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bullshot
Do the full automatic rifles listed in my C&R eligable firearms manual also have to be transfered like any other full auto or do I just have to send them a copy of my C&R license and it's legal for me to own? The reason I ask is because I'm thinking of buying this. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=66246923
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  • bullshot
    Hey guys I had a question. My C&R license is for illinois and Im now living in Wyoming. How does one transfer ones license/address?

    Thanks,
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  • Locust Fork
    Nope....it has to be unaltered to qualify. People don't stress out too terribly much about the C&R stuff because it would be nearly impossible for anyone doing an audit on the paperwork to catch an error of this kind, but still.....its not worth the risk.
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  • nmyers
    It depends.

    A "curio" is something old that you would find in an antique furniture shop.

    A "curio & relic" is a firearm at least 50 years old, & which has not been substantially modified. It can be refinished, restocked (if the replacement is similar to original), rechambered if the new caliber could have been original, or have scope/sights added.

    An "antique firearm" was made in or prior to 1898, is not chambered in a modern fire or center fire caliber, & remains an antique firearm even if modified.

    Neal

    EDIT: Don, like you, I was also a little surprised:

    https://www.atf.gov/firearms/firearms-guides-importation-verification-firearms-national-firearms-act-definitions-antique

    Seems the fellas with the bulges in the cheap suits have slipped a few new regs in on us.
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  • chiefr
    I distinctly called the ATF regarding a 98 Mauser Amberg circa WWI era which was sporterized. The answer I received is yes it was C&R eligible based on time of manufacture. No modification was done to the receiver. The sights removed and stock was cut.
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  • Don McManus
    quote:Originally posted by nmyers
    It depends.

    A "curio" is something old that you would find in an antique furniture shop.

    A "curio & relic" is a firearm at least 50 years old, & which has not been substantially modified. It can be refinished, restocked (if the replacement is similar to original), rechambered if the new caliber could have been original, or have scope/sights added.

    An "antique firearm" was made in or prior to 1898, is not chambered in a modern fire or center fire caliber, & remains an antique firearm even if modified.

    Neal


    Neal are you sure about he modern or centerfire caliber stipulation for antiques? Everything I can find regarding this suggests that if the rifle is not an AOW type, it doesn't matter what it fires.

    For example I have two 3-digit Krags in the readily available centerfire 30 Govt (30-40). Both of these were manufactured in 1894 and to the best of my knowledge are legally considered antiques, and thus are not regulated so far as the Federal Government is concerned.
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