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[?]I have several guns that I need to sell because I no longer have the time or funds to take them to the range and I have to keep them so locked up at home that they are not really practical for home protection. With my third child due in November, I really need the money more than the guns at this point, but I am not willing to give them away. I have gotten some pricing info. from several different sources but it is so varried that I am still clueless! I figured that "Asking the Experts" was my best bet! The guns are listed below and ANY input that anyone could give would be greatly appreciated!
1.Winchester Model 1200 Police Stainless, 18" barrel and 7 shot magazine.
2.Ruger P89 9mm, 2 15-shot clips that came with the gun, and 1 15-shot clip purchased after-market
3.Ruger SP101, Stainless Steel 357 mag 5-shot
4.Ruger VAQUERO 44 mag 5 ? inch barrel
Thank you so much for your input and advice![:D]
1.Winchester Model 1200 Police Stainless, 18" barrel and 7 shot magazine.
2.Ruger P89 9mm, 2 15-shot clips that came with the gun, and 1 15-shot clip purchased after-market
3.Ruger SP101, Stainless Steel 357 mag 5-shot
4.Ruger VAQUERO 44 mag 5 ? inch barrel
Thank you so much for your input and advice![:D]
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Controlled-round feeding vs. Push Feeding rifles...
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quote:Originally posted by spasmcreek
always hoped someone would make a repro of the volcanic pistol like locust fork has for sale...now if i were to cut down a henry 22lr lever rifle to about a 10" barrel, bend the tangs to fit a pistol grip...
You can not modify a rifle and turn it into a pistol, so I'm afraid that your project is over before it even gets off the ground.0 -
thought so ..a mares leg is made from the get go by a licensed manufacturer even if it is a cut down rifle so it Ok that way ? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by spasmcreek
thought so ..a mares leg is made from the get go by a licensed manufacturer even if it is a cut down rifle so it Ok that way ?
The Mare Legs from Henry Arms are not made from cut-down rifles. They are purpose built pistols assembled on receivers which were registered when manufactured as pistols and were never fitted with butt stocks. What you need is a bare receiver which was not registered as a rifle when manufactured. Once you have that, you can build it into a pistol...But if you add a shoulder stock it becomes a short barreled rifle and you're in trouble again.0 -
A "mare's leg" is NOT a cut down rifle; the manufacturer made it as a pistol. That is the difference.
Same situation for AR-type firearms. You can't take an AR rifle & convert it to a handgun; you have to buy an AR receiver from the manufacturer, or a complete handgun made that way by the manufacturer.
Maybe it's just as well; a mare's leg is not a practical firearm.
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The only one that has BATFE clearance to switch back and forth from rifle to pistol configurations ate the Thompson Center Contenders, in conjunction with the Contender Carbine kit, the company once offered.
If you buy a bare receiver from the mfg, you can turn it into a pistol, as long as it has not been registered at the mfg, as a rifle. You can also take a pistol, and add a 16" or longer barrel, then a shoulder butt stock, and make it a rifle, but you cannot legally switch it back.
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THANX...not trying to give the atf a slam dunk....another gizmo was changing a sa revolver into a side hammer like a colt root...mind games and keeping some machining skills warm 0 -
Just pay the $200 tax and register it as an SBR 0 -
just ran across a henry mares leg in 22 magnum....did not know they made them....sooooo is this already verified as a pistol/sbr ????? if so then remove the short butt stock and modify it to a pistol grip only and be legal ????? want to check for SURE 0 -
Henry makes mare's legs in several calibers, including .22 mag. As discussed, it was made by Henry as a pistol.
Yes, you could trim the grip a little; but, take the stock off & put a pistol grip on it, & you won't have enough leverage to close the action.
At least with the 12" barrel you should be able to get reasonable performance out of the .22 mag.
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spasmcreek,
There is a GunBroker seller that has modified some Henry Mare's Legs. He built some with a pistol grip, and a curved lever. He calls them "peg leg", or "peg laig". Here you go (Rossi Ranch Hand):
http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529458072
Here is his "seller's" page:
http://www.GunBroker.com/All/BI.aspx?IncludeSellers=2633946
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Wow a 5 shot awkward lever action pistol for only $1500, I think I could by 3 reasonably nice S&W for that. 0
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