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legal longest barrel on pistal
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<blockquote data-quote="scott" data-source="post: 148017" data-attributes="member: 144"><p>I have been trying to figure out "fi" there is a maximum legal barrel length for a pistal.. The gunsmith at Gander Mountain said it was 15 inchess. another guy said 16 inches, another said 14 inches.</p><p> I know that Thomson Center used to sell a super 16 that was 16.25 inches...</p><p></p><p>I know that shotguns have to have a 18 inch bbl, rifles at least 16 inches, total lenth of long guns has to be 26 inches.</p><p></p><p> What I was wanting to try is a 21 plus inch on a T/C or a XP-100.</p><p> I know that youtr thinking, "Why not just use a rifle?"</p><p></p><p> Here in Indiana we can only hunt deer with a shotgun/slugs, Muzzle-loader, or handgun (also bow), that puts most of us into SHORT range huntign, we have A LOT of open area/fields.</p><p></p><p> handgun has a minimum case lenth of 1.15 inches (something to the order of a .357 mag is okey, but a 38 special isn't), and a minimum caliber of .243 and a minimum bbl length of 4 inches.</p><p> Yes a 600 nitro would be legal, a 22-250 not..</p><p> a 30-06, 243, 308, 25-06, 6mm, 30-378, etc all legal as long as it's a legal handgun.</p><p></p><p>I want to be able to use a Rifle scope, but have something flat shooting for 400-500 yard shots. this makes it dificult, as with a rifle scope, I need lower recoil, 243 6mm, 257 roberts, 25-06(maybe) 260 rem, in a heavy bbl with a brake, long 21-22 or 26 inch bbl for velocity.</p><p></p><p>Around here deer get spooked easy, and are smart, but know at 300-500 yards they are pretty much perfectly safe and will almost ignore you.</p><p></p><p>any info on federal laws reguarding barrel length?</p><p></p><p>scott</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scott, post: 148017, member: 144"] I have been trying to figure out "fi" there is a maximum legal barrel length for a pistal.. The gunsmith at Gander Mountain said it was 15 inchess. another guy said 16 inches, another said 14 inches. I know that Thomson Center used to sell a super 16 that was 16.25 inches... I know that shotguns have to have a 18 inch bbl, rifles at least 16 inches, total lenth of long guns has to be 26 inches. What I was wanting to try is a 21 plus inch on a T/C or a XP-100. I know that youtr thinking, "Why not just use a rifle?" Here in Indiana we can only hunt deer with a shotgun/slugs, Muzzle-loader, or handgun (also bow), that puts most of us into SHORT range huntign, we have A LOT of open area/fields. handgun has a minimum case lenth of 1.15 inches (something to the order of a .357 mag is okey, but a 38 special isn't), and a minimum caliber of .243 and a minimum bbl length of 4 inches. Yes a 600 nitro would be legal, a 22-250 not.. a 30-06, 243, 308, 25-06, 6mm, 30-378, etc all legal as long as it's a legal handgun. I want to be able to use a Rifle scope, but have something flat shooting for 400-500 yard shots. this makes it dificult, as with a rifle scope, I need lower recoil, 243 6mm, 257 roberts, 25-06(maybe) 260 rem, in a heavy bbl with a brake, long 21-22 or 26 inch bbl for velocity. Around here deer get spooked easy, and are smart, but know at 300-500 yards they are pretty much perfectly safe and will almost ignore you. any info on federal laws reguarding barrel length? scott [/QUOTE]
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