De-Activated gun ownership in Russia question

[fredieusa]

Are deactivated guns sold and traded without permits and licenses or do they go through some sort of regulation?

In England, the gun should come with DE-activation certificate, so it is important to have that certificate with the gun. Other than that, nothing else is required. Just wondering about Russia.

Thank you. FD

PS: I know about the VRA. I want to now about regulations in Russia.

[bigthaiboy]

I don't have info about Russian de-acts but know a bit about European and UK de-acts. The UK appears to have the strictest specs for deactivation, where current de-acts of semi-autos and full-autos have the bolt welded closed. In the UK and many parts of Europe, the receiver is not considered a controlled part, where as the barrel, FCG and bolt are, so only those parts are modified during de-activation. Older spec UK de-acts didn't weld the bolt closed, and on European-spec semi-autos/ FAs, they certainly don't weld the bolts closed. You can rack the bolt and get a click when you pull the trigger. I have handled many rifles that were for sale while in Belgium.

If your idea is to import a de-act from Russia, then I think there may run into one important obstacle. If the Russian de-acts are anything like European-spec de-acts, the receiver will be unmodified. If the de-act was formally a select-fire weapon, then you in effect still have a functional FA receiver.

Trust me, I've thought about the same thing. My friend in the UK, has a very old spec de-activated M1924A1 Thompson with the Cutts compensator, that I've been wanting to buy off him for years.