ORIGINAL CANFIGURATION

[littlejake]

So, help me out here. There is a clause about "in original configuration" in the C&R laws. I'm 99% sure this makes a sporterized 1903 Springfield ineligible for transfer as C&R.

How far does this go? What about a 1911 Colt made circa WWI that has an incorrect hammer from a commercial version and aftermarket grips. Does it make that 1911 non-C&R?

(Yes.. I am aware of CA law regarding handgun transfers and the roster)

If it is non C&R under the "in original configuration" clause -- then the 10day wait cannot be waived for a transferee with a C&R + COE.

Plus, if non C&R should it be recorded in ones A&D book? (Perhaps yes just to be on the safe side?)

K/R

Jake

[Mssr. Eleganté]

You'll never get a 100% clear answer to this question, because it involves conflicting laws and BATFE rulings. There is no way to make all of the laws and rulings fit together to come up with anything that doesn't conflict with or contradict something else that the law or BATFE says.

This opinion from BAFTE Firearms Technology Branch is probably the best answer you will get without taking BATFE to court...

Enforcement of this ruling seems to be non-existent, maybe because BATFE realizes how convoluted their interpretation is.