Tranquilizer Rifle
I have a CapChur Projector Tranquilizer Dart Rifle made by Crosman. It is bolt action with a cocking arm - single shot. It uses blank cartridges to propel the approx. 6" tranquilizer darts. Is this considered a firearm and is an FFL required for someone to purchase it?? Thanks!
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My understanding is that weapons that fire a projectile using a chemical (eg a blank powder) charge are legally considered firearms, even if they can't fire conventional bullets.
That means your tranq gun MAY need to be transferred through an FFL, depending on the nature of the sale. If you're selling this to someone out of state, you'll need to go through an FFL.
Some States allow legal face to face transfers of firearms within the State, and I also think there is an exception for transfer to military or police.
Guns that fire a projectile using CO2 gas or compressed air (as do many of these tranquilizer guns) are generally NOT considered firearms by Federal law, though they can be further restricted in some jurisdictions (eg the entire State of NJ).
As a secondary matter, the drugs necessary to fill tranquilizer syringes are all regulated, and require either a medical or veterinary license to dispense legally.0 -
I suspect it is considered a firearm by ATF.
I used to have a single shot Ram Set nail gun that fired a concrete nail into slabs, it used a blank 22 cal cartridge and had a swing gate loading block and trigger. It was considered an AOW as I recall (I didn't know that at the time) and was destroyed by the contractor I gave it to because he didn't want to "get in trouble".
Yet, you can buy single shot Ram set tools that fire by striking them with a hammer, essentially the same thing other than the trigger, at Home Depot pretty much anywhere.
Go figure.
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Technically it fits the BATF definition of a firearm, though the CapChure website makes no mention of transfer through an ffl. Certainly the drugs used in the darts are controlled substances and require FDA license and prescription. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
Technically it fits the BATF definition of a firearm, though the CapChure website makes no mention of transfer through an ffl.
I also noticed that CapChur didn't specify needing an FFL on its website, but that doesn't mean you don't need one. I bet they'd tell you that pretty quickly if you tried to place an order.
As a counter-example, CapChur's competitor "Pneu-dart" is a bit more explicit, saying that for a blank-powered rifle, you need to go through the FFL transfer process, and they even specify a Federal excise tax on the guns:
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http://shop.pneudart.com/products/Model_193_Rifle-57-4.html
Disclaimer
**Sale of the cartridge fired rifles is regulated by Federal Law. Shipment is restricted to military institutions, Sheriff's and Police departments or holders of a Federal Firearm License. If you do not have a license, arrange for a local gun dealer to accept the rifle for you. We must have a signed certified copy of his license on file permitting us to ship the projector directly to the assigned license holder.0 -
Gentlemen,
I just got off of the telephone with someone at Cap-Chur. He told me that the gun that copross has should be a CO2-propelled rifle, with NO blank cartridges used in its operation. A standard CO2 cylinder is what that rifle should take. There is NO FFL transfer required on it. To use a .22 blank in the Crossman rifle would take some "engineering".
Now, the Cap-Chur Web site does have a converted Harrington & Richardson shotgun that uses .22 blanks to shoot darts. That shogun has a .50 caliber barrel, with a 32 gauge chamber, and an offset cartridge adaptor to fire a .22 blank. This H&R projector requires an FFL transfer for the sale.0 -
Thank you all for the information. It appears the "charge" rounds go in the dart and not the firing mechanism of the rifle. Never woulda figured it out without you help. dennis. 0
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