Busyhands94
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does anybody know if it is legal to buy a black powder cartridge firearm without an FFL or a waiting period?
Section 921, Definitions
Paragraph (a) As used in this chapter -
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(3) The term "firearm" means -
(A) any weapon (including a starter gun) which will, or is designed to, or may be readily converted to expel a projectile by means of an explosive;
(B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon;
(C) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or
(D) any destructive device.
Such term does not include an antique firearm.
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(16) The term "antique firearm" means -
(A) any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured in or before 1898; or
(B) any replica of any firearm described in subparagraph (A) if such replica -
(i) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition or,
(ii) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade or,
(C) any muzzle loading rifle, muzzle loading shotgun, or muzzle loading pistol which is designed to use black powder, or a black powder substitute, and which cannot use fixed ammunition. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term "antique firearm" shall not include any weapon which incorporates a firearm frame or receiver, any firearm which is converted into a muzzle loading weapon or any muzzle loading weapon which can be readily converted to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, breechlock, or any combination thereof.
Busyhands94 said:does anybody know if it is legal to buy a black powder cartridge firearm without an FFL or a waiting period?
???you'd still have to have a Federal C&R (curios and relics) License to bypass the FFL.
andrewstorm said:under federal law,any replica that was designed for a cartridge that is no longer manufactured in the this country,and not readily available thru the ordinary channels of commercial trade,is exempt from any kind of licensing on the federal level,as are pre 1899 antiques,your 45 B P M chambering having never been manufactured commercially,would in theory also be an exempt chambering as long as its in a replica gun,
mykeal said:If it was manufactured before 1898, no FFL (Type 01 or Type 03) transfer is necessary. The Type 03 license applies to firearms over 50 years old &R list, regardless of type or age of cartridge, if any.