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  • 11b6r
    You will need to find a Class III dealer in your home state, and have them order for you. First, check to see if a Short Barreled Shotgun (also search sawed off shotgun) is legal in your state. If so, dealer can handle paperwork, including the $200 transfer tax.
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  • craig 25-06
    Check out this site. Mark is a seller on GB and a great guy.
    He may not have exactly what you want but may have something close.

    http://www.summitgunbroker.com/index.html
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  • bama55
    Short Barrelled Shotgun, or AOW, is a $5.00 transfer tax, if legal in your state.
    AL state law a sawed off shotgun (barrel less than 18", overall less than 26") is illegal, but AOW is legal.
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  • Nwcid
    quote:Originally posted by bama55
    Short Barrelled Shotgun, or AOW, is a $5.00 transfer tax, if legal in your state.
    AL state law a sawed off shotgun is illegal, but AOW is legal.


    No it is not. ALL From 1 (making NFA) or Form 4 (transfer of NFA) is $200 the ONLY exception to this is an AOW transfer (making is the $200) which is $5.


    Also I think that "sawed off" is a bad term to use for an SBS (short barreled shotgun) or an AOW (any other weapon). Anyone can legally saw off a shotgun barrel any time they want. There is nothing illegal about it. It is ILLEGAL to have or make a shotgun with barrels shorter then 18" without proper approval.
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  • nmyers
    I'm curious, Saddle. What documentation do you have that the Secret Service has ever used this model?

    Neal
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  • 11b6r
    cid- used the term because is used in the Code of Virginia.

    FWIW- an AOW- Any Other Weapon- is NOT a short barreled shotgun. If a shotgun has never had a shoulder stock, and was made as a pistol, it may be in the AOW class- and the transfer fee is $5.

    However, if it fires a shotgun shell, has (or ever had) a shoulder stock, and barrel is less than 18" (overall 26") it is a short barreled shotgun- transfer fee $200.

    My H&R Handi-gun was made as a shot pistol- never had a shoulder stock, 10" barrel, smoothbore .410- and is an AOW.
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  • shilowar
    save yourself the money...get yourself a 870 Police Magnum, add a nice Knoxx stock to it and you'll have a fine self defense shotgun...

    price aside...not sure I'd like to have to individually register a gun with the ATF as an AOW or SBS because it has a shorter barrel...especially if its only 4" shorter
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  • bama55
    quote:Originally posted by Nwcid
    quote:Originally posted by bama55
    Short Barrelled Shotgun, or AOW, is a $5.00 transfer tax, if legal in your state.
    AL state law a sawed off shotgun is illegal, but AOW is legal.


    No it is not. ALL From 1 (making NFA) or Form 4 (transfer of NFA) is $200 the ONLY exception to this is an AOW transfer (making is the $200) which is $5.


    Also I think that "sawed off" is a bad term to use for an SBS (short barreled shotgun) or an AOW (any other weapon). Anyone can legally saw off a shotgun barrel any time they want. There is nothing illegal about it. It is ILLEGAL to have or make a shotgun with barrels shorter then 18" without proper approval.




    I stand corrected on the stock issue.
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  • ElMuertoMonkey
    quote:Originally posted by shilowar
    save yourself the money...get yourself a 870 Police Magnum, add a nice Knoxx stock to it and you'll have a fine self defense shotgun...

    price aside...not sure I'd like to have to individually register a gun with the ATF as an AOW or SBS because it has a shorter barrel...especially if its only 4" shorter
    If the barrel is less than 18", registration with the ATF is required no ands, ifs, or buts.
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  • Txs
    quote:Originally posted by nmyers
    I'm curious, Saddle. What documentation do you have that the Secret Service has ever used this model?

    Neal
    Years ago I worked with Secret Service protection details on more than one occasion. Designated close-in agents were given the option of carrying either an Uzi or a shorty 870 as described.
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