buying a new barrel is likely the best option. I supposed he could have a gunsmith chuck up the barrel in a lathe and use a cutoff tool to remove that extended portion of the present barrel, then recrown it. Just another option.

You wouldn't need to shorten the barrel, just turn off the threads. 5 minute of work for anyone with a lathe.

You could do this with a file or dremel if you were careful.

[littlejake]

You wouldn't need to shorten the barrel, just turn off the threads. 5 minute of work for anyone with a lathe......

That occurred to me; then no need for recrown.

[johncmng]

HK USP tactical

This is what I did to my barrel. I had a gunsmith lathe off the thread. Now I have a Battlecomp that fits a 45 tactical barrel for sale

[drifter2be]

i recommend NOT using anything permanent thread protector method...i don't own a px4, but generally, if you have a thread protector on, you'd have to remove it to take the barrel out.

if it's permanent, then how do you disassemble the gun?

Best option is to purchase a non-threaded barrel to use as a replacement.

This is the best bet. A barrel isn't too expensive to make it cost prohibitive, and you have the threaded barrel ready to go if/when its taken on a trip to a free state.

[SPECR]

Even with the threads removed, that HK Tactical still looks sexy!